# BJJ Athletes — Ossmeta

> Profiles of notable Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitors on Ossmeta. Each entry links to HTML, Markdown, and JSON for agents and LLMs.

- **Catalogue (HTML):** https://ossmeta.com/athletes
- **Catalogue (Markdown):** https://ossmeta.com/athletes.md
- **Catalogue (JSON):** https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes
- **LLM index:** https://ossmeta.com/llms.txt
- **Full dump:** https://ossmeta.com/llms-full.txt

## Athletes (96)

### Mitsuyo Maeda

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.

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/mitsuyo-maeda
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/mitsuyo-maeda.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/mitsuyo-maeda
- Team: Kodokan / Clube Remo (Belém)
- Nationality: Japan / Brazil (naturalized)
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Lightweight by modern standards (~64–68 kg / 141–150 lb)

### Royce Gracie

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/royce-gracie
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/royce-gracie.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/royce-gracie
- Team: Gracie Humaitá / Team Royce Gracie / Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Network
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Openweight (early UFC) / Middleweight–Light Heavyweight MMA (~176–188 lb)

### Marcelo Garcia

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/marcelo-garcia
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/marcelo-garcia.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/marcelo-garcia
- Team: Alliance / Marcelo Garcia Academy
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Peso Médio / Middleweight (~82 kg / 181 lbs); ADCC −77 kg

### Roger Gracie

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/roger-gracie
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/roger-gracie.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/roger-gracie
- Team: Roger Gracie Academy / Gracie Barra
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Super-Pesado / Super-Heavyweight (~100 kg)

### Gordon Ryan

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/gordon-ryan
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/gordon-ryan.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/gordon-ryan
- Team: New Wave Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Super-Heavyweight (+99 kg)

### Masahiko Kimura

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.

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/masahiko-kimura
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/masahiko-kimura.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/masahiko-kimura
- Team: Takushoku University / Kodokan
- Nationality: Japan
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Openweight (~84 kg / 185 lb)

### Nicky Ryan

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/nicky-ryan
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/nicky-ryan.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/nicky-ryan
- Team: B-Team
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Lightweight / Welterweight (−66 kg early career; −77 kg / ~170 lb)

### Craig Jones

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/craig-jones
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/craig-jones.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/craig-jones
- Team: B-Team / Absolute MMA
- Nationality: Australia
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Meio Pesado / ~88 kg (195 lbs)

### Rafael Mendes

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/rafael-mendes
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/rafael-mendes.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/rafael-mendes
- Team: Art of Jiu-Jitsu (AOJ)
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Peso Pena / Featherweight (70 kg / 154.5 lbs)

### Felipe Pena

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.

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/felipe-pena
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/felipe-pena.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/felipe-pena
- Team: FP Team / Gracie Barra / Atos
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Heavyweight / +99 kg (historically −88 to −99 kg)

### Mica Galvão

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/mica-galvao
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/mica-galvao.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/mica-galvao
- Team: Mika Jiu-Jitsu (MJJ)
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Lightweight / Middleweight (−77 kg ADCC; Peso Médio ~82.3 kg)

### Tainan Dalpra

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/tainan-dal-pra
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/tainan-dal-pra.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/tainan-dal-pra
- Team: Art of Jiu-Jitsu (AOJ)
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Peso Médio / Middleweight (−82.3 kg / 181.5 lbs)

### Diego Pato

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/diego-pato
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/diego-pato.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/diego-pato
- Team: Art of Jiu-Jitsu (AOJ)
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Peso Pluma / Light-Featherweight (64 kg / 141.5 lbs)

### Victor Hugo

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/victor-hugo
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/victor-hugo.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/victor-hugo
- Team: Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Pesadíssimo / Ultra-Heavyweight (+100.5 kg / +222 lbs)

### Giancarlo Bodoni

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/giancarlo-bodoni
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/giancarlo-bodoni.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/giancarlo-bodoni
- Team: New Wave Jiu-Jitsu / Practice Jiu Jitsu
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Middleweight (−88 kg / ~194 lb)

### Helena Crevar

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/helena-crevar
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/helena-crevar.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/helena-crevar
- Team: Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: 65 kg / ~143–155 lb (women’s 145–155 lb; ADCC −65 / +65 kg)

### Hélio Gracie

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.

