BJJ athletes

Conde Koma — the undefeated Kodokan pioneer who carried judo across the world, settled at the mouth of the Amazon, and taught Carlos Gracie the art that became Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

The original Ultimate Fighter — UFC 1, 2, and 4 tournament champion whose Gracie jiu-jitsu rewrote combat sports forever.

Five-time IBJJF World Champion, four-time ADCC champion, and one of the most beloved pound-for-pound greats in jiu-jitsu history.

Ten-time IBJJF World Champion and ADCC double-gold legend, widely regarded as the greatest gi grappler of all time.

Seven-time ADCC champion widely regarded as the greatest no-gi grappler of all time.

The greatest judoka of the Showa era — undefeated from 1936 to 1950, three-time All-Japan champion, and the man who broke Hélio Gracie’s arm and gave Brazilian jiu-jitsu its most famous submission.

ADCC veteran and B-Team co-founder; once the youngest athlete ever to compete at the ADCC World Championships.

Australian no-gi star, B-Team co-founder, multi-time Polaris champion, and creator of the Craig Jones Invitational.

Six-time IBJJF featherweight world champion, two-time ADCC champion, berimbolo pioneer, and Art of Jiu-Jitsu co-founder.

Two-time ADCC champion (2017 Absolute, 2024 +99 kg), multi-time IBJJF World champion, and the only grappler to submit Gordon Ryan at black belt.

Manaus prodigy, 2024 Super Grand Slam winner, ADCC −77 kg champion, and multi-time IBJJF World title contender.

Four-time IBJJF World Champion (gi) middleweight and AOJ star under Guilherme Mendes—one of the most dominant gi competitors of his generation.

Five-time IBJJF World Champion and the most decorated light-featherweight in Worlds history; AOJ star in gi and no-gi.

Six Blades ultra-heavyweight, multi-time IBJJF World Champion, and one of the most complete big men in modern gi and no-gi.

Two-time ADCC World Champion at −88 kg—the first back-to-back winner of that division—and New Wave / John Danaher standout.

Youngest-ever ADCC World Championship medalist, first female black belt under John Danaher, and FloGrappling #1 pound-for-pound women’s no-gi star.

O Caçula — the frail youngest Gracie who remade Maeda’s judo into leverage for the smaller man, endured Kimura’s broken arm, and lived to see his sons carry the art into the octagon.

Houston-bred New Wave black belt, two-time ADCC East Coast Trials champion, and dual-sport wrestling/no-gi phenom known as “The Problem.”

Australian SWA black belt, 2024 ADCC Asia & Oceania Trials champion, and CJI Submission of the Tournament winner famous for a dynamic open-guard and leglock game.

Polish submission hunter, multi-time Polaris welterweight champion, and ADCC veteran famous for the shotgun K-guard.

Polish Checkmat heavyweight, two-time IBJJF World Champion, and first European IBJJF Grand Slam winner—butterfly guard and half-guard icon known as Megatron.

Taiwanese-German B-Team black belt, 2023 ADCC European Trials champion, and founder of Nomadic Grappling.

Australian coach, ADCC absolute bronze medalist, and leg-lock innovator who built Absolute MMA St Kilda and developed Craig Jones.

Australian black belt, IBJJF European and Pan champ, and ADCC Oceania Trials winner known for elite guard and berimbolo.

B-Team co-founder, two-time ADCC +99 kg silver medalist, and Craig Jones Invitational champion—famous for a meteoric rise after starting BJJ in 2018.

ADCC −88 kg silver medalist (2024), former B-Team star, and blue-belt ADCC Trials champion whose wrestling base and buggy choke put him on the elite no-gi map.

Youngest ADCC world champion, inaugural ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling champion, and half of the Ruotolo twins.

Atos twin prodigy, youngest IBJJF black-belt World champion, two-division WNO titleholder, and ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Champion.

Canadian two-time IBJJF No-Gi World Champion and two-time ADCC bronze medalist; Adamas / Pedigo Submission Fighting standout known for wrestling, pressure, and absolute runs.

Three-time ADCC Asia & Oceania Trials champion, judo black belt, and Japanese no-gi standout for B-Team and IGLOO.

Japanese IGLOO black belt and leg-lock specialist—All Japan and ADCC Open champion who challenged for ONE flyweight submission grappling gold.

New Wave / John Danaher heavyweight known as “Big Dan”—ADCC +99 kg bronze medalist (2024), multi-time Trials winner, and high-percentage submission hunter at 6'7".

