Gordon Ryan was already being touted as the best no gi grappler on the planet before ADCC 2022 but he wasn’t content with that alone. He became the first man to compete in a regular weightclass at the event prior to featuring in the superfight match at the end of the weekend, doing so with style. Ryan opened the show on both days with submission finishes in the over 99kg division and closed the show by submitting Andre Galvao too.
He went 5-0 at the event with four finishes in total, but that’s not all. In winning the over 99kg division Ryan became the first person to win gold in three different weightclasses after victory at under 88kg in 2017 and under 99kg in 2019.