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Ana Mayordomo

Spanish black belt Ana Mayordomo followed her 2024 return from injury with two IBJJF titles, two ADCC Trials wins, and No-Gi Worlds silver in 2025.

Biography

Spanish-American grappler Ana Mayordomo García’s first full season as a black belt brought titles on two continents and two successful runs through ADCC trials. The path to that 2025 season began in Zaragoza, Spain, and continued in Denver, where her family moved in 2013. According to BJJ Heroes, she first tried jiu-jitsu at Easton Training Center on December 12, 2016, and entered her first competition about three months later. For several years, Mayordomo balanced grappling with an unusually concentrated education: three bachelor’s degrees completed in four years. After graduating, she attended a three-week camp with John Danaher’s team at the suggestion of her instructor, Eliot Marshall. The experience led her to pursue grappling full time in Texas, but an injury kept her out of competition for nearly a year. Her return became the hinge in her competitive career. Mayordomo won the brown-belt division at the 2024 IBJJF No-Gi Pan Championship, then received her black belt from Marshall on the podium. In 2025, she won the IBJJF No-Gi Pan featherweight title with two submissions across three matches and took the No-Gi European title after a 9–2 final victory over Liisi Vaht. She also won both the ADCC Europe, Middle East and Africa Trials and the ADCC North American East Coast Trials. The official North American result places her first in the women’s professional under-55-kilogram division. Mayordomo closed the year as the IBJJF No-Gi World featherweight runner-up after reaching the final against Adele Fornarino. By late 2025, she represented Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu and described a game built around pursuing submissions from both top and bottom.

Sources for this profile

  • BJJ Heroes, “Ana Mayordomo”(opens in a new tab)

    • Ana Mayordomo García is a Spanish-American grappler with dual citizenship; she was born in Zaragoza, Spain, in June 2000 and moved with her family to Denver, Colorado, in 2013.

      Where in the source: Profile opening and Biography — Spanish-American, Zaragoza birth, 2013 move and dual citizenship

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    • Mayordomo first tried jiu-jitsu at Easton Training Center on 12 December 2016 and entered her first competition about three months later.

      Where in the source: Biography — first Easton class on December 12, 2016

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    • After completing three bachelor’s degrees in four years, Mayordomo attended a three-week camp with John Danaher’s team at Eliot Marshall’s suggestion; the experience led her to pursue grappling full time in Texas, where an injury then kept her out of competition for nearly a year.

      Where in the source: Biography — graduation, three-week camp, Texas move and injury

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    • After returning from the injury, Mayordomo won the 2024 IBJJF No-Gi Pan brown-belt division and was promoted to black belt on the podium by her long-time instructor Eliot Marshall.

      Where in the source: Biography — recovery, brown-belt No-Gi Pan win and podium promotion

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    • BJJ Heroes’ achievement list and biography report that Mayordomo won both the 2025 ADCC Europe, Middle East and Africa Trials and the 2025 ADCC North American East Coast Trials.

      Where in the source: Main Achievements and Biography — two named 2025 ADCC Trials wins

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  • IBJJF, “Ana Mayordomo | Spain's Bright Young Star,” 26 November 2025(opens in a new tab)

    • In her first full black-belt season in 2025, Mayordomo won the IBJJF No-Gi Pan featherweight title after three matches and two submissions, then won the No-Gi European title with a 9–2 final victory over Liisi Vaht.

      Where in the source: Dominant Rookie Season — Pan three-match run and European final score

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    • By late 2025 Mayordomo represented Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu and described her game as submission-focused from both top and bottom positions.

      Where in the source: Article opening and closing — Kingsway standout; hunt for submissions

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  • IBJJF, “2025 No-Gi Worlds | Black Belt Day 2 Recap,” December 2025(opens in a new tab)

    • Mayordomo finished as the 2025 IBJJF No-Gi World featherweight runner-up after reaching the final against Adele Fornarino.

      Where in the source: Female featherweight recap — Mayordomo versus Adele Fornarino in the final

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  • ADCC, “1st ADCC North American Trials 2025”(opens in a new tab)

    • The official 2025 North American Trials result places Mayordomo first in the women’s professional under-55-kilogram division for Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu, ahead of Valerie Wong and Danielle Kelly, and lists her nationality as USA/Spain.

      Where in the source: Official Results — Women Professional -55kg, complete podium

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