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/helio-gracie
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/helio-gracie.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/helio-gracie
- Team: Academia Gracie / Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Lightweight by modern standards (~62–68 kg / 137–150 lb)

### Dorian Olivarez

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/dorian-olivares
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/dorian-olivares.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/dorian-olivares
- Team: New Wave / Team Olivarez
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Featherweight (66 kg / 145.5 lb); also competes ~70 kg / 155 lb

### Lucas Kanard

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.

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/lucas-kanard
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/lucas-kanard.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/lucas-kanard
- Team: Sydney Wrestling Academy
- Nationality: Australia
- Belt: black
- Weight class: −88 kg / 194 lb (ADCC middleweight)

### Mateusz Szczeciński

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/mateusz-szczecinski
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/mateusz-szczecinski.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/mateusz-szczecinski
- Team: Academia Gorila
- Nationality: Poland
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Welterweight (−77 kg / 170 lb)

### Adam Wardziński

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/adam-wardzinski
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/adam-wardzinski.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/adam-wardzinski
- Team: Checkmat
- Nationality: Poland
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Pesado / Heavyweight (−94.3 kg / 208 lbs)

### Jozef Chen

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/jozef-chen
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/jozef-chen.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/jozef-chen
- Team: B-Team
- Nationality: Taiwan / Germany
- Belt: black
- Weight class: 76.9 kg / 169.5 lb (−77 kg)

### Lachlan Giles

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/lachlan-giles
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/lachlan-giles.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/lachlan-giles
- Team: Absolute MMA (St Kilda)
- Nationality: Australia
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Middleweight (−77–82.3 kg / 170–181.5 lb)

### Levi Jones-Leary

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/levi-jones-leary
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/levi-jones-leary.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/levi-jones-leary
- Team: Absolute MMA
- Nationality: Australia
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Lightweight (76 kg / 168 lbs)

### Nick Rodriguez

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.

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/nick-rodriguez
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/nick-rodriguez.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/nick-rodriguez
- Team: B-Team
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Ultra-Heavyweight / +99 kg (~220 lb)

### Jay Rodriguez

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.

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/jay-rodriguez
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/jay-rodriguez.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/jay-rodriguez
- Team: Independent / Simple Man Martial Arts (Austin); formerly B-Team
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: brown
- Weight class: Middleweight (−88 kg / ~194 lb ADCC)

### Kade Ruotolo

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/kade-ruotolo
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/kade-ruotolo.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/kade-ruotolo
- Team: Atos
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Lightweight (−77 kg ADCC; ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling ~76 kg)

### Tye Ruotolo

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/tye-ruotolo
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/tye-ruotolo.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/tye-ruotolo
- Team: Atos
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Lightweight / Welterweight (Peso Leve ~76 kg IBJJF; ONE SG welterweight ~82 kg)

### Dante Leon

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.

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/dante-leon
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/dante-leon.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/dante-leon
- Team: Pedigo Submission Fighting / Adamas Jiu-Jitsu (GF Team lineage)
- Nationality: Canada
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Lightweight / Middleweight (−77 kg ADCC; Peso Médio ~82.3 kg / ~181 lb; often competes up)

### Kenta Iwamoto

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/kenta-iwamoto
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/kenta-iwamoto.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/kenta-iwamoto
- Team: B-Team / IGLOO
- Nationality: Japan
- Belt: black
- Weight class: 76.9 kg / 169.5 lb (−77 kg ADCC; ONE welterweight)

### Daiki Yonekura

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/daiki-yonekura
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/daiki-yonekura.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/daiki-yonekura
- Team: IGLOO / AL Leone
- Nationality: Japan
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Flyweight / light-feather–feather (≈60–66 kg; ONE 135 lb; ADCC −65 kg)

### Dan Manasoiu

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".

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/dan-manasoiu
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/dan-manasoiu.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/dan-manasoiu
- Team: New Wave Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: purple
- Weight class: Super heavyweight / +99 kg (~270–300+ lb)

### Chris Wojcik

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.

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/chris-wojcik
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/chris-wojcik.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/chris-wojcik
- Team: B-Team
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Middleweight (−88 kg / 194 lb ADCC); also competes welterweight (~77 kg / 170 lb) and light heavyweight (~205 lb PGF)

### Josh Saunders

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.

