Elder Cruz
Black
Nicknames: El Monstro
Country: USA
Team:
Checkmat
Former Teams:
-
Wins
83
Losses
23
Draws
0
Win %
78.30%
Wins by Sub
6
Sub Win %
7.23%
Losses by Sub
10
Sub Loss %
43.48%
Current Win Streak
3
Longest Win Streak
23
Biography
Elder Cruz is an American Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and no-gi standout known for his powerful wrestling, relentless pace, and explosive top game. An ADCC veteran, he built his reputation on athletic, pressure-heavy grappling and his ability to dictate matches through strong takedowns and positional dominance.
He represents Checkmat and his performances at ADCC Trials, No-Gi Worlds, and AIGA have established him as a major force in modern no-gi competition.
Personal
Age
31
Birthday
1994-05-18
Weight
Light Heavyweight
Sex
Male
Belt Given By
Lucas Leite
Legend Status
No
Social Media
* Legend status is reserved for retired athletes with outstanding achievements and a lasting impact on the sport.
Rankings
P4P Ranking
Unranked
Weight Class Ranking
9 (Light Heavyweight)
Legend Ranking
—
Points
4291
Rating
3601.14
Submissions Breakdown
| Submission | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| Rear naked | 3 | 5 |
| Anaconda | 1 | 0 |
| Darce | 1 | 0 |
| Kata gatame | 1 | 0 |
| Inside heel hook | 0 | 2 |
| Outside heel hook | 0 | 2 |
| Armbar | 0 | 1 |
ELDER CRUZ'S 106 MATCHES
| Opponent | Result | Date | Event | Method | Weight | Round | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Sousa | Loss | 12/13/2025 | No-Gi Worlds | Rear naked | Absolute | Finals | — |
| Jorge Escudero | Win | 12/13/2025 | No-Gi Worlds | Advantage | Absolute | Semi-Finals | 200 |
| Anthony Robinson | Win | 12/13/2025 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 2-0 | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 80 |
| Windson Torres | Win | 12/13/2025 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 6-0 | Absolute | 16 | 60 |
| Roosevelt Sousa | Loss | 10/3/2025 | No-Gi Pans | Advantage | Absolute | Semi-Finals | — |
| Anderson Kauan | Win | 2025 | No-Gi Pans | Advantage | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 24 |
| Natan Sap | Win | 2025 | No-Gi Pans | Points: 2-0 | Absolute | 16 | 16 |
| Lucas Norat | Win | 2025 | No-Gi Pans | Rear naked | 97KG | Finals | 112 |
| Austin Morris | Win | 2025 | No-Gi Pans | Points: 2-0 | 97KG | Semi-Finals | 72 |
| Ramiro Leon | Win | 2025 | No-Gi Pans | Advantage | 97KG | Quarter-Finals | 24 |
| Thiago Andrade | Win | 2025 | Los Angeles Winter No-Gi | Points | 97KG | Finals | 1 |
| Filipe Pimentel | Win | 2025 | Los Angeles Winter No-Gi | N/A | 97KG | Semi-Finals | 1 |
| Jett Thompson | Win | 2025 | ADCC Open San Diego | Decision | Absolute | Finals | 1 |
| Kevin Crane | Win | 2025 | ADCC Open San Diego | Points: 9-0 | Absolute | Semi-Finals | 1 |
| Jason Y | Win | 2025 | ADCC Open San Diego | Unknown | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 1 |
| Roberto Jimenez | Loss | 2/7/2025 | WNO 26 | Armbar | Light Heavyweight | — | — |
| Mica Galvao | Loss | 8/18/2024 | ADCC | Rear naked | Absolute | 16 | — |
| Felipe Costa | Loss | 8/18/2024 | ADCC | Points: 2-0 | 88KG | Quarter-Finals | — |
| Taylor Pearman | Win | 8/18/2024 | ADCC | Decision | 88KG | 16 | 322 |
| Devhonte Johnson | Win | 2024 | No-Gi Worlds | Advantage | Absolute | Finals | 369 |
| Joao Nicolite | Win | 2024 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 6-0 | Absolute | Semi-Finals | 194 |
| Sean Goolsby | Win | 2024 | No-Gi Worlds | Rear naked | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 78 |
| Diogo Felipe | Win | 2024 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 2-0 | Absolute | 16 | 58 |
| Wallisson Oliveira | Win | 2024 | No-Gi Worlds | Advantage | Absolute | 32 | 49 |
| Marcos Carrozzino | Loss | 2024 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 6-0 | 97KG | Finals | — |
