The ADCC Atlanta Open 2025 took place on May 10th, 2025 and the event featured several elite veterans crossing paths with the best of the next generation. Kevin Crane won the men’s absolute division by submitting all 3 of his opponents but he went 2-2 at under 91kg, which was probably the toughest division of the whole tournament. It was won by ADCC veteran Jon ‘Thor’ Blank, who cleaned house with 4 submission wins in his 4 marches despite facing high-level opposition all the way. 19 year-old Michael Sainz continued his superb run under ADCC rules too, as he won the under 76kg division with 3 submissions in 4 matches.
The biggest moment came when 13 year-old Joslyn Molina won the adult women’s absolute division, shortly after she won gold in her own age bracket and a bronze medal in the 15 to 17 year-old division. She wasn’t the only young contender to shine in the women’s brackets though, as Shye Lilly put up a 4-1 record in total to win gold in her weight at under 55kg and a silver medal in a higher weight class. Her sole loss came to Teshya Alo, who was flawless with 3 wins to take gold at under 60kg. Faye Cherrier won the lightest division with two wins at under 50kg, while Maka Vickers went 4-1 in total to win the under 65kg division and a silver medal in the absolute behind Molina.
ADCC Atlanta Open 2025 Full Results
Men’s Divisions
Under 55kg
1 – Matthew Velez
2 – Christian Torres
3 – Asher Moore
Under 60kg
1 – Kaimoni Operana
2 – Joey Diehl
3 – Estevan Martinez
Under 65kg
1 – Diego Ortiz
2 – Carlos Sainz
3 – Jonathan Marrero
Under 70kg
1 – Tristan Sainz
2 – Dylan Benningfield
3 – Felipe Valentim
Under 76kg
1 – Michael Sainz
2 – Jordan Holy
3 – Meryk Phillips
Under 83kg
1 – Cameron Hurd
2 – Kevin Beuhring
3 – Ernesto Rivera
Under 91kg
1 – Jon ‘Thor’ Blank
2 – John Combs
3 – Placido Santos
Under 100kg
1 – Cole Brandt
2 – James Sarnecki
3 – Thomas Nelson
Over 100kg
1 – Fayyaz Akbari
2 – Daniel McGuire
3 – Alex Deriggi
Absolute Division
1 – Kevin Crane
2 – Kevin Satterfield
3 – Garrett Wilt
Women’s Divisions
Under 50kg
1 – Faye Cherrier
2 – Sun-Yoon Karas
3 – Anabella Junco
Under 55kg
1 – Shye Lilly
2 – Iris Liu
3 – Kaloni Brown
Under 60kg
1 – Teshya Alo
2 – Shye Lilly
3 – Alyssa Luna
Under 65kg
1 – Maka Vickers
2 – Molly Rogers
3 – Ashley New
Under 70kg
1 – Mackenzie Schultz
2 – Olivia Brown
3 – Emily Hauser
Over 70kg
1 – Yasmim Douranth
2 – Maia Matalon
3 – Caitlin Huggins
Absolute Division
1 – Joslyn Molina
2 – Maka Vickers
3 – Nicole Moon-Keca
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