Kansas City Expo Crosses 1,000 Matches as Eight Orgs Run Fifteen Tournaments

Adrian Ramirez of VALIANT ACADEMY enters AGF Amarillo and runs the table. Six matches, six wins, gold. Three by submission, three by points. His win over Shelby Edwards of Culture BJJ is the weekend's single biggest upset — a 3,280-Jits gap at 2.2% win probability. The system gives him +4,950 Jits for the weekend, the largest MVP gain across all fifteen tournaments.

Emma Grace Sayapin of TMAF BJJ goes 2-0 at Newbreed Charlotte with two submissions, including one over Shahana Shams of Pedigo Submission Fighting. Annabeth Gregory of Guetho - Bueno BJJ does the same thing at NAGA Lubbock — four matches, four submissions, gold.

Grappling Industries Washington State produces the weekend's deepest brackets. Adam Gassab of Songer Combat Sports wins six straight in the Gi white belt 6-7 division, then crosses to No Gi and wins six more — twelve bracket wins in one day. Connor Nelson of Suncoast Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu matches him with six wins in Gi grey belt 8-9 and six more in No Gi at 5,110 Jits. Eli Iraheta of Team Wise runs six in the Gi grey belt 6-7 bracket at 5,893 Jits — the highest-rated fighter in any deep bracket this weekend.

In San Antonio, Jacinto Hernandez III of Ultimate Submission Academy wins six straight in the Gi grey belt 10-11 bracket at 6,323 Jits. Titus Carlin of Musquiz Jiu Jitsu does it in the Gi white belt 6-7 bracket. Two six-win runs in the same tournament, different weight classes.

The rivalry numbers tell the story of how many times these circuits loop back. Logan Daniel Burke and Jeremiah Smith meet for the twenty-second time at Newbreed Charlotte. They are tied 11-11. Eva Leal leads Matson Robert Jones 8-4 across twelve meetings at the same event.

Five win streaks of twelve or more fall in a single weekend. Maxwell Trochimowicz of Tiger Kang MMA carries a 20-0 record into Grappling Industries Philadelphia — Jake Dumas ends it. Joshua Maran of Creston Combat Fitness (19-0) falls to Michael Kvinta at AGF Coeur d'Alene. Slate Taylor of SBG Texas (18-0) drops to Selah Chon in San Antonio.

Kourtney MacLeod of Independent KiKo (12-0) loses to Annabel Sakura Ibanez of Behring Puerto Rico at NAGA Greensboro — a 1,888-Jits gap and a submission. MacLeod leads their rivalry 4-1. Ibanez just made it 4-2.

CDA Jiu-Jitsu runs the weekend. 47 medals from 18 fighters — a 2.6 medals-per-fighter rate. Twenty golds. They dominate AGF Coeur d'Alene from their home base in northern Idaho. SAS Philadelphia BJJ collects 32 medals but only 4 are gold — 15 silvers and 13 bronzes mean deep brackets and close finals.

Erick Carranza of Kingsway Jiu Jitsu gains +8,710 Jits on an 8-1 weekend — the biggest single-weekend Glicko-2 move across all fifteen tournaments. Michael Amabile of Collective Jiu Jitsu goes 5-0 for +7,930 Jits. Jaida Aquino of West Coast JJ runs the highest volume among risers at 10-0 for +6,780 Jits.

On the drops side, Cole DeMarco of Endgame BJJ takes the hardest fall: -3,650 Jits on a 2-4 weekend. Liam Niles of Mongoose BJJ goes 0-8 for -3,540 Jits — eight losses in one tournament.

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Next weekend continues the January expansion. Twelve tournaments across eight organizations fill the schedule. ADCC opens its US Open in San Diego. Grappling Industries runs Denver, Houston, and Long Island. FUJI BJJ heads to Chattanooga. The circuit is at full speed.