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American Top Team Tuscaloosa

Birmingham, NCSoutheast

#526

National Rank

2,106Academy Score · Elite

9Fighters

148Total Wins

412316

Medals

2,868Avg Rating

Jits.gg Review

American Top Team Tuscaloosa is a results-driven youth program with 9 competitors across 17 tournaments.

They win gold 50% of the time, finish 72% of wins by submission, retain 78% of first-time competitors.

A technically advanced program in Birmingham — the competition results speak for themselves.

Competitive Intelligence

Tournament Performance

Gold Medal
Rate

Win rate across 17 tracked tournaments, benchmarked against small-size academies.

50%GOLD MEDAL RATE▲ 39 vs similar academies

41GOLD MEDALS

Among 7948 small academies, above average gold rate.

50%

+7% above NC Avg

NC Avg 43%

American Top Team Tuscaloosa 50%

Global Avg 40%

Small Avg 11%

100%

American Top Team Tuscaloosa fighters win gold in 50% of competition entries — that's 41 golds across 246 entries in 17 tournaments.The average NC academy gold rate is 43%.That puts American Top Team Tuscaloosa 16% above the NC average.

Submission
Culture

Finish rate, scoring patterns, and how American Top Team Tuscaloosa closes out victories.

72%FINISH RATE▲ 24 vs similar academies

109TOTAL SUBMISSIONS

Similar-size avg: 48%

Submission

109 · 72%

regional · 51%

Points

38 · 25%

regional · 49%

Decision

4 · 3%

American Top Team Tuscaloosa fighters don't just win — they finish.72% of all wins come by submission — that puts American Top Team Tuscaloosa in the top 25% of academies nationwide. Armbars, chokes, leg locks: the technique works under pressure.Based on 151 tracked win methods across all competitions.

Tournament
Outcomes

Placement distribution across all tracked competitions.

89TOTAL PLACEMENTS

46%GOLD CONVERSION

Similar-size avg: 11% gold

THIS ACADEMY — 89 placements

Gold 46% (41)

Silver 37% (33)

Bronze 17% (15)

NC Avg

Gold 40%

Silver 36%

Bronze 23%

Out of 89 tracked placements, 83% result in gold or silver.Nearly every time they step on the mat, they medal.That's not luck over hundreds of placements — that's preparation.

Academy Roster

Roster
Depth

Fighter tier distribution across the competitive roster.

9RANKED FIGHTERS

5ELITE+ TIER

56% of roster is Elite or higher

THIS ACADEMY9

44%

11%

NC Avg Academy16

50%

19%

13%

44% Novice(4)

44% Elite(4)

11% Prodigy(1)

Every American Top Team Tuscaloosa fighter is ranked against all fighters at their belt level nationwide. 6 fighters rank in the top 5% nationally (Elite or above).The deep bench of 0 Prospects and 0 Veterans is the pipeline. Most academies are top-heavy in one tier.American Top Team Tuscaloosa produces competitors at every level.

Belt
Breakdown

Performance metrics segmented by belt level.

16ACTIVE FIGHTERS

3BELT LEVELS

Strongest: White (8 fighters)

0%25%50%75%100%

White8

▲39▲14

Grey5

▲39▲23

Yellow3

▲39▲30

Gold Rate

Sub Rate

Small Avg

Performance metrics broken down by belt level reveal where this academy's training is most effective. Look for consistent gold rates and submission rates across belts — it signals a program that develops fighters at every stage.

Male vs Female

Fighters

Gold Rate

42%

regional 45%

Sub Rate

66%

regional 51%

Win Rate

51%

regional 73%

Retention

100%

regional 46%

Fighters

Gold Rate

51%

regional 43%

Sub Rate

82%

regional 54%

Win Rate

65%

regional 73%

Retention

67%

regional 46%

Small sample size

Male Fighters

Gold Rate

42%

regional 45%

Sub Rate

66%

regional 51%

Win Rate

51%

regional 73%

Retention

100%

regional 46%

Female Fighters

Gold Rate

51%

regional 43%

Sub Rate

82%

regional 54%

Win Rate

65%

regional 73%

Retention

67%

regional 46%

Small sample size

The academy fields 3 female competitors alongside 6 male competitors.The female roster has recorded 19 wins and 15 golds with a 65% win rate.Having a dedicated female roster means girls will have training partners and teammates for competition.

