Polaris Pro Grappling is Europe's longest running large-scale professional grappling event.^[1] They have organized dozens of events, primarily in the UK but also elsewhere in Europe. The promotion has produced events with a variety of different formats like regular fight-nights, grand prix tournaments, and team grappling matches.

Polaris has attracted some of the biggest names from Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Grappling and Mixed Martial Arts including Keenan Cornelius, Michelle Nicolini, Brad Pickett, Rousimar Palhares, Dean Lister, Masakazu Imanari, Ikuhisa Minowa, Vítor Ribeiro, Fernando Terere, Caol Uno, and Craig Jones.

They have also featured several former MMA world champions, like Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Jake Shields, Bellator MMA welterweight world champion Rafael Lovato Jr., and UFC Lightweight Champion and WEC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson. Former UFC Welterweight competitor Dan Hardy and UFC referee Marc Goddard have served as event judges, while Hardy and regular Polaris competitor Dan Strauss have often served as commentators. The promotion streams all of their events live on UFC Fight Pass, other than smaller 'Contenders' tournaments where athletes compete for a place on their numbered events.^[1]

Current Polaris Title Holders

Division	Champion
Women Under 55 KG (121)	Ffion Davies
Women Under 60 KG (132)	Michelle Nicolini
Women Under 66KG (145)	Elisabeth Clay
Women Openweight	Kendall Reusing
Bantamweight (135)	Ashley Williams
Featherweight (145)	Keith Krikorian
Lightweight (155)	Ethan Crelinsten
Welterweight (170)	Mateusz Szczecinski
Middleweight (185)	Roberto Jimenez
Light Heavyweight (205)	Craig Jones
Heavyweight (265)	Vacant

Events

2015 in Polaris

Polaris 1

Polaris 1 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on January 10, 2015, at St David's Hall in Cardiff, Wales.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Absolute	Keenan Cornelius	def.	Dean Lister	Submission (reverse triangle)
77kg	Garry Tonon	def.	Marcin Held	Submission (heel hook)
90kg	Pablo Popovitch	draw.	Eduardo Rios
82kg	Eduardo Telles	draw.	Mike Fowler
79kg	AJ Agazarm	def.	Oliver Geddes	Submission (triangle choke)
68kg	Michelle Nicolini	def.	Angelica Galvao	Submission (toe hold)
90kg	Kit Dale	draw.	Victor Silverio
90kg	Darragh O'Conaill	draw.	Max Campos

^[2]

Polaris 2

Polaris 2 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on September 12, 2015, at St David's Hall in Cardiff, Wales.

Background

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
68kg	Garry Tonon	def.	Masakazu Imanari	Submission (heel hook)
55kg	Gezary Matuda	def.	Michelle Nicolini	Submission (armbar)
90kg	AJ Agazarm	draw.	Daniel Strauss
70kg	Eddie Cummings	def.	Reilly Bodycomb	Inside Heelhook
68kg	Gianni Grippo	def.	Tom Barlow	Submission (heel hook)
75kg	Vítor Ribeiro	def.	Nakamura Daisuke	Submission (choke)
70kg	Robson Moura	draw.	Baret Yoshida
82kg	Luca Anacoreta	def.	Pedro Bessa	Submission (triangle choke)

^[3]

2016 in Polaris

Polaris 3

Polaris 3 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on April 2, 2016, at the Lighthouse in Poole, England.

Background

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
83kg	Garry Tonon	draw.	Rousimar Palhares
80.5kg	AJ Agazarm	draw.	Jake Shields
70kg	Eddie Cummings	draw.	Augusto Mendes
68kg	Bruno Frazatto	draw.	Gianni Grippo
53.5kg	Gezary Matuda	draw.	Laurence Cousin
81kg	Jonathon Satava	draw.	Darragh O'Conaill
68kg	Geo Martinez	draw.	Luiz Tosta
64kg	Joao Miyao	draw.	Yukinori Sasa

^[4]

Polaris 4

Polaris 4 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on October 29, 2016, at the Lighthouse in Poole, England.

Background

Results

Polaris 4
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight 82 kg	Fernando Terere	def.	Vítor Ribeiro	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	GI
Catchweight 77 kg	Garry Tonon	def.	Gilbert Burns	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	9:26	NO-GI
Catchweight 80 kg	AJ Agazarm	def.	Ikuhisa Minowa	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	5:11	NO-GI
Catchweight 90 kg	Dilon Danis	def.	Jackson Sousa	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	8:32	NO-GI
Catchweight 68 kg	Nathan Orchard	def.	Masakazu Imanari	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	5:51	NO-GI
Catchweight 84 kg	Charles Negromonte	def.	Eduardo Rios	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	NO-GI
Women Absolute	Dominyka Obelenyte	def.	Yasmine Wilson	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	GI
Absolute	Tom Breese	def.	Ben Dyson	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	NO-GI

^[5]

2017 in Polaris

Polaris 5

Polaris 5 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on August 19, 2017, at the Indigo at The O2 in London, England.