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/josh-saunders
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/josh-saunders.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/josh-saunders
- Team: Sydney West Martial Arts (SWMA) / HPU Coaching
- Nationality: Australia
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Super heavyweight / +99 kg (ADCC)

### Adele Fornarino

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.

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/adele-fornarino
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/adele-fornarino.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/adele-fornarino
- Team: Dominance MMA / Atos Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: Australia
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Light-feather / featherweight (≈53–56.5 kg / 117–125 lb; ADCC −55 kg)

### Spencer Quayle

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.

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/spencer-quayle
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/spencer-quayle.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/spencer-quayle
- Team: Peninsula MMA
- Nationality: Australia
- Belt: brown
- Weight class: −66 kg ADCC; IBJJF light-feather / feather (~61.5–67.5 kg); competes no-gi around −70 kg

### Peter Polygenis

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/peter-polygenis
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/peter-polygenis.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/peter-polygenis
- Team: Bayside Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Mordialloc)
- Nationality: Australia
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Competed across multiple divisions; later career and Masters heavyweight (≈91–97 kg+)

### Bekzat Kapashov

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/bekzat-kapashov
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/bekzat-kapashov.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/bekzat-kapashov
- Team: Qazaqstan Top Team (Kazhymukan Academy) / ADCC Kazakhstan National Team
- Nationality: Kazakhstan
- Belt: purple
- Weight class: −66 kg / 145.5 lb (ADCC); IBJJF light (~73.5 kg / 162 lb no-gi)

### Amy Campo

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/amy-campo
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/amy-campo.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/amy-campo
- Team: Zenith BJJ / Victory Academy
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Medium-heavy / +60 kg ADCC (74 kg / 163 lb gi; 71.5 kg / 158 lb no-gi)

### Ana Carolina Vieira

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/ana-carolina-vieira
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/ana-carolina-vieira.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/ana-carolina-vieira
- Team: Aviv Jiu-Jitsu / GFTeam
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Middle / Medium-Heavy (−69 kg to −74 kg gi; −65 kg ADCC)

### André Galvão

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/andre-galvao
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/andre-galvao.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/andre-galvao
- Team: Atos Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Meio Pesado / Medium-Heavyweight (~88 kg / 195 lb); ADCC −88 kg

### Andrew Tackett

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/andrew-tackett
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/andrew-tackett.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/andrew-tackett
- Team: Brazilian Fight Factory / Checkmat
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Welterweight / 77 kg (ADCC; UFC BJJ welterweight)

### Andy Murasaki

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/andy-murasaki
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/andy-murasaki.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/andy-murasaki
- Team: Art of Jiu-Jitsu (AOJ)
- Nationality: Brazil / Japan
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Lightweight / Middleweight (76 kg / 168 lb; 82.3 kg / 181.6 lb)

### Beatriz Mesquita

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/beatriz-mesquita
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/beatriz-mesquita.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/beatriz-mesquita
- Team: Gracie Humaita / American Top Team
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Lightweight (BJJ, 64 kg / 141 lb); Bantamweight (MMA, 135 lb)

### Brianna Ste-Marie

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/brianna-ste-marie
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/brianna-ste-marie.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/brianna-ste-marie
- Team: Brazilian Top Team (BTT) / Mizu Studio
- Nationality: Canada
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Peso Leve (64 kg / 141.5 lb); ADCC -60 / -65 kg

### Bruno Malfacine

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/bruno-malfacine
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/bruno-malfacine.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/bruno-malfacine
- Team: Alliance Jiu-Jitsu / Alliance Orlando
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Roosterweight / Peso Galo (57.5 kg / 127 lb)

### Charles Oliveira

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/charles-oliveira
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/charles-oliveira.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/charles-oliveira
- Team: Chute Boxe Diego Lima / Macaco Gold Team
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Lightweight (155 lb MMA); former Featherweight; Leve (~76 kg BJJ)

### Cole Abate

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

- HTML: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/cole-abate
- Markdown: https://ossmeta.com/athletes/cole-abate.md
- JSON: https://ossmeta.com/api/public/athletes/cole-abate
- Team: Art of Jiu-Jitsu (AOJ)
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Featherweight / Lightweight (70 kg gi; 67 kg no-gi)

### Deandre Corbe

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

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- Team: Standard Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: United States / Canada
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Featherweight / Peso Pena (70 kg / 154.5 lb); ADCC -66 kg

