4,410Academy Score · Elite
164Fighters
541Total Wins
1447837
Medals710Avg Rating
Jits.gg Review
Refuge BJJ ranks #24 nationally with a 1.31 golds-per-fighter ratio that beats the national median of 0.9 — impressive for a 65-fighter program. Their 69% submission rate places them in the 75th percentile nationally, well above the 50% median, while maintaining consistency across belt levels with grey belts delivering 55% championship frequency and white belts at 62%.
The data reveals a finishing-first culture that scales with experience. Grey belts (33 fighters) produce 244 total wins with 69% by early stoppage, while their elite tier includes prodigy Kayleigh Harrington (99th percentile) and multiple 96th+ percentile athletes like Aria Parker and Aubrey Parker. This combination of technical finishing ability plus depth across 4 belt divisions creates a development pipeline that consistently produces podium results.
For families prioritizing technical development over massive rosters, Refuge delivers efficiency that larger programs often can't match. Their 1.31 golds-per-fighter beats many top-50 academies with triple the enrollment, while the 69% technical finish rate means kids learn to end matches decisively rather than grinding out decisions. If your athlete responds better to focused coaching than factory-style training, this Phoenix program punches above its weight class.
01Competitive Intelligence
Tournament Performance
Gold Medal
Rate
Win rate across 56 tracked tournaments, benchmarked against large-size academies.
48%GOLD MEDAL RATE▲ 43 vs similar academies
144GOLD MEDALS
Among 55 large academies, above average gold rate.
48%
+10% above AZ Avg
AZ Avg 38%
Refuge BJJ 48%
Global Avg 40%
Large Avg 4%
0%
100%
Refuge BJJ fighters win gold in 48% of competition entries — that's 144 golds across 815 entries in 56 tournaments.The average AZ academy gold rate is 38%.That puts Refuge BJJ 26% above the AZ average.
Submission
Culture
Finish rate, scoring patterns, and how Refuge BJJ closes out victories.
67%FINISH RATE▲ 15 vs similar academies
301TOTAL SUBMISSIONS
Similar-size avg: 52%
Submission
301 · 67%
regional · 59%
Points
130 · 29%
regional · 41%
Decision
15 · 3%
Refuge BJJ fighters don't just win — they finish.67% of all wins come by submission — that puts Refuge BJJ in the top 25% of academies nationwide. Armbars, chokes, leg locks: the technique works under pressure.After adjusting for belt composition, Refuge BJJ finishes 10 percentage points above expected — top 25% nationally.Based on 446 tracked win methods across all competitions.
Tournament
Outcomes
Placement distribution across all tracked competitions.
336TOTAL PLACEMENTS
40%GOLD CONVERSION
Similar-size avg: 4% gold
THIS ACADEMY — 336 placements
Gold 40% (133)
Silver 21% (71)
Bronze 11% (38)
4th 28% (94)
AZ Avg
Gold 35%
Silver 38%
Bronze 27%
Out of 336 tracked placements, 61% result in gold or silver. Only 94 times has a Refuge 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.
62RANKED FIGHTERS
12ELITE+ TIER
19% of roster is Elite or higher
THIS ACADEMY62
58%
13%
11%
AZ Avg Academy12
58%
17%
17%
58% Novice(36)
13% Prospect(8)
10% Advanced(6)
11% Elite(7)
5% Prodigy(3)
3% S-Tier(2)
Every Refuge BJJ fighter is ranked against all fighters at their belt level nationwide. 17 fighters rank in the top 5% nationally (Elite or above), including 2 S-Tier fighters — the top 0.1% in the country.The deep bench of 8 Prospects and 6 Veterans is the pipeline. Most academies are top-heavy in one tier.Refuge BJJ produces competitors at every level.
Belt
Breakdown
Performance metrics segmented by belt level.
160ACTIVE FIGHTERS
5BELT LEVELS
Strongest: White (81 fighters)
0%25%50%75%100%
White81
▲38▲13
Grey64
▲48▲16
Yellow9
▲21▲23
Orange4
▲33▲14
Blue+2
▲71▲48
Gold Rate
Sub Rate
Large Avg
Refuge BJJ is a youth-dominant program. Grey and white belts make up 91% of the active roster — 160 ranked fighters across all belt levels.The white belts are the standout division: 42% win rate and 65% submission rate across 81 fighters.If your child is a white belt, they'll train alongside 81 other white belts who compete regularly.
Male vs Female
132
Fighters
Gold Rate
32%
regional 37%
Sub Rate
63%
regional 59%
Win Rate
53%
regional 63%
Retention
77%
regional 47%
67
Fighters
Gold Rate
48%
regional 38%
Sub Rate
66%
regional 62%
Win Rate
62%
regional 60%
Retention
68%
regional 47%
132
Male Fighters
Gold Rate
32%
regional 37%
Sub Rate
63%
regional 59%
Win Rate
53%
regional 63%
Retention
77%
regional 47%
67
Female Fighters
Gold Rate
48%
regional 38%
Sub Rate
66%
regional 62%
Win Rate
62%
regional 60%
Retention
68%
regional 47%
Refuge BJJ has 67 active female competitors — one of the larger girls programs in AZ.The girls don't just show up. They win: 62% win rate and 321 gold medals. That's nearly identical to the boys' 53% 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 14 months.
