A 33-Win Streak Falls in Midland
Nine tournaments, 2,930 matches, seven organizations. A 0.4% upset in Bossier, a 93% submission rate in Rosemont, and a 33-0 record broken.
Cahel Abram Valle walks into the 2026 AGF Midland Championships on a 33-win streak. He walks out 33-2. Eduardo Jesus Carrasco, a grey belt from Vagabond Brazilian Jiu Jitsu rated at 2,732 Jits, ends the run.
Nine tournaments across seven organizations produce 2,930 matches this weekend. NAGA San Antonio leads with 694. GOOD FIGHT: Tournament of Brotherly Love in Rosemont, Pennsylvania runs just 103 — and finishes 93% of them by submission.
Star Performances
Two submissions, two points wins, gold medal. Does not leave a single match to the judges unless he chooses to. Biggest win: a submission over Luca Andrew Mendez of Gracie Barra - Cibolo, closing a 2,180-Jits gap.
Earns gold despite a split record. His submission win over Rosie Carrillo — an 8,810-Jits orange belt at Standard Jiu Jitsu — covers a 2,690-Jits gap and drives the rating surge.
Gold medal weekend. Picks up a submission and a points win, including a 2,010-Jits upset over Maleki Xavier Gutierrez of Pablo Silva BJJ.
Two submissions at what appears to be her first tracked event. Walks in unrated and walks out with a number.
The weekend's standout performances come from opposite ends of the experience spectrum. Ezra Moreno enters NAGA San Antonio with a 2-2 career record and exits 6-2 with a gold medal and the largest Jits gain among all four-win fighters. His path runs through Luca Andrew Mendez, a 29-11 grey belt at Gracie Barra - Cibolo — not an easy draw for someone with two career wins.
Meanwhile at Newbreed Savannah, Ruben Perez proves that a 2-2 record tells you nothing without context. His two wins include a submission over Rosie Carrillo, who carries a 93-17 career record and an S-Tier Jits rating. That single result is worth more than most 4-0 weekends.
The Deep Brackets
Ranked 56th out of 93 fighters entering the tournament. Grinds through eight matches across multiple divisions in Bowling Green, Kentucky. A Cinderella run by any measure.
Wins four straight in his division, extending a 13-win streak — which ends later in the tournament when Adalynn Pratt, rated at just 1,280 Jits, hands him his first career loss.
The deep bracket phenomenon at Newbreed Savannah is worth a closer look. Four youth fighters — Colton Owen of May River BJJ, Joseph Owsley of Amelia Island BJJ, Dylan Speakman of Gracie Barra Summerville, and Salcedo — each win four straight in their divisions. That is sixteen consecutive wins across four brackets, all at the same tournament, on the same day.
At AGF Midland, John Hogue of Aguila JiuJitsu sweeps the 6-7 year old white belt bracket at 2,691 Jits. Raylan Hall does the same at FUJI Corvette Classic, running through four opponents in the 10-11 grey belt division at 5,633 Jits. Hall finishes the weekend 13-2 overall — the highest match volume of any fighter outside the top-10 field sizes.
Upsets and Surprises
McGee catches a 6,370-Jits yellow belt by submission in No Gi Kids Challenger. The weekend’s widest upset.
Johnson carries a 45-7 career record. Wolverton submits her at Newbreed Houston.
Beats Hernandez twice in Junior 2. Three wins and two losses on the career sheet — and two of those wins came against a fighter with 38.
Leskovec has 100 career wins. Martinez has four. Four is enough.
Several long win streaks snap beyond Valle's 33-0 falling at AGF Midland. Gunner Ellis (13-0) falls to Jobe Graham at AGF Bossier. Marcus Jernigan sees his 12-win streak broken by his own teammate Nathan Jernigan at Mountain Home. And Melody Galicia drops her 10-win streak to Lilliana Martin at NAGA San Antonio.
