3,583Academy Score · Elite
66Fighters
370Total Wins
705533
Medals1,461Avg Rating
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Jits.gg Review
Marco Nascimento BJJ sits at #40 nationally with 61 fighters and a 60.4% submission rate — placing them in the 60th percentile for finishing ability. Their 0.79 golds per fighter trails the national median, but the grey belt foundation tells the real story: 34 grey belts winning at 42% gold rate while white belts develop fundamentals at expected beginner levels.
The data reveals a beginner-friendly development pipeline that prioritizes technique over trophies early. Grey belts finish 66.7% of wins by submission (above-average finishing rate) while maintaining 42% championship frequency — solid but not elite production. Elite standout Aiden Anderson (96th percentile) and technical finisher Eiza Duarte (83% submission rate) demonstrate the ceiling this program can reach with proper development time.
San Mateo families seeking technical fundamentals over trophy factories will find their match here. The 74.5% retention rate suggests students stick around long enough to progress through the belt system, though parents expecting immediate gold medal production should look elsewhere. Their strength lies in building submission-focused greybelts who can finish matches, not manufacturing instant champions.
01Competitive Intelligence
Tournament Performance
Gold Medal
Rate
Win rate across 27 tracked tournaments, benchmarked against medium-size academies.
39%GOLD MEDAL RATE▲ 34 vs similar academies
70GOLD MEDALS
Among 657 medium academies, above average gold rate.
39%
-2% below CA Avg
CA Avg 41%
Marco Nascimento BJJ 39%
Global Avg 40%
Medium Avg 5%
0%
100%
Marco Nascimento BJJ has won 70 gold medals across 581 entries in 27 tournaments.Gold medal rate measures how often fighters reach the top of the podium — a 39% rate means roughly 1 in 3 tournament entries end in gold.This is a foundational metric for evaluating any competition program.
Submission
Culture
Finish rate, scoring patterns, and how Marco Nascimento BJJ closes out victories.
53%FINISH RATE▲ 3 vs similar academies
164TOTAL SUBMISSIONS
Similar-size avg: 50%
Submission
164 · 53%
regional · 53%
Points
129 · 42%
regional · 47%
Decision
14 · 5%
Marco Nascimento BJJ fighters don't just win — they finish.53% of all wins come by submission: armbars, chokes, leg locks. That's a direct measure of technical depth — not stalling, not riding advantages.Belt-adjusted, Marco Nascimento BJJ finishes +4pp vs expected for their belt mix — above the national median.Based on 307 tracked win methods across all competitions.
Tournament
Outcomes
Placement distribution across all tracked competitions.
293TOTAL PLACEMENTS
31%GOLD CONVERSION
Similar-size avg: 5% gold
THIS ACADEMY — 293 placements
Gold 31% (91)
Silver 29% (84)
Bronze 20% (60)
4th 20% (58)
CA Avg
Gold 40%
Silver 39%
Bronze 21%
Out of 293 tracked placements, 60% result in gold or silver. Only 58 times has a Marco Nascimento BJJ fighter placed 4th.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.
50RANKED FIGHTERS
12ELITE+ TIER
24% of roster is Elite or higher
THIS ACADEMY50
40%
28%
18%
CA Avg Academy11
55%
18%
18%
40% Novice(20)
8% Prospect(4)
28% Advanced(14)
18% Elite(9)
6% Prodigy(3)
Every Marco Nascimento BJJ fighter is ranked against all fighters at their belt level nationwide. 15 fighters rank in the top 5% nationally (Elite or above).The deep bench of 4 Prospects and 14 Veterans is the pipeline. Most academies are top-heavy in one tier.Marco Nascimento BJJ produces competitors at every level.
Belt
Breakdown
Performance metrics segmented by belt level.
76ACTIVE FIGHTERS
5BELT LEVELS
Strongest: Grey (39 fighters)
0%25%50%75%100%
White27
▲25▲4
Grey39
▲33▲10
Yellow7
▲38
Orange2
▲55▼25
Blue+1
▲39▼50
Gold Rate
Sub Rate
Medium Avg
Marco Nascimento BJJ is a youth-dominant program. Grey and white belts make up 87% of the active roster — 76 ranked fighters across all belt levels.The grey belts are the standout division: 39% win rate and 61% submission rate across 39 fighters.If your child is a grey belt, they'll train alongside 39 other grey belts who compete regularly.
Male vs Female
40
Fighters
Gold Rate
29%
regional 42%
Sub Rate
52%
regional 56%
Win Rate
58%
regional 66%
Retention
82%
regional 49%
20
Fighters
Gold Rate
35%
regional 43%
Sub Rate
47%
regional 58%
Win Rate
61%
regional 58%
Retention
84%
regional 49%
40
Male Fighters
Gold Rate
29%
regional 42%
Sub Rate
52%
regional 56%
Win Rate
58%
regional 66%
Retention
82%
regional 49%
20
Female Fighters
Gold Rate
35%
regional 43%
Sub Rate
47%
regional 58%
Win Rate
61%
regional 58%
Retention
84%
regional 49%
Marco Nascimento BJJ has 20 active female competitors — one of the larger girls programs in CA.The girls don't just show up. They win: 61% win rate and 71 gold medals. That's nearly identical to the boys' 58% win rate.The coaching works for everyone. If your daughter trains here, she'll have teammates at every belt level to compete alongside.