Background

Results

Polaris 5
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight 78 kg	Garry Tonon	def.	Dillon Danis	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	NO-GI
Catchweight 90 kg	Jake Shields	def.	Daniel Strauss	Decision (Majority)	1	15:00	NO-GI
Catchweight 66 kg	Phil Harris	def.	Brad Pickett	Decision (Split)	1	15:00	NO-GI
Catchweight 72.7 kg	Vítor Ribeiro	def.	Caol Uno	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	7:26	NO-GI
Catchweight 78 kg	AJ Agazarm	def.	Lloyd Cooper	Submission (Bow & Arrow Choke)	1	6:00	GI
Catchweight 76 kg	Oliver Taza	def.	Ross Nicholls	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	NO-GI
Catchweight 64 kg	Samantha Cook	def.	Vanessa English	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	GI
Catchweight 83 kg	Bradley Hill	def.	Tommi Pulkkanen	Decision (Split)	1	15:00	NO-GI

^[6]

2018 in Polaris

Polaris 6

Polaris 6 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on February 17, 2018, at the Indigo at The O2 in London, England.

Background

Results

Polaris 6
Weight Class					Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight 83.9 kg	NO-GI	Craig Jones	def.	Jake Shields	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	1:04	For inaugural the Polaris Middleweight Championship
Catchweight 80 kg	NO-GI	Benson Henderson	def.	AJ Agazarm	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Women Under 55 kg	NO-GI	Gezary Matuda	def.	Serena Gabrielli	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	2:43
Welterweight 77.1 kg	NO-GI	Marcin Held	def.	Chris Fishgold	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:38
Catchweight 72 kg	NO-GI	Marco Cahna	def.	Ash Grimshaw	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Women Under 55 kg	NO-GI	Ffion Davies	def.	Chelsea Leah	Submission (Armbar)	1	5:45

^[7]

Polaris 7

Polaris 7 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on July 14, 2018, at the Indigo at The O2 in London, England.

Background

Results

Polaris 7
Weight Class					Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight 85 kg	NO-GI	Gilbert Burns	def.	Gregor Gracie	Injury (Shoulder)	1	13:12
Welterweight 77.1 kg	NO-GI	Oliver Taza	def.	Lachlan Giles	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Featherweight 65.8 kg	NO-GI	Nicky Ryan	def.	Phil Harris	Submission (Armbar)	1	6:48
Featherweight 65.8 kg	NO-GI	Ashley Williams	def.	Masakazu Imanari	Decision (Split)	1	15:00
Welterweight 77.1 kg	NO-GI	Ross Nicholls	def.	Nathan Orchard	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Women Over 55 kg	NO-GI	Venla Luukkonen	def.	Samantha Cook	Decision (Split)	1	15:00

^[8]

Polaris 8

Polaris 8 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on December 9, 2018, at the Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff, Wales.

Background

The event was the third the Polaris has hosted at the Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff, Wales and the first since Polaris 2.

This event featured three world title fights. The card was headlined by the current Polaris middleweight Champion Craig Jones and the former IBJJF champion Keenan Cornelius in a match to crown the inaugural Polaris Light Heavyweight Champion. It was a rematch from their fight at ADCC 2017, which Cornelius had won.

Results

Polaris 8
Weight Class					Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	NO-GI	Craig Jones	def.	Keenan Cornelius	Decision (Split)	1	15:00	For the inaugural Polaris Light Heavyweight Championship
Welterweight 77.1 kg	NO-GI	Vagner Rocha	def.	Benson Henderson	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	14:30
Welterweight 77.1 kg	NO-GI	Mansher Khera	def.	Lachlan Giles	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	For the inaugural Polaris Welterweight Championship
Absolute	NO-GI	Dan Strauss	def.	Satoshi Ishii	Decision (Split)	1	15:00
Featherweight 65.8 kg	NO-GI	Nicky Ryan	def.	Masakazu Imanari	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	13:11	For the inaugural Polaris Featherweight Championship
Catchweight 80 kg	GI	Santeri Lilius	def.	Pedro Bessa	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00

^[9]

2019 in Polaris

Polaris 9

Polaris 9 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on March 15, 2019, at the Indigo at The O2 in London, England.

