The 2022 ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship was an international

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tournament held at the

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, Nevada, USA, from 17–18 September 2022.

Background

The ADCC World Championship is a

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

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and

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. 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

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. 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 Garry Lee Tonon (born September 12, 1991) is an American submission grappler and mixed martial artist. He is a five-time Eddie Bravo Invitational champion, and has won titles at ADCC submission wrestling championship, IBJJF World and Pan Americ ...

in a 3-0 win in the opening round. *

Kade Ruotolo Kade Ruotolo (born January 22, 2003) is an American submission grappler and mixed martial artist. A competitor with his twin brother Tye since the age of 3, Ruotolo is an IBJJF World champion, Pan Am, and European Open champion at every col ...

won the 77 kg division at age 19 becoming the youngest-ever ADCC champion.ADCC 2022 Highlights: Old Champs Dethroned, New Champs Crowned – Gordon Ryan Submits André Galvão
Andrea Tang, ''Jiujitsu Times'', September 18, 2022 * 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

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to prevent him from winning his third consecutive ADCC world title. * Eoghan O'Flanagan surprised fans by defeating

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and Mason Fowler, eventually finishing fourth in the 88 kg division. *

Amy Campo Amy Campo (born January 30, 2000) is an American submission grappler, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt athlete. A multiple time IBJJF World ( Gi and No-Gi), Pans and American national jiu-jitsu champion in colored belts; Campo is a bl ...

upset multiple-time ADCC champion

Gabi Garcia Gabrielle Lemos Gabi Garcia (born November 17, 1985) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and grappler. She is one of the most successful competitors of all time in the female black belt divisions, and a member of the IBJJF Hall of Fame. Ear ...

, went on to win her division. *

Ffion Davies Ffion Davies (born 18 January 1995) is a Welsh submission grappler and mixed martial artist. She is a multiple winner of the IBJJF World Championship, including the no-gi championship in 2023 in both the 61 kg and absolute divisions. Da ...

became the first British ADCC world champion. *

Gordon Ryan Gordon Ryan (born July 8, 1995) is an American Submission wrestling, submission wrestler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, considered by many to be the greatest no–gi grappler of all time due to his many accomplishments. Ryan is a seven-time ...

won the super-fight against

André Galvão André Luiz Leite Galvão (; born September 29, 1982) is a Brazilian grappler and professional mixed martial artist. A 4th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Fernando "Tererê" Augusto as well as a judo black belt, Galvão is one of ...

via

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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

Invitees

ADCC 2022 Superfight

The 2022 World Championship featured a ''superfight'' between

(ADCC Superfight champion, six ADCC titles ) vs

(ADCC 2019 Absolute champion, unbeaten between 2018 and 2022). Ryan submitted Galvao at 16:04 via a

rear-naked choke The rear naked choke (RNC), also known as hadaka jime (裸絞) in Judo and "lion killer choke (Mata Leão)" in BJJ, is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. The word ''naked'' in this context suggests that, unlike other stra ...

while holding a 12-0 lead.

Results

Men

Women

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.

Notes

References

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