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Discipline Submission Grappling Type Biennial Organiser ADCC Current weight divisions Men[1] Absolute Class +99 kg (+220.5 lbs) -98.9 kg (-218.0 lbs) -87.9 kg (-193.7 lbs) -76.9 kg (-169.5 lbs) -65.9 kg (-145.2 lbs) Women[1] +60.0 kg (+132.2 lbs) -60.0 kg (-132.2 lbs) Final edition 2022 ADCC World Championship
The ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship is an international submission grappling competition, organised by the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC).[2] Abu Dhabi , UAE in 1998. It has been held every two years since 2001, except in 2021 due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic . Host countries have included Brazil, China, Finland, Spain, the UK, and the US.
Competitors can only participate after winning ADCC trials or by invitation. While most athletes are primarily from Brazilian jiu-jitsu , it is open to competitors from any grappling style. ADCC is considered the most prestigious submission grappling tournament in the world, and is commonly referred to as "the Olympics of grappling".[3] [4]
The 2022 edition took place in front of 13,000 fans in attendance at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas . In 2024 it will be held 17-18 August at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.[5]
History [ edit ] The competition was created by Sheik Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al Nahyan , the son of the former United Arab Emirates president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan , together with his Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor Nelson Monteiro.[6] [7] Royler Gracie characterised this as the beginning of "the modern era of submission grappling".[8] submission grappling tournaments around the world use elements of the ADCC format and rule structure. To date, the great majority of ADCC champions have been black belts in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which has the most similar rules to ADCC.[9] Mark Kerr (collegiate and freestyle wrestling ) and Jeff Monson (collegiate and freestyle wrestling), Russian Karimula Barkalaev (judo and MMA), Japanese Sanae Kikuta (judo / shoot wrestling ), and South African Mark Robinson (judo, freestyle, Greco-Roman , and sumo wrestling), along with silver and bronze medalists such as Caol Uno (shoot wrestling), Mach Sakurai (shoot wrestling / judo), Aleksandr Savko (freestyle wrestling), Tito Ortiz (collegiate wrestling and MMA), Megumi Fujii (judo / sambo ), Seiko Yamamoto (freestyle wrestling) and Nick Rodriguez (collegiate wrestling).
2020 onwards [ edit ] For the future of the event the organizer Mo Jassim has plans for adding more women's divisions and allowing reigning absolute champions to compete in weight-classes despite being booked for the main event superfight.[10] COVID-19 pandemic . The 2021 edition of the ADCC World Championships would then take place in 2022 instead.[11]
In January 2023, ADCC announced an exclusive multi-year streaming deal with UFC Fight Pass and left their previous broadcaster FloSports .[12] [13]
On June 25, 2023, it was announced that the following edition of the ADCC World Championship would include three women's weight classes, marking the first time since 2007 that there was more than two available.[14] [15]
ADCC world championships [ edit ] List of ADCC Champions in Men's Submission Fighting by Year and Weight [ edit ] List of ADCC Champions in Women's Submission Fighting by Year and Weight [ edit ] 2009–2022 [ edit ] List of ADCC Superfight Champions [ edit ] List of winners by total titles [ edit ] Rank Wrestler Total Absolute Weight Class Super Fight Winning years 1 André Galvão 6 1 1 4 2011 , 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 2 Gordon Ryan 5 1 3 1 2017, 2019 , 2022 3 Marcelo Garcia 4 0 4 0 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011 Mário Sperry 4 1 1 2 1998 , 1999, 2000 Gabi Garcia 4 0 4 0 