UFC BJJ

UFC Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
TypePrivate
IndustrySubmission grappling promotion
Founded2025
FounderDana White
Headquarters
Las Vegas, Nevada
,
U.S.
Area served
United States
Worldwide
Key peopleAri Emanuel (CEO & Executive Chairman, TKO)
Dana White (CEO & President, UFC)
Cláudia Gadelha (Senior Director of Jiu-Jitsu Strategy & Business Development, UFC BJJ)
OwnerUltimate Fighting Championship
ParentTKO Group Holdings
UFC BJJ: Road to the Title
GenreCombat sport
Reality
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerDana White
Running time19–38 minutes
Production companiesUltimate Fighting Productions, LLC
Original release
NetworkYouTube
ReleaseJune 16, 2025 (2025-06-16)

UFC Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (UFC BJJ) is an American submission grappling promotion company owned by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial arts promotion, itself a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings (TKO).

UFC BJJ first gained notoriety with the launch of UFC BJJ: Road to the Title, an eight-episode Brazilian jiu-jitsu-reality show hybrid series which aired for free on UFC Fight Pass and the UFC YouTube channel. It featured two teams of top lightweight and welterweight competitors, coached by Mikey Musumeci and Rerisson Gabriel. The athletes competed in a tournament to determine the finalists in each division, who will face off alongside the coaches at UFC BJJ 1 to crown the inaugural champions.

At UFC BJJ 1, Mikey Musumeci, Carlos Henrique, and Andrew Tackett captured the inaugural bantamweight, lightweight, and welterweight championships.

Rules

Each bout shall be contested over three rounds, each lasting five minutes. The referee serves as the sole authority within the bout, with full discretion to enforce the rules. This includes issuing cautions, warnings, negative points, positional resets, disqualifications, and initiating or halting the action as necessary.

If no submission occurs by the conclusion of the third round, the outcome shall be determined by the judges using the 10-point must system. Judging criteria are prioritized in the following order, from highest to lowest value:

The bouts take place inside "The Bowl", a bowl-shaped area of play designed to encourage action. The walls of the bowl limit either combatant’s ability to shy away from engaging, similar to the idea behind "The Octagon".

List of events

# Event Date Venue Location Ref.
14 UFC BJJ 14: Tackett vs. Wojcik December 3, 2026 Meta Apex United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
13 UFC BJJ 13: Tackett vs. Rodriguez October 29, 2026 Meta Apex United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
12 UFC BJJ 12: Moura vs. Fornarino October 8, 2026 Meta Apex United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
11 UFC BJJ 11: Musumeci vs. Mitchell September 24, 2026 Meta Apex United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
10 UFC BJJ 10: Tackett vs. Gracie August 20, 2026 Meta Apex United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
9 UFC BJJ 9: Fowler vs. Johnson June 4, 2026 Meta Apex United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
8 UFC BJJ 8: Musumeci vs. Dantzler May 21, 2026 Meta Apex United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
7 UFC BJJ 7: Tackett vs. Rocha April 2, 2026 Meta Apex United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
6 UFC BJJ 6: Fowler vs. Machado March 12, 2026 Meta Apex United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
5 UFC BJJ 5: Musumeci vs. Montague February 12, 2026 Meta Apex United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
4 UFC BJJ 4: Tackett vs. Dorsey December 11, 2025 UFC Apex United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
3 UFC BJJ 3: Musumeci vs. Carrasco October 2, 2025 UFC Apex United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2 UFC BJJ 2: Tackett vs. Canuto July 31, 2025 UFC Apex United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
1 UFC BJJ 1: Musumeci vs. Gabriel June 25, 2025 UFC Apex United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Current champions

Men

DivisionChampionSinceDefensesRef.
Light Heavyweight United States Mason Fowler July 31, 2025 3
Middleweight United States William Tackett Oct 29, 2026 0
Welterweight United States Andrew Tackett Jun 25, 2025 4
Lightweight Brazil Renato Canuto Oct 8, 2026 0
Bantamweight Philippines Jalen Fonacier Oct 29, 2026 0

Women

DivisionChampionSinceDefensesRef.
Featherweight Canada Brianna Ste-Marie Aug 20, 2026 0
Bantamweight Brazil Cassia Moura Mar 12, 2026 1
Flyweight Brazil Cassia Moura Oct 8, 2026 0

Men's championship history

Light Heavyweight

186 to 205 pounds

No.NameEventDateReignDefensesRef.
1 United States Mason Fowler
def. David Garmo		 UFC BJJ 2: Tackett vs. Canuto
Las Vegas, NV, US		 Jul 31, 2025 468 days
(incumbent)
 1. def. Pedro Machado at UFC BJJ 6 on March 12, 2026
2. def. Devhonte Johnson at UFC BJJ 9 on June 4, 2026
3. drew with Nick Rodriguez at UFC BJJ 11 on September 24, 2026

