35 years on the mats. A 5th-degree black belt and No-Gi World Champion — carrying a lineage that traces straight back to the roots of the art.
Thirty-five years in pursuit of one art.
Rod Wilson didn’t arrive at the top of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu — he built his way there, one round at a time, across more than three decades on the mats. A 5th-degree black belt is not a title. It’s a record of a life spent refining a craft.
Based in Las Vegas, Rod has competed and won at the highest level of No-Gi grappling on earth, and earned the respect of professional fighters who have felt his game firsthand.
This page is the start of telling that story the way it deserves to be told.
Championship results, earned across the most competitive stages in the sport.
Thirty-five years didn’t
make him famous — they
made him impossible to catch up to.
The same jiu-jitsu that wins at the world level is the jiu-jitsu Rod teaches on the mats every week — coaching out of UFC Fit Centennial in Las Vegas. Whether you’re brand new or sharpening a competition game, Rod’s instruction meets you where you are.
Training, technique, and the road ahead — there’s far more of the journey to follow. Head to Instagram for the full picture and to get in touch.
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