Melissa Cueto
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Pelotas, Brazil
Heavy −79.3 kg
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| Born | 21 June 1990 Pelotas, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Melissa Stricker Cueto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Medium Heavy −74 kg Heavy −79.3 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Alliance San Diego | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Alliance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | BJJ black belt[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Melissa Cueto (born 21 June 1990) is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) black belt competitor from Brazil. Cueto is a two-time IBJJF jiu-jitsu world champion and the 2022 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Medium Heavy Champion.[2][3]
Melissa Cueto was born on 21 June 1990, in Pelotas, Brazil. During her early adolescence, Cueto practiced taekwondo for three years, then at the age of 17, her parents enrolled her in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ).[2] Her first instructor was Antônio Pedro Dias (Kapincho), who awarded her all her belts from white to brown belt.[3] After her relationship with Kapincho deteriorated she switched coach to Leonardo Morosetti of Thork Jiu-Jitsu.[3]
Throughout her time as a purple belt, she became two-time South American champion, two-time Brazilian Champion, and earning two silver medals at the Brasileiros competition. Upon reaching the brown belt level, she won gold at both the Brasileiros and the World Championships, which led to her promotion to black belt in December 2018 under the guidance of her then-coach, Leonardo Morosetti.[2] In 2019, she teamed up with Diego Unfer, a representative of the RMNU Association (Robson Moura Association) then in 2021, she joined Alliance Association, becoming a member of their team for international competitions.[2]