Golden State XII Anchors a 6,969-Match Weekend

Joaquin Ivan Guzman of Gracie Barra Maricopa does not leave a single match standing at NAGA Phoenix. Five opponents, five submissions, gold medal. The grey belt gains +1,120 Jits — the largest delta among gold medalists this weekend.

Ollyana Parker takes gold at NAGA Pensacola with four wins, and Max Leyva leads the Rilion Gracie Miami Lakes contingent to gold at Newbreed Coral Springs. At Golden State XII, Dominic Silva of Trujitsu gains +1,380 Jits on just two matches — both high-quality wins against rated opponents.

Misha Pilipenko of Heva BJJ goes 12-0 at GI Washington State, sweeping multiple brackets on the way to +4,390 Jits and Prodigy tier. Wyatt Rodriguez of Isla Jiu Jitsu Academy matches the pace with 11-0 at the same tournament.

Al-Abed Taha of Rising Sun BJJ posts seven wins in a single bracket at GI New Jersey — the deepest single-division run of the weekend. Mateo Bamba of Gracie Humaita Austin goes 11-0 at GI Austin, and Cael McDowell of John's Gym Georgetown runs 10-0 at the same event.

All three of the weekend's biggest upsets come from Golden State XII, which stacks enough talent in one venue to make 3,500-Jits gaps a repeatable event. Bodie Dare beats Maddox Mccoy twice across gi brackets, closing a 3,500-Jits gap both times.

The streak-breaking shows no signs of slowing. Max Jaramillo falls at 46-0 to Imran Toska at NAGA Phoenix. Vidal Salomon Carmona loses a 28-win streak at Newbreed Coral Springs. MacKenzie Kealy-Figueroa at 24-0, Myles Khuu at 23-0, and Mason Jew at 23-0 — all broken this weekend. January 2025 has now produced five streak-breaks of 20+ wins.

Elite Team International leads the weekend with 55 medals from 63 fighters at Golden State XII, converting 29 to gold. Rilion Gracie Miami Lakes runs the most medal-efficient program: 37 medals from 29 fighters at Newbreed Coral Springs, with 22 golds. On the Panhandle, CHECKMAT DAPHNE and Checkmat Gulf Breeze BJJ combine for 71 medals at NAGA Pensacola — the Checkmat network controls the Gulf Coast.

Ariela Consuelo Infante of All American MMA gains +5,200 Jits on a perfect 10-0 weekend — the biggest move across all twelve tournaments. The yellow belt reaches S-Tier at 7,563 Jits.

Gunnar Doggett of Methow Combat Club goes 8-0 for +5,170 Jits at GI Washington State. Joshua Burgess of Big Mike's BJJ matches the 8-0 pace for +4,980 Jits. On the drops side, Adrian Rangel of Scramble BJJ & Wrestling takes the steepest fall: -2,810 Jits on a 0-8 weekend.

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January closes with nearly 7,000 matches in a single weekend and eight streak-breaks of 20+ wins across the month. The JJWL circuit on the West Coast and the NAGA/Newbreed corridor through the Southeast are producing enough volume to force the ratings into rapid recalibration. February should bring the first wave of fighters whose January results have stabilized into reliable ratings — and the matchups will get tighter.