Helena Crevar
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Helena Crevar is an American submission grappler and one of the top young phenoms in modern no-gi jiu-jitsu. Widely regarded as one of the best women competitors of her generation, Crevar is known for her impassable guard, refined leg-entanglement game, and smooth, technical style that allows her to control and finish elite opponents far beyond her age group.
Crevar rose through the youth ranks at an unusually fast pace, transitioning into adult professional competition while still a teenager and earning major wins against seasoned veterans. She developed her no-gi game under John Danaher and Gordon Ryan during the New Wave Jiu-Jitsu era, sharpening her game through constant exposure to high-level training. After the team rebranded to Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu, Crevar continued her progression there, maintaining her position as one of the gym’s most accomplished athletes.
She has competed on major professional stages such as Who’s Number One and CJI 2, where she won the women’s openweight tournament and took home the $100,000 prize. Known for her exceptional guard retention, fluid transitions, back-taking sequences, and advanced lower-body attacks, Crevar has firmly established herself as one of the most exciting rising stars in submission grappling.
Personal
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Rankings
Submissions Breakdown
| Submission | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| Rear naked | 6 | 0 |
| Armbar | 4 | 0 |
| Outside heel hook | 4 | 0 |
| Straight ankle lock | 3 | 0 |
| Aoki lock | 3 | 0 |
| Inside heel hook | 2 | 0 |
| Guillotine | 2 | 0 |
| Rear kata gatame | 2 | 0 |
| Calf slicer | 1 | 0 |
| Rear triangle | 1 | 0 |
| Triangle | 1 | 0 |
| Kneebar | 0 | 1 |
| Opponent | Result | Date | Event | Method | Weight | Round | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ane Svendsen | Win | 12/13/2025 | No-Gi Worlds | Rear naked | 158 lbs | Finals | 380 |
| Gabriela De Miranda | Win | 12/13/2025 | No-Gi Worlds | Rear kata gatame | 158 lbs | Semi-Finals | 200 |
| Salla Simola | Win | 12/13/2025 | No-Gi Worlds | Rear naked | 158 lbs | Quarter-Finals | 80 |
| Bethany Wright | Win | 12/13/2025 | No-Gi Worlds | Triangle | 158 lbs | 16 | 60 |
| Julia Boscher | Win | 12/5/2025 | WNO 31 | Aoki lock | Featherweight | Championship | 1000 |
| Sula-Mae Loewenthal | Win | 11/1/2025 | Polaris 34 | Rear kata gatame | Featherweight | — | 375 |
| Adele Fornarino | Win | 8/31/2025 | CJI 2 | Decision | Absolute | Semi-Finals | 875 |
| Sarah Galvao | Win | 8/31/2025 | CJI 2 | Aoki lock | Quintet | Finals | 1500 |
| Elisabeth Clay | Win | 4/18/2025 | WNO 27 | Rear naked | 64KG | Championship | 1000 |
| Maggie Grindatti | Win | 3/6/2025 | UFC FPI 10 | Calf slicer | 156LBS | — | 80 |
| Anabel Lopez | Win | 2/8/2025 | Polaris 31 | Decision | 70KG | — | 375 |
| Salla Simola | Win | 2025 | ADXC 11 | Guillotine | N/A | — | 35 |
| Ashley Greer | Win | 2025 | Pit Fighting Championship Series 2 | Rear triangle | Unknown | — | 1 |
| Natasha Druggan | Win | 2025 | Austin No-Gi | Points: 2-0 | Absolute | Finals | 11 |
| Sula Lowenthal | Loss | 2025 | Polaris 32 | Decision | Absolute | — | — |
| Nia Blackman | Win | 2025 | Polaris 32 | Decision | Absolute | — | 375 |
| Ane Svendsen | Win | 2025 | Polaris 32 | Decision | Absolute | — | 375 |
| Margot Ciccarelli | Win | 2025 | Polaris 32 | Guillotine | Absolute | — | 375 |
| Jessika Torttila | Win | 6/15/2024 | Polaris 28 | Decision | 70KG | — | 356 |
| Leilani Bernales | Win | 2024 | WNO 25 | Decision | 65KG | — | 356 |
| Sabrinna de Sousa | Win | 2024 | ADXC 7 | Inside heel hook | N/A | — | 33 |
| Nia Blackman | Win | 2024 | Polaris 30 | Decision | 70KG | — | 356 |
| Sarah Paul | Win | 2024 | Spokane Submission Series | Aoki lock | N/A | — | 1 |
| Ana Vieira | Loss | 2024 | ADCC | Points: 5-0 | 65KG | Finals | — |
| Brianna Ste-Marie | Win | 2024 | ADCC | Points: 3-0 | 65KG | Semi-Finals | 831 |
| Aurelie Vern | Win | 2024 | ADCC | Outside heel hook | 65KG | Quarter-Finals | 356 |
| Aurelie Le Vern | Win | 2024 | ADCC | Outside heel hook | 65KG | Quarter-Finals | 356 |
| Maryia Agapova | Win | 2024 | Karate Combat 46 | Outside heel hook | N/A | — | 33 |
| Morgan Black | Win | 2024 | ADCC Trials - West Coast North America | Points: 2-0 | 65KG | Finals | 333 |
| Nicole Mathew | Win | 2024 | ADCC Trials - West Coast North America | Straight ankle lock | 65KG | Semi-Finals | 190 |
| Maka Vickers | Win | 2024 | ADCC Trials - West Coast North America | Armbar | 65KG | Quarter-Finals | 33 |
| Brethany Wright | Win | 2024 | ADCC Trials - West Coast North America | Straight ankle lock | 65KG | 16 | 24 |
| Alyssa Luna | Win | 2024 | ADCC Trials - West Coast North America | Armbar | 65KG | 32 | 19 |
| Injana Goodman | Win | 2024 | GrappleFest 18 | Outside heel hook | 60KG | — | 33 |
| Caitlin Murdock | Win | 2024 | Karate Combat | Armbar | N/A | — | 33 |
| Aurelie Le Vern | Win | 2024 | UFC FPI 7 | Decision | Featherweight | — | 76 |
| Emily Fernandez | Win | 6/29/2023 | UFC FPI 4 | Rear naked | 140LBS | — | 68 |
| Jasmine Rocha | Win | 2023 | ADCC Open Denver | Inside heel hook | Absolute | Finals | 27 |
| Julia Maele | Win | 2023 | WNO 21 | Decision | N/A | — | 319 |
| Morgan Black | Loss | 2023 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Points: 2-0 | 65KG | Finals | — |
| Aislinn Oconnell | Win | 2023 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Straight ankle lock | 65KG | Semi-Finals | 170 |
| April Parks | Win | 2023 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Rear naked | 65KG | Quarter-Finals | 30 |
| Rebecca Kirian | Win | 2023 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Rear naked | 65KG | 16 | 21 |
| Maka Vickers | Win | 2023 | ADCC Trials - East Coast North America | Armbar | 65KG | 32 | 17 |
| Elisabeth Clay | Loss | 2022 | ADCC Trials - West Coast North America | Kneebar | 60KG | Quarter-Finals | — |