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Tammi Musumeci

An American black belt who won IBJJF world titles with and without the gi from 2013 to 2023, first as a student and later while working in law.

Biography

The American jiu-jitsu competitor Tammi Musumeci was a scholarship student in Florida when she won her first world title at black belt, in 2013, and a law student in Las Vegas when she won the 2019 World Championship in the gi, the jacketed form of the sport. She now practices law, and ONE Championship, where she began competing in 2023, says she kept up her studies and then her job without pausing at any point in her years at the top. Her younger brother, Mikey Musumeci, has trained alongside her since both started as children, and she has called him her greatest influence. She grew up in suburban New Jersey and took up jiu-jitsu at six together with Mikey; ONE traces the idea to their father, who practiced grappling arts himself. BJJ Heroes names her first school as Fatjo's Mixed Martial Arts, where, by its account, Mr. Fatjo taught the children's program with the same rigor as his adult classes. She also played soccer, basketball and softball as a child, the site notes, but jiu-jitsu was the one she kept. She was entering local tournaments by seven or eight, won little at first and improved with time, and she has estimated that until she was 16 around 99 percent of her opponents were boys. ONE says she credits those years against boys as key to how quickly she developed. When she was 13 the family moved to Florida, and she has said jiu-jitsu was what held steady through the move. There her training and competing became more serious, with extra drilling sessions alongside her brother on top of regular classes, while she also took advanced courses at school. She has called herself a "big nerd" who studied for hours while classmates went out, and said jiu-jitsu was how she unwound from the pressure of school. She never mentioned the sport there, so the occasional scratch, bruise or black eye made teachers and classmates curious. For college she chose Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, which gave her a full scholarship to a six-year accelerated program: three years of accounting, then three of law. In a 2014 interview she listed what went into her busiest weekday of the 2013-14 academic year: morning classes; drilling with Mikey and coach Manny Soares at Jaco Hybrid Training Center; strength and conditioning with Mikey and trainer Cody Schovitz in Boca Raton; the women's class she taught at Jaco; competition training with Emyr "Shark" Bussade at American Top Team in Wellington; and, to finish, studying, sometimes through the night. She said she had no plans to open an academy; she taught the women's class to help women reach their goals and gain confidence. Her career aim at the time was to become an accountant and lawyer working in business law or forensic accounting. By her own account she was an adult world champion at blue, purple and brown belt. IBJJF's official results show her winning both the Pan Championship and the World Championship at purple belt in 2012 and again at brown belt in 2013, each time in the light-feather division and registered with Alliance. According to BJJ Heroes, she received her black belt in August 2013 from Moacir "Boca" Oliveira, who presented it at Javill Byron's academy on Bussade's behalf. The site names Bussade as her main coach and traces her lineage through him and Ricardo Libório to Carlson Gracie. Within months of the promotion, at 19 and registered with American Top Team, she won the black belt featherweight division at the 2013 IBJJF No-Gi World Championship, the federation's world event without the jacket. A Graciemag photo caption says she won that title with a kimura. In 2014 she won the Pan Championship at black belt featherweight, with Mackenzie Dern second. BJJ Heroes notes that it was her first year at black belt and that she beat two former world champions, Laurence Fouillat and Dern, along the way. In an April 2014 interview with Graciemag she said she had never been able to understand athletes who refuse to tap, since an injury can keep someone out for months or years, and that losing is a necessary step in becoming an athlete. At the World Championship that followed, she reached the black belt featherweight final against Michelle Nicolini. She was ahead on points when an armlock dislocated her arm. She did not tap. BJJ Heroes says Nicolini then swept and mounted her to win 10-6 on points, and BJJEE reported that Musumeci received a standing ovation. In a statement on Facebook she wrote that she had won her first match 9-0 and her second with a back choke, and that she was up 6-4 with about 40 seconds left, just after a stalling call, when she was caught. With the adrenaline she felt no pain, she said, but she immediately regretted not tapping and would not advise anyone to do the same. She still counted the weekend among the best experiences of her life. Dern won the featherweight division at both the Pan and the World Championship in 2015, with Musumeci second at the first and third at the second. Without the gi that year the order was reversed: Musumeci won the No-Gi world title at featherweight with Dern second, and she also took third in the open class, which Dern won. Wikipedia's ADCC results list her as the bronze medalist in the women's 60 kg division at the 2015 ADCC World Championship, behind Dern and Nicolini. In the gi she was second to Beatriz Mesquita at lightweight at the 2016 Pan, and third at featherweight at that year's World Championship. IBJJF's result lists from 2013 to 2016 show her under American Top Team at some events and Atos Jiu-Jitsu at others. In July 2016 she and Mikey announced that they were leaving Atos and Art of Jiu-Jitsu for Caio Terra Association. In a joint statement quoted by BJJEE, they said Caio Terra's team was closest to their own beliefs and goals, that they were not leaving any team over a particular problem, and that the family had recently moved to Henderson, Nevada, where they would train while spending time at CTA for camps. Competing for Brasa CTA, she won the