Background

The event was the fourth the Polaris has hosted at the Indigo at The O2 in London, England. The card was headlined by a catchweight superfight between the multiple-time MMA champion Jake Shields and future Bellator MMA Middleweight Champion and grappling champion Rafael Lovato Jr.^[10][11]

In the co-featured slot, for inaugural the Polaris Women Under 55KG Championship a bout between IBJJF(2018) champion Ffion Davies and IBJJF(2013/2014/2016) champion Gezary Matuda took place.^[12]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

• Performance of the Night: Ffion Davies
• Submission of the Night: Ethan Crelinsten

Results

Polaris 9
Weight Class					Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight 90.7 kg	NO-GI	Rafael Lovato Jr.	def.	Jake Shields	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Women Under 55 kg	NO-GI	Ffion Davies	def.	Gezary Matuda	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	2:26	For the inaugural Polaris Women Under 55 KG Championship
Welterweight 77.1 kg	NO-GI	Vagner Rocha	def.	Ross Nicholls	Decision (Split)	1	15:00
Lightweight 70.3 kg	NO-GI	Ethan Crelinsten	def.	Tom Halpin	Submission (Armbar)	1	8:48
Middleweight 83.9 kg	NO-GI	Mike Perez	def.	Darragh O'Conaill	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Middleweight 83.9 kg	GI	Eduardo Rios	def.	Santeri Lilius	Decision (Split)	1	15:00

^[13]

Polaris 10

Polaris 10 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on May 25, 2019, at the Lighthouse in Poole, England.

Background

Brad Pickett was scheduled to face Caol Uno at Polaris 10, but Pickett was forced off the card on March 12 with an injury. Leigh Remedios has stepped in on short notice to face Uno.

Results

Polaris 10
Weight Class					Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight 65.8 kg	NO-GI	Nicky Ryan (c)	def.	Urijah Faber	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	For the Polaris Featherweight Championship
Middleweight 83.9 kg	NO-GI	Craig Jones (c)	def.	Matheus Lutes	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	For the Polaris Middleweight Championship
Lightweight 70.3 kg	NO-GI	Ashley Williams	def.	Ethan Crelinsten	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	For the inaugural Polaris Lightweight Championship
Lightweight 70.3 kg	NO-GI	Caol Uno	def.	Leigh Remedios	Submission (Keylock)	1	5:10
Middleweight 83.9 kg	NO-GI	Richie Martinez	def.	Miha Perhavec	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	0:53
Catchweight 105 kg	NO-GI	Nick Rodriguez	def.	Ashley Amos	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	7:30

Polaris 11

Polaris 11 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on August 31, 2019, at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, England.

Background

Vagner Rocha has had to pull out of his title fight against Mansher Khera. However, Edwin Najmi stepping up on short notice to face Khera.

Marc Diakiese has had to pull out of his match with Chris Fishgold, however, Diakiese's training partner and grappling instructor, Liam Cann, will be stepping in on short notice to test himself against the powerful UFC grappler.

Unfortunately due to a last minute training injury, Satoshi Ishii is unable to compete and so the match with Arya Esfandmaz will have to be postponed.

Results

Polaris 11
Weight Class					Method	Round	Time	Notes
Women Under 55 kg	NO-GI	Ffion Davies (c)	def.	Talita Alencar	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	For the Polaris Women Under 55 KG Championship
Welterweight 77.1 kg	NO-GI	Edwin Najmi	def.	Mansher Khera (c)	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	For the Polaris Welterweight Championship
Welterweight 77.1 kg	NO-GI	Stevie Ray	def.	Paddy Pimblett	Submission (Heelhook)	1	7:42
Middleweight 83.9 kg	GI	Tommy Langaker	def.	Marcos Tinoco	Decision (Split)	1	15:00
Catchweight 103 kg	NO-GI	Nick Rodriguez	def.	Ben Dyson	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Catchweight 74 kg	NO-GI	Liam Cann	def.	Chris Fishgold	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00

Polaris 12

Polaris 12 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on November 30, 2019, at the International Convention Centre Wales in Newport, Wales.

