#1 Youth Female Grappler · ADCC World Champion
BaileyHeinsohn
The best pound-for-pound youth female grappler in the world.
Latest
IBJJF · Las Vegas
2026 IBJJF Jiu Jitsu CON
September 4–5 · Las Vegas Convention Center
Weekend complete
Gi + No-Gi Gold
3 matches · 3 wins · 3 submissions
Saturday · Gi result
Gi Gold
Bailey def. Tiana Ka Kei Wan by submission
Fight 26 · Mat 57 · 12:10 PM
Bailey def. Jazmyn Alexis Lopez by submission
Fight 34 · Mat 57 · 12:59 PM
Friday · No-Gi result
No-Gi Gold
Bailey def. Tiana Ka Kei Wan by submission in 1:21
Fight 27 · Mat 45 · 12:35 PM
Bailey finished the 2026 Jiu-Jitsu CON weekend with gold in both Gi and No-Gi. She won all three matches by submission. Exact details from Saturday's two Gi submissions will be added to the permanent result record when verified.
See what happened
Defining achievement
ADCC Youth Worlds · 2026
World Champion. Absolute Champion.
Bailey won her second ADCC Youth World title and the inaugural Girls 11–12 Absolute championship in Austin.
See how Bailey won both titlesIndependent ranking proof · observed August 2026
Two ranking systems put Bailey at or near the top.
Jits.gg · Youth Female
No. 1 overall
ADCC · Girls Advanced
No. 1 age · No. 2 overall
The story so far
4 YEARS
Four Pan Kids titles
Four consecutive years. Four IBJJF Pan Kids championships.
ADCC
Youth World Champion
World champion in 2024 and again in 2026, when she also won the inaugural Girls 11–12 Absolute division.
GRAND SLAM
2026 IBJJF Grand Slam
Completed the 2026 IBJJF Grand Slam across the European, Brazilian and Pan Kids championships.
Life around the pursuit
The pursuit
The medals are milestones. Not the point.
Bailey’s journey is about discovering what is possible by choosing difficult things on purpose — in competition, in training and beyond the mat.
Bailey Heinsohn
Choose the Harder Path.
The work, the people, the places and whatever comes next.
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