lightweight division at the 2016 No-Gi World Championship and at the 2017 Pan, where Mesquita was second, then took third at lightweight at the 2017 World Championship and second at the 2018 No-Gi World Championship. ONE describes taking the back, with the berimbolo and the crab ride among her routes there, as a trademark she shares with her brother, and says she later added leg locks and more guard passing. BJJ Heroes lists the berimbolo and the kimura as her favorite techniques. In June 2015 Graciemag put her on the cover of issue 219 with other American grapplers and published her lesson on moving from the waiter sweep into the berimbolo and on to the back. In 2016 the magazine announced a berimbolo seminar she was to teach at Carlson Gracie Miami, open to students of any affiliation, with the registration fee going to autism awareness. In the 2014 interview she said she loved training for competition because it pushed her past her limits and that real growth comes only from being uncomfortable; she also called her harshness toward herself a flaw she was working on, by accepting that she could lose to opponents who were just as well prepared. By 2019 she was a student at UNLV's William S. Boyd School of Law in Las Vegas. In a school profile that September she said law school had been harder than she expected and nothing like college, and she compared it to meeting a new and more advanced opponent: she could give up, or learn what it took to succeed. Of jiu-jitsu, she said hard work was what had made her good. She set small goals, such as the next tournament, did whatever reaching them required, and studied the other entrants so that she would be ready. She also named family law, after a summer working for a family court judge, as the course that had most shaped the career she then expected. At the 2019 World Championship she won the black belt light-feather division for Brasa CTA. Graciemag reported that she got past Talita Alencar and Gezary Matuda, both world champions, before the final, where she met Amanda Monteiro. The final ended with no points scored and one advantage for Musumeci, which Graciemag says she earned by nearly taking the back, while she controlled Monteiro's top game from her guard. BJJ Heroes reported that law school had kept her off the mat for most of that year. Mikey won the black belt roosterweight title at the same championship. The siblings trained at different gyms but kept working together on their own, and she has said he showed her whatever he was working on, even when he was still a kid or a blue belt, which helped her a great deal. Few people see him as a coach, she said in 2023, but she does, and she tells him he made a black belt world champion. ONE writes that she regards him as the most important teacher she has had, and that he in turn regularly credits her for his own rise. In 2025 she told UFC.com that wherever they lived or trained, they always had each other to work with, a team effort she credits for the success of both. In March 2020 Mikey announced that the two of them had left Caio Terra Association, saying there had been no problems and that they were grateful to the team. She graduated from law school at UNLV that year. IBJJF lists her under Pedigo Submission Fighting, the team led by head coach Heath Pedigo, from the 2021 World Championship onward; BJJEE reported in October 2021 that she, Mikey and Dante Leon would compete for it. At a WNO tournament in 2021, ONE later wrote, she beat Amanda Alequin, a former training partner, twice in one night, both on decision, and submitted Danielle Kelly; BJJEE reported that she had won bronze at the WNO Championships that year. She took silver in the light-feather division at the 2021 and 2022 World Championships, both times behind Ana Rodrigues, and won No-Gi world titles again in 2022, at featherweight, and in 2023, at light-feather. Before her ONE debut in 2023 she said submission-only rules suited her better: she was always hunting the finish and could be more aggressive without worrying about advantages. She added that she did not use Instagram or other social media and competed to land cool submissions, not to win titles. At ONE Fight Night 8 in Singapore that March she beat Bianca Basilio by unanimous decision in a strawweight match, attacking from guard for most of the 10 minutes and trying several leg locks. In July, at ONE Fight Night 12 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, she faced Alequin again. She called her a close friend she had trained with often, and ONE dates their time training together to 2014 through 2016. Musumeci won another decision over 10 minutes, her second straight win in ONE. Afterward she said she had reached a guillotine, a sweep, a guard pass, north-south and the back, yet felt she had shown maybe 20 to 30 percent of what she could do and was disappointed. She also spoke of the pressure on jiu-jitsu athletes on ONE cards to put on a show so that viewers new to the sport would become fans, and described the chance ONE had given them as one that came with great responsibility. In 2023 she said school and training had filled her whole life, that after work, training and cardio she had about half an hour to relax, and that she could never train full-time because she had professional goals outside jiu-jitsu. In a Jiu-Jitsu Times interview quoted by BJJEE that year, she said she liked having her jiu-jitsu balanced against work, because it lowered the pressure and helped her keep things in separate compartments, and that she tried to make every hour of training count. When UFC.com profiled her in July 2025 she was a practicing attorney living in Henderson, Nevada, who worked all day and trained at night. Before a match, she said, her day began at 6:30 a.m. with a commute and ended with dinner at 10:30 p.m. after training and a workout. On July 31, 2025, at UFC BJJ 2, she and Leilani Bernales both made their debuts for the promotion, and Musumeci won a unanimous decision after three rounds. She told UFC.com she had no interest in the spotlight and simply liked to compete, and that she had wanted to take part in UFC BJJ because she loves competing and being pushed.

