Grapplefest 20 took place on February 28th, 2026 and the event marked a huge step forward for the promotion; it being the first of their new partnership with ADCC. Although Grapplefest have been a key player in the European professional grappling circuit for a while now, becoming the official ADCC European superfight show is a massive opportunity for growth. The shift in rulesets appears to have worked well too, as almost all of the matches here ended in a submission win. Some of them were pretty rare sights too, with James Bullingham hitting a Scottish Twister on the prelims and Sam Colson opening the main card with a Z-lock finish.
Stuart Cooper made an appearance later on in the night and got an impressive win on points over Luke Johnson, while MMA veteran Jack Grant submitted Ian Butler with a D’arce Choke immediately after. ADCC veteran Brandon Reed had a great battle with Josh Gibbs in the next match; submitting him with a rear-naked choke and setting up the night’s title-fights brilliantly. UK fan-favorite Ben Bennett scored a big upset against Jacob Couch in the co-main event, submitting him with a Texas Cloverleaf to take home the under 90kg title. Then in the main event, Keith Krikorian closed the show with a heel hook win against Antony de Oliveira to remain the under 70kg champion.
Grapplefest 20 Full Results
Keith Krikorian defeats Antony de Oliveira via Submission – Heel Hook
Krikorian remains the Grapplefest under 70kg champion
Ben Bennett defeats Jacob Couch Submission – Texas Cloverleaf
Bennet becomes the Grapplefest under 90kg champion
Brandon Reed defeats Josh Gibbs via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Jack Grant defeats Ian Butler via Submission – D’arce Choke
Stuart Cooper defeats Luke Johnson via Decision – Points
Dave Weston defeats Tommy Inglis via Submission – Heel Hook
Suzanne Wilson defeats Lily Wayman via Decision – Points
Sam Colson defeats Miro Pentti via Submission – Z-lock
Preliminary Card
Henry Pike defeats Ciaran Brohan via Submission – Estima Lock
Sean McCleary defeats Leeroy Barnes via Submission – Heel Hook
Jonathan Lewis defeats Tom Burroughs via Submission – Choke
Chris Jelf defeats Sean Rigby via Decision – Points
Layla Szymanska defeats Lana Campbell via Submission – Armbar
Ben Swainston defeats Henry Longstaff via Submission – Heel Hook
Susie Lukic defeats Sonya Retezan via Decision – Points
James Bullingham defeats Mark Wynne via Submission – Scottish Twister
Erin Wilson defeats Hayleigh Heather via Submission – Toehold
Sam Holland defeats Adam Clare via Submission – Heel Hook
Indy Briar defeats Ashlie Fowler via Submission – Armbar
Uriah Reid defeats Shane Sweeney via Decision – Points
Joffie Houlton defeats Leigh Ibberson via Decision – Points
Alfie Binyon defeats Rickson Crossan via Submission – Triangle Choke
Jake McHugh defeats David Gibbons via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Toby Colling defeats Dani Morales via Submission – Heel Hook
Owen Jennings defeats Allaeldein Elmaghrabi via Decision – Points
Ben Rogers defeats Mason Cook via Decision – Points
Joe Parsons defeats Kearin Hart via Submission – Triangle Choke
Jack Rimmer defeats Joey O’Brien via Submission – Head and Arm Choke
Ellis Hodge defeats Dean Tierney via Submission – Heel Hook
Arbaaz Ahmed defeats Ste Barrett via Decision – Points
