United Grappling - Sacramento - March 29th drew 88 competitors from 12 academies in Sacramento, United States. 12 gold medals were awarded across all divisions. View full results, brackets, and academy standings below.
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Alex Spain | 1,492 | Empire Brazilian Jiu Jitsu | 4-2 |
| 2 | Sylvia Her | 1,080 | Gracie Barra (usa) | 2-8 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Zakariya Holikov | 3,048 | Gracie Barra Roseville | 24-8 |
| 2 | Luke Berry | 1,474 | Empire Brazilian Jiu Jitsu | 9-5 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Tatum Spain | 2,175 | Empire Jiu-jitsu | 5-2 |
| 2 | Aubrey Walker | 1,020 | The Golden State Sport Club | 0-4 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Eliza Ismagzamova | 6,219 | Satori No Michi Dojo | 65-17 |
| 2 | Aubrey Walker | 1,020 | The Golden State Sport Club | 0-4 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Kylie Cabbat | 6,349 | Gracie Barra Roseville | 21-6 |
| 2 | Eliza Ismagzamova | 6,219 | Satori No Michi Dojo | 65-17 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Preston Machado | 2,022 | Ralph Gracie BJJ Sacramento | 6-1 |
| 2 | Joaquin Diaz | 1,048 | Gracie Barra Roseville | 1-2 |
| # | Academy | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gracie Barra Roseville GRACIE BARRA | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | JG ACADEMY - TRACY ASPIRE TO INSPIRE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | GRACIE BARRA (USA) GRACIE BARRA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Satori no Michi dojo | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Empire Brazilian Jiu Jitsu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| JITS | Fighter | Academy | Record | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,219 | Eliza Ismagzamova 65-1726 golds5 comps14+ monthsTop 2% | Satori No Michi Dojo | 65-17 | 2661 |
| 3,477 | Jeremiah Her 47-815 golds9 comps12+ months | Elite Team International | 47-8 | 1572 |
| 3,477 | Jeremiah Her 47-815 golds9 comps12+ months | Elite Team International | 47-8 | 1572 |
| 3,393 | Nikita Sabadin 33-95 golds12+ months | Satori No Michi Dojo | 33-9 | 565 |
| 3,393 | Nikita Sabadin 33-95 golds12+ months | Satori No Michi Dojo | 33-9 | 565 |
| 3,076 | Cole Berry 5 golds12+ monthsTop 2% | Empire Brazilian Jiu Jitsu | 12-0 | 5 |
| 3,076 | Cole Berry 5 golds12+ monthsTop 2% | Empire Brazilian Jiu Jitsu | 12-0 | 5 |
| 3,048 | Zakariya Holikov 24-88 golds10 comps12+ monthsTop 2% | Gracie Barra Roseville CA | 24-8 | 842 |
| 2,390 | Jase Vigay 35-215 golds10 comps12+ months | Gracie Barra Roseville CA | 35-21 | 566 |
| 2,390 | Jase Vigay 35-215 golds10 comps12+ months | Gracie Barra Roseville CA | 35-21 | 566 |
IBJJF has three promotion timelines, and even the slowest one moves a white belt to grey in under 12 months. Their fastest system? Five months. An active competitor who is regularly entering tournaments and winning should be promoted significantly faster — not held back to medal farm off noobs.
There is no legitimate reason for a competitive athlete with 15+ wins and multiple gold medals to still be at white belt after a year. None. If they’re good enough to win that consistently, they’re good enough to be promoted. Every gold medal they continue to win at white belt is taken from an athlete actually competing at their real level.
This is killing youth BJJ.
A kid who shows up to their first tournament and gets smashed by someone more experienced doesn’t sign up for a second one. They quit. Their parents pull them out. And the sport shrinks so that a handful of people can pad their medal counts for Instagram.
The IBJJF recognized this exact problem at the adult level in 2022 and eliminated minimum time-at-belt for dominant competitors. Youth brackets — where the damage falls on kids — have zero protection.
What you can do: If a flagged competitor is in your child’s bracket, contact the tournament organizer before the event.