Ffion Davies
-64kg · Black belt
East Coast Jiu Jitsu Academy · Dublin, Leinster
Ffion Davies's sourced record is 82-15 with 49 submissions, a 60% finish rate. She won ADCC gold in 2022 after taking silver in 2019, and holds IBJJF World titles in the gi in 2022 and 2023 and in no-gi in 2018, 2021 and 2023. Her gi and no-gi records are identical at 35-7 each. She's a Welsh black belt under Darragh O'Conaill, promoted in 2018, based at East Coast Jiu Jitsu Academy in Dublin.
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82 wins. 15 losses. How they came.
- Grappling record: 82-15
- By submission: 49
- By points: 24
- By decision or advantage: 9
- Finish rate: 60% of wins
- No-Gi record: 35-7
- Gi record: 35-7
- Sourced results: 2018–2026
Grappling and submission-only results. Professional MMA bouts are recorded separately and are not included in this record.
49 finishes, 7 doors.
- Armbar: 15
- Rear naked choke: 13
- Choke from back: 8
- Other submission: 7
- Bow and arrow choke: 3
- Arm triangle: 2
- Other (1): 1
The numbers behind the game.
- 60% Wins by submission
- Armbar Most-used finish
- 27 Finishes by choke
- 73 Opponents faced
- -55kg → -68kg Divisions competed
- 23 Absolute matches
- 19-4 In finals
- 9 Years competing
Hardware, in order.
- 2023 IBJJF World Championship: 1st place
- 2023 IBJJF World Championship NOGI: 1st place
- 2023 IBJJF Pan Championship: 2nd place
- 2022 ADCC: 1st place
- 2022 IBJJF World Championship: 1st place
- 2022 IBJJF Pan Championship: 2nd place
- 2021 IBJJF World Championship NOGI: 1st place
- 2020 IBJJF European Open: 1st place
- 2020 UAEJJF Grand Slam, LDN: 1st place
- 2019 IBJJF European Open: 1st place
- 2019 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals: 1st place
- 2019 UAEJJF Grand Slam, LDN: 1st place
- 2019 ADCC World Championship: 2nd place
- 2019 UAEJJF Abu Dhabi Pro: 2nd place
- 2018 IBJJF World Championship NOGI: 1st place
Match history
| Date | Opponent | Event | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cassia Moura | UFC BJJ 6 · Superfight | Decision | Loss |
| 2026 | Amanda Bruse | UFC BJJ 9 · Superfight | Armbar | Win |
| 2025 | Adele Fornarino | UFC FP 11 · Superfight | Decision | Win |
| 2025 | Margot Ciccarelli | Polaris 34 · Superfight | Decision | Win |
| Aug 2024 | MacKenzie Dern | CJI · Superfight | Submission | Win |
| 2024 | Luana Pinheiro | ADXC 2 · Superfight | Rear naked choke | Win |
| 2024 | Brianna Ste-Marie | Polaris 27 · Superfight | Decision | Win |
| 2024 | Nikki Griffiths | Subversion · Superfight | Armbar | Win |
| 2024 | Morgan Black | ADXC 4 · Superfight | Armbar | Win |
| 2023 | Giovanna Jara | Polaris 23 · Quarterfinal | Points | Win |
| 2023 | Elisabeth Clay | Polaris 23 · Semifinal | Toe hold | Loss |
| 2023 | Maria Claudia | Pan American · Round 1 | Advantage | Win |
| 2023 | Ana Vieira | Pan American · Quarterfinal | Choke from back | Loss |
| 2023 | Larissa Martins | Pan American · Quarterfinal | Rear naked choke | Win |
| 2023 | Janine Mutton | Pan American · Semifinal | Points | Win |
| 2023 | Luiza Monteiro | Pan American · Final | Advantage | Loss |
| 2023 | Larissa Martins | World Champ. · Round of 16 | Choke from back | Win |
| 2023 | Julia Alves | World Champ. · Quarterfinal | Points | Win |
| 2023 | Luciane Silva | World Champ. · Semifinal | Choke from back | Win |
| 2023 | Janaina Lebre | World Champ. · Final | Points | Win |
97 sourced matches in total.
Against the names that matter.
- vs Margot Ciccarelli: 3-0 across 3 meetings
- vs Jessica Flowers: 2-1 across 3 meetings
- vs Nathalie Ribeiro: 2-1 across 3 meetings
- vs Beatriz Mesquita: 2-1 across 3 meetings
- vs Vitoria Vieira: 3-0 across 3 meetings
- vs Nikki Sullivan: 3-0 across 3 meetings
Where the game came from.
Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda · Carlos Gracie · Carlson Gracie · Fernando Terere · JT Torres / Darragh O'Conaill · Ffion Davies
- Team: East Coast Jiu Jitsu Academy
- Promoted by: Darragh O'Conaill
- Base: Dublin, Leinster
- Black belt since: 2018
- Nationality: Welsh
- Born: Swansea, Wales, UK
- Height: 5'3" · 160 cm
- Weight: 60 kg
- Status: Active
- Division: -64kg
- Competing since: 2018
Five world titles in both rulesets
Davies was promoted by Darragh O'Conaill in 2018 and won the IBJJF No-Gi World Championship the same year. Her lineage runs through Fernando Terere and JT Torres.
What stands out in her record is the balance. She's 35-7 in the gi and 35-7 in no-gi, an almost unheard-of split at this level, where most athletes specialize hard in one ruleset. Her titles reflect it: no-gi Worlds in 2018, 2021 and 2023, gi Worlds in 2022 and 2023, and ADCC gold in 2022.
Her 2019 was the pivot. She lost the ADCC final that year, and lost to Bianca Basilio twice, by toe hold at ADCC and straight ankle lock at Worlds. She came back and won ADCC in 2022.
She's still competing, with sourced matches into 2026 on UFC BJJ cards, including a win over Amanda Bruse by armbar. Her most recent loss is a decision to Cassia Moura at UFC BJJ 6 in 2026. She beat Mackenzie Dern by submission at the Craig Jones Invitational in 2024.
The armbar is the first thing she reaches for
15 armbars lead her finishing map, ahead of 13 rear naked chokes and 8 chokes from the back. That's a rare shape. Most elite grapplers on this site are back-take specialists first and joint-lock hunters second.
Her bow and arrow chokes and arm triangles fill out a gi-heavy attacking map that transfers directly to no-gi, which is the mechanical reason a 35-7 record in one ruleset is matched exactly by 35-7 in the other.
Common questions.
What is Ffion Davies's record?
82 wins and 15 losses across 97 sourced matches from 2018 to 2026, with 49 wins by submission. She's 35-7 in the gi and 35-7 in no-gi.
Has Ffion Davies won ADCC?
Yes, gold in 2022. She took silver in 2019, and her only ADCC loss in our records is a toe hold to Bianca Basilio that year.
Who has beaten Ffion Davies?
Fifteen losses in total. Recent ones include Cassia Moura in 2026, Elisabeth Clay by toe hold in 2023, and Ana Vieira and Luiza Monteiro at the 2023 Pans. Earlier, Bianca Basilio beat her twice in 2019 and Beatriz Mesquita beat her at the 2019 World Pro, though Davies now leads Mesquita 2-1.
How old is Ffion Davies?
She was born on 18 January 1995, which makes her 31. She's been competing at black belt since 2018.
Fighters on the other side of the record.
- Mackenzie Dern — 1-0
Sourcing
Record compiled from 97 sourced results and 15 title records across 1 source page. 7 matches carry an exact date; the remaining 90 are dated to the year only, as published by the source. Last verified 2026-08-28.