Sources for this profile

  • ONE Championship, athlete profile "Tammi Musumeci" (undated page, read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • ONE Championship says that when she was 13 her family moved to Florida, where she began to train and compete more seriously, adding drilling sessions with her brother outside regular practice while also taking advanced classes at school.

      Where in the source: About Tammi Musumeci, third paragraph — "moved to Florida"

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    • ONE Championship says she never took a break from school or work during her run at the top level, graduated from law school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in 2020, and now practices law full-time.

      Where in the source: About Tammi Musumeci, fifth paragraph — "practices law full-time"

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    • ONE Championship's athlete profile lists her team as Pedigo Submission Fighting.

      Where in the source: Profile header, Team row — "Pedigo Submission Fighting"

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    • ONE Championship's athlete profile lists her country as the United States.

      Where in the source: Profile header, Country row — "United States"

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    • ONE Championship says she started jiu-jitsu at age 6 alongside her brother Mikey Musumeci, inspired by their father's own practice of grappling arts.

      Where in the source: About Tammi Musumeci, second paragraph — "at the age of 6"

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    • ONE Championship says that on the local circuit as a child she competed almost exclusively against boys, which she credits as key to her rapid development.

      Where in the source: About Tammi Musumeci, second paragraph — "against the boys"

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    • ONE Championship says Tammi regards Mikey as the most important teacher on her path, and that Mikey regularly credits his sister as instrumental in his own rise.

      Where in the source: About Tammi Musumeci, sixth paragraph — "most important teacher"

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  • Wikipedia, "Tammi Musumeci" (revision of August 4, 2025).(opens in a new tab)

    • Wikipedia gives Tammi Musumeci's birth date as July 8, 1994, and her birthplace as Marlboro Township, New Jersey, United States.

      Where in the source: Infobox birth date and birth place rows; lead sentence — "born July 8, 1994"

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  • Ben Coate, "'We've Always Been Partners' – How A Sibling Bond Guided Tammi Musumeci To Grappling Greatness", ONE Championship, March 16, 2023.(opens in a new tab)

    • In a 2023 ONE interview she said she grew up in suburban New Jersey, that the family moved to Florida when she was 13, and that jiu-jitsu was what stayed constant through that move.

      Where in the source: Section on jiu-jitsu as a constant, first quote — "stayed the same"

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    • She said she began competing at 7 or 8 in local tournaments, had little success at first and improved over time, and that until she was 16 about 99 percent of her opponents were boys.

      Where in the source: Section on jiu-jitsu as a constant, second quote — "99 percent guys"

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    • She described Mikey as her constant training partner: they trained at different gyms but also trained together on their own, and he showed her what he was working on even when he was a kid or a blue belt, which she said helped her a great deal.

      Where in the source: Section on the sibling partnership, first quote — "always been partners"

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    • She said that although few see Mikey as a coach, she regards him as one, and tells him he created a black belt world champion.

      Where in the source: Section on the sibling partnership, last quote — "created a black belt"

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    • ONE Championship reported that she won her first IBJJF No-Gi World title at 19, a few months into her black belt career.

      Where in the source: Section on the sibling partnership, paragraph after the training quotes, on her first No-Gi world title at 19

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    • She said that school and training have filled her whole life, that she has about 30 minutes to relax after work, training and cardio, and that she could never train full-time because she has professional goals outside jiu-jitsu.

      Where in the source: Section on her legal career, first and last quotes — "never train full-time"

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    • Before her ONE debut she said submission-only rules suit her better because she is always going for the submission and can be more aggressive without worrying about advantages; she added that she does not use Instagram or social media and competes to land cool submissions rather than for titles.