| Marcin Maciulewicz | Win | 2024 | No-Gi Worlds | Advantage | 97KG | Semi-Finals | 194 |
| Jean Maltese | Win | 2024 | No-Gi Worlds | Decision | 97KG | Quarter-Finals | 78 |
| Adam Bradley | Win | 2024 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 2-0 | 97KG | 16 | 58 |
| Kevin Berbrich | Win | 2024 | US Qualifier (AIGA) | Points | +91KG | — | 1 |
| Alex Grandy | Win | 2024 | US Qualifier (AIGA) | Points | +91KG | — | 1 |
| Roosevelt Sousa | Win | 2024 | ADCC Open Orlando | Decision | Absolute | Finals | 1 |
| Brandon George | Win | 2024 | ADCC Open Orlando | Points: 6-0 | Absolute | Semi-Finals | 1 |
| Zach Ghalayini | Win | 2024 | ADCC Open Orlando | Points: 6-0 | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 1 |
| Kevin Berbrich | Win | 2024 | ADCC Open Orlando | Points: 16-0 | 100KG | Finals | 1 |
| Erik Sommer | Win | 2024 | ADCC Open Orlando | Unknown | 100KG | Semi-Finals | 1 |
| Chris Wojcik | Win | 2024 | ADCC Trials - West Coast North America | Points: 5-0 | 88KG | — | 28 |
| William Tackett | Loss | 2024 | ADCC Trials - West Coast North America | Points: 3-0 | 88KG | Semi-Finals | — |
| Abraham La Montagne | Win | 2024 | ADCC Trials - West Coast North America | Decision | 88KG | Quarter-Finals | 18 |
| Achilles Rocha | Win | 2024 | ADCC Trials - West Coast North America | Decision | 88KG | 16 | 13 |
| Camron Couch | Win | 2024 | ADCC Trials - West Coast North America | Points: 10-0 | 88KG | 32 | 12 |
| Jared Shafer | Win | 2024 | ADCC Trials - West Coast North America | Kata gatame | 88KG | 64 | 8 |
| Malik Belhaj | Win | 2024 | ADCC Trials - West Coast North America | Points: 5-0 | 88KG | 128 | 8 |
| Breylor Grout | Win | 2024 | ADCC Open Long Beach | Points: 3-0 | 100KG | Finals | 1 |
| Joe Kropschot | Win | 2024 | ADCC Open Long Beach | Points: 15-0 | 100KG | Semi-Finals | 1 |
| Arthur Garcia | Win | 2024 | ADCC Open Long Beach | Points: 7-0 | 100KG | Quarter-Finals | 1 |
| Roosevelt Sousa | Win | 2024 | ADCC Open - Orlando | Referee Decision | Absolute | Finals | 1 |
| Dante Leon | Loss | 2024 | IBJJF No-Gi Grand Prix | Advantage | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | — |
| Javier Zaruski | Win | 2023 | San Diego Summer No-Gi | Points: 4-0 | Absolute | Semi-Finals | 1 |
| Carlos Henrique | Win | 2023 | No-Gi America | Points: 2-0 | Absolute | Semi-Finals | 65 |
| Francisco Cuneo | Win | 2023 | No-Gi America | Points: 8-0 | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 22 |
| Adam Bradley | Win | 2023 | No-Gi America | Advantage | Absolute | 16 | 14 |
| Sean Yadimarco | Win | 2023 | No-Gi America | Points: 7-0 | 91KG | Finals | 81 |
| David Garmo | Win | 2023 | No-Gi America | Points: 4-0 | 91KG | Semi-Finals | 52 |
| Thiago Andrade | Win | 2023 | No-Gi America | Points: 7-0 | 91KG | Quarter-Finals | 22 |
| Luke Griffith | Loss | 2023 | ADCC Open Dallas | Rear naked | Absolute | Finals | — |
| Caleb Crump | Win | 2023 | ADCC Open Dallas | Points: 4-0 | Absolute | Semi-Finals | 1 |
| Abraham La Montagne | Win | 2023 | ADCC Open Dallas | Points: 3-0 | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 1 |
| Jared McLoughlin | Win | 2023 | ADCC Open Dallas | Points: 12-0 | Absolute | 16 | 1 |
| Giuseppe Lamanna | Win | 2023 | ADCC Open Dallas | Points: 5-0 | Absolute | 32 | 1 |
| Husam Alabed | Win | 2023 | ADCC Open Dallas | Rear naked | Absolute | 64 | 1 |
| Rafael Lovato Jr. | Loss | 2023 | WNO 18 | Rear naked | 92KG | — | — |
| Kevin Crane | Win | 2023 | F2W 226 | Unknown | Absolute | — | 22 |
| Roosevelt Sousa | Loss | 2023 | No-Gi Worlds | Outside heel hook | Absolute | Semi-Finals | — |
| Javier Barter | Win | 2023 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 4-2 | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 72 |
| Adam Wardzinski | Win | 2023 | No-Gi Worlds | Advantage | 91KG | Finals | 274 |
| Roberto Jimenez | Win | 2023 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 2-0 | 91KG | Semi-Finals | 225 |
