
Team MAD Grappler dominated the NAGA Worlds Kids Championship, capturing 13 golds across 114 divisions to edge New York Fight Club's 13-gold haul. Zakharii Paseniuk (yellow belt, Maxum BJJ, rating 5450) and Nikolas Koshman (grey belt, 1 United MMA House, rating 5089) emerged as the tournament's top-rated gold medalists. Caleb Martin Smith earned Tournament MVP honors in a field that drew 111 academies and produced 216 total gold medals across 814 matches.
The submission rate of 43% fell 6 points below the North American Grappling Association's 49% seasonal average, indicating a points-heavy technical approach dominated kids' grappling at this event. The youth beginner male 50–59.9 gi division proved the deepest bracket with 18 placements, concentrating competition intensity in the youngest weight classes. This data pattern suggests younger competitors relied more on positional control than finishing techniques.
Snake Pit U.S.A. Catch Wrestling Association finished 7th with 7 golds from minimal entries (9 total medals), outpacing larger programs by medal efficiency. Tiger Schulmann's Elmwood Park captured 8 golds with only 10 total medals—a 80% gold conversion rate that ranked second-best among top-10 teams. New York Fight Club's 26-medal haul (13G, 9S, 4B) distributed medals across more divisions than Team MAD Grappler's concentrated 25-medal output, reflecting different team competition strategies.
| # | Academy | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | New York fight club | 13 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 2 | Team MAD Grappler | 13 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
| 3 | Tiger Kang MMA | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Esoteric Jiu Jitsu Academy | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Tiger Schulmann's Elmwood Park TEAM TIGER SCHULMANN'S | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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