Background

João Miyao has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled Polaris Bantamweight Championship bout against Ashley Williams due to an injury, Azize Hlali has stepped in as a replacement. Unfortunately, Hlali has been unable to compete. Williams instead faced Richard Alarcon, who stepped in on a weeks notice for this encounter.^[14]

Fight Card

Polaris 12
Weight Class					Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight 104.3 kg	NO-GI	Nick Rodriguez	def.	Luke Rockhold	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	NO-GI	Ashley Williams	def.	Richard Alarcon	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:39	For the inaugural Polaris Bantamweight Championship
Catchweight 80 kg	GI	Tommy Langaker	def.	Gilbert Burns	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
W.Catchweight 57 kg	NO-GI	Michelle Nicolini	def.	Vanessa English	Submission (Toe Hold)	1
Catchweight 104 kg	NO-GI	Devhonte Johnson	def.	Arya Esfandmaz	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Welterweight 77 kg	NO-GI	PJ Barch	def.	Marcin Held	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00

2020 in Polaris

Polaris 13: UK Grand Prix

Polaris 13: UK Grand Prix was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on July 11, 2020, at the International Convention Centre Wales in Newport, Wales.

Background

Differing from the previous Polaris events, the event was a one-night tournament with all eight competitors weighing in at under 90 kg.^[15]

Fight Card

Polaris 13
Weight Class					Method	Round	Time	Notes
Absolute Superfight	NO-GI	Jed Hue	def.	Dinu Bucalet	Kimura
Opening Round	NO-GI	Taylor Pearman	def.	Nastasa Silviu Georgian	Judge's Decision
Opening Round	NO-GI	Frederic Vosgrone	def.	Tom Breese	Points
Opening Round	NO-GI	Ross Nicholls	def.	Dominic Dillon	Points
Opening Round	NO-GI	Bradley Hill	def.	Shane Curtis	Rear-Naked Choke
Semi-Final Round	NO-GI	Frederic Vosgrone	def.	Taylor Pearman	Points
Semi-Final Round	NO-GI	Ross Nicholls	def.	Bradley Hill	Judge's Decision
Final Match	NO-GI	Frederic Vosgrone	def.	Ross Nicholls	Points

Polaris 14: Squads

Background

Polaris 14: Squads was the first event of the promotion's new format that featured two teams of eight grapplers, four under 75 kg and four under 95 kg on each team. They competed across an eighty-minute time period, split into two halves.^[16] The first event of its kind to use this unique ruleset, it saw UFC veterans and elite BJJ black belts representing Team UK and Ireland,^[17] and Team Europe.^[18] The event also featured a non-title superfight between Ffion Davies and Magdalena Loska.^[19]

Team UK and Ireland

-75kg

Ashley Williams

Tom Halpin

Dominic Dillon

Jed Hue

-95kg

Darragh O'Connail

Bradley Hill

Kieran Davern

Taylor Pearman

Team Europe

-75kg

Mateusz Szczeciński

Tommi Pulkkanen

Kamil Wilk

Dinu Bucalet

-95kg

Eduardo 'Teta' Rios

Marcin Held

Tarik Hopstock

Santeri Lilius

Results

After a total of seventeen matches, Team UK & Ireland won the event 1–0. Fifteen of the matches ended in a draw and double-elimination, with the only submission coming from Tom Halpin. He submitted Dinu Bucalet via Triangle Choke late in the first half. The main event superfight saw Ffion Davies defeat Magdalena Loska via Rear-Naked Choke.^[20]

Polaris 15: Squads 2

Background

Polaris 15: Squads 2 changed the format slightly from their first Squads event, with this edition being contested in the gi instead^[21] and the presence of Team UK instead of the addition of Ireland.^[22] Team Europe remained unchanged, although the lineup for both teams was drastically different from the first event, owing to the switch from no gi to gi.^[23] The superfight for this event featured a contest for the promotion's vacant Featherweight Championship between former Squads teammates, Ashley Williams and Tom Halpin.^[24]

Team UK

-75kg

Bryn Jenkins

Adam Adshead

Tyrone Elliott

Sam Gibson

-95kg

Arya Esfandmaz

Bradley Hill

Jamie Paxman

Marcos Nardini

Team Europe

-75kg

Espen Mathiesen

Tommi Pulkkanen

Leon Larman

Dinu Bucalet

-95kg

Adam Wardzinski

Tommy Langaker

Luca Anacoreta

Max Lindblad

Results

After a total of twenty-two matches, Team Europe won the event 9–0. Eight of the matches ended in a finish, with the remaining fourteen being declared a draw and Team Europe being awarded a bonus point as Bryn Jenkins was forced to withdraw after half-time due to an injury. Tommy Langaker submitted Bryn Jenkins via Armbar, Marcos Nardini via Triangle Choke, and Sam Gibson via Cross-Collar Choke. Leon Larman submitted Tyrone Elliott via Bow and Arrow Choke, and both Adam Adshead and Sam Gibson via Collar Choke. Dinu Bucalet submitted Tyrone Elliott via Ezekiel Choke and Luca Anacoreta submitted Jamie Paxman via Reverse Triangle Choke.^[25] The superfight between Ashley Williams and Tom Halpin went the full fifteen minutes before Williams was declared the victor by decision, making him the first three-weight champion in Polaris history.^[26]

