United Grappling in Las Vegas drew 115 competitors from 10 academies in Las Vegas, NV, United States. 27 gold medals were awarded across all divisions. View full results, brackets, and academy standings below.
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jude Boggs | 6,562 | Assassin Grappling Academy (aga) Vegas | 31-9 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Jude Boggs | 6,562 | Assassin Grappling Academy (aga) Vegas | 31-9 |
| 2 | Hayk Hayrapetyan | — | 10th Planet Las Vegas | 6-5 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Raymond Valencia | 2,259 | Cascao Jiu Jitsu | 10-7 |
| 2 | Kainoa Sampaio | 1,891 | Cascao Jiu Jitsu | 3-2 |
| 3 | Kleralyn-aliźe Villa | — | Cascao Jiu Jitsu | — |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Kainoa Sampaio | 1,891 | Cascao Jiu Jitsu | 3-2 |
| 2 | Kleralyn-aliźe Villa | — | Cascao Jiu Jitsu | — |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raiden Fernandez | 2,389 | Odins Halls BJJ | 4-0 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raiden Fernandez | 2,389 | Odins Halls BJJ | 4-0 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Barnes | — | Odins Halls BJJ | — |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Barnes | — | Odins Halls BJJ | — |
| # | Academy | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atos Jiu-Jitsu Las Vegas ATOS | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 10th Planet Las Vegas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Gracie Barra West Las Vegas | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Zenith Jiu Jitsu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Xtreme Couture MMA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JITS | Fighter | Academy | Record | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,460 | Benjamin Myers 58-1812 golds14+ monthsTop 0.1% | Atos Lv | 58-18 | 1262 |
| 7,912 | Jaxson Hollis 30-27 golds14+ monthsTop 0.1% | 10th Planet Las Vegas | 30-2 | 7 |
| 7,275 | Arabella Grace Daen Brackett 56-1219 golds14+ monthsTop 0% | Atos Lv | 56-12 | 1926 |
| 7,275 | Arabella Grace Daen Brackett 56-1219 golds14+ monthsTop 0% | Atos Lv | 56-12 | 1926 |
| 7,168 | Brody Gunner Coray 66-1419 golds14+ monthsTop 1% | Tac Team BJJ | 66-14 | 1972 |
| 7,168 | Brody Gunner Coray 66-1419 golds14+ monthsTop 1% | Tac Team BJJ | 66-14 | 1972 |
| 6,936 | Eliyah Cabatino Velasquez 38-012 golds14+ monthsTop 0% | Atos Jiu-jitsu | 38-0 | 12 |
| 6,936 | Eliyah Cabatino Velasquez 38-012 golds14+ monthsTop 0% | Atos Jiu-jitsu | 38-0 | 12 |
| 6,792 | Joel Thomas Flynn 35-79 golds14+ monthsTop 0% | Tac Team BJJ | 35-7 | 923 |
| 6,792 | Joel Thomas Flynn 35-79 golds14+ monthsTop 0% | Tac Team BJJ | 35-7 | 923 |
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.