A 51-Win Streak Falls in Oklahoma City
Twelve tournaments, six organizations, 6,622 matches. Three fighters lose 30-plus win streaks in a single weekend. Grappling Industries DMV produces ten six-win brackets.
Zion Hill walks into the 2025 AGF Oklahoma City Open on a 51-win streak. Case Steven Sullivan ends it. A 51-0 record becomes 51-1.
Twelve tournaments across six organizations produce 6,622 matches this weekend. AGF Oklahoma City leads with 1,627. Grappling Industries DMV runs 1,501. Between those two events alone, more than 3,100 matches go in the books — and ten fighters at DMV run six-win brackets in a single day.
Star Performances
Two submissions, gold medal. Beats Yohalbert Perez of Renzo Gracie Academy -- closing a 2,460-Jits gap -- en route to the weekend’s largest single-tournament Jits gain.
Seven wins -- six by submission -- and a gold medal at Newbreed South Carolina. The highest match volume among all MVPs.
Four submissions in four matches. Does not leave a single match to the judges.
Alex Lee Trejo does something rare: he breaks a 26-win streak on his way to gold. Yohalbert Perez of Renzo Gracie Academy enters the JJWL Florida X bracket at 4,750 Jits. Trejo submits him, then submits his next opponent, and walks out with +7,360 Jits on the week.
At Newbreed South Carolina, Hunter Jake Anderson grinds through nine matches. Seven wins, six by submission, and a gold medal. The two losses do not dent the Jits gain — Anderson's strength of schedule carried it.
The Deep Brackets
Grappling Industries DMV produces the most concentrated set of deep brackets in any single tournament this season. Ten fighters win six straight in their divisions — all at the same event, on the same day, in the Washington D.C. metro area.
Terran Sarmiento of Round Table BJJ, Ethan Crawford and Kai Baer of Alpha BJJ Chantilly, Alice Chouinard of Team Taino, Vincent Kahng of Fifty/50, Leon Rong Zachmy of Crazy 88, Kaiden James Colon of Native Jiu Jitsu, and Zachary McElwee of Cochabamba BJJ all run six-deep. That is sixty combined wins across ten brackets. DMV's 1,501 matches make it the second-largest event of the weekend, but its bracket depth is unmatched.
Upsets and Surprises
Lupardus edges a 6,200-Jits yellow belt on points in Gi Kids Challenger. He goes on to finish the weekend 10-2.
Delgado submits a 4,800-Jits grey belt. Not by points. By submission.
Another submission upset -- Cottengim taps a fighter rated 3,451 Jits above him at NAGA San Jose.
The streak-breaking wave from last weekend intensifies. Zion Hill loses for the first time ever at 51-0 — the longest active win streak to fall this season. Ivan Makarov (40-0) drops to Lorenzo Lopes at JJWL Florida X. Samantha Sandoval-Reyes (36-0) falls at NAGA San Jose. Lainey McKinney (34-0) loses to Blakelee Hedges, a white belt rated 1,060 Jits, at AGF Oklahoma City. Natalia Juliette Gordon (32-0) falls to Audrey Weldon by submission at JJWL Florida X.
Five fighters with 30-plus consecutive wins all lose in the same weekend. Last week it was four fighters with 20-plus. The sport is getting deeper.
Academy Report
| Academy | Fighters | Medals | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All American MMA | 15 | 48 | 22 | 15 | 11 |
| Conquest - Yukon | 22 | 44 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
| Triton Fight Center | 18 | 39 | 14 | 16 | 9 |
| ATTBAGA | 29 | 37 | 17 | 14 | 6 |
| Alpha BJJ Chantilly | 23 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
All American MMA runs the most efficient medal operation for the second time in three weeks: 48 medals from 15 fighters at AGF Oklahoma City, a 3.2 medals-per-fighter rate. Lupardus, the weekend's top upset winner, leads their squad with a 10-2 record and the largest Jits gain of any competitor this week.