Academy Report
| Academy | Tournament | Fighters | Medals | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vagabond BJJ | AGF Midland | 34 | 68 | 25 | 28 | 15 |
| GB Summerville | Newbreed Savannah | 29 | 55 | 21 | 20 | 14 |
| Triad Martial Arts | AGF Bossier | 29 | 54 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
| Vital Brothers BJJ | Mountain Home | 25 | 41 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
| All American MMA | AGF Bossier | 8 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 |
All American MMA runs the most efficient operation of the weekend: 28 medals from 8 fighters, a 3.5 medals-per-fighter rate. Vital Brothers BJJ controls Mountain Home with 41 medals from 25 fighters — including the weekend's top riser, Cameron Short.
Tournament Scoreboard
| Tournament | Org | Matches | Sub Rate | Top Academy | Takeaway |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAGA San Antonio | NAGA | 694 | 51% | Ohana Academy (24) | Moreno goes 4-0, biggest field of the weekend |
| AGF Midland | AGF | 537 | 50% | Vagabond BJJ (68) | Valle's 33-win streak falls, Vagabond collects 68 medals |
| AGF Bossier | AGF | 506 | 56% | Triad Martial Arts (54) | McGee's 4,710-Jits upset leads all upsets this weekend |
| Newbreed Savannah | Newbreed | 444 | 51% | GB Summerville (55) | Four 4-win bracket runs in youth divisions |
| FUJI Corvette Classic | FUJI BJJ | 238 | 49% | 10PJJ Richmond (17) | Grizzle grinds through 8 matches |
| Newbreed Houston | Newbreed | 192 | 57% | Insight BJJ (23) | Cota goes 2-0, Wolverton pulls 4,130-Jits upset |
| IBJJF Indianapolis Kids | IBJJF | 146 | N/A | Checkmat (18) | Two 3,500+ Jits upsets in Kids International Open |
| GOOD FIGHT Brotherly Love | Good Fight | 103 | 93% | ZERO BJJ/SAS (14) | 93% sub rate, nearly every match finishes early |
| Mountain Home | United | 70 | 71% | Vital Brothers (41) | Vital Brothers controls the home tournament |
Monday Ratings Movers
Elijah Gil of Global Martial Arts gains +3,920 Jits on a perfect 8-0 weekend at AGF Bossier. Eight wins, zero losses, and a jump from 4,620 to 8,540 Jits — the biggest single-weekend Glicko-2 move across all nine tournaments.
Zachary Christian Ablola of Brazilian Top Team Jacksonville goes 4-0 for +3,622 Jits at Newbreed Savannah. Raylan Hall of 10PJJ Richmond grinds through 13 wins and 2 losses at FUJI Corvette Classic for +3,513 Jits. On the drops side, Anyah Rodgers takes the hardest fall: -1,244 Jits on a 1-4 weekend, dropping from 3,320 to 2,076.
Risers
| # | Fighter | Record | Tier | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elijah Gil | 8-0 | S-Tier | 8,540 | +3,920 |
| 2 | Zachary Ablola | 4-0 | S-Tier | 5,622 | +3,622 |
| 3 | Raylan Hall | 13-2 | S-Tier | 5,633 | +3,513 |
| 4 | Rosie Carrillo | 3-1 | S-Tier | 8,810 | +3,490 |
| 5 | Amilya Soares | 4-0 | S-Tier | 8,266 | +3,276 |
Drops
| # | Fighter | Record | Tier | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anyah Rodgers | 1-4 | Elite | 2,076 | -1,244 |
| 2 | Mateo Martinez | 0-4 | Prodigy | 3,375 | -735 |
| 3 | Melody Galicia | 1-3 | Elite | 2,323 | -617 |
| 4 | Maddox Robles | 2-5 | Elite | 2,786 | -524 |
| 5 | Josiah Rodriguez | 3-2 | Elite | 2,424 | -476 |
Looking Ahead
Next Saturday brings 10 events across the country. Newbreed Greenville and Newbreed Kansas City carry the Newbreed card. AGF runs a double-header at Oklahoma State and Pittsburgh. NAGA Baltimore and NAGA Amarillo keep NAGA's two-per-weekend pace. FUJI BJJ Auburn in Alabama and United Grappling Brooklyn in New York round out the schedule.
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