ADCC US Open - Los Angeles, CA
Organized by ADCC
The ADCC US Open will take place on January 9, 2027, in Los Angeles, CA. This no-gi competition is open to various age divisions including adults, kids, and masters.
Event Description
The ADCC US Open is organized by ADCC and features a no-gi competition using the ADCC ruleset. It is open to competitors of all ages, including adults, kids, teens, and masters, across various divisions such as No-Gi and Absolute. The event will take place on Saturday, January 9, 2027, at Fairplex, located at 1101 W McKinley Ave, Pomona, CA 91768, United States. Registration is $125 until January 3, 2027, and $150 until January 7, 2027. Competitors can register through the link on this page, and there is a $75 fee to add additional divisions, with a maximum of two divisions per entry.
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About ADCC
ADCC (the Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Fighting Championship) is the elite, invitation-and-qualifier world championship of submission grappling, founded in 1998 by Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Held roughly every two years across weight classes plus an absolute division under "neutral rules" designed for BJJ, judo, wrestling, and sambo athletes to compete head-to-head, it's widely regarded as the top championship in the sport. Its regional ADCC Trials events are the qualifier tournaments grassroots competitors can actually enter.
Rules
The ADCC ruleset is built to reward submission hunting over point management. During the first half of regulation no points are scored at all — competitors are free to attack without positional risk showing on the scoreboard. Points switch on for the second half, scoring takedowns, guard passes, mount, and back control.
The scoreboard can also go negative: stalling, pulling guard without engaging, and refusing to fight for position draw negative points, which makes prolonged inactivity a losing strategy. Combined with a legal-technique list that is wide open at the advanced level (including heel hooks in the adult divisions), ADCC-rules events tend to produce aggressive, submission-first grappling.
Always confirm the official rulebook before you compete — organizations update rules between seasons. See the official event page for current rules.
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Frequently asked questions
- When and where is ADCC US Open?
- The ADCC US Open is on Saturday, January 9, 2027, at Fairplex, 1101 W McKinley Ave, Pomona, CA 91768, United States.
- What is the cost to compete?
- The registration fee is $125 until January 3, 2027, and $150 until January 7, 2027.
- What are the divisions offered?
- Divisions include Adult, Kids, Teens, Masters, No-Gi, and Absolute.
- What is the registration deadline?
- Registration closes on Thursday, January 7, 2027, at 11:59 PM local time, or when maximum capacity is reached.
- What are the weigh-in requirements?
- Mandatory weigh-ins are on Friday, January 8, 2027, from 4-7 PM, with same-day weigh-ins available for kids at 6:00 AM and adults two hours before their division starts.
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