1,564Academy Score · Elite
39Fighters
70Total Wins
10178
Medals1,195Avg Rating
Jits.gg Review
Ralph Gracie Berkeley is a growing youth program with 39 competitors across 12 tournaments.
They win gold 29% of the time, finish 19% of wins by submission, retain 74% of first-time competitors.
An emerging program in Berkeley — trending in the right direction with room to grow.
01Competitive Intelligence
Tournament Performance
Gold Medal
Rate
Win rate across 12 tracked tournaments, benchmarked against medium-size academies.
29%GOLD MEDAL RATE▲ 23 vs similar academies
10GOLD MEDALS
Among 657 medium academies, above average gold rate.
29%
-13% below CA Avg
CA Avg 41%
Ralph Gracie Berkeley 29%
Global Avg 40%
Medium Avg 5%
0%
100%
Ralph Gracie Berkeley has won 10 gold medals across 180 entries in 12 tournaments.Gold medal rate measures how often fighters reach the top of the podium — a 29% 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 Ralph Gracie Berkeley closes out victories.
19%FINISH RATE▼ 31 vs similar academies
13TOTAL SUBMISSIONS
Similar-size avg: 50%
Submission
13 · 19%
regional · 53%
Points
51 · 73%
regional · 47%
Decision
6 · 9%
Most wins here come by points or decision (81%), with 19% ending by submission.That's not uncommon — at youth levels, coaches often prioritize positional control and scoring over submissions. It's a deliberate coaching choice, not a weakness.Belt-adjusted finish rate is -30pp vs expected — room to grow in finishing ability.Based on 70 tracked wins. The national median finish rate is 49%.
Tournament
Outcomes
Placement distribution across all tracked competitions.
100TOTAL PLACEMENTS
15%GOLD CONVERSION
Similar-size avg: 5% gold
THIS ACADEMY — 100 placements
Gold 15% (15)
Silver 25% (25)
4th 51% (51)
CA Avg
Gold 40%
Silver 39%
Bronze 21%
Ralph Gracie Berkeley has 100 tracked tournament placements — 15 gold, 25 silver, 9 bronze.Tournament outcomes show how often fighters place in their divisions. A 49% medal rate means fighters are competitive in most brackets they enter.Consistency across multiple tournaments is what separates programs with real systems from those with occasional wins.
Academy Roster
Roster
Depth
Fighter tier distribution across the competitive roster.
36RANKED FIGHTERS
2ELITE+ TIER
6% of roster is Elite or higher
THIS ACADEMY36
81%
CA Avg Academy11
55%
18%
18%
81% Novice(29)
8% Prospect(3)
6% Advanced(2)
3% Elite(1)
3% Prodigy(1)
Every Ralph Gracie Berkeley fighter is ranked against all fighters at their belt level nationwide. 3 fighters rank in the top 5% nationally (Elite or above).The deep bench of 3 Prospects and 2 Veterans is the pipeline. Most academies are top-heavy in one tier.Ralph Gracie Berkeley produces competitors at every level.
Belt
Breakdown
Performance metrics segmented by belt level.
43ACTIVE FIGHTERS
4BELT LEVELS
Strongest: White (21 fighters)
0%25%50%75%100%
White21
▲23▼29
Grey19
▲28▼42
Yellow2
▼5▼50
Orange1
▼5▼50
Gold Rate
Sub Rate
Medium Avg
Ralph Gracie Berkeley is a youth-dominant program. Grey and white belts make up 93% of the active roster — 43 ranked fighters across all belt levels.The white belts are the largest group: 29% win rate and 21% submission rate across 21 fighters.If your child is a white belt, they'll train alongside 21 other white belts who compete regularly.
Male vs Female
30
Fighters
Gold Rate
9%
regional 42%
Sub Rate
23%
regional 56%
Win Rate
29%
regional 66%
Retention
72%
regional 49%
10
Fighters
Gold Rate
31%
regional 43%
Sub Rate
35%
regional 58%
Win Rate
49%
regional 58%
Retention
60%
regional 49%
30
Male Fighters
Gold Rate
9%
regional 42%
Sub Rate
23%
regional 56%
Win Rate
29%
regional 66%
Retention
72%
regional 49%
10
Female Fighters
Gold Rate
31%
regional 43%
Sub Rate
35%
regional 58%
Win Rate
49%
regional 58%
Retention
60%
regional 49%
Ralph Gracie Berkeley has 10 active female competitors — one of the larger girls programs in CA.The girls don't just show up. They win: 49% win rate and 31 gold medals. That's compared to the boys' 29% 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 8 months.
257TRACKED MATCHES
386EST. MATCHES/YEAR
Similar-size avg: ~684/year
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Ralph Gracie Berkeley competes year-round. 257 tracked matches across 8 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.
