Andrew Wiltse
Andrew Wiltse rose through Pedigo Submission Fighting with five colored-belt world titles and a 2020 Pan No-Gi black-belt championship.
Biography
Sources for this profile
FloGrappling, “Andrew Wiltse”, athlete profile accessed 8 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
Andrew Wiltse was born in California in 1992 and later became associated with Mount Vernon, Illinois, through his jiu-jitsu career.
Where in the source: Profile opening paragraph — “from Mount Vernon, IL” and “Born on December 6, 1992 in California”
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FloGrappling's athlete profile identifies Wiltse as training under Heath Pedigo and representing Pedigo Submission Fighting.
Where in the source: Profile — “represents Pedigo Submission Fighting”
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Wiltse became one of the principal athletes featured in FloGrappling's Daisy Fresh documentary series about the Pedigo team.
Where in the source: Profile — “principal featured athletes in the Daisy Fresh documentary series”
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BJJ Heroes, “Andrew Wiltse”, accessed 8 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
Wiltse first trained in judo during a 2006 stay in Hawaii and continued under Mike Ogden after returning to Michigan.
Where in the source: Biography — 2006 Hawaii/judo paragraph naming Mike Ogden’s workgroup
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After meeting Heath Pedigo, Wiltse moved to Illinois to train full-time at Pedigo Submission Fighting and began his formal jiu-jitsu career there in 2013 as a white belt.
Where in the source: Biography — 2013 move-to-Illinois paragraph ending “as a white belt”
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Heath Pedigo promoted Wiltse to black belt in December 2019.
Where in the source: Biography — “black belt in December 2019”
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Before reaching black belt, Wiltse won five IBJJF world titles across gi and no-gi competition at blue, purple and brown belt.
Where in the source: Achievements — “5x World titles” and the colored-belt title list
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FloGrappling, “Black Belt Results & Match Videos From 2020 IBJJF No-Gi Pans”, 22 November 2020.(opens in a new tab)
Wiltse won the black-belt medium-heavyweight division at the 2020 IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship, defeating Pedro Rocha in the final.
Where in the source: Medium Heavyweight / FINAL — “Andrew Wiltse def Pedro Henrique Rocha”
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Reid Connell, FloGrappling, “Six Andrew Wiltse Matches That Perfectly Showcase His Breakneck Style”, 31 March 2020.(opens in a new tab)
FloGrappling associated Wiltse with an aggressive passing style and traced his development from the colored belts to his first season as a black-belt contender.
Where in the source: Opening and six-match chronology — “buzzsaw style of passing”
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