States
Browse by state

Every state we've mapped, ranked and filterable — flip between an at-a-glance overview, the city grid, and the full sortable shop.

7

states

2,047

gyms

4.92

avg ★

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7 states · 2,047 gyms

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1 Florida FL 555 gyms
2 Texas TX 528 gyms
3 California CA 405 gyms
4 Colorado CO 204 gyms
5 Wisconsin WI 138 gyms
6 Illinois IL 117 gyms
7 Ohio OH 100 gyms
Cities
City guides

Every city with a gym gets its own page — a local map, ratings, gi / no-gi, drop-in fees, and kids programs side by side.

466

cities

2,047

gyms

7

states

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466 cities mapped

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1 Miami FL 67 gyms
2 San Antonio TX 61 gyms
3 Chicago IL 56 gyms
4 Austin TX 55 gyms
5 Houston TX 52 gyms
6 Orlando FL 42 gyms
7 Dallas TX 42 gyms
8 Colorado Springs CO 41 gyms
Gyms
The gym directory

Thousands of gyms with Google ratings, hours, gi / no-gi, kids programs and links — captured from public sources and re-checked over time.

2,047

gyms

1,964

rated

75

kids

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2,047 gyms tracked

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1 Legion American Jiu Jitsu San Diego - HQ San Diego, CA ★ 5 · 2027
2 Ludwig Martial Arts / BANG Muay Thai Westminster, CO ★ 5 · 1044
3 UFC FIT Pembroke Pines Pembroke Pines, FL ★ 4.4 · 1004
4 Gracie University of Jiu-Jitsu Torrance, CA ★ 4.9 · 797
5 Alvarez Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Arlington, TX ★ 4.9 · 754
6 Kimura Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Boca Raton Boca Raton, FL ★ 5 · 713
7 UFC GYM Kendall Miami, FL ★ 4.1 · 643
8 Master Kang's Martial Arts Plano Plano, TX ★ 4.9 · 614
Fighters
Fighter data lab

BJJ and MMA records merged into one athlete — submission leaderboards, finish rates, head-to-heads, and an interactive scatter of every competitor.

1,840

athletes

68,904

matches

15,402

subs

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1,840 athletes · 68,904 matches

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1 Gordon Ryan New Wave 113-8-3
2 Dillon Danis Alliance 20-15
3 Craig Jones Absolute MMA / B-Team 70-20-4
4 Leandro Lo BJJ 281-54-5
5 Marcelo Garcia Master Fabio Gurgel 91-23
6 Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida Checkmat BJJ 133-14-1
7 Roger Gracie BJJ 86-9-2
8 Andre Galvao Atos Academy 172-32-2
Writing
Writing

First-person notes from the mat — starting late, training smart, and what each room actually feels like.

13

posts

3

pillars

Late-starter pillar → Curriculum decoder →
From the journal

13 posts and counting

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img Curriculum The Techniques You Invent When Everyone Outweighs You
img Late Starter First Day Back: 300 Pounds, a Knee to the Jaw, and a Mouth Guard
img Late Starter Crown On, Mouth Guard Inbound, and Back on the Mat
img Late Starter A Knee to the Jaw, a Broken Tooth, and a Custom Mouth Guard
About

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Tyler Garrett

White belt · adult-onset · traveling
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One person, on the road

About bjj.ac

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One person visiting jiu-jitsu schools across the country, rolling where they'll have me, and writing down what I find — gyms, people, a little data, one visit at a time.

The full story → The traveling-reviewer pillar → Browse the gym directory →

From the road

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Brad Tavares

MMA Middleweight

Record: 1-3
Win rate: 25%
Finish rate: 0%
Submissions: 0

How the wins come

Decision (1)

Match history

4 catalogued matches.

Result	Opponent	Method	Event
L	Robert Bryczek	KO/TKO Punches	UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
L	JunYong Park	S-DEC	UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
L	Eryk Anders	U-DEC	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos
W	Gerald Meerschaert	U-DEC	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy