Renato Verissimo de Oliveira (born August 3, 1973)[1] is a Brazilian 5th degree Black belt in Brazilian Jiu jitsu under André Pederneiras and also a retired mixed martial artist, who has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Elite Xtreme Combat.
He grew up in Brazil, where he trained in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and earned his black belt.
Charuto then returned to Hawaiian events, fighting for Rumble On The Rock and ICON Sport.
In his last ever MMA fight, he lost to Jake Shields via TKO due to elbows in the first round on the September 15th card EliteXC: Uprising.
Charuto now resides in Wilmington, NC and teaches at Evolution Mixed Martial Arts in Wrightsville Beach.