2022 ADCC World Championship explained

Competition:2022 ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship
Size:250px
Location:Las Vegas, USA
Dates:17–18 September 2022
Venue:Thomas & Mack Center
Competitors:97[1]
81 men, 16 women
Website:2022 ADCC
Previous:2019
Next:2024

The 2022 ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship was an international submission grappling tournament held at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, from 17–18 September 2022.[2]

Background

The ADCC World Championship is a submission grappling tournament held every two years, widely considered to be the most prestigious submission grappling tournament in the world.[3] The 2022 edition of the ADCC world championships attracted some of the most high-profile sponsors that the tournament has ever seen, most notably The Joe Rogan Experience[4] and ONE Championship.[5]

The 14th edition of the championship was originally scheduled to take place in September 2021 but was postponed to 2022 due to the international travel restrictions and the global lockdowns, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

In order to participate, competitors were required to place first in a continental qualifying event, known as ADCC Trials, or by being invited to compete by the organisation. Returning champions or previous world championships medallists were automatically qualified.[6]

As a result of the delays associated with the pandemic, the second Asia and Oceania trial was cancelled and only seven trials events were conducted for ADCC 2022.[7]

Competition highlights

Participants

Men's divisions had sixteen competitors: eight qualified athletes, seven invitations and the defending ADCC champion. Women's divisions had eight competitors: approximately four qualified athletes, three invitations and the defending ADCC champion; there was some variation due to returning champions, invitees and trials winners moving into different weight divisions.[1] Only the female winners of European, North and South American second trials or Asia & Oceania trial qualified for the World Championship.[13]

Qualifiers

TrialsMenWomen
EventDateLocation-66 kg-77 kg-88 kg-99 kg+99 kg-60 kg+60 kg
1st European Trials[14] 18 September 2021 Poznan, Poland Ashley Williams Oliver Taza Eoghan O’Flanagan Perttu Tepponen Heikki Jussila Peyton Letcher Magdalena Loska
1st North American Trials6–7 November 2021 Atlantic City, US Cole Abate Kade Ruotolo Giancarlo Bodoni Mason Fowler John Hansen Brianna Ste-Marie Kendall Reusing
2nd North American Trials[15] 2-3 April 2022 Las Vegas, US Keith Krikorian William Tackett Jacob Rodriguez Paul Ardila Kyle Boehm Brianna Ste-Marie Amy Campo
1st South American Trials[16] 5–6 February 2022 Balneário Camboriú, Brasil Diogo Reis Micael Galvâo Isaque Bahiense Joao Costa Roosevelt Sousa Daiana Torquato Rebecca Albuquerque
2nd South American Trials[17] 12–13 February 2022 Balneário Camboriú, Brasil Fabricio Andrey Roberto Jimenez Alexandre De Jesus Henrique "Ceconi" Cardoso Gutemberg Pereira Mayssa Bastos Giovanna Jara
2nd European Trials[18] 7-8 May 2022 Lubon, Poland Sam McNally Tommy Langaker Santeri Ilius Luke Griffith Dan Manasoiu Julia Maele Eleftheria Christodolou
Asian Trials[19] 19 June 2022 Sydney, Australia Jeremy Skinner Kenta Iwamoto Roberto Dib Frias Izaak Michell Josh Saunders Adele Fornarino Nikki Lloyd-Griffiths

Invitees

MenWomen
-66 kg-77 kg-88 kg-99 kg+99 kg-60 kg+60 kg
Ruan Alvarenga JT Torres Matheus Diniz Kaynan Duarte Gordon Ryan Bianca Basilio Gabi Garcia
Kennedy Maciel Lachlan Giles Alexandre Ribeiro Rafael Lovato Jr Nick Rodriguez Bia Mesquita Rafaela Guedes
AJ Agazarm Lucas Lepri Josh Hinger Craig Jones Felipe Pena Elvira Karppinen Carina Santi
Gabriel Sousa Davi Ramos Tye Ruotolo Tim Spriggs João Gabriel Rocha Ffion Davies
Ethan Crelinsten Nicky Ryan Vagner Rocha Patrick Gaudio Victor Hugo
Geo Martinez Renato Canuto Lucas Barbosa Nicholas Meregali Orlando Sanchez
Diego Pato Dante Leon Jon Blank Elder Cruz Haisam Rida
Josh Cisneros Andy Varela Vinicius Gazola Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu
Garry Tonon PJ Barch Devhonte Johnson Vinny Magalhães
Yuri Simões Damon Ramos
Max Gimenis
Sources:[20] [21]

ADCC 2022 Superfight

The 2022 World Championship featured a superfight between André Galvão (ADCC Superfight champion, six ADCC titles) vs Gordon Ryan (ADCC 2019 Absolute champion, unbeaten between 2018 and 2022).[14] Ryan submitted Galvao at 16:04 via a rear-naked choke while holding a 12-0 lead.[22]

