Helena Crevar

Biography

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.

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