Nick Rodriguez

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Nick Rodriguez
BornNicholas Pete Rodriguez
(1996-08-30) August 30, 1996 (age 27)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other namesNicky Rod
The Black Belt Slayer
Residence Austin, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Team B Team Jiu-Jitsu
Rank     Black belt in BJJ [lower-alpha 1] [1]
Wrestling NCAA Division III wrestling
Notable relatives Jay Rodriguez (brother)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Submission Grappling
ADCC World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Las Vegas +99 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Anaheim +99 kg
ADCC North American Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Burbank +99 kg

Nicholas "Nick" Rodriguez, commonly known as Nicky Rod (born August 30, 1996) [2] is an American professional submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) athlete. [lower-alpha 1]

Contents

A former amateur wrestler, Rodriguez won in 2018 the ADCC West Coast Trials to qualify for the 2019 ADCC Submission Fighting World Championships, where he won silver, while still a BJJ blue belt. [3] He won silver again at the 2022 ADCC World. [4]

Early life and education

Nicholas Pete Rodriguez was born on 30 August 1996 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, [5] raised in Clayton, New Jersey, and attended Clayton High School. [6]

Wrestling career

Rodriguez began wrestling in sixth grade. [7] He qualified for the NJSIAA championships as a senior but did not place. [8]

Collegiate career

After high school, Rodriguez attended Ferrum College, that has an NCAA Division III wrestling program. In between his last match as a high school wrestler and his first match as a collegiate wrestler, he gained 50 pounds, going from 170 to 220 pounds. Rodriguez attended college for one year, during which he placed fourth at the East Regionals and had a record of 23 wins and 4 losses. [9] He decided to pursue modeling career with Wilhelmina Models. [10]

Post-collegiate career

Rodriguez returned to wrestling on October 5, 2019, when he faced that year's USA Wrestling World Team Member Pat Downey in a super-fight under freestyle rules at Who's Number One. [11] He lost the match by technical fall. [12]

Professional grappling career

2018

In 2018, Rodriguez was persuaded by a friend to attend his first jiu-jitsu class to stay fit. After two weeks of training, he attended his first submission wrestling competition [7] and went on to win the advanced 230 pounds and absolute brackets. [13] [14] A few months later, he moved to Renzo Gracie Academy with coach John Danaher, who awarded him his blue belt later on.

After a failed attempt to qualify for the ADCCs, Rodriguez competed at the IBJJF World Championship in the blue belt division. He defeated all three of his opponents to win the championship. [15]

2019

As a blue belt, Rodriguez qualified for the 2019 ADCC World Championships after winning the North American trials. [16] He defeated three notable jiu-jitsu black belts in Mahamed Aly, Orlando Sanchez, and Cyborg Abreu to make it to the finals, [17] where he lost to black belt IBJJF World Champion Kaynan Duarte on points, earning him 2nd place in the tournament. [18] He was promoted to purple belt on the ADCC podium by his coach Jay Regalbuto. [3] Rodriguez became known by the nickname "Black Belt Slayer". [19] [20]

He competed against Duarte in a rematch at Fight 2 Win, which he lost. [21] He also competed at the BJJ Fanatics Grand Prix. [22]

2020

After his bronze medal finish at the KASAI Pro 7, [23] Rodriguez was scheduled to face 2019 US World Team Member Pat Downey at Third Coast Grappling IV in a special ruleset match on March 14. [24] However, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [25]

He then competed at Third Coast Grappling: Kumite IV on July 11. He was eliminated in the first round. [26]

In December, 2020, Rodriguez moved to Puerto Rico with the rest of his teammates to continue training under John Danaher. [27]

2021

Rodriguez competed against Yuri Simões in the co-main event of Who's Number One on March 26, 2021. [28] Rodriguez won the match by decision. [29] He was then invited to compete in an absolute grand prix at Third Coast Grappling 6 on April 3, 2021. [30] Rodriguez defeated Pedro Marinho by decision in the opening round before losing a decision to Victor Hugo in the semi-final. [31]

In July, news broke that the Danaher Death Squad were splitting up. [32] Rodriguez elected to continue training with Craig Jones, Ethan Crelinsten, and Nicky Ryan. [33] The four grapplers opened up a new gym in Austin, Texas under the name B-Team Jiu-Jitsu in August, 2021. [34] Shortly afterward, Rodriguez was invited to compete at the 2022 ADCC World Championship. [35]

On December 30, 2021, Rodriguez competed against UFC veteran Steve Mowry at Fury Pro Grappling 3 and submitted him with a rear-naked choke at 5:30. [36]

