2,323Academy Score · Elite
40Fighters
169Total Wins
25157
Medals1,545Avg Rating
Jits.gg Review
Vitor ShaoIin BJJ is a results-driven youth program with 40 competitors across 20 tournaments.
They win gold 36% of the time, finish 43% of wins by submission, retain 60% of first-time competitors.
A technically advanced program in Scotch Plains — the competition results speak for themselves.
01Competitive Intelligence
Tournament Performance
Gold Medal
Rate
Win rate across 20 tracked tournaments, benchmarked against medium-size academies.
36%GOLD MEDAL RATE▲ 30 vs similar academies
25GOLD MEDALS
Among 657 medium academies, above average gold rate.
36%
-8% below NJ Avg
NJ Avg 44%
Vitor ShaoIin BJJ 36%
Global Avg 40%
Medium Avg 5%
0%
100%
Vitor ShaoIin BJJ has won 25 gold medals across 264 entries in 20 tournaments.Gold medal rate measures how often fighters reach the top of the podium — a 36% 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 Vitor ShaoIin BJJ closes out victories.
43%FINISH RATE▼ 7 vs similar academies
54TOTAL SUBMISSIONS
Similar-size avg: 50%
Submission
54 · 43%
regional · 56%
Points
65 · 52%
regional · 44%
Decision
7 · 6%
Vitor ShaoIin BJJ wins are split roughly evenly: 43% by submission, 57% by points or decision.That's 54 finishes across 126 tracked wins. Fighters are trained to finish when the opening is there and control when it's not.Belt-adjusted finish rate is -13pp vs expected for their belt composition — near the national median.The national median is 49%. Vitor ShaoIin BJJ is in that range — a program that develops both sides of the game.
Tournament
Outcomes
Placement distribution across all tracked competitions.
148TOTAL PLACEMENTS
30%GOLD CONVERSION
Similar-size avg: 5% gold
THIS ACADEMY — 148 placements
Gold 30% (45)
Silver 34% (50)
Bronze 21% (31)
4th 15% (22)
NJ Avg
Gold 42%
Silver 40%
Bronze 19%
Out of 148 tracked placements, 64% result in gold or silver. Only 22 times has a Vitor ShaoIin 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.
33RANKED FIGHTERS
8ELITE+ TIER
24% of roster is Elite or higher
THIS ACADEMY33
36%
15%
24%
12%
NJ Avg Academy13
54%
15%
15%
15%
36% Novice(12)
15% Prospect(5)
24% Advanced(8)
12% Elite(4)
9% Prodigy(3)
3% S-Tier(1)
Every Vitor ShaoIin BJJ fighter is ranked against all fighters at their belt level nationwide. 12 fighters rank in the top 5% nationally (Elite or above), including 1 S-Tier fighter — the top 0.1% in the country.The deep bench of 5 Prospects and 8 Veterans is the pipeline. Most academies are top-heavy in one tier.Vitor ShaoIin BJJ produces competitors at every level.
Belt
Breakdown
Performance metrics segmented by belt level.
49ACTIVE FIGHTERS
6BELT LEVELS
Strongest: Grey (26 fighters)
0%25%50%75%100%
White2
▼5▼50
Grey26
▲36▼5
Yellow14
▲23▼3
Orange4
▲28
Green1
▲28▼50
Blue+2
▲45▲17
Gold Rate
Sub Rate
Medium Avg
Vitor ShaoIin BJJ is a youth-dominant program. Grey and white belts make up 57% of the active roster — 49 ranked fighters across all belt levels.The grey belts are the standout division: 42% win rate and 45% submission rate across 26 fighters.If your child is a grey belt, they'll train alongside 26 other grey belts who compete regularly.
Male vs Female
31
Fighters
Gold Rate
27%
regional 45%
Sub Rate
36%
regional 57%
Win Rate
55%
regional 73%
Retention
74%
regional 42%
10
Fighters
Gold Rate
39%
regional 45%
Sub Rate
29%
regional 59%
Win Rate
53%
regional 69%
Retention
80%
regional 42%
31
Male Fighters
Gold Rate
27%
regional 45%
Sub Rate
36%
regional 57%
Win Rate
55%
regional 73%
Retention
74%
regional 42%
10
Female Fighters
Gold Rate
39%
regional 45%
Sub Rate
29%
regional 59%
Win Rate
53%
regional 69%
Retention
80%
regional 42%
Vitor ShaoIin BJJ has 10 active female competitors — one of the larger girls programs in NJ.The girls don't just show up. They win: 53% win rate and 39 gold medals. That's nearly identical to the boys' 55% 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 11 months.
259TRACKED MATCHES
283EST. MATCHES/YEAR
Similar-size avg: ~240/year
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Vitor ShaoIin BJJ competes year-round. 259 tracked matches across 11 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.