2021 in Polaris

Polaris 16: Squads 3

Background

Polaris 16: Squads 3 was an event that took place on August 7, 2021. This event saw a return to the competition being contested without the use of a gi, and will also be the first time that Team USA will appear, competing against Team UK & Ireland.^[27] Darragh O'Connail returned to serve as captain for Team UK & Ireland, while Geo and Richie Martinez took up positions as Co-Captains for Team USA.^[28] This event was also the first of the Polaris Squads events to feature preliminary matches as well as a superfight for the promotion's Heavyweight title, with the running order as follows:

Preliminary Matches

Jack Sear v Ciaran Brohan

Walli Abdullah v Ollie Bates

Libby Genge v Bryony Tyrell

Charlie Baker v Mason Guard

Superfight

Nastasa Silviu Georgian v Kyle Boehm

Team UK and Ireland

-75kg

Jed Hue

Ellis Younger

Ross Nicholls

Darragh O'Connaill

-95kg

Dan Strauss

Bradley Hill

Kieran Davern

Ben Dyson

Team USA

-75kg

Geo Martinez

Adam Benayoun

Nathan Orchard

Nick Ronan

-95kg

Roberto Jimenez

Jon 'Thor' Blank

Richie 'Boogieman' Martinez

Hunter Colvin

Results

After a total of twenty-seven matches, Team USA won the event 7–0. Three of the matches ended in a finish, with the remaining twenty-four being declared a draw. Nathan Orchard earned three points by submitting Kieran Davern with a modified twister, Roberto Jimenez earned a point by submitting Bradley Hill with a rear-naked choke, and Geo Martinez earned three points when Dan Strauss was injured during their match and could not continue. The superfight ended with Kyle Boehm submitting Nastasa Silviu Georgian with a belly-down heelhook in less than a minute to become the Polaris Heavyweight Champion.^[29]

Polaris 17

Background

For the first time since Polaris 12, the promotion returned to the superfight format with the event held October 9, 2021 in the Central Hall, Southampton, UK. Craig Jones defended his Polaris Middleweight title and Kendall Reusing capturing the Women's inaugural Polaris Openweight title.

Fight Card

Polaris 17
Weight Class					Method	Time	Notes
Middleweight (83.9 kg)	NO-GI	Craig Jones	def.	Davi Ramos	Judges Decision	10:00	For the Polaris Middleweight title
Women Openweight (+55 kg)	NO-GI	Kendall Reusing	def.	Venla Luukkonen	Submission (Armbar)	4:28	For the inaugural Polaris Openweight title
Catchweight (80 kg)	NO-GI	Jed Hue	def.	Kody Steele	Judges Decision	10:00
Lightweight (77 kg)	NO-GI	Mateusz Szczecinski	def.	Ellis Younger	Submission (Ankle Lock)	3:22
Middleweight (85 kg)	NO-GI	Tarik Hopstock	def.	Fred Greenall	Judges Decision	10:00
Catchweight (70 kg)	NO-GI	Kamil Wilk	def.	Robert Degle	Judges Decision	10:00

Polaris 18

Background

Polaris 18 took place at ICC Wales on 27 November 2021.^[30]

Fight Card

Polaris 18
Weight Class					Method	Time	Notes
Featherweight (66 kg)	GI	Ashley Williams	def.	Paulo Miyao	Judge's Decision	10:00
Welterweight (77.1 kg)	NO-GI	Jed Hue	def.	AJ Agazarm	Judge's Decision	10:00
Light-Heavyweight (90 kg)	GI	Igor Tanabe	def.	Tommy Langaker	Bow & Arrow Choke
Welterweight (77 kg)	NO-GI	Steven Ray	def.	Craig Ewers	Twister
Welterweight (77 kg)	GI	Leon Larman	def.	Bryn Jenkins	Judge's Decision	10:00
Middleweight (84 kg)	NO-GI	Lloyd Cooper	def.	Tom Barry	Split Decision	10:00

2022 in Polaris

Polaris 19

Background

Polaris 19 is a professional grappling event that took take place on 26 March 2022, in Southampton, England.