2022

Rodriguez faced Elder Cruz at Who's Number One: Jones v Marinho on January 21, 2022, and lost the match by split decision. [37] Shortly after this, Rodriguez was promoted to brown belt in BJJ. [38] Rodriguez competed in the over 99kg division of ADCC 2022, defeating Damon Ramos on points and submitting John Hansen with a rear-naked choke on the first day. On the second day he defeated Felipe Pena on points in the semi-final, but was submitted by Gordon Ryan in the final and came away with a silver medal. [39]

He was then invited to compete at EBI 20: The Absolutes on October 23, 2021. [40] Rodriguez won the tournament by defeating Ezeqiual Zurita, Luke Griffith, Austin Baker, and Kyle Boehm in one night. [41] On December 15, 2022, Rodriguez was scheduled to compete in another absolute tournament at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 3. [42] However, Vinny Magalhães withdrew from the main event match against Gordon Ryan and Rodriguez agreed to step in to replace him instead. [43] Neither man could finish the fight in regulation time and the match went to EBI overtime, where Gordon Ryan won by fastest escape time. [44] Ryan would accuse Rodriguez of 'greasing' during their match. Rodriguez denied that accusation on an episode Mark Bell's Power Project Podcast in February 2023. [45]

2023

Rodriguez stepped in on two days' notice to replace Gordon Ryan against Felipe Pena in the main event of Who's Number One on February 25, 2023. [46] He lost the match by unanimous decision. [47] Rodriguez was then invited to compete in an openweight tournament at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4 on June 29, 2023. [48] He defeated Roberto Jimenez, Vagner Rocha, and Dan Manasoiu to win the tournament. [49]

Rodriguez then competed at Quintet 4 on September 10, 2023 as part of The B-Team Bulls. [50] Rodriguez drew both of his matches but his team won the tournament. [51] Rodriguez was scheduled to compete against 3 competitors: Jake Lowry, Cody Gamble, and Zack Humbertson, in a series of matches at Sprawl in the Burgh 2 on October 20, 2023. [52] He won all three. Rodriguez then competed against Yuri Simões at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 5 on December 10, 2023. [53] He won the match on points. [54]

2024

Rodriguez competed against Victor Hugo in the main event of Who's Number One 22 on February 9, 2024. [55] He lost the match by decision. [56]

Rodriguez competed against Roberto Jimenez in the co-main event of UFC Fight Pass Invitational 6 on March 3, 2024. [57] He won the match on points. [58]

Rodriguez competed against Mason Fowler in the main event of UFC Fight Pass Invitational 7 on May 15, 2024. [59] He won the match on points. [60]

Rodriguez was invited to compete in the over 99kg division of the 2024 ADCC World Championship on August 17-18, 2024. [61] However, he later withdrew from the event in order to compete in the over 80kg division of the Craig Jones Invitational on August 16-17, 2024 instead. [62]

Professional wrestling

On April 24, 2023, Rodriguez revealed that he had attended a WWE tryout and had been accepted along with several other athletes. [63]

Personal life

Rodriguez's younger brother Jacob, known as Jay or J-rod, is a B Team jiu jitsu competitor. [64] A former two-time state and regional champion in wrestling, he's the winner of the 2022 ADCC North American West Coast Trials in the -88kg division. [65] [66]

Championships and accomplishments

Main Achievements [3]

Main Achievements (Colored Belts) [3]

