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NZGRAPPLER Summer Slam > Auckland 2026-02-21

🥈 2nd Men No-Gi / Blue / Adult / Medium Heavy (-86.2kg)

Lost vs Biritoka Toniki (Tsunami Southern Tribes Waiwhakaiho)
Men No-Gi / Blue / Adult / Medium Heavy (-86.2kg) · Round 3 · points
Won vs Matteo Parini (Xtreme Cavalcanti bjj Pukekohe)
Men No-Gi / Blue / Adult / Medium Heavy (-86.2kg) · Round 2 · submission
Won vs Jordan Fenwick (Te Kura Awhio Gisborne)
Men No-Gi / Blue / Adult / Medium Heavy (-86.2kg) · Round 1 · submission

Aotearoa Sub-Only BJJ Nationals 2025-11-29

🥈 2nd Men / Under 80 kg / Adults / Intermediate

Won vs Logan Bowers (Bush Jitsu)
Men / Under 80 kg / Adults / Intermediate · Round 3 · submission
Lost vs Jack Rich (Riverside Jiu Jitsu)
Men / Under 80 kg / Adults / Intermediate · Round 2 · submission
Won vs Hone Kingi (Bush Jitsu)
Men / Under 80 kg / Adults / Intermediate · Round 1 · submission

ADCC South Pacific Invitational 2025-11-22

🥉 3rd Men 18+yrs / Professional / -83 kg

Won vs Oscar PETERSEN (Gracie Allegiance Team New Zealand)
Men 18+yrs / Professional / -83 kg · Round 2 · submission
Lost vs Bailey Thomson (Hybrid MMA)
Men 18+yrs / Professional / -83 kg · Round 1 · submission

PGC NZ - No GI - Sub Only - Combat Jiu-Jitsu - Season 5 2025-11-15

🥇 1st Male No-Gi / Beginner / Adult / -83 kg · 🥈 2nd PGC 5 NZ Mens No-Gi Absolute / Male

Lost vs Rayyan Balasmeh (Eastside Grapplers Aotearoa)
PGC 5 NZ Mens No-Gi Absolute / Male · Round 1 · submission
Won vs Lachlan Greep (Dilmurodov BJJ)
Male No-Gi / Beginner / Adult / -83 kg · Round 3 · submission
Won vs Fred Forde (Dilmurodov BJJ)
Male No-Gi / Beginner / Adult / -83 kg · Round 2 · submission

Submission Grappling Nationals 2025-11-08

🥉 3rd Men - Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · 🥈 2nd Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg

Lost vs Rayyan Balasmeh (Eastside Grapplers Aotearoa)
Absolute - Men - No-Gi / Adult / Open Weight / Intermediate · Round 1 · points
Won vs Logan Bowers (Bush Jitsu)
Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 3 · submission
Won vs Jeff Putra (Black Knights Jiu Jitsu)
Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 2 · submission
Lost vs Gustavo Curi (DAREDEVIL JIU JITSU)
Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 1 · submission
Won vs Logan Bowers (Bush Jitsu)
Men - Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 4 · submission
Lost vs Gustavo Curi (DAREDEVIL JIU JITSU)
Men - Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 4 · points
Won vs Zack GIBBINS (Coast Academy)
Men - Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 2 · submission
Lost vs Jevan Mills (Eastside Grapplers Aotearoa)
Men - Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 1 · submission

NZ GRAPPLER South Pacific Championship 2025-10-25

🥉 3rd Men No-Gi / Blue / Adult / Middle (-80.2kg) · 🥈 2nd Men Gi / Blue / Adult / Middle (-82.1kg)

Won vs Kendon Kyle (DAREDEVIL JIU JITSU)
Men No-Gi / Blue / Adult / Middle (-80.2kg) · Round 3 · submission
Won vs Jay Macilquham (Battalion Jiu-Jitsu Academy)
Men No-Gi / Blue / Adult / Middle (-80.2kg) · Round 2 · submission
Lost vs Luke Brinkley (The Forge Grappling)
Men No-Gi / Blue / Adult / Middle (-80.2kg) · Round 1 · submission
Won vs Luke Brinkley (The Forge Grappling)
Men Gi / Blue / Adult / Middle (-82.1kg) · Round 3 · submission
Lost vs Gustavo Curi (DAREDEVIL JIU JITSU)
Men Gi / Blue / Adult / Middle (-82.1kg) · Round 3 · submission
Won vs Sayre Read-Smith (Forge BJJ NZ)
Men Gi / Blue / Adult / Middle (-82.1kg) · Round 2 · submission
Won vs Thomas Carstensen (DAREDEVIL JIU JITSU)
Men Gi / Blue / Adult / Middle (-82.1kg) · Round 1 · submission

