Hernandez Submits a 5,061-Jits Fighter in Orlando (Mar 21-22)

Thia Torres of Carlson Gracie Team @ Triple Crown Athletic goes 4-1 at the 2026 AGF Louisville Championships — all four wins by submission. At 2,992 Jits and a 7-4 career record, Four opponents, four submissions, one loss.

Lana Underwood of ODINS HALLS BJJ posts a 6-0 weekend at the NAGA Utah Grappling Championship, gaining +980 Jits to reach 2,670. She shares the gym with Aydrian Peebles, who goes 3-0 at the same event and gains +1,067 Jits to reach 2,257. Two ODINS HALLS fighters posted perfect weekends.

Aubrey Guerra of Sentosa Martial Arts also goes 6-0 at NAGA Utah — a white belt with a 6-0 career record at 2,390 Jits. And Thomas Lee Wogaman of Alvarez Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu wins 2-0 with both by submission at United Grappling in Detroit. At 3,300 Jits and 11-1 career, he posts the weekend's highest rating among MVPs.

The weekend's deepest brackets belong to the ADCC South American Trials in Indaiatuba. Guilherme De Souza Medeiros of JACARE BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU wins 6 consecutive matches in the men's -77.0 kg division at the ADCC Trials. That is the weekend's longest single-division run. Martin Abeal wins 5 in the same -77.0 kg bracket.

At the ADCC Trials Youth, Nicolas Scapinelli and Marcos Murilo Vidal each win 5 matches in the boys 13-14 advanced -52.0 kg division. Vidal trains at White House Jiu-Jitsu School. Joao Freitas of ESCOLA MELQUI GALVAO takes 5 wins in the boys 15-17 advanced -65.0 kg division.

Stateside, Harlon Vela of HNL JIU JITSU wins 4 straight in the kids grey belt division at the FUJI BJJ Hawaii Spring Open. Blake Piza of Gracie Barra Jupiter — a grey belt at 6,293 Jits — runs through 7 opponents across gi and nogi at Newbreed Treasure Coast, all by submission.

John Hernandez of Nature BJJ SANFORD submits Zayn Jaber at the PBJJF Orlando Spring International Open. The gap: 3,781 Jits. The win probability: 1.3%. Hernandez finishes the weekend 5-2 at 2,769 Jits. Henzo Santos of Harmony Jiu Jitsu also beats Jaber at the same event — a 2,997-Jits gap on points. Two losses to underdogs in the same tournament for a 5,061-Jits fighter.

Logan Ryder of Glory Martial Arts Center beats Luca Caruso twice at the NAGA Long Island Grappling Championship — both by points. The first win closes a 3,590-Jits gap (1.6% win probability). The second closes 3,150. Ryder draws the same 5,544-Jits opponent twice and wins twice.

Giovanna Maia of Pimenta Jiu Jitsu closes a 2,963-Jits gap on points at PBJJF Orlando — the weekend's third-widest upset at 3.2% win probability.

Several notable win streaks end this weekend. Azalea Dezirae Hinzo ends Mikayla Whitaker's 17-win streak at Phoenix XI Gi. Kekoa Samuela hands Jacob Miles his first career loss after a 23-0 start at NAGA Utah. Anton Barnak ends Logan Daniel Thomas's 11-win streak at AGF Louisville. Aracely Janelle Stevens ends Tyson T-city Franklin's 8-win streak at FUJI BJJ Lansing. Apollo Amores beats Jacob Aiden Baquero by submission at Newbreed Treasure Coast.

Lotus Club - Fight and Fitness leads the weekend with 67 medals (25 gold, 29 silver, 13 bronze) from 60 competitors across the JJWL Phoenix XI doubleheader. They top the academy leaderboard at both the gi and nogi events in Tempe.

Reaction MMA/SAS Team takes 42 medals (22 gold, 12 silver, 8 bronze) from just 18 competitors at AGF Louisville — a gold rate of 52% and a medal efficiency of 2.3 per fighter. Gracie Barra Chandler adds 39 medals (20 gold, 16 silver, 3 bronze) from 43 competitors at Phoenix XI. Black Tie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu takes 28 medals from 11 fighters at FUJI BJJ Lansing, and Lone Wolf BJJ leads the Grappling X Oregon State Championships with 39 medals from 20 competitors.

The risers table this weekend is dominated by new fighters whose Glicko-2 ratings are still calibrating. Dusty Gonzalez gains the most raw Jits — +1,329 — on a 4-2 weekend to reach 2,319. John Hernandez gains +1,099 on a 5-2 weekend that includes the 3,781-Jits upset over Jaber. Myla Dollop gains +1,222 on a perfect 4-0 weekend. Aydrian Peebles of ODINS HALLS BJJ gains +1,067 going 3-0.

Among the larger gains, Lana Underwood gains +980 on her 6-0 weekend, and Eli Cortez gains +850 going 5-0. Gilbert Janda adds +986 on a 5-0 debut.

On the other side of the ledger, the weekend saw the usual rating compression for newer fighters adjusting after their first losses. No drops this weekend met the 50-match, 5,000-Jits threshold. Rating compression for newer fighters is normal calibration as match data accumulates.

Next Saturday brings nine events across six organizations. The ADCC US Open lands in Mesa, AZ — one week after the South American Trials showed what ADCC brackets look like at scale. NAGA Washington heads to Seattle and NAGA Nashville to Tennessee. Newbreed Dallas and Newbreed Virginia Beach open for the East Coast and Texas circuits. AGF Missoula and AGF Biloxi round out the AGF slate. FUJI BJJ Springfield, MO and United Grappling in Derry, NH complete the card. Mesa to Virginia Beach — every region gets a bracket.