Meet The Six Elite Grapplers Who Have Risen To The Top Of The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World By Capturing A UFC BJJ Title
UFC BJJ's launch in 2025 introduced a new brand of world-class submission grappling to the world, and as we build up to the first UFC BJJ event of 2026, six elite athletes carry the mantle for the organization as inaugural champions.
Meet the six champions who have set the bar for the rest of the submission grappling world:
Bantamweight champion: Mikey Musumeci
The original poster boy of UFC BJJ, Mikey Musumeci coached opposite Rerisson Gabriel on UFC BJJ: Road To The Title, the series modeled on The Ultimate Fighter, then faced Gabriel at UFC BJJ 1 for the inaugural bantamweight title.