B-Team black belt, ADCC 2024 −88 kg top-four finisher, and leglock specialist known as Woj—creator of the Woj Lock and author of The Grappler’s Diary.

Australian heavyweight black belt who went from professional rugby league to ADCC semifinals in under four years, two-time Asia & Oceania Trials champion, and founder of HPU Coaching.

Australian submission grappler, first Australian ADCC World Champion (2024 double gold at −55 kg and absolute), and 2025 IBJJF black belt No-Gi World Champion.

Victorian Peninsula MMA brown belt, 2024 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds bronze medalist, Pan Pacific champion, and multi-year ADCC Asia & Oceania Trials contender at −66 kg.

Australian 4th degree black belt under Peter de Been, long-time competitor, and founder of Bayside BJJ in Mordialloc, Melbourne.

Kazakh purple-belt standout, 2026 ADCC Asia & Oceania Trials −66 kg champion, and first Kazakh athlete to qualify for ADCC Worlds in that division.

American ADCC +60 kg world champion, IBJJF gi and no-gi world champion, and Zenith black belt under Eduardo Mori.

Five-time IBJJF World champion, 2024 ADCC −65 kg champion, Aviv Jiu-Jitsu co-founder, and sister of Rodolfo Vieira.

Six-time ADCC champion, multi-time IBJJF World Champion, Atos Jiu-Jitsu founder, and Hall of Fame coach.

Inaugural and defending UFC BJJ Welterweight Champion, ADCC Trials winner, and Fight Factory no-gi star known as Pirulito.

Brazilian-Japanese AOJ black belt, 2024 IBJJF The Crown champion, 2022 World No-Gi champion, and four-time IBJJF Worlds silver medalist.

Record 10-time IBJJF black-belt World Champion, 2017 ADCC champion, WNO titleholder, and UFC bantamweight finisher known as the Lady GOAT.

Canadian BTT black belt, 2022 ADCC silver medalist, WNO 135 lb champion, and two-time IBJJF World No-Gi champion.

Ten-time IBJJF roosterweight world champion, Alliance legend, and one of the greatest lighter-weight competitors in Brazilian jiu-jitsu history.

Former UFC lightweight champion and all-time UFC submission king who carried favela-bred jiu-jitsu into the Octagon.

AOJ black belt, youngest male ADCC North American Trials winner, and IBJJF World champion in gi and no-gi.

Standard Jiu-Jitsu featherweight, 2024 ADCC North American West Coast Trials champion, and engineer-turned-full-time no-gi contender.

Australian heavyweight pressure passer, ADCC Trials winner, CJI 2 Team Australasia qualifier, and WNO 30 Open Weight Grand Prix champion.

American submission hunter, 2017 ADCC Trials winner, WNO champion, Polaris Grand Prix winner, and multiple-time IBJJF World No-Gi champion.

Brazilian heavyweight world champion, 2024 IBJJF absolute king, and one of the dominant gi athletes of the 2020s.

Canadian no-gi specialist, two-time ADCC North American Trials champion, ADCC veteran, and B-Team co-founder.

Explosive Manaus featherweight, 2021 IBJJF World Champion, ADCC Brazilian Trials winner, and ONE Championship submission grappler.

Brazilian black belt under Rodrigo Cavaca, IBJJF World champion, elite heavyweight finisher, and 2024 CJI +80 kg finalist.

Welsh ADCC world champion, two-time IBJJF gi world champion, and one of Europe's most accomplished modern grapplers.

Alliance black belt, IBJJF Hall of Fame member, four-time ADCC World Champion, and one of the most decorated heavyweight women in grappling history.

The restless son of Belém who learned from Conde Koma, opened the first Gracie academy, invented vale tudo as proof, and built a fighting dynasty that remade martial arts.

New Jersey no-gi pioneer, five-time EBI champion, 2019 ADCC bronze medalist, and ONE Championship MMA title challenger.

10th Planet no-gi innovator, three-time EBI champion, ADCC Trials winner, and one of the system's most creative lower-weight grapplers.

Marcelo Garcia black belt, Alliance-Marcelo Garcia standout, and three-time IBJJF No-Gi World Champion known for berimbolos, leg drags, and back attacks.

Four-time IBJJF light-featherweight world champion, first Atos black-belt world champion, and Art of Jiu-Jitsu co-founder.

Brazilian heavyweight standout, IBJJF major absolute champion, and Fadda-lineage black belt under Julio Cesar Pereira.