### Declan Moody

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

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- Team: M16 Jiu-Jitsu / Simple Man Martial Arts
- Nationality: Australia
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Heavyweight / -99 kg (ADCC) / 205-220 lb no-gi

### Elisabeth Clay

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

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- Team: Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Middleweight / Medium Heavy (IBJJF middle ~69 kg; no-gi 66.5-77 kg; WNO 145 lb)

### Erich Munis

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

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- Team: Soldiers Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Heavyweight / Super Heavyweight (94-100+ kg gi; absolute)

### Ethan Crelinsten

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

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- Team: B-Team
- Nationality: Canada
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Featherweight / Lightweight (66-70 kg / 145-155 lb)

### Fabrício Andrey

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

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- Team: Alliance
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Peso Pena / Featherweight (70 kg / 154.5 lb; ADCC −66 kg)

### Fellipe Andrew

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

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- Team: Art of Jiu-Jitsu (AOJ)
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Heavyweight / Super-Heavy (94–100.5 kg; CJI +80 kg)

### Ffion Davies

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

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- Team: ARMA BJJ / Atos JJ International / ECJJA
- Nationality: Wales
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Feather / Lightweight (IBJJF 58.5-64 kg; no-gi 61.5 kg; ADCC -60 kg / -55 kg)

### Gabi Garcia

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

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- Team: Alliance Jiu Jitsu
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Heavyweight / super-heavyweight (IBJJF +74 kg / +80 kg; ADCC +60 kg)

### Carlos Gracie Sr.

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.

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- Team: Gracie Jiu-Jitsu / Academia Gracie
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Lightweight / middleweight by era standards

### Garry Tonon

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

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- Team: Garry Tonon Jiu Jitsu / Team Renzo Gracie
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Lightweight / Featherweight MMA; -77 kg ADCC; 155 lb EBI

### Geo Martinez

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

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- Team: 10th Planet Freaks / 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Featherweight / 66 kg (145 lb); also 61 kg (135 lb)

### Gianni Grippo

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

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- Team: Bodega Jiu-Jitsu / Alliance
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Featherweight / Lightweight (66-70 kg; IBJJF pena / leve)

### Guilherme Mendes

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

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- Team: Art of Jiu-Jitsu (AOJ)
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Peso Pluma / Light featherweight (64 kg / 141.5 lbs)

### Gutemberg Pereira

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

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- Team: CheckMat USA
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Ultra Heavy / Super Heavy (+100 kg IBJJF; +99 kg ADCC)

### Haisam Rida

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

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- Team: B-Team Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: Ghana
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Heavy / Super-heavyweight (+99 kg ADCC; Peso Pesado 94.30 kg / 208 lb)

### Isaque Bahiense

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

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- Team: Dream Art Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Middleweight / Medium-heavyweight (Peso Medio 82.3 kg; ADCC -88 kg)

### Izaak Michell

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

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- Team: Independent
- Nationality: Australia
- Belt: brown
- Weight class: 77-88 kg no-gi (ADCC -77 / -88 kg; formerly -99 kg Trials)

### João Miyao

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

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- Team: Studio 1908 / PSLPB Cicero Costha
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Peso Pluma / Light featherweight (64 kg / 141.5 lbs)

### John Danaher

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

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- Team: Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: New Zealand / United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: N/A (coach; no professional competition record)

### JT Torres

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

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- Team: Essential Jiu-Jitsu / Atos Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Lightweight / Peso Leve (76 kg / 167 lb); ADCC -77 kg

### Kaynan Duarte

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

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- Team: Art of Jiu-Jitsu (AOJ)
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Heavyweight / -99 kg ADCC / Peso Pesado (94.3 kg / 208 lb)

### Keenan Cornelius

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

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- Team: Legion American Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Heavyweight / Middle-heavyweight (94.3 kg / 208 lb; ADCC -88 kg)

### Kendall Reusing

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

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- Team: Gracie Barra Corona
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Super Heavyweight / +79.3 kg (IBJJF); +65 kg / openweight no-gi

### Leandro Lo

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

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- Team: New School Brotherhood (NS Brotherhood)
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Lightweight to heavyweight / absolute (World titles from −76 kg to −94.3 kg plus open weight)

### Luke Griffith

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

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- Team: New Wave Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: South Africa
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Heavyweight / Pesadissimo (+100.5 kg / +222 lb; ADCC +99 kg)

### Mackenzie Dern

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

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- Team: Megaton Dias BJJ / Gracie Humaita
- Nationality: United States / Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Featherweight (58.5 kg BJJ) / -60 kg ADCC / Strawweight (115 lb MMA)

### Marcus Almeida

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

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- Team: Checkmat / American Top Team
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Pesadíssimo / Ultra-Heavyweight (+100.5 kg); ADCC +99 kg; MMA Heavyweight

### Mayssa Bastos

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.