      Where in the source: Final section on her style, two closing quotes — "going for the sub"

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  • Jay Furness, "5 Things To Know About BJJ Star Tammi Musumeci Before She Returns At ONE Fight Night 12", ONE Championship, July 11, 2023.(opens in a new tab)

    • ONE Championship describes her as the older sister of Mikey Musumeci and says she cites him as her greatest influence.

      Where in the source: Item 1, last paragraph — "greatest influence"

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    • As of July 2023, ONE Championship counted five IBJJF World Championship titles at black belt for her: four in no-gi and one in the gi.

      Where in the source: Item 2, second paragraph — "four no-gi and one gi"

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    • ONE Championship says she and Amanda Alequin were former training partners who had met twice in competition, both times on the same night at a WNO tournament in 2021, with Musumeci winning both by decision; at that event she also submitted Danielle Kelly.

      Where in the source: Item 4, second and third paragraphs — "same night"

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    • In July 2023 ONE Championship described her as a Pedigo Submission Fighting representative.

      Where in the source: Item 4, last paragraph — "Pedigo Submission Fighting representative"

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    • ONE Championship reported in July 2023 that she was based in Las Vegas.

      Where in the source: Item 5, second paragraph — "Now based in Las Vegas"

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  • Ben Coate, "Tammi Musumeci Expects Nonstop Action In Submission Grappling Clash With 'Cool Friend' Amanda Alequin", ONE Championship, July 1, 2023.(opens in a new tab)

    • She told ONE Championship that she and Amanda Alequin used to train together a lot and are close friends; ONE dates their training sessions to between 2014 and 2016.

      Where in the source: Quote after the event paragraph — "close friends"; following paragraph — "Between 2014 and 2016"

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    • ONE Championship describes back-taking techniques such as the berimbolo and the crab ride as a trademark she shares with her brother, and says she has since added leg locks and more guard passing to her game.

      Where in the source: Paragraphs before her closing quote — "berimbolo and crab ride"

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  • Ben Coate, "After Victorious Performance At ONE Fight Night 12, Tammi Musumeci Embraces 'Big Pressure' To Push BJJ Forward", ONE Championship, July 20, 2023.(opens in a new tab)

    • At ONE Fight Night 12 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok in July 2023, she beat her friend Amanda Alequin by decision in a 10-minute strawweight submission grappling bout, her second straight win in ONE Championship.

      Where in the source: Opening paragraphs — "second straight victory"

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    • After the Alequin match she said she had reached a guillotine, a sweep, a guard pass, north-south and the back, but felt she performed at maybe 20 to 30 percent of her ability and was disappointed.

      Where in the source: First quote block after the result — "20 to 30 percent"

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    • She said jiu-jitsu athletes on ONE cards felt pressure to put on a show so that viewers new to the sport would become fans, and called the opportunity ONE gave them one that comes with great responsibility.

      Where in the source: Section on growing the sport, two closing quotes — "great responsibility"

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  • ONE Championship, "Ham Seo Hee, Zhang Peimian, Akbar Abdullaev Earn Pivotal Wins At ONE Fight Night 8", March 25, 2023.(opens in a new tab)

    • In her ONE Championship debut at ONE Fight Night 8 in Singapore in March 2023, she beat Bianca Basilio by unanimous decision in a strawweight submission grappling match, attacking from guard for most of the 10 minutes with several leg lock attempts.

      Where in the source: Section on the Musumeci–Basilio match — "attacked from her guard"

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  • BJJEE, "Tammi Musumeci On The Arm Dislocation: 'With All The Adrenaline I Felt No Pain'", June 2, 2014.(opens in a new tab)

    • In June 2014 BJJEE reported that she trained under Tagarella at American Top Team and under Manny Soares at the Jaco training center in Florida.

      Where in the source: First paragraph — "Jaco training center"

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    • BJJEE reported that in the black belt featherweight final of the 2014 World Championship she was leading Michelle Nicolini on points when an armlock dislocated her arm; she did not tap, lost on points, and received a standing ovation.

      Where in the source: Second paragraph — "standing ovation"

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    • In a Facebook statement quoted by BJJEE, she said she won her first match 9-0 and her second by back choke, was up 6-4 with about 40 seconds left after a stalling call when she was caught, felt no pain because of the adrenaline, immediately regretted not tapping, would not recommend it to anyone, and still counted the weekend among the best experiences of her life.

      Where in the source: Quoted statement, paragraph on the match — "felt no pain"

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  • BJJ Heroes, "Tammi Musumeci" (fighter database page, undated; read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • BJJ Heroes says she began training at age 6 at Fatjo's Mixed Martial Arts in New Jersey, where Mr. Fatjo ran the children's program to the same standard as the adult classes.

