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Rigan Machado

Rigan Machado

Actor, Producer, Stunts

Born July 2, 1966 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Rigan is one of five brothers of the Machado family. He began training at the age of 5 with his cousins, "The Gracie Family". In an interview, when asked about his exact relationship with the Gracies, Rigan said "My mother's sister married the founder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Carlos Gracie." Like all children he took it more as a game than really as something he wanted to do for the rest of his life. He started to take training and competing more seriously at the age of 14. This is the time where Rigan would start to train everyday. From the age of 14 through 21, he won the Brazilian National Championships every year and every belt division. He amassed a record of 365 wins and 2 losses in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition. He also created a record by having 19 matches in one day and finishing all of them by submission. He remains unbeaten in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in more than 13 years of competition. His training sessions were all very technical and intensive under the eye of his two instructors Rolls Gracie and Carlos Gracie Jr.

Rigan Machado was awarded the first black belt under Gracie Barra founder Carlos Gracie Jr. and is one of the original teachers who taught in the garage of Rorion Gracie in the early days of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in America. He also trained with his other cousins such Rickson Gracie, Rorion Gracie, Rillion Gracie, his uncle Carlos Gracie Sr, and his brothers. He now has an 8th degree red and black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jits.

He is widely regarded as one of the top competitors in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu history. He also competed and won many tournaments in judo, Sambo, and wrestling. Rigan Machado teaches at his school, "The Academy Beverly Hills", located in Beverly Hills, California. Rigan is sponsored by a sporting goods brand called Sanabul and has an official Rigan Machado product line within the company. He is also the commissioner of Jiu Jitsu World League.

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Filmography

Actor

45

Type

Year

Dying for Living Poster

Dying for Living Feature Film2026Carlos

Tonic Feature Film2025Ralph

Chuck Zito: An American Story Poster

Chuck Zito: An American Story Feature Film2024Self

Film Jitsu Poster

Film Jitsu Feature Film2024

I Want to Be Neenja! The Movie Poster

I Want to Be Neenja! The Movie Feature Film2024Rigan Machado

Long Gone Heroes Poster

Long Gone Heroes Feature Film2024Kiko

Reunited Poster

Reunited Short Film2024Jose Coronel

Don't Suck Poster

Don't Suck Feature Film2023Rigan Machado

Duel of Legends Poster

Duel of Legends Feature Film2023Macho

Outlaw Johnny Black Poster

Outlaw Johnny Black Feature Film2023Nativa American Bride

The First Cowboy Poster

The First Cowboy Short Film2023Henchman

Dangerous Methods Poster

Dangerous Methods Feature Film2022Officer Briggs

Lord of the Streets Poster

Lord of the Streets Feature Film2022Crolan Belladon

American Sicario Poster

American Sicario Feature Film2021Portuguese

Fourth Grade Poster

Fourth Grade Feature Film2021Jackson

Paradise City Poster

Paradise City TV Series2021Roxy Bouncer

Triumph Feature Film2021Bobby

Boss Level Poster

Boss Level Feature Film2020Cop

Cagefighter Poster

Cagefighter Feature Film2020Self

Jiu Jitsu Poster

Jiu Jitsu Feature Film2020Victor

Acceleration Poster

Acceleration Feature Film2019Tony

Green Valley Poster

Green Valley TV Series2019Enzo

Hollow Point Poster

Hollow Point Feature Film2019Hooligan 2

The Game Masters Poster

The Game Masters Short Film2019Dimitri

Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece Poster

Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece Feature Film2018Chinese Waiter

2020 Feature Film2017Gunman

Be a Man Poster

Be a Man Short Film2017Reverend

The Art of Fighting Poster

The Art of Fighting Feature Film2017Master Keano

Assassin X Poster

Assassin X Feature Film2016Carlos Valente

Extraction: Genesis Feature Film2016Dutch

Paranormal Activity Security Squad Poster

Paranormal Activity Security Squad Feature Film2016Timmy

Ballers TV Series2015Security Guard

Brazilian Jiujitsu Legends: Rigan Machado Documentary2015

Guardian Angel Poster

Guardian Angel Feature Film2014Thug #2

History of MMA Documentary2014Self

Dirty Movie Feature Film2013Sergeant

MoreHorror in Hollywood Poster

MoreHorror in Hollywood TV Series2011Self

Actors Entertainment Poster

Actors Entertainment TV Series2009Self

The Gold & the Beautiful Poster

The Gold & the Beautiful Feature Film2009Higan

Beyond the Ring Poster

Beyond the Ring Feature Film2008Rigan Machado

Maximum Cage Fighting Poster

Maximum Cage Fighting Video2006Mad Dog's Coach

Confessions of a Pit Fighter Poster

Confessions of a Pit Fighter Feature Film2005Rico

Brazilian Brawl Poster

Brazilian Brawl Video2003Raúl

Enter the Blood Ring Poster

Enter the Blood Ring Feature Film1995Self

Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor Poster

Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor Feature Film1994Fighter

Producer

6

Blow for Blow Poster

Blow for Blow Feature Film2026

Don't Suck Poster

Don't Suck Feature Film2023

Layers of Lies Poster

Layers of Lies Feature Film2023

American Sicario Poster

American Sicario Feature Film2021

Paranormal Activity Security Squad Poster

Paranormal Activity Security Squad Feature Film2016

Gleichschaltung Poster

Gleichschaltung Feature Film

Thanks

3

Type

Year

Cyborgs Universe Poster

Cyborgs Universe TV Series2020

You Cannot Kill David Arquette Poster

You Cannot Kill David Arquette Documentary2020

Den of Thieves Poster

Den of Thieves Feature Film2018

Stunts

3

Blow for Blow Poster

Blow for Blow Feature Film2026

American Sicario Poster

American Sicario Feature Film2021

Triumph Feature Film2021

Casting Director

1

Dangerous Methods Poster

Dangerous Methods Feature Film2022

Director

1

Blow for Blow Poster

Blow for Blow Feature Film2026

Other Crew

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Brazilian Brawl Poster

Brazilian Brawl Video2003

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