Academy Operations
Competition
Activity
Match frequency and competition cadence over 13 months.
627TRACKED MATCHES
579EST. MATCHES/YEAR
Similar-size avg: ~684/year
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Marco Nascimento BJJ competes year-round. 627 tracked matches across 13 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▲ 30 vs similar academies
52RETURNING FIGHTERS
Similar-size avg: 49%
78%
+29% above CA Avg
CA Avg 49%
Marco Nascimento BJJ 78%
Global Avg 52%
Medium Avg 49%
0%
100%
After a kid's first tournament, do they come back?At Marco Nascimento BJJ, 52 of 66 fighters return for a second competition.Across CA, the average is roughly 49%. 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.
3%CONSISTENCY▲ 1 vs similar academies
#77NATIONAL RANK
Similar-size avg: 2%
#1
CA
of academies
#77
National
power rank
3583.0
Power Score
CA avg: 56.6 · Global: 40.5
Performance is strongest at specific belt levels at Marco Nascimento BJJ. 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
246Competition entries
633Tracked matches
27Tournaments
5Organizations
2025–2026Data window
02Top Fighters
| # | Fighter | Belt | M/F | St | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Woods | Yellow | 23-15 | 10510 | CA | – | ||||
| 2 | Aiden Anderson | Grey | 46-29 | 15104 | CA | – | ||||
| 3 | Graham Webber | Grey | 28-11 | 710 | CA | – | ||||
| 4 | Tevye Minkin | Grey | 8-0 | 3 | CA | – | ||||
| 5 | Valentina Meliga | Yellow | 18-8 | 73 | CA | – | ||||
| 6 | Leon Bagniewski | Grey | 11-2 | 41 | CA | – | ||||
| 7 | Sabine Minkin | Yellow | 7-2 | 31 | CA | – | ||||
| 8 | Eiza Duarte | Grey | 16-9 | 353 | CA | – |
05Roster & Results
| # | Fighter | Belt | M/F | St | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Woods | Yellow | 23-15 | 10510 | CA | – | ||||
| 2 | Aiden Anderson | Grey | 46-29 | 15104 | CA | – | ||||
| 3 | Graham Webber | Grey | 28-11 | 710 | CA | – | ||||
| 4 | Tevye Minkin | Grey | 8-0 | 3 | CA | – | ||||
| 5 | Valentina Meliga | Yellow | 18-8 | 73 | CA | – | ||||
| 6 | Leon Bagniewski | Grey | 11-2 | 41 | CA | – | ||||
| 7 | Sabine Minkin | Yellow | 7-2 | 31 | CA | – | ||||
| 8 | Eiza Duarte | Grey | 16-9 | 353 | CA | – | ||||
| 9 | Blake Ota | White | 7-3 | 31 | CA | – | ||||
| 10 | Ameera Noor Pottathil | Yellow | 16-7 | 751 | CA | – | ||||
| 11 | Cole Ottman | Grey | 3-6 | 2 | CA | – | ||||
| 12 | Matis Massoudi | White | 6-3 | 31 | CA | – | ||||
| 13 | Alina Sofia Carroll | Grey | 6-2 | 22 | CA | – | ||||
| 14 | Finley Kyo | White | 6-7 | 1 | CA | – | ||||
| 15 | Kaden Minkin | Grey | 6-4 | 12 | CA | – | ||||
| 16 | Donovan Hsu | Grey | 7-7 | 32 | CA | – | ||||
| 17 | Ayan Pottathil | Grey | 2-1 | 1 | CA | – | ||||
| 18 | Nathan Chou | Grey | 6-3 | 2 | CA | – | ||||
| 19 | Kane Sandoval | White | 7-4 | 23 | CA | – | ||||
| 20 | Lauren Luong | Grey | 2-0 | 1 | CA | – | ||||
| 21 | Marlowe Aragon | White | 3-3 | 4 | CA | – | ||||
| 22 | Shaan Pottathil | Grey | 15-11 | 125 | CA | – | ||||
| 23 | Ayla Delisle | Grey | 4-3 | 21 | CA | – | ||||
| 24 | Cordelia Randhava | Grey | 8-4 | – | 14 | CA | – | |||
| 25 | Mia Bagniewska | Yellow | 4-3 | 12 | CA | – |
08FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Marco Nascimento BJJ in San Mateo, CA has 66 tracked competitors on Jits.gg.
Marco Nascimento BJJ is ranked #77 nationally on Jits.gg with a power score of 3583.0.
Marco Nascimento BJJ competitors have earned 88 gold, 78 silver, 55 bronze medals in tracked tournaments.
Marco Nascimento BJJ is located in San Mateo, CA. View their full roster, rankings, and tournament results on Jits.gg.
Marco Nascimento BJJ competitors have a 4% submission rate across tracked matches — compare to other CA academies on Jits.gg.
Marco Nascimento BJJ is ranked #77 nationally among CA academies with 66 competitors. View detailed academy analytics on Jits.gg.
Marco Nascimento BJJ has 66 competitors who have earned 221 medals across tracked tournaments. View their full competition history, fighter development stats, and academy rankings on Jits.gg.
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