793TRACKED MATCHES
680EST. MATCHES/YEAR
Similar-size avg: ~324/year
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Refuge BJJ competes year-round. 793 tracked matches across 14 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.
69%RETURN RATE▲ 19 vs similar academies
114RETURNING FIGHTERS
Similar-size avg: 50%
69%
+22% above AZ Avg
AZ Avg 47%
Refuge BJJ 69%
Global Avg 52%
Large Avg 50%
0%
100%
After a kid's first tournament, do they come back?At Refuge BJJ, 114 of 164 fighters return for a second competition.Across AZ, the average is roughly 47%. 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
#55NATIONAL RANK
Similar-size avg: 4%
#1
AZ
of academies
#55
National
power rank
4410.3
Power Score
AZ avg: 56.6 · Global: 40.5
Performance is strongest at specific belt levels at Refuge 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
336Competition entries
1,207Tracked matches
56Tournaments
10Organizations
2025–2026Data window
02Top Fighters
| # | Fighter | Belt | M/F | St | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kayleigh Harrington | Grey | 51-5 | 1732 | AZ | – | ||||
| 2 | Chase Cagnola | Grey | 62-16 | 1963 | AZ | – | ||||
| 3 | Aubrey Elise Parker | Yellow | 71-18 | 1995 | AZ | – | ||||
| 4 | Aria Erin Parker | Grey | 67-16 | 23104 | AZ | – | ||||
| 5 | Liam Avalos | Grey | 39-9 | 1523 | AZ | – | ||||
| 6 | Mac Hill | Grey | 14-5 | 43 | AZ | – | ||||
| 7 | Nina Averbukh | White | 7-3 | 22 | AZ | – | ||||
| 8 | Gemma Ginger Scott | Yellow | 8-3 | 321 | AZ | – |
05Roster & Results
| # | Fighter | Belt | M/F | St | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kayleigh Harrington | Grey | 51-5 | 1732 | AZ | – | ||||
| 2 | Chase Cagnola | Grey | 62-16 | 1963 | AZ | – | ||||
| 3 | Aubrey Elise Parker | Yellow | 71-18 | 1995 | AZ | – | ||||
| 4 | Aria Erin Parker | Grey | 67-16 | 23104 | AZ | – | ||||
| 5 | Liam Avalos | Grey | 39-9 | 1523 | AZ | – | ||||
| 6 | Mac Hill | Grey | 14-5 | 43 | AZ | – | ||||
| 7 | Nina Averbukh | White | 7-3 | 22 | AZ | – | ||||
| 8 | Gemma Ginger Scott | Yellow | 8-3 | 321 | AZ | – | ||||
| 9 | Troy Uchitel | White | 9-5 | 22 | AZ | – | ||||
| 10 | Joshua Drummond | Grey | 6-0 | 1 | AZ | – | ||||
| 11 | Presli Suchon | White | 9-3 | 31 | AZ | – | ||||
| 12 | Devin Peixotto | White | 6-1 | 21 | AZ | – | ||||
| 13 | Canaan Johnson | Grey | 4-2 | 2 | AZ | – | ||||
| 14 | Lee Hill | Grey | 8-7 | 213 | AZ | – | ||||
| 15 | Landon Jurek | Blue | 4-1 | 21 | AZ | – | ||||
| 16 | Kain Maldonado | Intermediate | 14-4 | 21 | AZ | – | ||||
| 17 | Alina Schmidt | White | 1-0 | 1 | AZ | – | ||||
| 18 | Ian Maldonado | Intermediate | 9-7 | 1 | AZ | – | ||||
| 19 | Sophia Metcalfe | White | 4-4 | 111 | AZ | – | ||||
| 20 | Beau Baldacci | Grey | 5-4 | 1 | AZ | – | ||||
| 21 | Barrett Ferger | Grey | 2-1 | 1 | AZ | – | ||||
| 22 | James Guerra | Grey | 2-4 | 2 | AZ | – | ||||
| 23 | Stella Baldacci | Grey | 3-0 | – | 2 | AZ | – | |||
| 24 | Michael Ayala | Grey | 1-2 | AZ | – | |||||
| 25 | Pinto Odom | White | 4-9 | 21 | AZ | – |
08FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Refuge BJJ in Phoenix, AZ has 164 tracked competitors on Jits.gg.
Refuge BJJ is ranked #55 nationally on Jits.gg with a power score of 4410.3.
Refuge BJJ competitors have earned 165 gold, 95 silver, 52 bronze medals in tracked tournaments.
Refuge BJJ is located in Phoenix, AZ. View their full roster, rankings, and tournament results on Jits.gg.
Refuge BJJ competitors have a 10% submission rate across tracked matches — compare to other AZ academies on Jits.gg.
Refuge BJJ is ranked #55 nationally among AZ academies with 164 competitors. View detailed academy analytics on Jits.gg.
Refuge BJJ has 164 competitors who have earned 312 medals across tracked tournaments. View their full competition history, fighter development stats, and academy rankings on Jits.gg.
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