Fight Card

Results^[31][32]

Polaris 19
Weight Class					Method	Time	Notes
	NO-GI	Roberto Jimenez	def.	Magid Hage	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	3:13
Lightweight	NO-GI	Ashley Williams	def.	Jack Sear	Unanimous Decision
Openweight	NO-GI	Kendall Reusing	def.	Amanda Leve	Forfeit due to Injury	5:05	for the inaugural Women's Openweight title
	NO-GI	Owen Livesey	def.	Frederic Vosgrone	Unanimous Decision
	NO-GI	Eoghan O'Flanagan	def.	Valentin Fels	Unanimous Decision
	NO-GI	Margot Ciccarelli	def.	Ashley Bendle	Unanimous Decision

Polaris 20: Squads 4

Background

Polaris 20: Squads 4 is a professional grappling event that took take place on 25 June 2022, in Newport, Wales. This was the fourth edition of the Squads format that featured Team USA defending their status as champions against Team Brazil.

Superfight

Demian Maia v Benson Henderson

Team USA

-75kg

Geo Martinez

Keith Krikorian

Nathan Orchard

Nick Ronan

-95kg

Mason Fowler

Richie 'Boogieman' Martinez

Jon 'Thor' Blank

Hunter Colvin

Team Brazil

-75kg

Luiz Paulo

Fabricio Andrey

Marcelo Fausto

Diogo Reis

-95kg

Kywan Gracie

Igor Tanabe

Isaque Bahiense

Mica Galvao

Results

After a total of twenty-six matches, Team Brazil won the event 2-1.^[33] Three of the matches ended in a finish, with the remaining twenty-three being declared a draw. Mason Fowler submitted Kywan Gracie with an armbar to register the first point of the match, and the only point for Team USA. Mica Galvao then submitted Keith Krikorian with an armbar in order to bring the score to 1-1, before he submitted Krikorian once again with a triangle choke in order to take the score to 2-1. The superfight ended with Demian Maia defeating Benson Henderson by Decision.

Polaris 21: Grapple Island

Background

Polaris 21: Grapple Island was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on September 24, 2022, at the end of the BJJ Summer Week in Cagliari, Sardinia. This marked the very first time that the promotion held an event outside of the UK.^[34]

Results

Polaris 21
Weight Class					Method	Time	Notes
	NO-GI	Jed Hue	def.	Paul Craig	Submission (Straight Ankle-Lock)	0:21
Bantamweight	NO-GI	Michelle Nicolini	def.	Ashley Bendle	Split Decision	15:00	For the inaugural Polaris Bantamweight title
	NO-GI	Owen Livesey	def.	Josh Hinger	Split Decision	10:00
	GI	Robson Moura	def.	Tom Barlow	Unanimous Decision	10:00
	NO-GI	Tom Halpin	def.	Alessio Sachetti	Unanimous Decision	10:00
	GI	Espen Mathiesen	def.	Luca Anacoreta	Submission (Bow & Arrow Choke)	1:52
	NO-GI	Alberto Buriasco	def.	Shane Curtis	Unanimous Decision	10:00

Polaris 22: Middleweight Grand Prix

Background

Polaris 22: Middleweight Grand Prix was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on November 5, 2022. The event featured several superfights along with a middleweight grand prix that saw the winner crowned the new Middleweight world champion.^[35] Oliver Taza, Jed Hue, Mateusz Szczecinski, Roberto Jimenez, Hunter Colvin, Alan Sanchez, Owen Livesey, and Shane Fishman all competed in the tournament.^[36]

Fight Card

Polaris 22
Weight Class					Method	Time	Notes
Opening Round	NO-GI	Hunter Colvin	def.	Owen Livesey	Rear-Naked Choke	9:27
Opening Round	NO-GI	Roberto Jimenez	def.	Shane Fishman	Points (9-2)	10:00
Opening Round	NO-GI	Jed Hue	def.	Alan Sanchez	Points (4-0)	10:00
Opening Round	NO-GI	Oliver Taza	def.	Mateusz Szczecinski	Unanimous Decision	10:00
Semifinal	NO-GI	Roberto Jimenez	def.	Hunter Colvin	Triangle Choke	7:58	Awarded 'Match of the Year' at the Jitsmagazine 2022 BJJ Awards.[37]
Semifinal	NO-GI	Jed Hue	def.	Oliver Taza	Points (1-0)	10:00
Final	NO-GI	Roberto Jimenez	def.	Jed Hue	Arm-triangle Choke	9:55	for Polaris Middleweight world title
	NO-GI	Ashley Williams	def.	Carlos Condit	Heelhook	4:14
	GI	Ben Robson	def.	Claudio Brudny	Unanimous Decision	10:00
	NO-GI	Owen Jones	def.	Anton Defreitas	Armbar	0:42
	NO-GI	John Hathaway	def.	Matt Inman	Split Decision	10:00
	NO-GI	Violet Bennett	def.	Emily Eyles	Armbar	4:23
	NO-GI	Jack Sear	def.	Dani Khalid	Split Decision	10:00
	GI	Nathan Johnstone	def.	Dominic Dillon	Toehold	1:29
	NO-GI	Finlay Nixon	def.	Justin Moore	Heelhook	1:48
	NO-GI	Mo Coles	def.	Gavin Stewart	Reverse Triangle Choke	7:14

