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Wild Upsets Take Place At ADCC Portland Open 2026

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The ADCC Portland Open 2026 took place on February 21st, 2026 and the event featured some of the biggest names in the sport, but not all of them came away undefeated. It’s one of the major risks of competing at smaller events like this for elite competitors; that they might end up taking a loss against unknown but talented grapplers. That’s exactly what happened in the under 83kg division, as Raajus Dewan caught ADCC veteran PJ Barch with a heel hook in the opening round. Dewan came away with a bronze medal in the end, as Anthony Briones beat him on points in the semi-final and finished the day with a 4-0 record to become the champion.

The most impressive performance of the day came from Maria Ruffatto though, as she won both the under 80kg and absolute divisions. Ruffatto won 6 matches in order to take home those gold medals and she submitted 5 of her opponents, and the only woman who could go the distance with her was under 70kg gold medalist Joslyn Molina in the absolute final. Molina had a great run of her own; going 5-1 across both divisions with 3 submission finishes, and Nicole Mathew also stood out when she submitted all 3 of her opponents to win under 65kg gold. The most notable other champions in the women’s divisions were Shye Lilly and Valerie Wong, who won the under 60kg and under 55kg divisions respectively.

ADCC Portland Open 2026 Full Results

Men’s Divisions

Under 55kg

1 – Kai’Noa Dozier
2 – Luis Magana
3 – Asher Moore

Under 60kg

1 – Joey Diehl
2 – Kengo Hatanaka
3 – Journey Newson

Under 65kg

1 – Kevin Hughes
2 – Albert Tapia
3 – Aidan Collins

Under 70kg

1 – Logan Marshall
2 – Emerson Stiner
3 – Jomar Gacoscos

Under 76kg

1 – Mario Shonkwiler
2 – Paul Kaufman
3 – Gustavo Bessa

Under 83kg

1 – Anthony Briones
2 – Saul Viayra
3 – Raajus Dewan

Under 91kg

1 – Aaron Tiegs
2 – Eduardo Castillo
3 – Marcos Martins

Under 100kg

1 – Abraham La Montagne
2 – Achilles Rocha
3 – Bryce Sexton

Over 100kg

1 – Jacob Hoyt
2 – Isaiah Goodrich

Absolute Division

1 – Achilles Rocha
2 – Aaron Tiegs
3 – Eduardo Castillo

Women’s Divisions

Under 55kg

1 – Valerie Wong
2 – Lara Oliveira
3 – Riah Van Buskirk

Under 60kg

1 – Shye Lilly
2 – Veronika Gribenko
3 – Madison Morales

Under 65kg

1 – Nicole Mathew
2 – Cholena Horne
3 – Rebecca Charbonneau

Under 70kg

1 – Joslyn Molina
2 – Katie Laablalli
3 – Thomasina Fizdale

Under 80kg

1 – Maria Ruffatto
2 – Ashley Etchells
3 – Isabella Clark

Over 80kg

1 – Calli Behm
2 – Mandelyn Liew

Absolute Division

1 – Maria Ruffatto
2 – Joslyn Molina
3 – Rebecca Charbonneau

The full ADCC Portland Open 2026 event replay, including all of the above results, is available to watch on FloGrappling, click here to subscribe and watch.

Upfront Tony
Upfront Tony
Senior Editor, CEO, BJJ Black Belt, Muay Thai Kru, Entrepreneur

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