Results

Men

Absolute Yuri Simões
CTA
Nicholas Meregali
New Wave
Tye Ruotolo
Atos Jiu-Jitsu
+99 kg Gordon Ryan
New Wave
Nick Rodriguez
B-Team
Roosevelt Sousa
Fight Sports
rowspan=2-99 kg Kaynan Duarte
Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Craig Jones
B-Team
Nicholas Meregali
New Wave
rowspan=2-88 kg Giancarlo Bodoni
New Wave
Lucas Barbosa
Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Vagner Rocha
Fight Sports
rowspan=2-77 kg Kade Ruotolo
Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Micael Galvâo
Fight Sports
Dante Leon
GFTeam
rowspan=2-66 kg Diogo Reis
Fight Sports
Gabriel Sousa
ZR Team
Diego "Pato" Oliveira
Dream Art
Source[23]

Women

+60 kg Amy Campo
Zenith BJJ
Rafaela Guedes
Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Gabi Garcia
Alliance
rowspan=2-60 kg Ffion Davies
Atos International
Brianna Ste-Marie
Brazilian Top Team (BTT)
Bia Mesquita
Gracie Humaitá
Source

ADCC 2022 Awards

Awards

The 2022 ADCC world championships won Fight Card of the Year at the 2022 Jitsmagazine BJJ Awards, and Diego "Pato" Oliveira won Submission of the Year for his quarter-final victory over Kennedy Maciel by Z-Lock.[25]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Teague . Hywel . The Official Competitor List: Who's In For ADCC 2022 World Championship . FloGrappling . 2022-04-14 .
  2. Web site: 2022 ADCC World Championships Official Date Announcement . FloGrappling . 2021-06-28 .
  3. Web site: Coate . Ben . 2022-09-19 . Ruotolo Brothers Impress, Make History at 2022 ADCC World Championships; Canuto Beats Ryan . ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts.
  4. Web site: Joe Rogan Becomes Major Sponsor of Both ADCC and Gordon Ryan . 30 March 2022 .
  5. Web site: ONE Championship Becomes Latest Sponsor for ADCC 2022 . 8 May 2022 .
  6. Web site: 2019-09-11 . ADCC Rules: What You Need To Know Before ADCC 2019 . BJJ World.
  7. Web site: Second ADCC Asia and Oceania Trials Cancelled . 17 February 2022 .
  8. Web site: Rollo . Ian . ADCC 2022 Day 1 Recap . JitsMagazine . 18 September 2022 . 10 April 2023.
  9. https://jiujitsutimes.com/adcc-2022-highlights-old-champs-dethroned-new-champs-crowned-gordon-ryan-submits-andre-galvao/ ADCC 2022 Highlights: Old Champs Dethroned, New Champs Crowned – Gordon Ryan Submits André Galvão
  10. Web site: ADCC 2022 Day 1 Recap . 18 September 2022 .
  11. Web site: Jones . Phil . ADCC 2022 Day 2 Recap . JitsMagazine . 20 September 2022 . 10 April 2023.
  12. Web site: Stein . Liam . Live Updates & Results – 2022 ADCC World Championships . FloGrappling . 2022-09-17 .
  13. Web site: Coate . Ben . Full Competitor List for ADCC East Coast Trials Announced . Grappling Insider . 2021-11-04 .
  14. Web site: Teague . Hywel . 2022-04-04 . The Official Competitor List: Who's In For ADCC 2022 World Championship . FloGrappling.
  15. Web site: 2022-01-05 . 2nd ADCC NORTH AMERICAN TRIAL 2022 • ADCC NEWS . adcombat.com.
  16. Web site: 2022-01-05 . 1st SOUTH AMERICAN TRIAL 2022 • ADCC NEWS . adcombat.com.
  17. Web site: 2022-01-05 . 2nd SOUTH AMERICAN TRIAL 2022 • ADCC NEWS . adcombat.com.
  18. Web site: 2021-11-22 . 2nd ADCC EUROPEAN, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICAN TRIAL 2022 • ADCC NEWS . Home Page • ADCC NEWS.
  19. Web site: ADCC Asia And Oceania Trials 2022 Full Results And Review . Jitsmagazine.com . 2022-06-21 .
  20. Web site: Official list of Qualified and Invited names for ADCC Worlds 2022 (Updated). Home Page • ADCC NEWS . 2022-04-12 .
  21. Web site: Rollo . Ian . Craig Jones Moves To 99kg For ADCC 2022 . Jitsmagazine.com . 2022-06-29 .
  22. Web site: ADCC 2022 Superfight: Gordon Ryan v Andre Galvao Live Results, Play-by-play, Analysis, Highlights, More . 18 September 2022 .
  23. Web site: The Biggest Teams Coming To ADCC 2022 . FloGrappling . 2022-09-14 .
  24. Web site: ADCC 2022 Awards Announced . 26 October 2022 .
  25. Web site: January 2023 . The Jitsmagazine 2022 BJJ Awards .