Weekly recaps, upsets, rating changes, and data from 84,000+ rated youth BJJ fighters across 17 organizations.
201 matches across 26 tournaments and a single win separating them. Pablo Silva BJJ vs Labyrinth BJJ is the tightest high-volume academy rivalry in the Jits.gg database.
Five of the highest-rated youth BJJ fighters in the country spent 10+ matches below 2,000 Jits. Gabriel Ferreira was below 2,000 after 53 matches. Now he is 135-23.
A 2,723-Jits upset, a 12-match rivalry, and three separate 3,500+ Jits gaps. The IBJJF Indianapolis Kids International Open delivers 140 matches of Midwest grit.
Art of Jiu Jitsu turns Costa Mesa into a medal factory with 41 golds from 79 fighters. Charlotte Kleintank arrives as the top seed from out of town and takes the highest-rated gold.
Dallas XIV Gi draws 862 competitors and 1,039 matches with a 46% submission rate. Pablo Silva BJJ, CJJF Prosper, and Northern Tribe battle for academy supremacy in Frisco.
Dallas XIV NoGi pushes the submission rate to 55% as Northern Tribe takes the top spot over Pablo Silva BJJ. Luke Sias earns double gold across both formats.
Two brothers from the same gym have fought 54 times. A 0-15 record that keeps showing up. A dead-even series at 10-11 across different academies. Youth BJJ creates rivalries that last for years -- and the data captures every meeting.
Conventional wisdom says higher belts submit less. 254,670 youth BJJ matches tell the opposite story -- sub rate climbs from 49.9% at white belt to 62.2% at green.
Of the 9,862 youth fighters who reach 3,000 Jits, only 340 break through to 5,000. The data reveals what separates the 3.5% who make it.
What 76,924 competitors and 389,856 matches reveal about the moment that grows the sport, at every level.
Biggest upsets, rating changes, and competition data every Monday.