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019 Mark Kerr 4 1 2 1 1999, 2000 , 2001 Ricardo Arona 4 1 2 1 2000, 2001 , 2003 8 Hannette Staack 3 1 2 0 2007, 2009 Royler Gracie 3 0 3 0 1999, 2000, 2001 Kyra Gracie 3 0 3 0 2005, 2007, 2011 Rubens Charles 3 0 3 0 2013, 2015, 2017 Roger Gracie 3 1 1 1 2005 , 2007 Braulio Estima 3 1 1 1 2009 , 2011 Dean Lister 3 1 1 1 2003 , 2005, 2011 Yuri Simões 3 1 2 0 2015, 2017, 2022 16 Renzo Gracie 2 0 2 0 1998, 2000 Juliana Borges 2 1 1 0 2005 Saulo Ribeiro 2 0 2 0 2000, 2003 Leo Vieira 2 0 2 0 2003, 2005 Jeff Monson 2 0 2 0 1999, 2005 Alexandre Ribeiro 2 0 2 0 2007, 2009 Fabrício Werdum 2 0 2 0 2007, 2009 Rafael Mendes 2 0 2 0 2009, 2011 Marcus Almeida 2 0 2 0 2013, 2017 Jonathan Torres 2 0 2 0 2017, 2019 Ronaldo Souza 2 0 1 1 2005, 2009 Kaynan Duarte 2 0 2 0 2019, 2022 28 Roberto Traven 1 1 0 0 1998 Robert Drysdale 1 1 0 0 2007 Roberto Abreu 1 1 0 0 2013 Claudio Calasans 1 1 0 0 2015 Felipe Pena 1 1 0 0 2017 Alexander Freitas 1 0 1 0 1998 Rodrigo Gracie 1 0 1 0 1998 Ricco Rodriguez 1 0 1 0 1998 Jean Jacques Machado 1 0 1 0 1999 Karimula Barkalaev 1 0 1 0 1999 Marcio Feitosa 1 0 1 0 2001 Sanae Kikuta 1 0 1 0 2001 Mark Robinson 1 0 1 0 2001 Jon Olav Einemo 1 0 1 0 2003 Márcio Cruz 1 0 1 0 2003 Sayaka Shioda 1 0 1 0 2007 Penny Thomas 1 0 1 0 2007 Rani Yahya 1 0 1 0 2007 Demian Maia 1 0 1 0 2007 Luanna Alzuguir 1 0 1 0 2009 Pablo Popovitch 1 0 1 0 2009 Vinny Magalhães 1 0 1 0 2011 Michelle Nicolini 1 0 1 0 2013 Kron Gracie 1 0 1 0 2013 Romulo Barral 1 0 1 0 2013 João Assis 1 0 1 0 2013 Mackenzie Dern 1 0 1 0 2015 Ana Laura Cordeiro 1 0 1 0 2015 Davi Ramos 1 0 1 0 2015 Rodolfo Vieira 1 0 1 0 2015 Orlando Sanchez 1 0 1 0 2015 Beatriz Mesquita 1 0 1 0 2017 Bianca Basílio 1 0 1 0 2019 Augusto Mendes 1 0 1 0 2019 Matheus Diniz 1 0 1 0 2019 Giancarlo Bodoni 1 0 1 0 2022 Kade Ruotolo 1 0 1 0 2022 Diogo Reis 1 0 1 0 2022 Ffion Davies 1 0 1 0 2022 Amy Campo 1 0 1 0 2022
Triple Crown Winners (weight, absolute and superfight) [ edit ] ADCC Hall of Fame [ edit ] Most submissions [ edit ] By nationality [ edit ] ADCC events [ edit ] ADCC 2024 [ edit ] ADCC 2022 [ edit ] ADCC 2019 [ edit ] Absolute [ edit ] First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals Marcus Almeida SUB Marcus Almeida 3-0 Aaron Johnson SUB Marcus Almeida SUB Mahamed Aly SUB Mahamed Aly REF Tim Spriggs SUB Gordon Ryan SCORE Gordon Ryan SUB Gordon Ryan SUB Garry Tonon SUB Gordon Ryan SUB Lachlan Giles SUB Kaynan Duarte Lachlan Giles SUB Patrick Gaudio 2-0
3rd Place Lachlan Giles SUB
ADCC 2017 [ edit ] Absolute [ edit ] First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals Victor Honório Felipe Pena Felipe Pena S (rnc) Alexandre Ribeiro S (armbar) Marcus Almeida Felipe Pena S (guillotine) Mahamed Aly Gordon Ryan S (heel hook) Gordon Ryan S (heel hook) Gordon Ryan S (arm-triangle) Craig Jones Craig Jones S (heel hook) Chael Sonnen
3rd Place Marcus Almeida S (heel hook)
ADCC 2015 [ edit ] Absolute [ edit ] 3rd Place Rodolfo Vieira WO
ADCC 2013 [ edit ] ADCC 2011 [ edit ] Absolute [ edit ] First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals Victor Estima Pablo Popovitch Pablo Popovitch Pablo Popovitch Gunnar Nelson Xande Ribeiro Xande Ribeiro DQ André Galvão S (Toe Hold) Vinny Magalhães Murilo Santana Murilo Santana André Galvão Sergio Moraes S (Heel Hook) André Galvão André Galvão TS (RNC)
3rd Place Xande Ribeiro
Superfight [ edit ] Estima defeated Souza via points (3-0). Sperry defeated Gracie via points (5-0). ADCC 2009 [ edit ] Absolute [ edit ] 
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Kyra Gracie (1/3)
Sayaka Shioda (1/1)
Penny Thomas (1/1)
Ffion Davies (1/1)
Jon Olav Einemo 
Gordon Ryan (1/1)
Karimula Barkalaev 
Mario Sperry
Mark Kerr
United States 
Kade Ruotolo (USA) 
Dante Leon (CAN) 
Craig Jones (AUS) 
Ffion Davies (GBR) 
Ffion Davies (WAL) 
Elvira Karppinen (FIN) 
Lachlan Giles 
Arman Zhanpeisov 
Rustam Chsiev (RUS) 
Seiko Yamamoto (JPN) 
Maria Malyjasiak (POL) 
Gunnar Nelson