      Where in the source: Biography, first paragraph — "Fatjo’s Mixed Martial Arts"

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    • BJJ Heroes says she was born in Marlboro, New Jersey, in 1994, and that as a child she tried soccer, basketball and softball but stayed with jiu-jitsu.

      Where in the source: Biography, first and second paragraphs

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    • BJJ Heroes says she attended Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, trained at several academies around Florida, and that her main coach was regarded as Emyr "Shark" Bussade of American Top Team.

      Where in the source: Biography, fifth paragraph — "Nova Southeastern University"

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    • BJJ Heroes says she received her black belt in August 2013, presented by Moacir "Boca" Oliveira at Javill Byron's academy on behalf of Emyr Bussade, after winning world titles at each lower belt and three Pan titles (two at purple, one at brown).

      Where in the source: Biography, sixth paragraph — "commissioned by Emyr Bussade"

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    • BJJ Heroes says she won the 2014 Pan in her first year as a black belt, beating two former world champions, Laurence Fouillat and Mackenzie Dern, on the way.

      Where in the source: Opening paragraph — "two former world champions"

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    • BJJ Heroes says that in the 2014 World final, after the armbar dislocated her arm, Nicolini swept and mounted her and won 10-6, and that she won her quarterfinal 9-0 and her semifinal by choke from the back.

      Where in the source: Biography, seventh paragraph — "10×6"

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    • BJJ Heroes lists her favorite position or technique as the berimbolo and the kimura, and gives her lineage as Mitsuyo Maeda, Carlos Gracie, Carlson Gracie, Ricardo Libório, Emyr Bussade, Tammi Musumeci.

      Where in the source: Profile summary, Lineage and Favorite Position/Technique rows — "Berimbolo/Kimura"

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  • BJJEE, "Dante Leon & Mikey Musumeci Join Pedigo Submission Fighting (AKA 'Daisy Fresh')", October 19, 2021.(opens in a new tab)

    • In October 2021 BJJEE reported that Tammi and Mikey Musumeci, along with Dante Leon, would represent Pedigo Submission Fighting, the team led by head coach Heath Pedigo, and that Tammi had recently returned to competition with a bronze medal at the WNO Championships.

      Where in the source: Second and fourth paragraphs — "recently returned to competition"

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  • Thomas Gerbasi, "Tammi Musumeci Lives For Competition", UFC.com, July 31, 2025.(opens in a new tab)

    • UFC.com described her in July 2025 as a New Jersey native who lives in Henderson, Nevada, and a practicing attorney.

      Where in the source: Fifth paragraph — "Henderson, Nevada resident"

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    • She told UFC.com that she works all day and trains at night, and that before a match her day starts at 6:30 a.m. with a commute and ends with dinner at 10:30 p.m. after training and working out.

      Where in the source: Quote under the UFC BJJ 2 link — "a full day"

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    • She told UFC.com that she and Mikey always had each other to train with wherever they lived or trained, calling it a team effort and crediting that consistency for both their successes.

      Where in the source: Quote after the UFC BJJ 1 link — "team effort"

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    • She told UFC.com she is not interested in the spotlight and just likes to compete, and that she wanted to take part in UFC BJJ because she loves competing and being pushed.

      Where in the source: First and third paragraphs, her quotes — "just like to compete"

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  • Jits Magazine, "UFC BJJ 2 Full Results And Highlights", August 1, 2025.(opens in a new tab)

    • At UFC BJJ 2 on July 31, 2025, in a match where both women made their promotional debut, she beat Leilani Bernales by unanimous decision after three rounds.

      Where in the source: Second paragraph of the review; results list — "Decision – Unanimous"

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  • Wikipedia, "ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship" (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • Wikipedia's ADCC results table lists her as bronze medalist in the women's 60 kg division at ADCC 2015, behind Mackenzie Dern (gold) and Michelle Nicolini (silver).

      Where in the source: Section ADCC 2015, results table, row "Women's 60 kg"

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    • Wikipedia's ADCC North American Championship table lists her as the 2015 women's under-60 kg winner of the event held in Coconut Creek, Florida.

      Where in the source: Section ADCC North American Championship, row 2015, column "Women's -60 kg"

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  • Wikipedia, "World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship" (revision 1364047008, read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • Wikipedia's article on the IBJJF No-Gi World Championship states that, as of 2024, she was one of three women, with Bia Mesquita and Mayssa Bastos, to have won five women's No-Gi world titles, the highest number.

