Ana Mayordomo

Main Achievements

Black Belt Accolades:

• 1st Place — ADCC North American East Coast Trials (2025)
• 1st Place — ADCC Europe, Middle East & Africa Trials (2025)
• 1st Place — IBJJF Pan Championship No-Gi (2025)
• 1st Place — IBJJF European Open No-Gi Championship (2025)
• 2nd Place — IBJJF World Championship No-Gi (2025 silver medalist)

Colored Belt Accolades:

• 2x 1st Place — IBJJF World Championship No-Gi (2018 blue / 2022 brown)
• 2x 1st Place — IBJJF Pan Championship No-Gi (2021 purple / 2024 brown)
• 3rd Place — IBJJF World Championship No-Gi (2019 purple)
• 3rd Place — IBJJF Pan Championship (2018/2019 blue / 2021 brown)
• 3rd Place — IBJJF World Championship (2018 blue bronze medalist)

Overview

Ana Mayordomo is an elite professional submission grappler and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. Utilizing her dual citizenship to secure major titles across multiple continents, Mayordomo exploded onto the international black belt circuit in 2025, rapidly cementing her status as one of the sport’s premier featherweight athletes.

Early Life and Transition to Jiu-Jitsu

Ana Mayordomo was born in Zaragoza, Spain, in June 2000, where she spent her early childhood. In 2013, her family relocated to Denver, Colorado, after her father accepted a job offer in the United States. Growing up in Spain, Ana was highly active in extracurricular sports like tennis and basketball—even playing on a boys’ basketball team due to the lack of a local girls’ squad.

On December 12, 2016, three years after moving to the U.S., her boyfriend convinced her to try a Jiu-Jitsu class at the Easton Training Center. She felt an immediate connection to the sport and competed in her first tournament just three months later.

Balancing Academics and Elite Competition

Under the guidance of instructor Eliot Marshall, Ana managed a highly successful competitive career while simultaneously excelling in her academics. She earned a full-ride merit scholarship and completed three bachelor’s degrees in computer science and marketing in just four years.

Following her graduation, Marshall encouraged her to pursue grappling full-time. She attended a transformative three-week training camp in Austin, Texas, with John Danaher’s New Wave workgroup, which convinced her to relocate to the Lone Star State permanently.

Injury and Triumphant Return

Despite a severe injury that sidelined her for nearly a year shortly after her move to Texas, Ana made a triumphant return to the mats. She won the IBJJF No-Gi Pan Championship as a brown belt and was promoted to black belt right on the podium, carrying that immense momentum directly into a dominant rookie campaign in the black belt divisions.