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- Team: Art of Jiu Jitsu (AOJ)
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Rooster / light-featherweight (48.5–53.5 kg gi; 46.5–51.5 kg no-gi; ONE atomweight)

### Meyram Maquine

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

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- Team: Guigo JJ
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Featherweight / 70 kg (155 lb); light-featherweight 64 kg earlier in his black-belt career

### Mikey Musumeci

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

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- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Rooster / Light Feather (IBJJF); bantamweight / under 61.5 kg no-gi

### Nadia Frankland

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

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- Team: Absolute MMA / Peninsula MMA
- Nationality: Australia
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Middleweight (IBJJF 69 kg / 152.5 lb; ADCC -65 kg)

### Nicholas Meregali

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

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- Team: New Wave Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Super-heavyweight / Ultra-heavyweight (−99 kg ADCC; ~100.5 kg / 222 lb)

### Oliver Taza

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.

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- Team: Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu / Roll Forever
- Nationality: Lebanon / Canada
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Welterweight / Middleweight (77 kg / 169.7 lb)

### Owen Livesey

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

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- Team: Carlson Gracie Hull / Carlson Gracie Team
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Light heavyweight / heavyweight (Polaris 205 lb; ADCC -99 kg; judo -81 kg)

### Paulo Miyao

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

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- Team: Studio 1908
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Pluma / Light-featherweight (64 kg / 141 lb; ADCC −66 kg)

### Pedro Marinho

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

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- Team: Gracie Barra / Gracie Barra Richmond Texas
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Meio Pesado / 88.45 kg (195 lb); WNO 205 lb

### Rafaela Guedes

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

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- Team: Atos Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Heavyweight / Pesado (IBJJF 79.3 kg / 175 lb; ADCC +65 kg)

### Roberto Jimenez

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

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- Team: Unity Jiu Jitsu / Studio 76
- Nationality: Ecuador / United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Heavyweight / Peso Pesado (~94.3 kg / 208 lb); ADCC −77 kg

### Rodolfo Vieira

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

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- Team: Grappling Fight Team (GFT) / Fusion X-Cel
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Heavy / Super Heavy (94–100 kg gi; ADCC −99 kg; UFC middleweight 185 lb)

### Rômulo Barral

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

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- Team: Gracie Barra Northridge / Gracie Barra
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Meio Pesado / 88 kg (194 lb)

### Rubens "Cobrinha" Charles

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

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- Team: Alliance / Cobrinha BJJ
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Peso Pena / Featherweight (70 kg / 154.5 lbs); ADCC -66 kg

### Sarah Galvão

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.

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- Team: Atos Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: Brazil / United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Lightweight / ~62 kg (IBJJF Light; ADCC −65 kg; Polaris bantamweight)

### Saulo Ribeiro

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

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- Team: Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Association / Gracie Humaitá
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Peso Médio / Meio Pesado / Pesado (82.3–94.5 kg; ADCC −88 kg)

### Tommy Langaker

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

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- Team: Wulfing Academy / Kimura Nova União
- Nationality: Norway
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Middleweight / 77-82.3 kg (ONE lightweight limit 169.3 lb)

### Vagner Rocha

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

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- Team: Vagner Rocha Martial Arts
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Middleweight / ADCC -77 kg and -88 kg

### William Tackett

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

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- Team: Brazilian Fight Factory / Checkmat
- Nationality: United States
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Middleweight / ~84–88 kg (ADCC 77 kg then 88 kg; UFC BJJ MW)

### Alexandre "Xande" Ribeiro

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

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- Team: Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu
- Nationality: Brazil
- Belt: black
- Weight class: Heavy / Super Heavyweight (ADCC -99 kg; ~205 lb)