Ghanaian submission hunter, ADCC veteran, B-Team heavyweight, and 2026 ADCC EMEA Trials +99 kg champion.

2018 IBJJF black belt world champion, Dream Art founder, and one of Brazil's leading modern guard passers.

Australian no-gi standout, ADCC Asia & Oceania Trials champion, Who's Next winner, and former B-Team prospect.

IBJJF World and four-time World No-Gi champion, berimbolo-era icon, and Studio 1908 co-founder with twin brother Paulo Miyao.

Renzo Gracie black belt, architect of the Danaher Death Squad, and systems-based coach behind New Wave and Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu.

Two-time ADCC -77 kg world champion, IBJJF No-Gi World Champion, and founder of Essential Jiu-Jitsu in New York.

Four-time ADCC World Champion, 2024 ADCC double-gold winner, and two-time IBJJF black-belt World Champion.

Hawaii-born American black belt, Legion founder, ADCC medalist, and pioneer of the worm guard and modern lapel game.

American Gracie Barra black belt, former Team USA freestyle wrestler, two-time IBJJF No-Gi World Champion, ADCC bronze medalist, and Polaris openweight champion.

Eight-time IBJJF World Champion, record five-division Worlds winner, NS Brotherhood founder, and one of gi jiu-jitsu's defining champions.

South African New Wave heavyweight, 2024 ADCC silver medalist, WNO Heavyweight Champion, and black belt under John Danaher.

ADCC, IBJJF World, No-Gi World, and World Pro champion who carried elite open-guard jiu-jitsu into the UFC.

Record 13-time IBJJF black-belt World Champion, six-time absolute Mundial winner, two-time ADCC +99 kg champion, and UFC heavyweight.

AOJ roosterweight icon, seven-time IBJJF black-belt World Champion, ONE atomweight submission grappling champion, and one of the best berimbolo players in modern BJJ.

Two-time IBJJF World Champion whose 2024 featherweight gold and absolute bronze matched Royler Gracie's historic open-class feat.

Five-time IBJJF black-belt World Champion, inaugural ONE flyweight submission grappling champion, and technical guard specialist known for the Mikey Lock.

Australian no-gi standout, IBJJF Pan No-Gi champion, No-Gi Worlds silver medalist, and ADCC Trials winner from Melbourne.

Three-time IBJJF black-belt world champion, 2022 ADCC double medalist, and one of modern jiu-jitsu’s most submission-driven heavyweight stars.

Lebanese-Canadian Danaher black belt, ADCC Trials winner, Pan No-Gi champion, and one of no-gi's most prolific saddle and heel-hook specialists.

British Commonwealth Games judo champion turned BJJ black belt, ADCC veteran, Polaris title winner, and Carlson Gracie Hull coach.

Brazilian light-featherweight icon, two-time recognized IBJJF World Champion, ADCC bronze medalist, and one of the berimbolo era’s defining guard players.

Gracie Barra no-gi standout, 2021 IBJJF World No-Gi double-gold champion, and WNO 205 lb titleholder.

Manaus-born Atos black belt, 2024 ADCC +65 kg World Champion, 2022 ADCC silver medalist, and WNO heavyweight champion.

Ecuadorian-American black belt, 2023 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds absolute champion, ADCC Trials winner, and one of grappling’s most prolific back attackers.

The Black Belt Hunter: five-medal IBJJF World champion, 2015 ADCC −99 kg champion, and submission-focused UFC middleweight.

Five-time IBJJF black-belt World Champion, 2013 ADCC -88 kg champion, Gracie Barra Northridge founder, and spider guard specialist.

Five-time IBJJF black-belt world champion, three-time ADCC champion, and the first jiu-jitsu Super Grand Slam winner.

Atos second-generation black belt, IBJJF Crown champion, ADCC Trials winner, and one of the leading young women’s competitors in gi and no-gi.

Five-time IBJJF World Champion, two-time ADCC champion, Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu co-founder, and author of Jiu-Jitsu University.

Norwegian BJJ pioneer, 2023 IBJJF No-Gi World Champion, two-time ADCC European Trials winner, and ONE Championship submission grappler.

UFC veteran, Vagner Rocha Martial Arts founder, and four-time ADCC World Championship medalist.

Two-time ADCC West Coast Trials champion, Fight Factory black belt, and older brother of UFC BJJ champion Andrew Tackett.

Seven-time IBJJF gi world champion, two-time ADCC champion, ADCC Hall of Famer, and Six Blades founder.