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Youth/Adult Jiu Jitsu Grappling | Controlled Combat March 2026 2026-03-21

🥈 2nd Male Absolute Adult All Belt Ranks No Gi (Cash Bracket) / Male

• Lost vs Lucas Montalvao (Theory Jiu Jitsu)
  Male Absolute Adult All Belt Ranks No Gi (Cash Bracket) / Male · Round 3 · submission
• Won vs Porter Foley (Lineage BJJ)
  Male Absolute Adult All Belt Ranks No Gi (Cash Bracket) / Male · Round 2 · points
• Won vs Ibrahim Dombaev (Team Nogueira Dubai)
  Male Absolute Adult All Belt Ranks No Gi (Cash Bracket) / Male · Round 1 · no-show

PBJJF Virginia Fall International Open 2025 2025-11-16

🥇 1st Male Gi / Black / Master 1 (30+) / +99 kg

• Won vs Thiago Reinaldo (Gracie Barra Stafford)
  Male Gi / Black / Master 1 (30+) / +99 kg · Round 3 · points
  ▶ Watch at 4:03:38
• Won vs Thiago Reinaldo (Gracie Barra Stafford)
  Male Gi / Black / Master 1 (30+) / +99 kg · Round 2 · points
  ▶ Watch at 3:49:18
• Lost vs Thiago Reinaldo (Gracie Barra Stafford)
  Male Gi / Black / Master 1 (30+) / +99 kg · Round 1 · decision
  ▶ Watch at 3:36:57
• Lost vs Matthew Ott (Round Table BJJ)
  Male Absolute NoGi / Brown / Black / Adult / Open Weight · Round 1 · no-show

Controlled Combat November 2025 2025-11-08

• Lost vs Winner from 5-1
  Male Absolute Adult All Belt Ranks No Gi (Cash Bracket) / Male · Round 2

Controlled Combat August 2025 2025-08-16

🥇 1st No Gi Cash Prize Division (-Absolute, Male, 15+ years old, All Skill Levels) / Male

• Won vs Justin High (Gracie 717)
  No Gi Cash Prize Division (-Absolute, Male, 15+ years old, All Skill Levels) / Male · Round 4 · points
• Won vs Jack Sudduth (Lineage BJJ)
  No Gi Cash Prize Division (-Absolute, Male, 15+ years old, All Skill Levels) / Male · Round 3 · submission
• Won vs Porter Foley (Lineage BJJ)
  No Gi Cash Prize Division (-Absolute, Male, 15+ years old, All Skill Levels) / Male · Round 2 · points

Controlled Combat April 2025 2025-04-26

🥈 2nd Male Absolute Adult All Belt Ranks No Gi (Cash Bracket) / Male

• Lost vs Lucas Montalvao (GFTeam Maryland)
  Male Absolute Adult All Belt Ranks No Gi (Cash Bracket) / Male · Round 4 · submission
• Won vs Jack Sudduth (Lineage BJJ)
  Male Absolute Adult All Belt Ranks No Gi (Cash Bracket) / Male · Round 3 · submission
• Won vs Porter Foley (Lineage BJJ)
  Male Absolute Adult All Belt Ranks No Gi (Cash Bracket) / Male · Round 2 · submission

Copa Virginia - 2025 2025-03-30

🥉 3rd No Gi Male Absolute (Advanced Only) / Adult / Advanced / Absolute

• Lost vs Diallo Braithwaite (The Lab Martial Arts)
  No Gi Male Absolute (Advanced Only) / Adult / Advanced / Absolute · Round 2 · submission
• Won vs Shane Marshall (District Martial Arts)
  No Gi Male Absolute (Advanced Only) / Adult / Advanced / Absolute · Round 1 · points

Copa Virginia - Summer 2024 2024-06-29

🥈 2nd No Gi Male Absolute (Advanced Only) / Adult / Advanced / Absolute

• Lost vs Zack Ghalayini (Fifty/50 Martial Arts Academy)
  No Gi Male Absolute (Advanced Only) / Adult / Advanced / Absolute · Round 3 · submission
• Won vs Sam Ghalayini (Fifty/50 Martial Arts Academy)
  No Gi Male Absolute (Advanced Only) / Adult / Advanced / Absolute · Round 2 · points
• Won vs Brad Kata (BETA ACADEMY)
  No Gi Male Absolute (Advanced Only) / Adult / Advanced / Absolute · Round 1 · decision

Copa Virginia - 2024 2024-03-23

🥉 3rd No Gi Male Absolute (Advanced Only) / Adult / Advanced / Absolute

• Won vs Gustavo Estebam Dos Santos (Connection BJJ Academy)
  No Gi Male Absolute (Advanced Only) / Adult / Advanced / Absolute · Round 3 · disqualification
• Lost vs Gabriel Almeida (CHECKMAT INTERNATIONAL)
  No Gi Male Absolute (Advanced Only) / Adult / Advanced / Absolute · Round 2 · points
• Won vs Deric Bumbaugh (Tsunami Academy of Martial Arts)
  No Gi Male Absolute (Advanced Only) / Adult / Advanced / Absolute · Round 1 · submission