This project aims to promote submission-only matches, both in gi and no-gi. At Submission Arena, participants can join existing leagues or create their own, invite other participants to submission-only matches and accept such invitations, as well as climb the league standings. Within a specific league, up to 4 matches can be held between the same two opponents.
Matches are entirely based on self-organization by the participants. We simply provide a platform for finding opponents, agreeing on match times, submitting results, and calculating points. Participants are fully responsible for choosing the venue and conducting the matches, for their own safety, and for following the rules and principles of fair play.
Leagues are planned to run in seasons. The first beta season is expected to run until approximately the end of December.
At the moment, there are no prizes or awards, but we are working on attracting sponsors. If you or someone you know might be interested in sponsoring the project, please contact us in any way that is convenient for you.
Sign in with Google, then complete your athlete profile - gender, date of birth, belt, weight class, location, team, and a contact email. Your profile determines which leagues you're eligible to join or create.
NOTE: Your contact email can be different from the one you will use for login. Only your contact email will be visible for other athletes so they can contact you about upcoming fights.
A league is a competitive category defined by country, gender, age division, belt (or belt range), weight class, and discipline (Gi or No-Gi). Browse all leagues from the homepage - leagues you're eligible for are shown first.
Any onboarded athlete can create a new league if one doesn't already exist for their division. You choose the country and discipline; gender and weight are taken from your profile.
Every athlete can participate in multiple leagues.
Choose an existing league (filtered by your country of residence, gender, and age):
Join existed league
Click a league after you have joined it (you can join multiple leagues) to enter:
Joined existed league
and you will see the standings table, upcoming matches, as well as all participants:
inside the league
Some leagues cover a single belt, others span up to three adjacent belts (for example, Brown and Black, or Purple, Brown, and Black) to make it easier to find opponents in smaller divisions. When creating a league, you can choose a single belt or a range - your own belt must fall within the range you create.
Create a single belt league
Create league for the range of belts
Invite another athlete in your league to a match. Once they've responded, either of you can propose a date and time — the other side confirms it. You can arrange up to four matches against the same opponent within a league.
To invite an athlete, click the Invite button in the standings table:
Invite an athlete from the standings table.
scroll down to the athlete cards and click Invite there:
Invite an athlete from their athlete card.
After clicking the invitation button, you will se that target athlete was invited:
Athlete is invited.
Once you send the invitation, the athlete will be notified to propose a date and time.
Open Invitations.
Select a date and time.
Send a suggested date and time.
The invitation is awaiting confirmation from the athlete.
Once they suggest a time, you can accept it or propose a new one.
Receive suggested time.
Confirm suggested time.
Matches can be rescheduled up until 24 hours before the start time. Either athlete can cancel a match at any point before it's completed.
After your match, either athlete submits the result along with a video link. You can post the video on any platform of your choice and paste the URL into the designated field (we do not provide a video hosting option). The other athlete then confirms or disputes it. Confirmed results are reviewed and approved by an admin before points are awarded.
If you post on social media, we'd greatly appreciate it if you tagged us:
open Invitations
select the date and time
send suggested date and time
invitation is awaiting for confirmation from the athlete
NOTE: You can delete the video link at any time after the match results are accepted by the League.
A win is worth 3 points, a loss is worth 1 point. Standings are ranked by total points. A match ruled "no contest" awards no points to either athlete.
All matches are submission-only, with no time limits, points, or advantages.
Please follow the official rulebook regarding legal and illegal techniques for each belt and age category.
Please make sure that at least one of the athletes provides a referee on the mat. We are all here to have fun - let's keep everything clean, safe, and friendly!
For Gi mathces, please wear a Gi (rashguards and spats are allowed under the Gi). There are no restrictions on colors or prints. Regarding Gi length and quality, please follow official IBJJF Uniform Requirements.
For No-Gi matches, rashguards and shorts are required. There are no restrictions on colors or prints. For gear safety standards, please follow the IBJJF No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Uniform Requirements.
It is your responsibility to agree on starting the match, so please treat each other with respect and sportsmanship. We're all here to have fun! 🤙.
If you disagree with a submitted result, you can dispute it by clicking Dispute button. An admin will review the video and case details to decide the outcome-awarding the win to one athlete or ruling the match a no contest.
Click the Dispute button if you disagree with the match result.
You can contact us at any time. Please make sure to include your Match ID - it will speed things up significantly!
Click on the icon to copy the Match ID.
Admins can restrict a league if needed:
If you have any questions or comments, have found an error, or simply want to discuss something, please contact us via our contact form or simply send us an email at submissionarena.league@gmail.com.