      Where in the source: History section, second sentence — "the highest numbers in history"

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  • William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV, "Tammi Musumeci" (student spotlight), September 27, 2019.(opens in a new tab)

    • In a September 2019 William S. Boyd School of Law student spotlight she said she began Brazilian jiu-jitsu at six and that hard work made her proficient: she set small goals such as an upcoming tournament, did everything needed to succeed, and studied the others registered so she would be prepared.

      Where in the source: First answer — "study others registered"

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    • In the same spotlight she said law school was harder than she expected and unlike college, and compared it to facing a new, more advanced opponent: she could give up or learn what was needed to succeed.

      Where in the source: Second answer — "a new opponent"

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    • She said family law was the course that most influenced her anticipated career path, after a summer working for a judge in family court.

      Where in the source: Third answer — "family court"

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  • BJJEE, "Tammi & Mikey Musumeci Leaving ATOS / AoJ", July 22, 2016.(opens in a new tab)

    • In July 2016 Tammi and Mikey Musumeci announced they were leaving Atos / Art of Jiu-Jitsu to join Caio Terra Association; in a statement quoted by BJJEE they said they felt closest to Caio Terra's team in beliefs and goals, left no team over any specific issue, had recently moved with their family to Henderson, Nevada, and would train there while spending time at CTA for camps.

      Where in the source: Opening lines and the quoted statement — "recently moved to Henderson, Nevada"

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  • BJJEE, "Mikey & Tammi Musumeci Have Left Caio Terra Association", March 26, 2020.(opens in a new tab)

    • In March 2020 Mikey Musumeci announced that he and Tammi had left Caio Terra Association, saying there were no problems and that they were grateful to the team; BJJEE notes they had joined CTA from Atos in 2016.

      Where in the source: Opening paragraphs and Mikey's statement — "No problems, no drama"

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  • BJJEE, "Tammi Musumeci On Balancing Office Work & Professional BJJ: 'I Kind Of Like It That Way'", July 7, 2023.(opens in a new tab)

    • In a Jiu-Jitsu Times interview quoted by BJJEE in July 2023, she said her jiu-jitsu is always balanced with her work, that she prefers it that way because it lowers the pressure and helps her compartmentalize, and that she tries to get the most out of each hour of training.

      Where in the source: Quoted interview passages — "helps me compartmentalize"

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  • IBJJF, "Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2012" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2012 Pan Championship list Tammi Alana Musumeci (Alliance) first in the female adult purple belt light-feather division.

      Where in the source: Division "Female / Adult / Purple / Light Feather (114.00lb)", place 1 — "Tammi Alana Musumeci", "Alliance"

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  • IBJJF, "World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2012" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2012 World Championship list Tammi Alana Musumeci (Alliance) first in the female adult purple belt light-feather division.

      Where in the source: Division "Female / Adult / Purple / Light Feather (114.00lb)", place 1 — "Tammi Alana Musumeci", "Alliance"

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  • IBJJF, "Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2013" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2013 Pan Championship list Tammi Alana Musumeci (Alliance) first in the female adult brown belt light-feather division.

      Where in the source: Division "Female / Adult / Brown / Light Feather (114.00lb)", place 1 — "Tammi Alana Musumeci", "Alliance"

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  • IBJJF, "World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2013" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2013 World Championship list Tammi Alana Musumeci (Alliance) first in the female adult brown belt light-feather division.

      Where in the source: Division "Female / Adult / Brown / Light Feather (114.00lb)", place 1 — "Tammi Alana Musumeci", "Alliance"

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  • IBJJF, "World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2013" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2013 World No-Gi Championship list Tammi Alana Musumeci (American Top Team) first in the female adult black belt featherweight division.

      Where in the source: Division "Female / Adult / Black / Feather (125.00lb)", place 1 — "Tammi Alana Musumeci", "American Top Team"

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  • IBJJF, "Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2014" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2014 Pan Championship list Tammi Alana Musumeci (American Top Team) first and Mackenzie Dern second in the female adult black belt featherweight division.

      Where in the source: Division "Female / Adult / Black / Feather (125.00lb)", places 1 and 2 — "Tammi Alana Musumeci", "Mackenzie Lynne Dern"

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  • IBJJF, "World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2014" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2014 World Championship list Michelle Nicolini first and Tammi Alana Musumeci (Atos Jiu-Jitsu) second in the female adult black belt featherweight division.

      Where in the source: Division "Female / Adult / Black / Feather (125.00lb)", places 1 and 2 — "Michelle Zonato Nicolini", "Tammi Alana Musumeci", "Atos Jiu-Jitsu"

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  • IBJJF, "Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2015" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2015 Pan Championship list Mackenzie Dern first and Tammi Alana Musumeci (American Top Team) second in the female adult black belt featherweight division.

