United Grappling in Sacramento July 12 drew 139 competitors from 21 academies in sacramento, United States. 37 gold medals were awarded across all divisions. View full results, brackets, and academy standings below.
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Mason Reyes | 5,282 | Satori No Michi Dojo | 28-9 |
| 2 | Ivan Petrovskiy | 1,925 | Granite Bay Jiu-jitsu | 11-14 |
| 3 | Lizzie Castro | 1,015 | Charles Gracie Tracy | 0-4 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Mason Reyes | 5,282 | Satori No Michi Dojo | 28-9 |
| 2 | Ivan Petrovskiy | 1,925 | Granite Bay Jiu-jitsu | 11-14 |
| 3 | Lizzie Castro | 1,015 | Charles Gracie Tracy | 0-4 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Kylie Cabbat | 6,349 | Gracie Barra Roseville | 21-6 |
| 2 | Maryjane Garcia-parrish | 3,049 | Nine 16 Jiu-jitsu | 11-1 |
| 3 | Ariana Lagura | 2,206 | By Any Means Jiu-jitsu | 6-12 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryjane Garcia-parrish | 3,049 | Nine 16 Jiu-jitsu | 11-1 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latefa Alami | 1,017 | Precision Jiu Jitsu Academy | 0-4 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Eden Vang | 4,258 | Cultivate Power Fighting Arts | 14-3 |
| 2 | Latefa Alami | 1,017 | Precision Jiu Jitsu Academy | 0-4 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Everett Hacker | 2,023 | Gracie Barra Roseville | 22-18 |
| 2 | Tyson Cote | 1,982 | Granite Bay Jiu-jitsu | 15-9 |
| 3 | Parker Carmichael | 1,016 | Empire Brazilian Jiu Jitsu | 0-4 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Everett Hacker | 2,023 | Gracie Barra Roseville | 22-18 |
| 2 | Tyson Cote | 1,982 | Granite Bay Jiu-jitsu | 15-9 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Elijah Dennis | 5,908 | Gracie Barra Roseville | 25-4 |
| 2 | Renzo Tuazon | 2,748 | Team Alpha BJJ | 5-5 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elijah Dennis | 5,908 | Gracie Barra Roseville | 25-4 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Oliver Alves | 2,193 | Stand Alone MMA (chico) | 9-3 |
| 2 | Elias Mendoza | 1,799 | Granite Bay Jiu-jitsu | 3-1 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Evie Cleveland | 1,995 | Nine 16 Jiu-jitsu | 3-2 |
| 2 | Sushant Lnu | 1,010 | Gracie Fighter Vacaville | 0-2 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Davit Baghdasaryan | 2,058 | Resistance Fitness Center | 3-1 |
| 2 | Sofia Navarro | 1,286 | 10th Planet Sacramento | 2-7 |
| 3 | Naomi Gonzalez | 1,088 | Team Alpha BJJ Fairfield | 0-1 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Evie Cleveland | 1,995 | Nine 16 Jiu-jitsu | 3-2 |
| 2 | Daphne Carvalho | 1,858 | Granite Bay Jiu-jitsu | 2-3 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naomi Gonzalez | 1,088 | Team Alpha BJJ Fairfield | 0-1 |
| # | Name | JITS | Academy | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver Alves | 2,193 | Stand Alone MMA (chico) | 9-3 |
| # | Academy | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gracie Barra Roseville GRACIE BARRA | 12 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | Ohana Mixed Martial Arts | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Satori no Michi dojo | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Nine 16 Jiu-Jitsu | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Granite Bay Jiu-Jitsu | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| JITS | Fighter | Academy | Record | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,610 | Ember Reilly 22-59 golds10+ monthsTop 1% | Chris Holdsworth Martial Arts Academy | 22-5 | 931 |
| 5,610 | Ember Reilly 22-59 golds10+ monthsTop 1% | Chris Holdsworth Martial Arts Academy | 22-5 | 931 |
| 4,444 | Koa Singson 36-910 golds12 comps14+ monthsTop 0% | Team Maxwell Brazilian Jiu-jitsu | 36-9 | 1012 |
| 4,444 | Koa Singson 36-910 golds12 comps14+ monthsTop 0% | Team Maxwell Brazilian Jiu-jitsu | 36-9 | 1012 |
| 3,750 | Zachary Yu. 63-616 golds12 comps14+ monthsTop 5% | Ohana Mixed Martial Arts | 63-6 | 1652 |
| 3,750 | Zachary Yu. 63-616 golds12 comps14+ monthsTop 5% | Ohana Mixed Martial Arts | 63-6 | 1652 |
| 3,269 | Giada Florante 23-1111 golds10 comps9+ monthsTop 2% | Satori No Michi Dojo | 23-11 | 115 |
| 2,546 | Mohamed Benali 48-176 golds9 comps13+ months | Ohana Mixed Martial Arts | 48-17 | 641 |
| 2,546 | Mohamed Benali 48-176 golds9 comps13+ months | Ohana Mixed Martial Arts | 48-17 | 641 |
| 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.