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| Helena Crevar | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 2007 (age 19)[1] Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | New Wave Jiu Jitsu | |||||||||||||||||
| Trainer | John Danaher | |||||||||||||||||
| Rank | BJJ black belt (under John Danaher) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Helena Crevar is an American submission grappler. In 2026, she won the women's +65 kg division at the ADCC World Championship.[2] She is a Polaris and WNO Champion, and winner of the women's tournament at CJI2.[3] Crevar is the youngest-ever ADCC podium placer, winning silver at the 2024 ADCC World Championship at age 17.[4] Crevar is the youngest no-gi #1 pound-for-pound athlete ever: since September 3, 2025, she has been ranked the #1 pound-for-pound women’s no-gi grappler in the world by FloGrappling, and holds the top rankings in both the 145 lb and 155 lb divisions.[5]
Crevar moved to Austin, Texas at age 15 years old to train at New Wave Jiu Jitsu under coach John Danaher.[4] She was promoted to black belt in 2025 after winning the brown belt IBJJF World Championship.[6] Crevar became the youngest WNO champion at age 18 after winning against Elisabeth Clay.[7]
In 2025, Crevar defeated Maggie Grindatti Lira at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 10 in Las Vegas.[8]
Instructor lineage
[edit]Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlos Gracie Jr > Renzo Gracie > John Danaher > Helena Crevar[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Helena Crevar | BJJ Heroes". BJJ Heroes. 10 September 2024.
- ↑ Ellis, R. R. (13 September 2026). "ADCC 2026 Results: Full Brackets, Day 2 Results From Every Weight Class". FloGrappling. Retrieved 13 September 2026.
- ↑ CJI 2 video: Teen phenom Helena Crevar wins highest ever paying women’s BJJ tournament Anton Tabuena, Yahoo! Sports, August 31, 2025
- 1 2 Cinco, Carlos (July 19, 2025). "Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Superstar Helena Crevar Signs With ONE Championship". ONE Championship.
- ↑ "Women's P4P". [www.flograppling.com](http://www.flograppling.com). Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ↑ Gilpin, Joe (June 2, 2025). "Helena Crevar Promoted To Black Belt In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu". FloGrappling.
- ↑ Senn, Caden (2025-04-18). "Helena Crevar Becomes Youngest WNO Champ By Submission Over Elisabeth Clay". [www.flograppling.com](http://www.flograppling.com). Retrieved 2026-04-14.
- ↑ Watch Helena Craver submit Maggie Grindatti Lira with calf slicer at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 10 Guilherme Cruz, March 6, 2025
- ↑ "BJJ Heroes". bjjheroes.com. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
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