The United Kingdom Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Association has announced its end-of-year 2025 Athlete Rankings for all adult and masters’ categories, with rankings for U18s divisions to follow.
For top-ranking adult category athletes at each belt level (male and female), the UKBJJA has offered the prize of covering cost of entry to the 2026 European IBJJF Jiu Jitsu Championship in Lisbon (by reimbursement) or any UKBJJA ranked competition, taking place in the UK in 2026. Prize winners will be contacted.
The prize-winners are:
- Black belt:
Luke Craggs, Gracie Barra Harrogate (M); Christine Martin (F), Allegiance Jiu-Jitsu Academy - Brown belt:
George Eatwell, Dream Art Bradford (M) - Purple Belt:
Blair Hamilton, The Griphouse BJJ (M) – Matt Johnson, Gracie Barra Farnborough (M); Becky Mayo. Allegiance Jiu Jitsu Academy (F) - Blue Belt:
Edvainer Injar, Ignite Martial Arts (M); Michelle Skuse, Roger Gracie Bristol (F) - White Belt:
Jude Worsfold, Carlson Gracie Sutton & Carshalton (M); Jenna Montgomery, Stealth BJJ NI (F)
See below for the Top 3 ranked athletes in each category plus links to full Athlete Ranking Lists
ABOUT THE ATHLETE RANKINGS & HOW TO QUALIFY
Athletes must be UKBJJA members at the time of the competition. Register for inclusion in 2026 rankings here: Membership – UKBJJA
- The points tallies are calculated as follows:
- Gold = 9
- Silver = 3
- Bronze = 1
- Multipliers:
Ranking Event Status (x1, x2 or x4) based on size of competition per number of competitors, e.g. a weight category gold at The British Open would be worth 9 pts x 4 (4* ranking event) = 36
ABOUT RANKED COMPETITIONS
Competitions included in the Rankings in 2025 with their multipliers were:
- BJJ British Open (x4)
- English Open (x4)
- Scottish BJJ Open ( x2)
- Welsh Open (x2)
- Bristol Open (x2)
- Scottish Cup of BJJ (x1)
- Somerset Open (x1)
- Caledonian BJJ Open (x1)
- Surrey Open BJJ (x1)
- Edinburgh BJJ Open (x1)
To apply for your competition to be included in the UKBJJA Rankings, promoters and organisers should contact info@ukbjja.org. All competitions must meet UKBJJA safety and governance requirements.
2025 ATHLETE RANKINGS LISTS
(*revised with corrections 16.01.26)
Adult Male (18+yrs)
See complete rankings: 2025 Rankings Adult Male (17.01.26)
| Black Belt – Adult Male | ||||
| 1 | Luke | Craggs | Gracie Barra Harrogate | 144 |
| 2 | Sid | Austen | Patello Jiu Jitsu London | 48 |
| Bryn | Jenkins | U Grapple | 48 | |
| 3 | Joss | Ayres | CheckMat Fight Zone London | 36 |
| George | Stephens | Stealth BJJ Macclesfield | 36 | |
| Max | Bickerton | Grapple Collective | 36 | |
| Brown Belt – Adult Male | ||||
| 1 | George | Eatwell | Dream Art Bradford | 24 |
| 2 | Owain | Williams | Shore Mixed Martial Arts | 8 |
| 3 | Sam | Dunn | The Black Sheep Academy | 4 |
| Purple Belt – Adult Male | ||||
| 1 | Blair | Hamilton | The Griphouse BJJ | 72 |
| Matt | Johnson | Carlson Gracie Farnborough | 72 | |
| 2 | Taylor | Allen | Carlson Gracie Farnborough | 60 |
| 3 | Titus | Gaunt | Pedro Bessa Sweatbox | 36 |
| Blue Belt – Adult Male | ||||
| 1 | Edvainer | Injai | Ignite Martial Arts | 240 |
| 2 | Lewis | Evers | Promethean Mixed Martial Arts | 52 |
