2022 ADCC World Championship
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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.
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. 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 and ONE Championship.
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.
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.
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.
Competition highlights
- Sam McNally, the lowest-seeded competitor in the 66 kg division upset number one seed Garry Tonon in a 3-0 win in the opening round.
- Kade Ruotolo won the 77 kg division at age 19 becoming the youngest-ever ADCC champion.
- Haisam Rida won an upset victory by submitting Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu by arm-bar in the 99 kg weight class.
- PJ Barch won an upset victory against JT Torres to prevent him from winning his third consecutive ADCC world title.
- Eoghan O'Flanagan surprised fans by defeating Xande Ribeiro and Mason Fowler, eventually finishing fourth in the 88 kg division.
- Amy Campo upset multiple-time ADCC champion Gabi Garcia, went on to win her division.
- Ffion Davies became the first British ADCC world champion.
- Gordon Ryan won the super-fight against André Galvão via rear naked choke.
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. Only the female winners of European, North and South American second trials or Asia & Oceania trial qualified for the World Championship.
Qualifiers
| Trials | Men | Women | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Date | Location | -66 kg | -77 kg | -88 kg | -99 kg | +99 kg | -60 kg | +60 kg |
| 1st European Trials | 18 September 2021 | Poland Poznan, Poland | Wales Ashley Williams | Canada Oliver Taza | United Kingdom Eoghan O’Flanagan | Finland Perttu Tepponen | Finland Heikki Jussila | South Africa Peyton Letcher | Poland Magdalena Loska |
| 1st North American Trials | 6–7 November 2021 | United States Atlantic City, US | United States Cole Abate | United States Kade Ruotolo | United States Giancarlo Bodoni | United States Mason Fowler | United States John Hansen | Canada Brianna Ste-Marie | United States Kendall Reusing |
| 2nd North American Trials | 2-3 April 2022 | United States Las Vegas, US | United States Keith Krikorian | United States William Tackett | United States Jacob Rodriguez | United States Paul Ardila | United States Kyle Boehm | Canada Brianna Ste-Marie | United States Amy Campo |
| 1st South American Trials | 5–6 February 2022 | Brazil Balneário Camboriú, Brasil | Brazil Diogo Reis | Brazil Micael Galvâo | Brazil Isaque Bahiense | Brazil Joao Costa | Brazil Roosevelt Sousa | Brazil Daiana Torquato | Brazil Rebecca Albuquerque |
| 2nd South American Trials | 12–13 February 2022 | Brazil Balneário Camboriú, Brasil | Brazil Fabricio Andrey | Ecuador Roberto Jimenez | Brazil Alexandre De Jesus | Brazil Henrique "Ceconi" Cardoso | Brazil Gutemberg Pereira | Brazil Mayssa Bastos | Brazil Giovanna Jara |
| 2nd European Trials | 7-8 May 2022 | Poland Lubon, Poland | Republic of Ireland Sam McNally | Norway Tommy Langaker | Finland Santeri Ilius | South Africa Luke Griffith | Romania Dan Manasoiu | Norway Julia Maele | Cyprus Eleftheria Christodolou |
| Asian Trials | 19 June 2022 | Australia Sydney, Australia | Australia Jeremy Skinner | Japan Kenta Iwamoto | Australia Roberto Dib Frias | Australia Izaak Michell | Australia Josh Saunders | Australia Adele Fornarino | Australia Nikki Lloyd-Griffiths |
Invitees
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). Ryan submitted Galvao at 16:04 via a rear-naked choke while holding a 12-0 lead.
Results
Men
| Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute | Brazil Yuri Simões CTA | Brazil Nicholas Meregali New Wave Jiu Jitsu | |
| United States Tye Ruotolo Atos Jiu-Jitsu | |||
| +99 kg | United States Gordon Ryan New Wave Jiu Jitsu | United States Nick Rodriguez B-Team | |
| Brazil Roosevelt Sousa Fight Sports | |||
| -99 kg | Brazil Kaynan Duarte Atos Jiu-Jitsu | Australia Craig Jones B-Team | |
| Brazil Nicholas Meregali New Wave Jiu Jitsu | |||
| -88 kg | United States Giancarlo Bodoni New Wave Jiu Jitsue | Brazil Lucas Barbosa Atos Jiu-Jitsu | |
| Brazil Vagner Rocha Fight Sports | |||
| -77 kg | United States Kade Ruotolo Atos Jiu-Jitsu | Brazil Micael Galvâo Fight Sports | |
| Canada Dante Leon GFTeam | |||
| -66 kg | Brazil Diogo Reis Fight Sports | Brazil Gabriel Sousa ZR Team | |
| Brazil Diego "Pato" Oliveira Dream Art | |||
| Source |
Women
| Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| +60 kg | United States Amy Campo Zenith BJJ | Brazil Rafaela Guedes Atos Jiu-Jitsu | |
| Brazil Gabi Garcia Alliance | |||
| -60 kg | Wales Ffion Davies Atos International | Canada Brianna Ste-Marie Brazilian Top Team (BTT) | |
| Brazil Bia Mesquita Gracie Humaitá | |||
| Source |
ADCC 2022 Awards
- Best Athlete: Gordon Ryan
- Best Match: Vagner Rocha v Izaak Michell
- Best Throw: Nicholas Meregali
- Fastest Submission: Gordon Ryan
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.