
Vagabond Brazilian Jiu Jitsu ARES BJJ USA dominated the 2025 AGF Midland Open, securing 38 gold medals across 111 total placements to lead all 45 competing academies. Grey belt Zion Hill (Fortified fitness, rating 6702) and Kari Taylor (All American MMA, rating 6282) each captured multiple gold medals as top individual performers. Adrian Tavarez earned Tournament MVP honors in a 606-match event across 115 divisions.
The tournament recorded a 53% submission rate across 605 decided matches, running 3 points below the American Grappling Federation's 56% seasonal average. Youth white male ROOSTER III (UP TO 55 LBS) nogi emerged as the deepest division with 17 placements, indicating concentrated competition at the entry-level youth bracket. The submission-to-decision split (319 to 275) remained relatively balanced despite the sub-average finish rate.
Águila JiuJitsu finished second with 25 total medals (14 gold), while RuFFhouse MMA and LEAD BJJ claimed third with 34 combined placements. Mushin BJJ Academy and Fortified fitness each converted limited entries into efficient medal counts, posting 12 and 10 golds respectively from smaller rosters. GRIT Factory Cicero Costha USA placed Adreli Escontrias (grey belt, rating 6211) among the top medal earners despite finishing 10th in team standings with only 10 total placements.
| # | Academy | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Vagabond Brazilian Jiu Jitsu ARES BJJ USA | 36 | 47 | 25 | 108 |
| 2 | Águila JiuJitsu | 14 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 3 | RuFFhouse MMA LEAD BJJ | 13 | 13 | 8 | 34 |
| 4 | The Works MMA | 10 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Fortified fitness | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
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Entered ranked #210 of 278 by JITS rating(1,043)