Helena Crevar

Helena Crevar
BornJanuary 2007 (age 19)
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
TeamNew Wave Jiu Jitsu
TrainerJohn Danaher
RankBJJ black belt (under John Danaher)

Helena Crevar is an American submission grappler. In 2026, she won the women's +65 kg division at the ADCC World Championship. She is a Polaris and WNO Champion, and winner of the women's tournament at CJI2. Crevar is the youngest-ever ADCC podium placer, winning silver at the 2024 ADCC World Championship at age 17. Crevar is the youngest no-gi #1 pound-for-pound athlete ever: since September 3, 2025, she has been ranked the #1 pound-for-pound women’s no-gi grappler in the world by FloGrappling, and holds the top rankings in both the 145 lb and 155 lb divisions.

Crevar moved to Austin, Texas at age 15 years old to train at New Wave Jiu Jitsu under coach John Danaher. She was promoted to black belt in 2025 after winning the brown belt IBJJF World Championship. Crevar became the youngest WNO champion at age 18 after winning against Elisabeth Clay.

In 2025, Crevar defeated Maggie Grindatti Lira at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 10 in Las Vegas.

Instructor lineage

Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlos Gracie Jr > Renzo Gracie > John Danaher > Helena Crevar

References

  1. ↑ "Helena Crevar | BJJ Heroes". BJJ Heroes. 10 September 2024.
  2. ↑ Ellis, R. R. (13 September 2026). "ADCC 2026 Results: Full Brackets, Day 2 Results From Every Weight Class". FloGrappling. Retrieved 13 September 2026.
  3. ↑ CJI 2 video: Teen phenom Helena Crevar wins highest ever paying women’s BJJ tournament Anton Tabuena, Yahoo! Sports, August 31, 2025
  4. 1 2 Cinco, Carlos (July 19, 2025). "Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Superstar Helena Crevar Signs With ONE Championship". ONE Championship.
  5. ↑ "Women's P4P". [www.flograppling.com](http://www.flograppling.com). Retrieved 2025-09-25.
  6. ↑ Gilpin, Joe (June 2, 2025). "Helena Crevar Promoted To Black Belt In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu". FloGrappling.
  7. ↑ Senn, Caden (2025-04-18). "Helena Crevar Becomes Youngest WNO Champ By Submission Over Elisabeth Clay". [www.flograppling.com](http://www.flograppling.com). Retrieved 2026-04-14.
  8. ↑ Watch Helena Craver submit Maggie Grindatti Lira with calf slicer at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 10 Guilherme Cruz, March 6, 2025
  9. ↑ "BJJ Heroes". bjjheroes.com. Retrieved 2025-09-10.