      Where in the source: Division "Female / Adult / Black / Feather (125.00lb)", places 1 and 2 — "Mackenzie Lynne Dern", "Tammi Alana Musumeci"

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  • IBJJF, "World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2015" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2015 World Championship list Tammi Alana Musumeci (American Top Team) in third place in the female adult black belt featherweight division, won by Mackenzie Dern.

      Where in the source: Division "Female / Adult / Black / Feather (125.00lb)", place 3 — "Tammi Alana Musumeci"

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  • IBJJF, "World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2015" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2015 World No-Gi Championship list Tammi Alana Musumeci (Atos Jiu-Jitsu) first and Mackenzie Dern second in the female adult black belt featherweight division, and Musumeci in third place in the black belt open class, won by Dern.

      Where in the source: Divisions "Female / Adult / Black / Feather (125.00lb)", place 1, and "Female / Adult / Black / Open Class", place 3 — "Tammi Alana Musumeci", "Atos Jiu-Jitsu"

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  • IBJJF, "Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2016" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2016 Pan Championship list Beatriz Mesquita first and Tammi Alana Musumeci (Atos Jiu-Jitsu) second in the female adult black belt lightweight division.

      Where in the source: Division "Female / Adult / Black / Light (136.00lb)", places 1 and 2 — "Beatriz de Oliveira Mesquita", "Tammi Alana Musumeci"

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  • IBJJF, "World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2016" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2016 World Championship list Tammi Alana Musumeci (Atos Jiu-Jitsu) in third place in the female adult black belt featherweight division.

      Where in the source: Division "Female / Adult / Black / Feather (125.00lb)", place 3 — "Tammi Alana Musumeci"

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  • IBJJF, "World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2016" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2016 World No-Gi Championship list Tammi Alana Musumeci (Brasa CTA) first in the female adult black belt lightweight division.

      Where in the source: Division "Female / Adult / Black / Light (136.00lb)", place 1 — "Tammi Alana Musumeci", "Brasa CTA"

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  • IBJJF, "Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2017" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2017 Pan Championship list Tammi Alana Musumeci (Brasa CTA) first and Beatriz Mesquita second in the female adult black belt lightweight division.

      Where in the source: Division "Female / Adult / Black / Light (141.60lb)", places 1 and 2 — "Tammi Alana Musumeci", "Brasa CTA"

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  • IBJJF, "World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2017" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2017 World Championship list Tammi Alana Musumeci (Brasa CTA) in third place in the female adult black belt lightweight division.

      Where in the source: Division "Female / Adult / Black / Light (141.60lb)", place 3 — "Tammi Alana Musumeci"

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  • IBJJF, "World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2018" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2018 World No-Gi Championship list Tammi Alana Musumeci (Brasa CTA) second in the female adult black belt lightweight division.

      Where in the source: Division "Female / Adult / Black / Light (136.00lb)", place 2 — "Tammi Alana Musumeci", "Brasa CTA"

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  • IBJJF, "World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2019" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2019 World Championship list Tammi Alana Musumeci (Brasa CTA) first and Amanda Canuto second in the female adult black belt light-feather division.

      Where in the source: Division "Female / Adult / Black / Light Feather (118.00lb)", places 1 and 2 — "Tammi Alana Musumeci", "Brasa CTA", "Amanda Monteiro Canuto"

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  • IBJJF, "World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2021" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2021 World Championship list Ana Rodrigues first and Tammi Alana Musumeci (Pedigo Submission Fighting) second in the female adult black belt light-feather division.

      Where in the source: Division "Female / Adult / Black / Light Feather (118.00lb)", places 1 and 2 — "Ana Cristina Araujo Rodrigues", "Tammi Alana Musumeci", "Pedigo Submission Fighting"

      Accessed:

  • IBJJF, "World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2022" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2022 World Championship list Ana Rodrigues first and Tammi Alana Musumeci (Pedigo Submission Fighting) second in the female adult black belt light-feather division.

      Where in the source: Division "Female / Adult / Black / Light Feather (118.00lb)", places 1 and 2 — "Ana Cristina Araujo Rodrigues", "Tammi Alana Musumeci"

      Accessed:

  • IBJJF, "World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2022" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2022 World No-Gi Championship list Tammi Alana Musumeci (Pedigo Submission Fighting) first in the female adult black belt featherweight division.

      Where in the source: Division "Female / Adult / Black / Feather (125.00lb)", place 1 — "Tammi Alana Musumeci", "Pedigo Submission Fighting"

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  • IBJJF, "World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2023" results (read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2023 World No-Gi Championship list Tammi Alana Musumeci (Pedigo Submission Fighting) first in the female adult black belt light-feather division.