| Javier Barter | Win | 2023 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 6-0 | 91KG | Quarter-Finals | 72 |
| Joao Gabriel Rocha | Loss | 2023 | No-Gi Pans | Points: 3-0 | Absolute | 16 | — |
| Hunter Colvin | Win | 2023 | No-Gi Pans | Points: 6-0 | 91KG | Semi-Finals | 52 |
| Andrew Marrero | Win | 2023 | No-Gi Pans | Anaconda | 91KG | Quarter-Finals | 22 |
| Jose Jurema | Win | 2023 | No-Gi Pans | Advantage | 91KG | 16 | 14 |
| Jacob Couch | Loss | 2023 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Outside heel hook | 88KG | Finals | — |
| William Tackett | Win | 2023 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Points: 3-0 | 88KG | Semi-Finals | 133 |
| Ryan Aitken | Win | 2023 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Points: 7-0 | 88KG | Quarter-Finals | 28 |
| Abraham La Montagne | Win | 2023 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Points: 6-0 | 88KG | 16 | 11 |
| Maxim Cote | Win | 2023 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Darce | 88KG | 32 | 11 |
| Charlie Gilpin | Win | 2023 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Points: 6-0 | 88KG | 64 | 7 |
| L. Horn FIX | Win | 2023 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Points: 6-0 | 88KG | 128 | 7 |
| Giancarlo Bodoni | Loss | 2023 | Blue Collar | Points | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | — |
| Henrique Cardoso | Loss | 2022 | No-Gi Pans | Inside heel hook | Absolute | 16 | — |
| Lucas Norat | Win | 2022 | No-Gi Pans | Advantage | Absolute | 32 | 11 |
| Pedro Rocha | Loss | 2022 | No-Gi Pans | Points: 4-0 | 91KG | Quarter-Finals | — |
| Nicolae Cury | Win | 2022 | No-Gi Pans | Points: 10-0 | 91KG | 16 | 14 |
| Roberto Abreu | Loss | 2022 | ADCC | Points: 3-0 | Absolute | 16 | — |
| Patrick Gaudio | Win | 2022 | ADCC | Decision | 99KG | 16 | 293 |
| Kaynan Duarte | Loss | 2022 | ADCC | Points: 5-2 | -99KG | Quarter-Finals | — |
| Paul Ardila | Loss | 2022 | ADCC Trials - West Coast North America | Inside heel hook | 99KG | Semi-Finals | — |
| Adrian Nez | Win | 2022 | ADCC Trials - West Coast North America | Points: 3-0 | 99KG | Quarter-Finals | 22 |
| Michael Lady | Win | 2022 | ADCC Trials - West Coast North America | Points: 3-0 | 99KG | 16 | 14 |
| Mateusz Lim | Win | 2022 | ADCC Trials - West Coast North America | Points: 6-0 | 99KG | 32 | 11 |
| Jason Patterson | Win | 2022 | ADCC Trials - West Coast North America | Points: 9-0 | 99KG | 64 | 7 |
| Haisam Rida | Loss | 2022 | WNO 12 | Rear naked | 92KG | — | — |
| Ryan Aitken | Loss | 2022 | Sapateiro | EBI Overtime | 93KG | Quarter-Finals | — |
| Josiah Harrell | Win | 2022 | Sapateiro | EBI Overtime | 93KG | 16 | 14 |
| Ryan Aitken | Loss | 2022 | Battle OB | EBI Overtime | Absolute | 16 | — |
| Nick Rodriguez | Win | 2022 | WNO 11 | Decision | Heavyweight | — | 423 |
| Arthur Garcia | Win | 2021 | F2W 180 | Decision | Absolute | — | 18 |
| Rene Sousa | Win | 2021 | Subversiv 5 | Decision | Absolute | Semi-Finals | 1 |
| Daniel Manasoiu | Win | 2021 | Subversiv 5 | Decision | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 1 |
| Sean Yadimarco | Win | 2021 | Emerald City | Points | 84KG | 16 | 10 |
| Giancarlo Bodoni | Loss | 2021 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Points: 3-0 | 88KG | Finals | — |
| John Salter | Win | 2021 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Decision | 88KG | Semi-Finals | 108 |
| Sean Yadimarco | Win | 2021 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Points: 3-0 | 88KG | Quarter-Finals | 14 |
| Devon Cura | Win | 2021 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Points: 7-0 | 88KG | 16 | 12 |
| Daishi Goto | Win | 2021 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Points: 13-0 | 88KG | 32 | 9 |
| Pablo Montes | Win | 2021 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Points: 7-0 | 88KG | 64 | 6 |