A 49-Win Streak Ends in Houston

Adrianna Marie Sciacca does not leave a single match to the judges at Newbreed Jacksonville. Four opponents, four submissions, gold medal. The yellow belt from Gracie Barra Jupiter finishes every match she starts.

At NAGA Cincinnati, Oscar Rattermann takes gold with a 4-1 record, three of his wins by submission. His rivalry with Sonya Nodland now stands at 3-1 across four meetings — the kind of developing series that defines a local circuit.

Mason Huang Desjardins of Yamasaki Academy goes 11-0 at Grappling Industries Philadelphia — the highest single-weekend match total of any undefeated fighter. At 7,966 Jits, he is the highest-rated competitor in this week's deep bracket field.

Oskar Zheng of Glory Martial Arts Center and Maxwell Le Harelson of Alliance BJJ each go 6-0 in their respective brackets, both carrying 10+ win runs. At United Grappling Boise, Rosemary Jackman sweeps the 6-7 year old no gi grey belt division, and Afruz Melikulov of New York Fight Club goes 10-0 at Philadelphia.

Ilena Torrealba of Renzo Gracie Team, rated at 5,670 Jits, falls three times at NAGA Houston — twice to Tory Kim and once to Luna Belle Abdullah. Both opponents entered rated below 1,200 Jits. Three losses to two sub-1,200 fighters in one day.

The streak-breaking continues from last week. Elias Kim falls at 49-0 to Craioveanu. Huxley Howard of Gracie Barra Kuna sees a 29-win streak end at United Grappling Boise when Karter Calhoun takes him down. Elizabeth Faith Acuff at 18-0, Jared Mojado at 17-0, Brandon Vetere at 15-0 — all broken this weekend.

Pablo Silva BJJ dominates the academy race with 69 medals from 51 fighters at NAGA Houston — a 1.4 medals-per-fighter rate with 40 golds. Labyrinth BJJ runs the most gold-heavy operation: 20 golds from 17 fighters, converting 71% of their medals to gold. Tiger Kang MMA sends just 15 fighters to GI Philadelphia and collects 29 medals.

Cody Martin of Achieve Jiu Jitsu Academy gains +4,950 Jits on a 9-1 weekend — the biggest single-weekend move across all seven tournaments. The blue belt climbs to 1,935 Jits and Novice tier, a significant jump from an unrated start.

Ed Marcavage of Team Balance goes 6-0 for +4,520 Jits at GI Philadelphia. Mason Huang Desjardins turns that 11-0 run into +4,410 Jits, climbing to 7,966 Jits at Prodigy tier. On the drops side, Charlie Veregge takes the steepest fall: -4,530 Jits on a 1-5 weekend, the largest single drop of the season so far.

Risers

Drops

Two weekends into 2025 and the pattern is clear: the long streaks built during the fall circuit are falling fast. Twelve streaks of 13+ wins have been broken across ten days. The early-season recalibration is real — fighters returning from holiday breaks are meeting opponents who spent December training, and the ratings are adjusting accordingly. The question is whether the next wave of streak-builders has already started.