Middleweight

171 to 185 pounds

No.NameEventDateReignDefensesRef.
1 Brazil Ronaldo Júnior
def. William Tackett		 UFC BJJ 4: Tackett vs. Dorsey
Las Vegas, NV, US		 Dec 11, 2025 322 days 1. def. Tarik Hopstock at UFC BJJ 5 on February 12, 2026
Júnior vacated the title due to a injury which will need surgery. The title was officially vacated on October 29th, 2026.
2 United States William Tackett
def. Jay Rodriguez		 UFC BJJ 13: Tackett vs Rodriguez
Las Vegas, NV, US		 Oct 29, 2026 13 days
(incumbent)

Welterweight

156 to 170 pounds

No.NameEventDateReignDefensesRef.
1 United States Andrew Tackett
def. Andy Varela		 UFC BJJ 1: Musumeci vs. Gabriel
Las Vegas, NV, US		 Jun 25, 2025 504 days
(incumbent)
 1. def. Renato Canuto at UFC BJJ 2 on July 31, 2025
2. def. Elijah Dorsey at UFC BJJ 4 on December 11, 2025
3. def. Vagner Rocha at UFC BJJ 7 on April 2, 2026
4. def. Jonnatas Gracie at UFC BJJ 10 on August 20, 2026

Lightweight

146 to 155 pounds

No.NameEventDateReignDefensesRef.
1 Brazil Carlos Henrique
def. Danilo Moreira		 UFC BJJ 1: Musumeci vs. Gabriel
Las Vegas, NV, US		 Jun 25, 2025 281 days 1. def. Matheus Gabriel at UFC BJJ 3 on October 2, 2025
2 Brazil Lucas Valente UFC BJJ 7: Tackett vs. Rocha
Las Vegas, NV, US		 Apr 2, 2026 190 days
On July 10th, 2026 Valente announced he was vacating to pursue MMA. The title was officially vacated on October 8th, 2026.
3 Brazil Renato Canuto
def. Ethan Crelinsten		 UFC BJJ 12: Moura vs. Fornarino
Las Vegas, NV, US		 Oct 8, 2026 34 days
(incumbent)

Bantamweight

126 to 135 pounds

No.NameEventDateReignDefensesRef.
1 United States Mikey Musumeci
def. Rerisson Gabriel		 UFC BJJ 1: Musumeci vs. Gabriel
Las Vegas, NV, US		 Jun 25, 2025 491 days 1. def. Keven Carrasco at UFC BJJ 3 on October 2, 2025
2. def. Shay Montague at UFC BJJ 5 on February 12, 2026
3. def. Kevin Dantzler at UFC BJJ 8 on May 21, 2026
On October 8th, 2026 Musumeci announced he was vacating to pursue MMA. The title was officially vacated on October 29th, 2026.
2 Philippines Jalen Fonacier
def. Kleber Barbosa		 UFC BJJ 13: Tackett vs Rodriguez
Las Vegas, NV, US		 Oct 29, 2026 13 days
(incumbent)

Women's championship history

Women's Featherweight

136 to 145 pounds

No.NameEventDateReignDefensesRef.
1 France Aurélie Le Vern
def. Raquel Canuto		 UFC BJJ 4: Tackett vs. Dorsey
Las Vegas, NV, US		 Dec 11, 2025 112 days
2 Brazil Rebeca Lima UFC BJJ 7: Tackett vs. Rocha
Las Vegas, NV, US		 Apr 2, 2026 141 days
3 Canada Brianna Ste-Marie UFC BJJ 10: Tackett vs. Gracie
Las Vegas, NV, US		 Aug 20, 2026 83 days
(incumbent)

Women's Bantamweight

126 to 135 pounds

No.NameEventDateReignDefensesRef.
1 Brazil Cassia Moura
def. Ffion Davies		 UFC BJJ 6: Fowler vs. Machado
Las Vegas, NV, US		 March 12, 2026 244 days
(incumbent)
 1. def. Sabrina Gondim at UFC BJJ 8 on May 21, 2026

Women's Flyweight

116 to 125 pounds

No.NameEventDateReignDefensesRef.
1 Brazil Cassia Moura
def. Adele Fornarino		 UFC BJJ 12: Moura vs. Fornarino
Las Vegas, NV, US		 Oct 8, 2026 34 days
(incumbent)

Partnerships

Hayabusa Fightwear

In June 2025, Hayabusa Fightwear was announced as the first official outfitter of UFC BJJ. The Ontario-based combat sports brand has partnered with the UFC to design and produce kits for UFC BJJ athletes and coaches, including those on the new reality show UFC BJJ: Road to the Title. Beginning in July, the collaboration will expand to retail and online sales, starting with rash guards, shorts, and spats, followed by t-shirts, hoodies, and more.

See also

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