2023 in Polaris

Polaris 23: Women's Under 66kg Grand Prix

Background

Polaris 23 was announced in December, 2022, when the promotion confirmed that the event would feature a grand prix tournament in the women's 66 kg division.^[38] The main event was announced as Owen Livesey v Chris Weidman, and the tournament was scheduled to feature Ffion Davies, Maggie Grindatti, Giovanna Jara, Amy Campo, Brianna Ste-Marie, Julia Maele, and Elisabeth Clay.^[39] Jara missed weight by 0.9 kg prior to the event and she was allowed to compete, although she was not eligible to win the title in the event that she won. Elisabeth Clay won the tournament and was crowned the under 66 kg champion.^[40]

Fight card

Polaris 22
Weight Class					Method	Time	Notes
	NO-GI	Owen Livesey	def.	Chris Weidman	Unanimous Decision	15:00
Opening Round	NO-GI	Ffion Davies	def.	Giovana Jara	Points (4-1)	10:00
Opening Round	NO-GI	Elisabeth Clay	def.	Joanna Dineva	Reverse Triangle Choke	8:57
Opening Round	NO-GI	Amy Campo	def.	Julia Maele	Rear-naked Choke	5:45
Opening Round	NO-GI	Brianna Ste-Marie	def.	Maggie Grindatti	Armbar	5:29
Semifinal	NO-GI	Elisabeth Clay	def.	Ffion Davies	Toehold	2:59
Semifinal	NO-GI	Amy Campo	def.	Brianna Ste-Marie	Rear-naked Choke	9:52
Final	NO-GI	Elisabeth Clay	def.	Amy Campo	Points (1-0)	10:00	for Polaris Under 66 kg world title

Polaris 24

Background

Polaris 24 was a professional grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on June 3, 2023.^[41] It was first announced in January 2023 and the promotion confirmed that a men's under 70 kg tournament would take place at the event.^[42] During the live broadcast of Polaris 23 the main event was revealed to be a lightweight title-fight between Ryan Hall and the reigning champion Ashley Williams.^[43] Both men withdrew from the event and the title was vacated, with Ethan Crelinsten and Nathan Orchard competing for the vacant belt in the co-main event instead.^[44] Jed Hue and Mateusz Szczecinski were also booked to compete for the vacant welterweight title in the main event.^[45] The men's tournament was postponed and there were a number of superfights booked for Polaris 24 instead.^[46]

Results

Polaris 24
Weight Class					Method	Time	Notes
Welterweight	NO-GI	Mateusz Szczecinski	def.	Jed Hue	Submission (Straight Ankle-Lock)	0:21	For the vacant Polaris Welterweight title
Lightweight	NO-GI	Ethan Crelinsten	def.	Nathan Orchard	Unanimous Decision	15:00	For the vacant Polaris Lightweight title
	NO-GI	Dinu Bucalet	def.	Ollie Webb	Split Decision	10:00
	NO-GI	Martina Zola	def.	Rosie Clarke	Unanimous Decision	10:00
	NO-GI	Eoghan O'Flanagan	def.	Hunter Colvin	Unanimous Decision	10:00
	No-GI	Jason Rau	def.	Matty Holmes	Submission (Armbar)
	NO-GI	Keith Krikorian	def.	Tom Halpin	Submission (Rear-naked Choke)

Polaris 25: Absolute Grand Prix

Background

Polaris announced that an absolute grand prix had been scheduled for their 25th event, with 8 men competing for a $30,000 grand prize.^[47] The promotion also scheduled a Contenders tournament on August 26, 2023 to determine the final entrant into the tournament.^[48] Marcin Maciulewicz won that tournament and became the final entrant.^[49]

Aljamain Sterling was originally booked to compete against Nathaniel Wood in the main event superfight.^[50] Wood withdrew from the match and was replaced by Mike Grundy instead.^[51]