Grappling record

42 Matches, 37 Wins (17 Submissions), 7 Losses (1 Submission), 2 Draws
ResultRec.OpponentMethodEventDivisionTypeYearLocation
2021 3CG Grand Prix DNP at +99 kg
Loss37–7–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Victor HugoReferee Decision2021 Third Coast Grappling VI Grand Prix+99 kgNogiApril 4, 2021 Flag of the United States.svg Houston, TX
Win37–6–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro MarinhoReferee Decision
Win36–6–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Yuri Simões Referee Decision2021 Who's Number One+99 kgNogiMarch 26, 2021 Flag of the United States.svg Austin, TX
Loss35–6–2 Flag of Ecuador.svg Roberto Jimenez Referee Decision2020 Third Coast Grappling: Kumite IV+99 kgNogiJuly 11, 2020 Flag of the United States.svg Houston, TX
2020 KASAI Pro 7 Bronze medal icon.svg at +99 kg
Win35–5–2 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle BoehmPoints (5–0)2020 KASAI Pro 7+99 kgNogiFebruary 1, 2020 Flag of the United States.svg Dallas, TX
Win34–5–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno BastosSubmission (heel hook)
Draw33–5–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Cyborg Abreu Draw
Draw33–5–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Vinny Magalhães Draw
Loss33–5 Flag of Brazil.svg Victor HugoReferee DecisionFight 2 Win 135+99 kgNogiJanuary 18, 2020 Flag of the United States.svg California, CA
Win33–4 Flag of the United States.svg Luke Rockhold Referee Decision Polaris 12 104.3 kgNogiNovember 30, 2019 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Newport, WA
2019 BJJ Fanatics Grand Prix at +99 kg
Loss32–4 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Barbosa Overtime (riding time)2019 BJJ Fanatics Submission Only Grand Prix+99 kgNogiNovember 15, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Beverly, MA
Win32–3 Flag of Brazil.svg Victor SilverioOvertime (rear–naked choke)
Loss31–3 Flag of Brazil.svg Kaynan DuarteSubmission (heel hook)Fight 2 Win 128+99 kgNogiOctober 19, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia, PA
2019 ADCC World Championship Silver medal icon.svg at +99 kg
Loss31–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Kaynan DuartePoints (0–3) 2019 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships +99 kgNogiSeptember 29, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Anaheim, CA
Win31–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Cyborg Abreu Referee Decision
Win30–1 Flag of the United States.svg Orlando Sanchez Referee Decision
Win29–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Mahamed AlyReferee Decision
Win28–1 Flag of the United States.svg Jason ReyesPoints (15–0)2019 JitzKing Tampa+99 kgNogiJuly 6, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Tampa, FL
Win27–1 Flag of the United States.svg Quentin RosenzweigSubmission (rear–naked choke)Sub Stars: Nicky Rod ChallengeAbsoluteNogiJune 19, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Miami, FL
Win26–1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ashley AmosSubmission (rear–naked choke) Polaris 10 +105 kgNogiMay 25, 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Poole, UK
Win25–1 Flag of the United States.svg Walker MaddenReferee DecisionFight 2 Win 108240 lbsNogiApril 12, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia, PA
Win24–1 Flag of the United States.svg Tyler KingReferee DecisionFight 2 Win 107240 lbsNogiApril 5, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Tyngsborough, MA
2019 High Rollerz Open: Pittsburgh Gold medal icon.svg at Absolute
Win23–1 Flag of the United States.svg Caleb CrumpSubmissionHigh Rollerz Open: PittsburghAbsoluteNogi (blue)March 30, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Cheswick, PA
Win22–1 Flag of the United States.svg Jeric FrySubmission
Win21–1 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon MoranDisqualification
Win20–1 Flag of the United States.svg Joshua LortonSubmission
2019 ADCC North American Trials Gold medal icon.svg at +99 kg
Win19–1 Flag of the United States.svg John HansenSubmission (rear–naked choke)2019 ADCC North American Trials+99 kgNogiFebruary 9, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Burbank, CA
Win18–1 Flag of the United States.svg Casey HellenbergPoints (6–0)
Win17–1 Flag of the United States.svg James FriedrichSubmission
Win16–1 Flag of the United States.svg Fernando IrahetaSubmission (kimura)
Win15–1 Flag of the United States.svg Michael EgleyPoints (2–0)
2018 IBJJF World Nogi Championships Gold medal icon.svg at +99 kg
Win14–1 Flag of the United States.svg Jureall SimmonsSubmission (kimura) 2018 World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship +97 kgNogi (blue)December 14, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Anaheim, CA
Win13–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Erick HastingsSubmission (armbar)
Win12–1 Flag of Brazil.svg William MatheusSubmission (arm–triangle choke)
2018 ADCC North American Trials Bronze medal icon.svg at +99 kg
Win11–1 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew TevayPoints (2–0)2018 ADCC North American Trials+99 kgNogiNovember 3, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Bayville, NJ
Loss10–1 Flag of the United States.svg Hudson Taylor Points (0–5)
Win10–0 Flag of the United States.svg Billy BrownSubmission (rear–naked choke)
Win9–0 Flag of the United States.svg Dylan RankinSubmission (kimura)
Win8–0 Flag of the United States.svg Dylan RankinSubmission (kimura)2018 RISE Submission Invitational 5215 lbsNogiSeptember 29, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Long Island, NY
2018 Grappling Industries: Wildwook Gold medal icon.svg at +99 kg & Absolute
Win7–0 Flag of the United States.svg Joe BaikPoints (12–0)Grappling Industries: WildwoodAbsoluteNogiJune 2, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Wildwood, NJ
Win6–0 Flag of the United States.svg Steven TongurPoints (9–0)
Win5–0 Flag of Israel.svg Gal Telem GoudsmitSubmission
Win4–0 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Van WattingenSubmission+99 kg
Win3–0 Flag of the United States.svg Peter MattocciaPoints (16–0)
Win2–0 Flag of the United States.svg Chris BaldinoSubmission
Win1–0 Flag of the United States.svg Eric SilvermanPoints (2–0)

Notes

  1. 1 2 (under Craig Jones, Ethan Crelinsten and Nicky Ryan)

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