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NZ GRAPPLER Capital Challenge > Wellington 2026-09-19

🥉 3rd Men No-Gi / Blue / Adult / Light (-74.2kg) · 🥉 3rd Men Gi / Blue / Adult / Middle (-82.1kg)

• Won vs Nicholas Feng (Upper Hutt BJJ)
  Men No-Gi / Blue / Adult / Light (-74.2kg) · Round 1 · points
• Lost vs Mario Basile (Workshop Jiu Jitsu)
  Men No-Gi / Blue / Adult / Light (-74.2kg) · Round 1 · points
• Lost vs Hai Tran (Huttzilians)
  Men Gi / Blue / Adult / Middle (-82.1kg) · Round 1 · submission
• Lost vs Charlie Hooper (Gracie Allegiance Ahuriri)
  Men Gi / Blue / Adult / Middle (-82.1kg) · Round 1 · submission

NZ GRAPPLER South Pacific Championship 2025-10-25

🥉 3rd Men No-Gi / White / Adult / Light (-74.2kg)

• Lost vs Zaion Shimizu (Forge BJJ NZ)
  Men No-Gi / White / Adult / Light (-74.2kg) · Round 4 · submission
• Won vs Liam Stanley (Tukaha Rotorua)
  Men No-Gi / White / Adult / Light (-74.2kg) · Round 5 · submission
• Won vs Anh Nguyen (Phoenix BJJ NZ)
  Men No-Gi / White / Adult / Light (-74.2kg) · Round 4 · submission
• Lost vs Kane Stirling (Core MMA Hamilton)
  Men No-Gi / White / Adult / Light (-74.2kg) · Round 3 · points
• Won vs Joven Kaw (Pearce Martial Arts)
  Men No-Gi / White / Adult / Light (-74.2kg) · Round 2 · submission
• Won vs Anh Nguyen (Phoenix BJJ NZ)
  Men No-Gi / White / Adult / Light (-74.2kg) · Round 1 · submission
• Lost vs Zaion Shimizu (Forge BJJ NZ)
  Men Gi / White / Adult / Light (-76kg) · Round 3 · submission
• Won vs Aidan Liam Carter (DAREDEVIL JIU JITSU)
  Men Gi / White / Adult / Light (-76kg) · Round 2 · submission
• Lost vs Zaion Shimizu (Forge BJJ NZ)
  Men Gi / White / Adult / Light (-76kg) · Round 1 · submission

Taranaki Open 2025-10-05

🥈 2nd Male No-Gi / White / Adult / -73,5 kg (Light) · 🥇 1st Male Gi / White / Adult / -76 kg (Light) · 🥇 1st Male Absolute Gi / White / Adult / Open Weight · 🥉 3rd Male Absolute No-Gi / White / Adult / Open Weight

• Won vs Slade Wieczorek (MU Grappling)
  Male Absolute No-Gi / White / Adult / Open Weight · Round 1 · points
• Lost vs Coen Frost (Vulcan Martial Arts)
  Male Absolute No-Gi / White / Adult / Open Weight · Round 1 · points
• Lost vs Liam Brooker (New Plymouth MMA)
  Male No-Gi / White / Adult / -73,5 kg (Light) · Round 2 · points
• Won vs Scott Mathews (New Plymouth MMA)
  Male Absolute Gi / White / Adult / Open Weight · Round 2 · submission
• Won vs Adam Crick (Vulcan Martial Arts)
  Male No-Gi / White / Adult / -73,5 kg (Light) · Round 1 · submission
• Won vs Devo Te Aho (Gracie Allegiance Flaxmere)
  Male Absolute Gi / White / Adult / Open Weight · Round 1 · no-show
• Won vs Joshua Guttenbeil-Smith (Tsunami Southern Tribes wayoutwest)
  Male Gi / White / Adult / -76 kg (Light) · Round 2 · walkover
• Won vs Joshua Guttenbeil-Smith (Tsunami Southern Tribes wayoutwest)
  Male Gi / White / Adult / -76 kg (Light) · Round 1 · submission

NZ Grappler Capital Challenge 2025-09-20

🥇 1st Men No-Gi / White / Adult / Light (-74.2kg) · 🥉 3rd Men Gi / White / Adult / Medium Heavy (-88.2kg)

• Won vs Adam Abbas (Workshop Jiu Jitsu)
  Men No-Gi / White / Adult / Light (-74.2kg) · Round 3 · walkover
• Won vs Adam Abbas (Workshop Jiu Jitsu)
  Men No-Gi / White / Adult / Light (-74.2kg) · Round 2 · submission
• Lost vs Adam Abbas (Workshop Jiu Jitsu)
  Men No-Gi / White / Adult / Light (-74.2kg) · Round 1 · points
• Lost vs Gabe Herlihy (Battalion Jiu-Jitsu Academy)
  Men Gi / White / Adult / Medium Heavy (-88.2kg) · Round 3 · points
• Won vs Thomas Baker (Gracie Allegiance Ahuriri)
  Men Gi / White / Adult / Medium Heavy (-88.2kg) · Round 3 · points
• Won vs Lucas Kenning (Independent, No team/self)
  Men Gi / White / Adult / Medium Heavy (-88.2kg) · Round 2 · submission
• Lost vs Salem Notter (VR Jiu Jitsu - Pakuranga)
  Men Gi / White / Adult / Medium Heavy (-88.2kg) · Round 1 · points

NZ Grappler North Island Champs 2025-08-16

🥇 1st Men Gi / White / Adult / Light (-76kg)

• Lost vs David Guov (Phoenix BJJ NZ)
  Men No-Gi / White / Adult / Light (-74.2kg) · Round 1 · points
• Lost vs Elijah Mower (Oliver MMA Browns Bay)
  Men No-Gi / White / Adult / Light (-74.2kg) · Round 1 · submission
• Won vs Haru Watanabe (TUKAHA)
  Men Gi / White / Adult / Light (-76kg) · Round 3 · walkover
• Won vs Tom Hall-Taylor (Unity MMA NZ)
  Men Gi / White / Adult / Light (-76kg) · Round 2 · submission

Palmerston North Open GI & NO-GI 2025-06-29

🥇 1st Male Gi / White / Adult / -76 kg (Light) · 🥈 2nd Male No-Gi / White / Adult / -73,5 kg (Light)

• Lost vs Titus O'Donnell (Art of Combat)
  Male No-Gi / White / Adult / -73,5 kg (Light) · Round 3 · submission
• Won vs Vera Connell (MAI Dojo - Gracie Gym Wellington)
  Male No-Gi / White / Adult / -73,5 kg (Light) · Round 2 · submission
• Won vs Aston Musson (20/20 Jits)
  Male No-Gi / White / Adult / -73,5 kg (Light) · Round 1 · submission
• Won vs Aston Musson (20/20 Jits)
  Male Gi / White / Adult / -76 kg (Light) · Round 2 · submission
• Won vs Aston Musson (20/20 Jits)
  Male Gi / White / Adult / -76 kg (Light) · Round 1 · points

No GI Nationals 2025-05-10

• Lost vs Edward Jaggers (Oliver MMA Napier)
  Men No-Gi / White / Adult / Light (-74.2kg) · Round 3 · points
• Won vs Joshua Claxton (The Combat Centre)
  Men No-Gi / White / Adult / Light (-74.2kg) · Round 2 · walkover
• Lost vs David Guov (Phoenix BJJ NZ)
  Men No-Gi / White / Adult / Light (-74.2kg) · Round 2 · points