Ana Mayordomo García

Ana Mayordomo García was born in Zaragoza, Spain, in June 2000, spending her first thirteen years in her home country before a pivotal family relocation reshaped her path. In 2013, her family moved to Denver, Colorado — a move that eventually led to her holding dual Spanish and American citizenship, a detail that would carry significant strategic weight in her competitive career.

Her introduction to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu came on December 12, 2016, when she first stepped onto the mats at Easton Training Center in Denver. Under the guidance of Eliott Marshall, she took to the sport immediately, entering her first competition in April 2017 — just months after beginning training. Her instructor lineage traces directly through the heart of BJJ's founding families: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlos Gracie Jr. > Renzo Gracie > Amal Easton > Eliott Marshall > Ana Mayordomo García.

Throughout her undergraduate years, Ana Mayordomo García maintained an elite competitive presence while pursuing a demanding academic path — a combination that distinguishes her from many athletes at the highest levels of the sport. She earned a full-ride scholarship and completed three bachelor's degrees in computer science and marketing within four years, a feat reflecting the same discipline and efficiency she applies on the mat.

The structured, goal-oriented mindset that carried her through multiple degree programs appears consistently in how she has approached her grappling career at every belt level. Her capacity to compartmentalize the rigors of high-level competition with the demands of a full academic course load stands as a defining characteristic of her development as both an athlete and a person.

Following graduation, Ana Mayordomo García committed fully to professional grappling by completing a three-week training camp with John Danaher's New Wave group in Austin, Texas, before relocating to pursue competition full time. The transition was immediately tested when a car crash shortly after her move kept her off the mats for nearly a year.

The extended recovery made her return to competition all the more meaningful. She came back performing at a level that earned her a black belt promotion on the podium from Eliott Marshall — a moment that underscored both the personal significance of her comeback and her competitive validation at the sport's highest rank. She trains and represents Kingsway BJJ and Easton Training Center, maintaining close ties to the Denver community that developed her while integrating the Texas-based New Wave system into her game.

Ana Mayordomo García competes in the featherweight division at 58.5 kg (129.0 lbs) and has established herself as a no-gi specialist, with the overwhelming majority of her high-level titles coming in no-gi formats across multiple belt levels. Her favorite technique is the Closed Guard, reflecting a ground-focused, submission-oriented approach built on control and positional dominance.

Her colored belt career demonstrated consistent podium presence from blue belt onward at both IBJJF World Championships and Pan Championships, building a year-by-year competitive résumé that tracked her steady development. The influence of the New Wave system — associated with John Danaher — is evident in her technical evolution at the black belt level, adding a systematic leg-lock and positional framework to the foundation laid at Easton Training Center. Publicly recognized as a top Spanish competitor, she occupies a distinctive space in the sport, bridging European identity with an entirely American-built training career.

Winning Both Trials

The 2026 ADCC qualification cycle produced one of the more unusual competitive situations in Ana Mayordomo García's career. She won both the ADCC Europe, Middle East & Africa Trials in 2025 and the ADCC North American East Coast Trials in 2025, making her a rare double Trials champion within a single cycle. Under the ADCC women's qualification rules for the 2026 cycle, however, only winners of the second Trials in each region receive automatic invitations to the main event — meaning neither first-Trials victory automatically secured her a spot at ADCC World Championships 2026.

Navigating the Rules and the Road Ahead

Mayordomo García discussed the qualification structure and her personal situation openly on Declan Moody's podcast, explaining the rules in detail and reflecting on the challenges the cycle had presented. She noted health issues during the campaign that added further difficulty to an already demanding schedule, and observed what she perceived as differences in officiating standards between European and American events — specifically, that Finnish officials at European competitions were stricter in awarding points compared to their counterparts at U.S. events.

As of January 12, 2026, she stated her plan to compete at the European Trials scheduled for February 14, 2026, aiming to secure her ADCC World Championships 2026 qualification through that route without entering the American Trials. Her dual Spanish and American citizenship grants her eligibility to compete at Trials on both continents — a logistical advantage she has navigated thoughtfully throughout the cycle. She was also a featured guest on JitsMagazine's JitsCast #56, published December 8, 2025, where she was highlighted as one of the top Spanish competitors in the sport.