| 3 | Ben | Karaosman | Ignite Martial Arts | 48 |
| White Belt – Adult Male | ||||
| 1 | Jude | Worsfold | Carlson Gracie Sutton & Carshalton | 36 |
| 2 | Seumas | Mackinnon | North Coast BJJ | 24 |
| 3 | Karl | Vye-Parminter | Dragons Academy | 18 |
Adult Female (18+ yrs)
See complete rankings: 2025 Rankings Adult Female (17.01.26)
| Black Belt – Adult Female | ||||
| 1 | Christine | Martin | Allegiance Jiu-Jitsu Academy | 36 |
| Purple Belt – Adult Female | ||||
| 1 | Becky | Mayo | Allegiance Jiu-Jitsu Academy | 208 |
| 2 | Mairead | Rowland-Coman | U Grapple | 72 |
| 3 | Lara | Thomas | Carlson Gracie Farnborough | 36 |
| Blue Belt – Adult Female | ||||
| 1 | Michelle | Skuse | Roger Gracie Bristol | 24 |
| 2 | Jade | Henderson | UKAF BJJ | 8 |
| 3 | Maisie | Silver | Carlson Gracie London | 4 |
| Jasmine | Stanley | Roger Gracie Darlington | 4 | |
| White Belt – Adult Female | ||||
| 1 | Jenna | Montgomery | Stealth BJJ NI | 72 |
| 2 | Zoe | Watters | Musashi Brazilian Jiujitsu | 8 |
Masters Male (30+ yrs)
See complete rankings: 2025 Rankings Masters Male (17.01.26)
| Black Belt – Masters Male | |||||
| 1 | Leigh | Remedios | Master | VT Jiujitsu | 144 |
| 2 | Mark | Duda | Master | VN Team | 120 |
| 3 | Mark | Bottom | Master | FORTIFY JIU JITSU | 76 |
| Brown Belt – Masters Male | |||||
| 1 | Marc | Clark | Master | Wiltshire Grappling Academy | 72 |
| 2 | Richard | Quirke | Master | Dream Art Bradford | 36 |
| Scott | Reynolds | Master | Folkestone Jiu Jitsu team | 36 | |
| Shaun | Scholey | Master | Hunter Martial Arts/ Combat Base | 36 | |
| Nathan | Woodruffe | Master | The AlleyCat Academy | 36 | |
| 3 | Adam | Sparrow | Master | Pure Art BJJ | 28 |
| Purple Belt – Masters Male | |||||
| 1 | Jordan | Newton | Master | Puregrappling | 108 |
| 2 | Ben | Gilmore | Master | Infinity BJJ / Carlson Gracie | 36 |
| Chris | Derrick | Master | Roger Gracie Bristol | 36 | |
| 3 | Paul | Mallon | Master | The Griphouse BJJ | 29 |
| Blue Belt – Masters Male | |||||
| 1 | Richard | Mccan | Master | Dragon’s Academy | 113 |
| 2 | Gary | Mcildowney | Master | BASE Jiu Jitsu – BJJ School Belfast | 72 |
| 3 | Melvin | Fenty | Master | Carlson Gracie Farnborough | 48 |
| White Belt – Masters Male | |||||
| 1 | Stephen | Askin | Master | Oswestry Jiu-Jitsu academy | 113 |
| 2 | Marc | Purcell | Master | Summit Grappling Academy | 72 |
| 3 | Michael | Abosch | Master | Old Guard Jiu Jitsu | 48 |
Masters Female (30+ yrs)
See complete rankings: 2025 Rankings Masters Female
| Black Belt – Masters Female | |||||
| 1 | Melissa | Mullins | Master | Faber Jiu Jitsu | 72 |
| 2 | Jolie | Boyle | Master | The Jiu Jitsu Sanctuary | 36 |
| Purple Belt – Masters Female | |||||
| 1 | Emma | Hitchcock | Master | Elements Jiu Jitsu UK | 36 |
| Blue Belt – Masters Female | |||||
| 1 | Rachel | Foyle | Master | Art of Movement Bristol | 36 |
| Maggie | Ward | Master | Carlson Gracie London | 36 | |
| 2 | Lou | Temlett | Master | VT Jiujitsu | 28 |
| 3 | Rae | Hartley | Master | Matt Holland Jiu Jitsu | 4 |
| White Belt – Masters Female | |||||
| 1 | Monique | Mahoney | Master | Ben Hall Jiu Jitsu Team (Horizon Academy) |
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