Tournament Scoreboard
| Tournament | Org | Matches | Sub Rate | Top Academy | Takeaway |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGF Oklahoma City | AGF | 1,627 | 49% | All American MMA (48) | Hill's 51-win streak falls, McKinney's 34-win streak falls |
| GI DMV | Grappling Industries | 1,501 | 56% | Alpha BJJ Chantilly (36) | Ten six-win bracket runs in a single day |
| JJWL Florida X Gi | JJWL | 865 | 52% | Team Marcelo Pereira (26) | Makarov (40-0) and Gordon (32-0) both fall |
| GI Wisconsin Dells | Grappling Industries | 613 | 58% | Akagi Jiu-Jitsu (24) | Posey's 27-win streak snapped by Moles |
| NAGA San Jose | NAGA | 451 | 58% | Satori No Michi Dojo (23) | Sandoval-Reyes (36-0) loses first career match |
| JJWL Florida X NoGi | JJWL | 353 | 53% | ATTBAGA (19) | Gathogo (30-0) streak broken by Donawa |
| Newbreed SC State | Newbreed | 298 | 58% | Rilion Gracie Greenville (10) | Anderson grinds 7-2, six subs |
| GI Hawaii | Grappling Industries | 255 | 55% | Island Jiu Jitsu (24) | Island JJ controls the home field |
| NAGA Greensboro | NAGA | 223 | 56% | Battle Born BJJ (24) | Arroyo goes 2-0 for gold |
| Newbreed Nashville | Newbreed | 213 | 57% | ADG Jiu-Jitsu Smyrna (12) | Leiby goes 4-0, all submissions |
| PBJJF Pittsburgh | PBJJF | 121 | 51% | Stout PGH (21) | Stout PGH dominates with 21 medals |
| GI Albuquerque | Grappling Industries | 102 | 51% | Next Move JJ (25) | Next Move takes 25 medals from smallest field |
Monday Ratings Movers
Nicholas Lupardus of All American MMA gains +9,880 Jits on a 10-2 weekend at AGF Oklahoma City. Ten wins, two losses, and a jump to 4,568 Jits — the biggest single-weekend Glicko-2 move across all twelve tournaments.
Jack Raymond Moles breaks Caleb Posey's 27-win streak at Grappling Industries Wisconsin Dells and gains +8,120 Jits on a 4-1 weekend. On the drops side, Javier Marquez takes the hardest fall: -5,710 Jits on a 0-4 weekend, dropping to 2,139 Jits.
Risers
| # | Fighter | Record | Tier | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Lupardus | 10-2 | Prodigy | 4,568 | +9,880 |
| 2 | Jack Raymond Moles | 4-1 | Prodigy | 4,509 | +8,120 |
| 3 | Abdullah Dawud | 9-1 | Prodigy | 4,000 | +8,000 |
| 4 | Travis Cambronne | 6-0 | Prodigy | 4,249 | +7,950 |
| 5 | Jose Acosta | 6-0 | Prodigy | 3,450 | +7,660 |
| 6 | Chris Trado | 5-0 | Elite | 3,229 | +7,620 |
| 7 | Matt Morrell | 4-0 | Elite | 3,257 | +7,140 |
| 8 | Dean Gwadz | 9-2 | Prodigy | 4,321 | +7,010 |
| 9 | Matthew Morrow | 4-0 | Elite | 3,043 | +6,990 |
| 10 | Porter Foley | 7-0 | Prodigy | 4,452 | +6,950 |
Drops
| # | Fighter | Record | Tier | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javier Marquez | 0-4 | Elite | 2,139 | -5,710 |
| 2 | Mae-Pearl Lilly | 0-4 | Novice | 2,026 | -4,450 |
| 3 | Jay Jay Hansen | 1-4 | Elite | 3,480 | -3,570 |
| 4 | Mason Reyes | 1-3 | Elite | 5,282 | -3,430 |
| 5 | Natalia Gordon | 0-1 | Prodigy | 6,859 | -3,070 |
Looking Ahead
Two consecutive weekends of long-streak collapses — four 20-plus streaks last week, five 30-plus this week — suggest September is doing what September does. Competitors return from summer breaks, new academies enter the circuit, and the depth charts deepen. The long unbeaten runs built over spring and summer are now meeting fall competition.
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