No-Gi · -77kg · Black belt
Atos Jiu-Jitsu · San Diego, CA
Kade Ruotolo's sourced record is 33-3 with 15 submissions. He won ADCC gold in 2022 at nineteen, took the ONE Championship 170lb grappling title the same year, and won the Craig Jones Invitational bracket in 2024. Only two men have beaten him: Roberto Jimenez twice and Guilherme Augusto once. He's a black belt under Andre Galvao, promoted in 2021, and trains at Atos Jiu-Jitsu in San Diego, California.
Grappling and submission-only results. Professional MMA bouts are recorded separately and are not included in this record.
| Date | Opponent | Event | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2024 | Levi Jones | CJI · Final | Decision | Win |
| Aug 2024 | Andrew Tackett | CJI · Semifinal | Decision | Win |
| Aug 2024 | Tommy Langaker | CJI · Quarterfinal | Decision | Win |
| Aug 2024 | Matheus Diniz | CJI · Round 1 | Straight ankle lock | Win |
| 2024 | Natan Chueng | IBJJF NGGP · Superfight | Points | Win |
| 2024 | Tommy Langaker | One FC · Superfight | Decision | Win |
| 2024 | Carlos Neto | Dallas Open · Quarterfinal | Advantage | Win |
| 2024 | Guilherme Augusto | Dallas Open · Semifinal | Points | Loss |
| 2024 | Francisco Lo | One FC 167 · Superfight | Rear naked choke | Win |
| 2023 | Tommy Langaker | One FC · Superfight | Decision | Win |
| Sep 2022 | Mica Galvao | ADCC · Final | Inside heel hook | Win |
| Sep 2022 | PJ Barch | ADCC · Semifinal | Armbar | Win |
| Sep 2022 | Roberto Jimenez | ADCC · Quarterfinal | Inside heel hook | Win |
| Sep 2022 | Lachlan Giles | ADCC · Round 1 | Armbar | Win |
| 2022 | Shinya Aoki | One FC · Superfight | Decision | Win |
| 2022 | Uali Kurzhev | One FC · Superfight | Inside heel hook | Win |
| 2022 | Matheus Gabriel | One FC · Superfight | Decision | Win |
| 2021 | Ethan Crelinsten | WNO 8 · Superfight | D'arce | Win |
| 2021 | Cole Franson | WNO 10 · Superfight | Buggy choke | Win |
| 2021 | Roberto Jimenez | Road to ADCC · Superfight | Rear naked choke | Loss |
36 sourced matches in total.
Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda · Carlos Gracie · Carlson Gracie · Andre Pederneiras · Ramon Lemos · Andre Galvao · Kade Ruotolo
Andre Galvao promoted Kade in 2021, when he was eighteen. He won ADCC the next year, at nineteen, which made him one of the youngest champions in the event's history.
His record is the shortest here at 36 matches, and that's a function of age rather than activity. He's been at black belt for five years while Andre Galvao, on this same site, has 187 matches across seventeen.
The 2024 Craig Jones Invitational is the run that shows the current version. He beat Matheus Diniz by straight ankle lock, then Tommy Langaker, Andrew Tackett and Levi Jones on decisions, taking the bracket without needing the scoreboard to be close.
His three losses are worth noting because two came from the same man. Roberto Jimenez beat him by short choke in 2020 and by rear naked choke in 2021, before Kade's black belt run really started. Guilherme Augusto beat him on points at the Dallas Open in 2024. Kade is 1-2 in the Jimenez series.
Six of his fifteen submissions are D'arce chokes, which is the most concentrated single-technique dependence of any fighter profiled here. Nobody else on this site leads with a front headlock choke.
The rest is spread thin: three inside heel hooks, two armbars, two rear naked chokes, a buggy choke and a straight ankle lock. His 45% finish rate is the lowest here alongside Andre Galvao's, and 12 of his 33 wins came by decision, which reflects how much of his recent work happens in submission-only formats that go to the judges.
Two men across three matches. Roberto Jimenez beat him by short choke at Kumite V in 2020 and by rear naked choke at Road to ADCC in 2021. Guilherme Augusto beat him on points at the Dallas Open in 2024.
He was born on 29 January 2003, which makes him 23. He received his black belt from Andre Galvao in 2021 and won ADCC the following year.
Yes, gold in 2022 at 77kg, at nineteen years old. On the way he beat Mica Galvao by inside heel hook.
33 wins and 3 losses across 36 sourced matches from 2019 to 2024, with 15 wins by submission and 12 by decision.
Record compiled from 36 sourced results and 6 title records across 1 source page. 8 matches carry an exact date; the remaining 28 are dated to the year only, as published by the source. Last verified 2026-08-28.