Stealth Sub Series - Tauranga (October 18) 2025-10-18

🥉 3rd Men - Gi / Advanced / Adult / Under 78 kg · 🥈 2nd Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg

Lost vs Rayyan Balasmeh (Eastside Grapplers Aotearoa)
Absolute - Men - No-Gi / Adult / Open Weight / Intermediate · Round 1 · submission
Won vs Israel Roestenburg (Riverside Jiu Jitsu)
Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 4 · submission
Lost vs Matthew Mclean (Core MMA Hamilton)
Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 3 · submission
Won vs Lincoln Dinnan (Unified MMA)
Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 2 · submission
Won vs Quenton Buser (Morrinsville BJJ)
Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 1 · submission
Won vs Finn Van Gisbergen (Mount Maunganui Jiu Jitsu)
Men - Gi / Advanced / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 3 · submission
Lost vs Ta-Moko Rangihuna (Two Tides Porirua)
Men - Gi / Advanced / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 2 · submission
Lost vs Bevan Brooking (Te Kura Awhio Gisborne)
Men - Gi / Advanced / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 1 · submission

2025 Will Machado BJJ Championships 2025-09-13

Lost vs Andrew O'Flaherty (Kaizen Lab Jiujitsu)
Male Absolute Gi / Blue / Adult / Open Weight · Round 4 · submission
Lost vs Tommy Kempter (DOMINANCE)
Male Absolute Gi / Blue / Adult / Open Weight · Round 3 · submission
Won vs Elliot Burne (DOMINANCE)
Male Absolute Gi / Blue / Adult / Open Weight · Round 2 · submission
Lost vs Andrew Carletti (Limitless MMA)
Male Gi / Blue / Adult / -88,3 kg (Medium heavy) · Round 1 · submission

PGC NZ - No GI - Sub Only - Combat Jiu-Jitsu - Season 4 2025-07-05

🥈 2nd PGC 4 NZ Super Fight 2 / Rykiel Pereira x James Craven

Lost vs Rykiel Pereira (MAI Dojo - Gracie Gym Wellington)
PGC 4 NZ Super Fight 2 / Rykiel Pereira x James Craven · Round 1 · submission

Stealth Sub Series - Tauranga (June 28) 2025-06-28

🥇 1st Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg

Won vs Michael Lake (Coast Academy)
Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 3 · submission
Won vs Quenton Buser (Morrinsville BJJ)
Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 5 · submission
Won vs Kyle McFarlane (Hybrid MMA)
Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 3 · submission
Won vs Jordan Fenwick (Te Kura Awhio Gisborne)
Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 1 · submission

ADCC Cup 2025-06-07

🥉 3rd Men 18+yrs / Intermediate / -76 kg

Won vs Leon Zhang (Eastside Grapplers Aotearoa)
Men 18+yrs / Intermediate / -76 kg · Round 3 · points
Lost vs Charles Johnston (Oliver MMA New Lynn)
Men 18+yrs / Intermediate / -76 kg · Round 2 · submission
Won vs Theo Sarkar (Oliver MMA New Lynn)
Men 18+yrs / Intermediate / -76 kg · Round 1 · submission

Stealth Sub Series - Auckland (April 26) 2025-04-26

🥇 1st Men - Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · 🥈 2nd Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg

Won vs Taihiwi Goldsmith (Syzygy BJJ)
Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 4 · submission
Won vs Roman Kudiyarov (Oliver MMA Browns Bay)
Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 3 · submission
Won vs Rykiel Pereira (MAI Dojo - Gracie Gym Wellington)
Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 2 · walkover
Lost vs Alex Gibson (Eastside Grapplers Aotearoa)
Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 1 · submission
Won vs Rykiel Pereira (MAI Dojo - Gracie Gym Wellington)
Men - Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 3 · submission
Won vs Preston Hiew (Forge BJJ NZ)
Men - Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 1 · submission

Stealth Sub Series - Tauranga (April 5) 2025-04-05

🥈 2nd Men - Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg

Lost vs Levi Ryland (Te Maru Jiu Jitsu)
Absolute / Adult / Open Weight / Open Skill · Round 1 · submission
Lost vs Jared Mcevoy (Tauranga BJJ)
Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 3 · submission
Lost vs Sunmeet Bhatia (GrapplingHQ)
Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 2 · submission
Won vs Quenton Buser (Morrinsville BJJ)
Men - No-Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 1 · decision
Won vs Ezra Vukona (Underground BJJ Te Puna)
Men - Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 3 · submission
Lost vs Finn Van Gisbergen (Mount Maunganui Jiu Jitsu)
Men - Gi / Intermediate / Adult / Under 78 kg · Round 1 · submission

Stealth Sub Series - Auckland (March 15) 2025-03-15