Academy Operations

Competition
Activity

Match frequency and competition cadence over 12 months.

282TRACKED MATCHES

282EST. MATCHES/YEAR

Similar-size avg: ~108/year

American Top Team Tuscaloosa competes year-round. 282 tracked matches across 12 months, with peaks aligned to major tournament cycles.Activity never drops to zero for more than a few weeks — this isn't a seasonal program.Consistent competition exposure is how young fighters develop.

Fighter
Retention

What percentage of athletes return after their first competition.

78%RETURN RATE▲ 43 vs similar academies

7RETURNING FIGHTERS

Similar-size avg: 34%

78%

+32% above NC Avg

NC Avg 46%

American Top Team Tuscaloosa 78%

Global Avg 52%

Small Avg 34%

100%

After a kid's first tournament, do they come back?At American Top Team Tuscaloosa, 7 of 9 fighters return for a second competition.Across NC, the average is roughly 46%. Globally, it's closer to 52%.Retention is a proxy for coaching quality and culture — kids who feel prepared keep competing.

Development
Pipeline

Cross-belt consistency and ranking performance.

2%CONSISTENCY▲ 1 vs similar academies

#526NATIONAL RANK

Similar-size avg: 0%

of academies

#526

National

power rank

2105.6

Power Score

NC avg: 56.6 · Global: 40.5

Performance is strongest at specific belt levels at American Top Team Tuscaloosa. That's not uncommon — many programs have pockets of excellence at certain belts.Multi-belt consistency tracks whether quality is spread evenly or concentrated. A higher score means the program works at every level.Specialization isn't necessarily bad, but families should know which belt levels the program excels at.

How we know

38Competition entries

277Tracked matches

17Tournaments

4Organizations

2025–2026Data window

Top Fighters

#		Fighter	Belt					St
1	5,681Prodigy	Tyler James	Grey	28-16	64%	75%	742	NC	–
2	5,403Elite	Weslin Phillips	Yellow	48-19	72%	90%	1262	NC	–
3	3,734Elite	Makorogo Mugabi	Blue	30-12	71%	57%	824	NC	–
4	2,730Elite	Mabry Phillips	Grey	24-16	60%	67%	762	NC	–
5	2,579Elite	Silas Newton	Yellow	6-3	67%	83%	13	NC	–
6	1,392Novice	Hayden Phillips	Grey	18-25	42%	56%	662	NC	–
7	1,103Novice	Griffin McHenry	White	3-12	20%	100%	32	NC	–
8	1,046Novice	Thomas Stafford	Grey	0-13	–	–	2	NC	–

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Roster & Results

#		Fighter	Belt					St
1	5,681Prodigy	Tyler James	Grey	28-16	64%	75%	742	NC	–
2	5,403Elite	Weslin Phillips	Yellow	48-19	72%	90%	1262	NC	–
3	3,734Elite	Makorogo Mugabi	Blue	30-12	71%	57%	824	NC	–
4	2,730Elite	Mabry Phillips	Grey	24-16	60%	67%	762	NC	–
5	2,579Elite	Silas Newton	Yellow	6-3	67%	83%	13	NC	–
6	1,392Novice	Hayden Phillips	Grey	18-25	42%	56%	662	NC	–
7	1,103Novice	Griffin McHenry	White	3-12	20%	100%	32	NC	–
8	1,046Novice	Thomas Stafford	Grey	0-13	–	–	2	NC	–
9	1,019Novice	Beatrix Altman	White	0-4	–	–	11	NC	–