Lucas Joas Gomes Leite (born November 3, 1982) is a Brazilian grappler.
[1] Leite started training Brazilian Jiu-jitsu when he was 12 years old under Ryan Gracie.
[2] Lucas is noted for having a dynamic half guard game utilizing a twisting knee-hip pressure[3], stating that he believes it is effective both in gi and no-gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
[4] Though a natural lightweight, Leite competes frequently at heavyweight or absolute .
[5] Leite moved from Brazil to California in 2007[2] and opened his own jiu-jitsu academy, where he currently teaches full-time.