      Where in the source: Division "Female / Adult / Black / Light Feather (114.00lb)", place 1 — "Tammi Alana Musumeci", "Pedigo Submission Fighting"

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  • Graciemag, "2019 Worlds: The 19 finals, annotated", June 3, 2019.(opens in a new tab)

    • Graciemag reported that at the 2019 World Championship she reached the black belt light-feather final after beating world champions Talita Alencar and Gezary Matuda, then beat Amanda Monteiro by scoring an advantage for nearly taking the back and controlling from her guard against Monteiro's top game.

      Where in the source: Women's finals, LIGHT FEATHER paragraph — "almost taking the back"

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    • She won the 2019 World Championship light-feather final against Amanda Monteiro on advantages, 1-0.

      Where in the source: Results list, female black belt, LIGHT FEATHER — "1-0 advantages"

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    • At the same 2019 World Championship her brother Mikey Musumeci won the black belt roosterweight title.

      Where in the source: Men's finals, ROOSTER paragraph

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  • BJJ Heroes, "IBJJF 2019 World Championship Results" (undated news page; read October 5, 2026).(opens in a new tab)

    • BJJ Heroes reported that she and Mikey both won black belt world titles at the 2019 Worlds while devoting much of their time to their studies rather than competing as professional athletes, that she had not trained for most of that year because of law school obligations, and that she won the final over Amanda Monteiro by one advantage with no points scored.

      Where in the source: Section on the Musumeci siblings — "law school obligations"; female results, light-featherweight final

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  • Graciemag, "Black belt world champion Tammi Musumeci: 'I guess I was, am, and will continue to be a big nerd'", April 29, 2014.(opens in a new tab)

    • Graciemag's photo caption says she won her first black belt world title, at the 2013 No-Gi World Championship, with a kimura submission.

      Where in the source: Lead photo caption — "with a kimura submission"

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    • In an April 2014 Graciemag interview she said she had won adult-division world titles at blue, purple and brown belt and three Pan titles (two at purple, one at brown) while carrying a heavy school workload.

      Where in the source: First answer, closing sentence — "blue, purple, and brown belt"

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    • She called herself a big nerd who studied for hours while other students went out, said jiu-jitsu helped her unwind from the pressure of school, and said she chose Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale for a full scholarship to its six-year accelerated BS/JD program, three years in accounting and three in law.

      Where in the source: Answers on priorities and studies — "big nerd"

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    • She said she never told anyone at school about jiu-jitsu, so the occasional scratch, bruise or black eye drew curious looks from teachers and classmates.

      Where in the source: Answer on her studies, last paragraph

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    • Describing her busiest weekday in the 2013-14 academic year, she listed morning classes; drilling with Mikey and Manny Soares at Jaco Hybrid Training Center; strength and conditioning with Mikey and trainer Cody Schovitz in Boca Raton; teaching the women's class at Jaco; competition training with Emyr "Shark" Bussade at ATT Wellington; and then studying, sometimes all night.

      Where in the source: Answer on her busiest day — "ATT Wellington"

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    • She said she loves training for competition because it pushes her past her limits, that real growth comes only from being uncomfortable, and that she was so hard on herself it had become a flaw, which she was working on by accepting that she could lose to equally prepared opponents.

      Where in the source: Answers on competition and self-criticism — "being uncomfortable"

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    • She said she did not plan to open an academy; she taught the women's class at Jaco to help women reach their goals and gain confidence, and her career goal was to become an accountant and lawyer working in business law or forensic accounting.

      Where in the source: Answers on opening an academy and career goals — "women’s class"

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    • In the same April 2014 interview she said she could never understand people who refuse to tap, because it risks injuries that can sideline an athlete for months or years, and that losing is an essential part of becoming an athlete.

      Where in the source: Answer on what she does not enjoy — "refuse to tap"

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  • Graciemag, "Made in the USA: Tammi teaches how to transition from the waiter sweep to the berimbolo and the back", June 22, 2015.(opens in a new tab)

    • In June 2015 Graciemag included her among the American grapplers on the cover of GRACIEMAG #219 and published her lesson on going from the waiter sweep to the berimbolo and taking the back.

      Where in the source: Article lead — "GRACIEMAG #219"

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  • Graciemag, "Catch a seminar with Tammi Musumeci; help raise awareness on Autism", May 19, 2016.(opens in a new tab)

    • In May 2016 Graciemag announced a seminar by her at Carlson Gracie Miami, open to all affiliations, where she would teach the berimbolo, with the registration fee donated to autism awareness.

      Where in the source: Article body — "open for all affiliations"

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