Brianna Ste-Marie

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Brianna Ste-Marie
Born (1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 27)[1]
Montreal, Quebec
NationalityCanadian
DivisionLightweight
TeamBrazilian Top Team (BTT)
TrainerFábio Holanda
Leonardo Saggioro
Rank  black belt in BJJ
OccupationBJJ instructor
UniversityConcordia University
(BA, Human Environment)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Submission Grappling
ADCC World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022 Nevada, USA -60g

Brianna Ste-Marie (born 30 August 1996) is an Canadian submission grappler, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt athlete. A IBJJF World No-Gi, Pan American (Gi and No-GI), European and American national jiu-jitsu champion in coloured belts, as well as a Combat Jiu-Jitsu and Medusa champion; Ste-Marie is the under 60 kilograms (130 lb) 2022 ADCC Submission Fighting silver medallist.

Biography[edit]

Brianna Ste-Marie was born on 30 August 1996, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. A successful rugby player throughout her childhood and teenage years, she started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) after starting university. At 19 she decided to quit rugby for BJJ.[1]

In December 2020 after getting promoted to brown belt, Ste-Marie became Combat Jiu-Jitsu flyweight champions after defeating Liz Tracy in the final.[2] In October 2021 competing at Medusa 1, a Female-Only Jiu-Jitsu event, Ste-Marie became bantamweight Combat Jiu-Jitsu rules Medusa champion. after submitting Nikki Sullivan.[3]

In 2021 Ste-Marie won Who's Number One (WNO) 135 pounds (61 kg) title, the IBJJF No-Gi Worlds and the American Nationals, both at brown belt[4] then on 4 December 2021, after winning the ADCC East Coast Trials, defeating no-gi world champions Raquel Canuto and Nathalie Ribeiro and Jasmine Rocha,[5] Ste-Marie was promoted to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt,[6] by Brazilian Top Team Canada’s head coach, Fabio Holanda.[7] At the end of 2021, Ste-Marie was awarded with "Female Breakout Grappler of the Year" by BJJ and grappling media outlet Jits magazine at the 2021 BJJ Awards.[8]

In April 2022 Ste-Marie won the 2nd ADCC North American Trials thus qualifying for the ADCC World Championship. Ste-Marie became the first woman in ADCC history to win both East and West Coast trials, defeating 10 opponents across both Trials competitions.[9] During the 2022 ADCC World Championship Ste-Marie won silver after defeating Finnish Elvira Karppinen in the first round and Bianca Basilia via Points (4-0) in the semi-final before losing to current BJJ World champion Ffion Davies in the final.[10]

Competitive summary[edit]

Main achievements:[1]

In coloured belts:[1]

  • IBJJF World No-Gi Champion (2019 purple, 2021 brown)
  • IBJJF Pan American Champion (2018 blue, 2020 purple)
  • IBJJF Pan Championship No-Gi Champion (2018 blue, 2019[a] purple)
  • IBJJF European Open Champion (2020 purple)
  • IBJJF American Nationals Champion (2021 brown)
  • IBJJF American Nationals No-Gi Champion (2021 brown)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF American Nationals (2021[b] brown)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship No-Gi (2018 blue)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF Pan Championship No-Gi (2017 blue)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2018[a] blue, 2019 purple)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship No-Gi (2019[b] purple, 2021[b] brown)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2020[b] brown)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF European Open (2020[b] purple)

Instructor lineage[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Weight and Absolute
  2. ^ a b c d e Absolute

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Brianna Ste-Marie". BJJ Heroes – Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team History, Fighter Stats, Biographies and News. 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ Clements, Averi (20 December 2020). "New Brown Belt Brianna Ste-Marie Submits Invicta's Liz Tracy To Win CJJ Flyweight Championship". Jiu-Jitsu Times.
  3. ^ Presnell, Chris (2 October 2021). "Medusa Jiu-Jitsu 1 Results". MMA Sucka.
  4. ^ "ADCC East Coast Trials Dominated By Jiu-Jitsu's New Generation And Its Colored Belts". BJJ Heroes – Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team History, Fighter Stats, Biographies and News. 7 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Buggy choke! - ADCC West Coast Trials results, videos: JRod, Krikorian, Ste-Marie among big winners". Bloody Elbow. 4 April 2022.
  6. ^ Coate, Ben (21 April 2022). "Brianna Ste-Marie: 'We deserve just as much of a platform as the men'". Grappling Insider.
  7. ^ "Brianna Ste-Marie, ADCC East Coast Trials Winner, Promoted to BJJ Black Belt". Bjj Eastern Europe. 7 December 2021.
  8. ^ "The Jitsmagazine 2021 BJJ Awards". Jitsmagazine.com. 2 January 2022.
  9. ^ Caulfield, Kevin (4 April 2022). "ADCC West Coast Trials Turns Out As Biggest Ever". Jiu-Jitsu Times.
  10. ^ Nag, Sayan (19 September 2022). "2022 ADCC World Championships Day 2 full results: Gordon Ryan makes history submitting Andre Galvao". Sportskeeda.
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