Fight Card

Polaris 25
Weight Class					Method	Time	Notes
Main Event	NO-GI	Aljamain Sterling	def.	Mike Grundy	Decision
Final	NO-GI	Kaynan Duarte	def.	Fabricio Andrey	Rear-naked Choke	Duarte wins the absolute grand prix[52]
Semi-final	NO-GI	Fabricio Andrey	def.	Giancarlo Bodoni	Points (1-0)	Won 'Match of the Year' at JitsMagazine BJJ Awards 2023[53]
Semi-final	NO-GI	Kaynan Duarte	def.	Izaak Michell	Points (3-1)
Opening Round	NO-GI	Fabricio Andrey	def.	Owen Livesey	Points (1-0)
Opening Round	NO-GI	Giancarlo Bodoni	def.	Marcin Maciulewicz	Rear-naked Choke
Opening Round	NO-GI	Izaak Michell	def.	Roberto Jimenez	Points (2-0)
Opening Round	NO-GI	Kaynan Duarte	def.	Jason Rau	Rear-naked Choke

Polaris 26: Jones v Meerschaert

Background

Polaris announced that Craig Jones will be competing against UFC middleweight veteran Gerald Meerschaert in the main event.^[54] They later confirmed that Kendall Reusing will be making her return to professional grappling after over a year away due to injury, and she will be defending her openweight title against Leticia Cardozo.^[55] Molly McCann is also scheduled to make her professional grappling debut against Julia Scardone.^[56]

Fight Card

Polaris 25
Weight Class					Method	Time	Notes
Light-heavyweight	NO-GI	Craig Jones	def.	Gerald Meerschaert	Rear-naked Choke
Openweight	NO-GI	Kendall Reusing	def.	Leticia Cardozo	Decision	Reusing retains the women's openweight title
	NO-GI	Molly McCann	def.	Julia Scardone	Armbar
	NO-GI	Tommy Langaker	def.	Oliver Taza	Decision
	NO-GI	Owen Jones	def.	Bart Dubbeldam	Decision
	NO-GI	Marcin Maciulewicz	def.	Max Bickerton	Decision
	GI	Luiz Finnochio	def.	Nathan Johnstone	Decision
	NO-GI	Nia Blackman	def.	Amanda Pamela Nicole	Decision
	NO-GI	Phil Harris	def.	Mark Phung	Decision
	NO-GI	Dominic Dillon	def.	Claudio Brudny	Reverse Bulldog Choke
	NO-GI	Kerry Isom	def.	Jade Barker	Decision
	NO-GI	Sam Crook	def.	Mike Parry	Decision
	NO-GI	Justin Moore	def.	Matthew Fitz-James	Arm-triangle Choke
	NO-GI	Jack Hassard	def.	Abraham Dannan	Decision
	NO-GI	Franck Takadjou	def.	Archer Colaco	Decision

2024 in Polaris

Polaris 27: Welterweight grand prix

Background

Polaris announced that Polaris 27 would feature a welterweight grand prix tournament with a grand prize of $20,000.^[57] Ashley Williams vacated the featherweight title so that Owen Jones and Gabriel Sousa could compete for it in the main event,^[58] although both men withdrew and were replaced by Keith Krikorian and Cameron Donnelly. Ffion Davies also defended her flyweight title against Brianna Ste-Marie,^[59] while UFC veterans Nathaniel Wood and Alex Caceres were booked to compete in a superfight.^[60]

Fight Card

Polaris 27
Weight Class					Method	Time	Notes
Main Event	NO-GI	Ffion Davies	def.	Brianna Ste-Marie	Unanimous Decision		For the flyweight title
Final	NO-GI	PJ Barch	def.	Levi Jones-Leary	Points (2-0)		Barch wins the welterweight grand prix[61]
Semi-final	NO-GI	Levi Jones-Leary	def.	Jozef Chen	Points (1-0)
Semi-final	NO-GI	PJ Barch	def.	Espen Mathiesen	Heel Hook
Opening Round	NO-GI	Jozef Chen	def.	Harrison Woods	Kimura
Opening Round	NO-GI	Levi Jones-Leary	def.	Shane Curtis	Rear-naked Choke
Opening Round	NO-GI	Espen Mathiesen	def.	Max Hanson	Unanimous Decision
Opening Round	NO-GI	PJ Barch	def.	Luiz Paulo	Split Decision
Featured Prelim	NO-GI	Nathaniel Wood	def.	Alex Caceres	Rear-naked Choke
Featured Prelim	NO-GI	Keith Krikorian	def.	Cameron Donnelly	Armbar		For the featherweight title

Awards

In 2020, Polaris won "Promotion of the year" at the JitsMagazine BJJ Awards.^[62]

In 2023, Polaris won "Promotion of the year" at the JitsMagazine BJJ Awards.^[63]

See also

• Metamoris
• ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship

References

External links

• Official website