Lily Lan Chen

Lily Lan Chen is a Grey belt from BRASA CTA in San Jose, CA, competing with an across 4 tournaments. Her 75% submission rate ranks in the top 7% of Grey belts—30 points above the 45% belt average—and she has secured 5 gold medals, 1 silver, and 1 bronze. At #1422 in belt rankings and #2677 globally, Chen sits in the 95th percentile with a JITS rating of 2916. All 8 of Chen's wins came against higher-rated opponents, including a notable victory over Eleanor Murray (−1428 point gap).

Her development velocity index registers at +187.3 points per month, placing her in the 90th percentile for growth rate and marking her as a dominant upward trend. Competing exclusively in NAGA events across 10 total matches, Chen shows a 80% win rate—30 points above the 50% belt average—with stronger performance in the gi (1575 rating, 9 matches) than no-gi (1420 rating, 4 matches).