Johnny Mendoza.
BLACK BELT
HEAD COACH
CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR
CIA PAULISTA JIU-JITSU AND MMA
John Mendoza was born on July 22, 1972, in New York, New York and moved to Los Angeles in 1973. His family moved to a suburban ranch home in Huntington Beach in 1978 where he was raised. He grew up heavily influenced by surfing, soccer and later on martial arts and living his life in sync with the jiujitsu lifestyle. Johnny – as he is known to friends and family – spent decades observing, learning, and training with many of the most notable martial artists including Rickson Gracie, Waldomiro Perez, Jr., Joe Moreira, Tito Ortiz, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Rob “Razor” McCullough, Dean Lister and Fabiano Iha.
The youngest of seven siblings, three of which passed away at birth, Johnny was raised in a family where all members learned to get along, share, and learn from one another. Respect for his parents was instilled from an early age and family was central to his day-to-day life. His parents immigrated from Ecuador and he grew up watching how hard his parents worked to achieve the American Dream. This instilled a strong work ethic in Johnny, which was essential through his jiujitsu training. These home dynamics developed into an ideal for life to him. In many ways, Professor Johnny is replicating these communal ideals on a larger scale – the environment that nurtured his personal development in his old suburban ranch home. There are those who even attribute the success he has had in an array of different fields to being the result of that philosophy.
Recent Notable Leadership Achievements
2024 Cia Paulista Jiujitsu & MMA Best Competition Team
2024 All Americas Tournament, 1st Place Team No Gi
2023 Cia Paulista Jiujitsu & MMA Best Competition Team
2023 Sport Jiu Jitsu International Federation, Top Professor
2023 North American Jiu Jitsu Federation, Professor of the Year No Gi 2nd Place
2023 North American Jiu Jitsu Federation, Professor of the Year Gi 3rd Place
2023 NABJJF Grand Finale North American Jiu Jitsu Championship, Top Ranked Academy 3rd Place No Gi
2023 Nationals Jiu Jitsu Open, 2nd Place Team No Gi
2023 Los Angeles International Jiu Jitsu Open, 3rd Place Team No Gi
2023 Orange County International Jiu Jitsu Open, 2nd Place Team No Gi
2023 Inland Empire Jiu Jitsu Open, 1st Place Team No Gi
2023 Inland Empire Jiu Jitsu Open, 3rd Place Team Gi
2022 Sport Jiu Jitsu International Federation, Worldwide Academy Ranked 6th Place No Gi
2022 North American Jiu Jitsu Federation, Academy Ranked 5th No Gi
2022 Annual North American Tournament, 3rd Place No Gi
2022 Inland Empire Jiu Jitsu Open, 3rd Place Team No Gi
2021 Orange County International Jiu Jitsu Open, 2nd Place Team No Gi
2020 Cia Paulista Jiujitsu & MMA Fastest Growing Academy
Located in Orange County, Southern California.
18947 Magnolia St
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
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Cia Paulista.
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The Companhia Paulista de Jiu-Jitsu (commonly referred to as Cia Paulista) is one historical Jiu-Jitsu team from São Paulo, Brazil, with academies worldwide… Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom, USA, Spain, Mexico, Italy, and Dubai. Through a modern teaching methodology, we offer knowledge, technical and practical skills for all those interested in learning the art of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. Our personalized and unique training program is oriented toward student progress.
Cia Paulista offers classes for children, women, men, beginners and athlete competitors. Under the tutelage of our founder Master Waldomiro Perez “Junior”, a famous competitor and coach at the highest levels of sport Jiu-Jitsu and MMA promotions. Junior was the grappling coach for The Ultimate Fighter seasons 7 and 10, and numerous MMA Champions. Cia Paulista’s Head Coach is Master Eduardo Leitão, a competitive athlete with over 40 years of Jiu-jitsu training and competition experience and is currently 10th in the World Ranking. Cia Paulista has the philosophy of being one big family. All teachers on the team, share of that ideal.
The Cia Paulista academies regularly host collective training and internal championships for all students, developing the spirit of friendship, fellowship, fair play and team unity. Come to the best team in the world. Choose a nearby gym and join the family.
The Brazilian MMA tree below was published by Tatame Magazine and highlights Master Waldomiro Perez “Junior” and Cia Paulista.