60%RETURN RATE▲ 11 vs similar academies
24RETURNING FIGHTERS
Similar-size avg: 49%
60%
+18% above NJ Avg
NJ Avg 42%
Vitor ShaoIin BJJ 60%
Global Avg 52%
Medium Avg 49%
0%
100%
After a kid's first tournament, do they come back?At Vitor ShaoIin BJJ, 24 of 40 fighters return for a second competition.Across NJ, the average is roughly 42%. 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
#421NATIONAL RANK
Similar-size avg: 2%
#1
NJ
of academies
#421
National
power rank
2323.3
Power Score
NJ avg: 56.6 · Global: 40.5
Performance is strongest at specific belt levels at Vitor ShaoIin 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
122Competition entries
304Tracked matches
20Tournaments
7Organizations
2025–2026Data window
02Top Fighters
| # | Fighter | Belt | M/F | St | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zane Caleb Linares | Grey | 23-3 | 921 | NJ | – | ||||
| 2 | Erin P Atayeva | Grey | 10-0 | 5 | NJ | – | ||||
| 3 | Liam Logan Linares | Yellow | 16-7 | 443 | NJ | – | ||||
| 4 | Zoe Rose Poznanski | Green | 9-4 | – | 32 | NJ | – | |||
| 5 | Nico Vincent Cursi | Blue | 7-3 | 121 | NJ | – | ||||
| 6 | Joey Gabriele | Yellow | 11-7 | 232 | NJ | – | ||||
| 7 | Lucas Alexander Nijborg | Grey | 4-2 | 11 | NJ | – | ||||
| 8 | Angela Rosalia Parisi | Grey | 10-7 | 332 | NJ | – |
05Roster & Results
| # | Fighter | Belt | M/F | St | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zane Caleb Linares | Grey | 23-3 | 921 | NJ | – | ||||
| 2 | Erin P Atayeva | Grey | 10-0 | 5 | NJ | – | ||||
| 3 | Liam Logan Linares | Yellow | 16-7 | 443 | NJ | – | ||||
| 4 | Zoe Rose Poznanski | Green | 9-4 | – | 32 | NJ | – | |||
| 5 | Nico Vincent Cursi | Blue | 7-3 | 121 | NJ | – | ||||
| 6 | Joey Gabriele | Yellow | 11-7 | 232 | NJ | – | ||||
| 7 | Lucas Alexander Nijborg | Grey | 4-2 | 11 | NJ | – | ||||
| 8 | Angela Rosalia Parisi | Grey | 10-7 | 332 | NJ | – | ||||
| 9 | Ronan Dean Kelly | Grey | 15-16 | 252 | NJ | – | ||||
| 10 | Mikaela Sofia Ricardo | Yellow | 6-4 | 34 | NJ | – | ||||
| 11 | Caleb Rizzo | Blue | 3-1 | – | 1 | NJ | – | |||
| 12 | Dylan Blanchard | Grey | 2-1 | – | 1 | NJ | – | |||
| 13 | Shayne Cursi | Yellow | 2-1 | – | 1 | NJ | – | |||
| 14 | Joseph Peter Gabriele | Yellow | 2-2 | – | 2 | NJ | – | |||
| 15 | Yonatan Samuel Greenfield | Yellow | 8-8 | 44 | NJ | – | ||||
| 16 | Theo Cavalcanti de Melo | Grey | 2-0 | – | 1 | NJ | – | |||
| 17 | Francesca Alessandra Munoz | Grey | 2-6 | 21 | NJ | – | ||||
| 18 | Alexander P Atayev | Grey | 3-6 | – | 12 | NJ | – | |||
| 19 | John Sawyer Farrell | Yellow | 11-11 | 432 | NJ | – | ||||
| 20 | Henry Machado | Grey | 1-2 | – | NJ | – | ||||
| 21 | Gunnar Glen Bliwise | Grey | 4-6 | – | 14 | NJ | – | |||
| 22 | Caleb Rizzo | Blue | 1-2 | – | NJ | – | ||||
| 23 | Carmen Carolina Gonzalez | Yellow | 1-10 | 11 | NJ | – | ||||
| 24 | Ryder William Choi | Yellow | 6-11 | 224 | NJ | – | ||||
| 25 | Dylan Harrison Kramer | Yellow | 1-3 | – | 2 | NJ | – |
08FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Vitor ShaoIin BJJ in Scotch Plains, NJ has 40 tracked competitors on Jits.gg.
Vitor ShaoIin BJJ is ranked #421 nationally on Jits.gg with a power score of 2323.3.
Vitor ShaoIin BJJ competitors have earned 46 gold, 50 silver, 31 bronze medals in tracked tournaments.
Vitor ShaoIin BJJ is located in Scotch Plains, NJ. View their full roster, rankings, and tournament results on Jits.gg.
Vitor ShaoIin BJJ is ranked #421 nationally among NJ academies with 40 competitors. View detailed academy analytics on Jits.gg.
Vitor ShaoIin BJJ has 40 competitors who have earned 127 medals across tracked tournaments. View their full competition history, fighter development stats, and academy rankings on Jits.gg.
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