74%RETURN RATE▲ 25 vs similar academies
29RETURNING FIGHTERS
Similar-size avg: 49%
74%
+25% above CA Avg
CA Avg 49%
Ralph Gracie Berkeley 74%
Global Avg 52%
Medium Avg 49%
0%
100%
After a kid's first tournament, do they come back?At Ralph Gracie Berkeley, 29 of 39 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.
2%CONSISTENCY
#440NATIONAL RANK
Similar-size avg: 2%
#1
CA
of academies
#440
National
power rank
1564.1
Power Score
CA avg: 56.6 · Global: 40.5
Performance is strongest at specific belt levels at Ralph Gracie Berkeley. 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
96Competition entries
203Tracked matches
12Tournaments
3Organizations
2025–2026Data window
02Top Fighters
| # | Fighter | Belt | M/F | St | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lydia Acosta | White | 11-5 | 3 | CA | – | ||||
| 2 | Michael Acosta | White | 11-3 | 221 | CA | – | ||||
| 3 | Izhi Latorre | White | 8-3 | 13 | CA | – | ||||
| 4 | Aizen Hsu | White | 3-2 | 1 | CA | – | ||||
| 5 | Ronin Gutierrez | White | 5-5 | 3 | CA | – | ||||
| 6 | Itzel Joseph | Grey | 1-1 | CA | – | |||||
| 7 | Townsend Campisi | Grey | 3-2 | 1 | CA | – | ||||
| 8 | Rowan Brown | White | 2-3 | – | 1 | CA | – |
05Roster & Results
| # | Fighter | Belt | M/F | St | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lydia Acosta | White | 11-5 | 3 | CA | – | ||||
| 2 | Michael Acosta | White | 11-3 | 221 | CA | – | ||||
| 3 | Izhi Latorre | White | 8-3 | 13 | CA | – | ||||
| 4 | Aizen Hsu | White | 3-2 | 1 | CA | – | ||||
| 5 | Ronin Gutierrez | White | 5-5 | 3 | CA | – | ||||
| 6 | Itzel Joseph | Grey | 1-1 | CA | – | |||||
| 7 | Townsend Campisi | Grey | 3-2 | 1 | CA | – | ||||
| 8 | Rowan Brown | White | 2-3 | – | 1 | CA | – | |||
| 9 | Nile McManus | Grey | 1-4 | – | CA | – | ||||
| 10 | Noelle Hsu | Orange | 1-1 | – | 1 | CA | – | |||
| 11 | Noah Sivarajah | White | 3-5 | – | 3 | CA | – | |||
| 12 | Kha Caesar | Grey | 1-1 | – | 1 | CA | – | |||
| 13 | Axel Brownlow | Grey | 2-4 | 2 | CA | – | ||||
| 14 | Azucena Redstone Necoechea | Grey | 4-4 | – | 2 | CA | – | |||
| 15 | Victor Bizannes | White | 4-5 | – | 1 | CA | – | |||
| 16 | Ryo Cohn | Grey | 6-6 | – | 111 | CA | – | |||
| 17 | Kai Bolotin | Grey | 1-5 | – | 1 | CA | – | |||
| 18 | Wade Lohse | Grey | 0-8 | – | – | 2 | CA | – | ||
| 19 | Elijah Weinberger | Grey | 2-3 | – | 1 | CA | – | |||
| 20 | Sidney Day | Grey | 0-8 | – | – | CA | – | |||
| 21 | Joaquin Martinez-peschel | White | 0-4 | – | – | CA | – | |||
| 22 | Estella Amaya | Grey | 0-4 | – | – | CA | – | |||
| 23 | Xavier Yong | Yellow | 0-6 | – | – | CA | – | |||
| 24 | Jordan McManus | Grey | 0-4 | – | – | CA | – | |||
| 25 | Louie Caygill Knapp | White | 0-4 | – | – | CA | – |
08FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Ralph Gracie Berkeley in Berkeley, CA has 39 tracked competitors on Jits.gg.
Ralph Gracie Berkeley is ranked #440 nationally on Jits.gg with a power score of 1564.1.
Ralph Gracie Berkeley competitors have earned 10 gold, 17 silver, 8 bronze medals in tracked tournaments.
Ralph Gracie Berkeley is located in Berkeley, CA. View their full roster, rankings, and tournament results on Jits.gg.
Ralph Gracie Berkeley is ranked #440 nationally among CA academies with 39 competitors. View detailed academy analytics on Jits.gg.
Ralph Gracie Berkeley has 39 competitors who have earned 35 medals across tracked tournaments. View their full competition history, fighter development stats, and academy rankings on Jits.gg.
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