Tournaments
2025/01/26 - IBJJF Dallas Winter
2025/02/15 - Lutter Tournament
I got 3rd place in a 3 person bracket. It was a double elimination tournament so I lost to both of the other guys.
Both matches ended in submission, first was an Ezekiel choke, second was an armbar.
2025/04/13 - IBJJF Houston Summer
2025/07/26 - Lutter Tournament
Basically the same as the previous Lutter Tournament.
2025/08/03 - IBJJF Dallas Summer
I tapped out in half the time of my first IBJJF tournament and I was extremely disappointed at first. However, I watched the rest of the bracket and the guy who beat me was suspiciously good for a no-stripe white belt. The last match (which the same guy won) also looked suspiciously like a wrestling match.
It turns out that he has D-1 wrestling experience, which disqualified him after he won the bracket. So the guy he beat in the final is in the #1 spot on the podium. The guy who I would have originally shared 3rd place with got bumped to 2nd, but didn't show up.
2025/12/07 - IBJJF Waco
I performed much better from the stand-up, although I kept throwing him the wrong direction for the grips I had. Eventually he ended up on top and I couldn't get out of his side-control long enough to do anything.
About 40 seconds from the end he started to go for a papercutter choke and I decided that I wasn't going to let him do that, and that I would at least run the clock out.
Things to work on for next time:
- Side control escapes
- Half-guard sweeps
- Better understanding of grips (both during stand-up and on the ground)
- Controlling space
- Throw the correct direction
- Time the throw better
2026/02/20 - IBJJF Austin
I cut down from Heavy to Medium-Heavy after Waco. Ended up fighting a guy from Travis Lutter, the school that my Coach went to. Dude was tall. I tried to dummy sweep him without regard for that fact and ended up way behind. I feel like this is still my best performance but it was also my worst matchup (short of the D-1 guy). The plan for Dallas is to make it down to Middle weight, and to work on better grips.
2026/03/07 - Lutter Tournament
Three-man bracket. Lost my first match to an armbar. Won my second with a head and arm choke. Lost to the first guy again to another armbar.
Felt good to get my first competitive win.
2026/03/15 - IBJJF Dallas
I had been sick for the week leading up to this tournament so I didn't get any training in. I'm pretty happy with how I performed with that in mind, but still ultimately disappointed.
Going to cut down to Middle at least for the next one.