2021 FloGrappling WNO Championship

The Commentators Cheat Sheet: WNO Championships 115 lb Division

The Commentators Cheat Sheet: WNO Championships 115 lb Division

It's no surprise that the women’s 115-lb division for the WNO Championship is one of the most hotly anticipated brackets of the tournament.

Sep 2, 2021 by Chase Smith
The Commentators Cheat Sheet: WNO Championships 115 lb Division

Considering that the strawweight division has proven to be a well-spring of thrilling grapplers for WNO, it's no surprise that the women’s 115-lb division for the WNO Championship is one of the most hotly anticipated brackets of the tournament.  

All but one of these competitors is ranked in the top-10 of the 115 or 125-lb weight class, and the lone exception is a three-time IBJJF no-gi world champion. The list of facts and stats for this accomplished group of grapplers is formidable, so here's a glance at our commentators' cheat sheet that they will use during the broadcast. 

Mayssa Bastos

Ranking:  #1 115lb  / #3 P4P 

Major titles: I BJJF World Champ (2019),  IBJJF No-Gi Pan Champ (2018, 2021), Brazilian Nationals NOGI Champ (2018), IBJJF American Nat Champ ( 2018) , IBJJF Pans Cham (2019, 2020).

WNO Record: 1-0

  • Age: 23 

  • DOB: October 23, 1997

  • Height: 5’0”   

  • Weight: 115lbs 

  • Team: GF Team

  • From:  Niterói, Brazil

  • Fighting out of: New York, USA

  • Started training: Jan 2009

  • Got black belt: June 2018

  • Coach: Julio Cesar

  • Also trained with: Murilo Santana / Unity

Breakout stats: 

  • Out of 60+ wins as a black belt, Bastos maints a 52% submission rate. 

  • Bastos has never been finished in black belt competition. 

  • Has beaten both Jessa Khan and Grace Gundrum. 

Jessa Kahn

Ranking:  #3 115lb  #8 P4P

 

Major titles  2019 IBJJF World Champ, 2019 Pan & Euro Champ (Purple), 2019 World Pro Champ (Purple)  2020 Euro Champ (Brown) - Set to make IBJJF Black Belt Debut 2021 Pan Championships. 

WNO Record: 3-0


  • Age: 9 

  • DOB: October 8, 2001

  • Height: 5’0”   

  • Weight: 114lbs 

  • Team: Art of Jiu-Jitsu

  • From: Corpus Christi, TX 

  • Fighting out of: Costa Mesa, CA

  • Started training: Jan 2010

  • Got black belt: October 2020

  • Coach: Gui Mendes

  • Also trained with: Gustavo Machado


Breakout stats: 

  • Made black belt debut here on WNO vs Danielle Kelly Feb 26, 2020 

  • 14-1 as brown belt

  • Only loss in 2020 a 6-4 match to Mayssa Bastos at AJP in brown/black division

  • 3-2 at black belt level, only losses were against Mayssa

Grace Gundrum

Ranking: #2 115lb

 

Major titles: F2W Strawweight Champ 

WNO Record: 1-1

  • Age: 19     

  • Born: May 22, 2002

  • Height: 5’1”  

  • Weight: 14.4

  • Team: 10th Planet 

  • From: Bethlehem, PA (Born in China)

  • Fighting out of:  Bethlehem, PA 

  • Started training: Age 4

  • Got black belt: July 21, 2020

  • Coach: Zach Maslany, JM Holland 

  • Also trained with: Eddie Bravo, Jon Trenge (Wrestling coach) 


Breakout stat: 

  • Youngest female American to receive black belt (18 years, 1 month, 28 days)

  • Only one loss since age 12 (Mayssa Bastos)

  • Famously does not watch jiu-jitsu, focuses “on school instead”

  • Lets coaches watch and strategize for her 

  • Wrestled in high school 


Tammi Musumeci

Currently Unranked

Major titles: IBJJF World Champ (2019), IBJJF No-Gi World Champ  (2013, 2015, 2016) ,  IBJJF Pan Champ  (2014, 2017)

WNO Record: 0-0

  • Age: 27

  • Born: 1994

  • Height: 5’1”  

  • Weight: 127

  • Team: Boops Garage 

  • From: Marlboro, NJ

  • Fighting out of:  Las Vegas, NV

  • Started training: Age 6

  • Got black belt: August, 2013

  • Coach:  N/A - Mikey Co-COach 

  • Also trained with: Caio Terra, Mendes Brothers

Breakout stat: 

  • Has won Worlds at every belt level, including at black belt in 2019.

  • WNO Championships will be her first competition since the 2019 World Championships - ending a two-year gap from competition.

  • Famously fierce competitor -refused to tap to an armbar from Michelle Nicolini, resulting in a full break. She completed the match. 

  • She is her brother’s (Mikey Musumeci) main training partner. 

Danielle Kelly

Ranking:  #3 115lb 

WNO Record:  1-1

Major Titles

  • Age:             25 

  • DOB:             Dec 4, 1994

  • Height:         5’0”  

  • Weight:         114.2 

  • Team:             Silver Fox BJJ

  • From:             Philadelphia, PA 

  • Fighting out of:     East Hanover, NJ

  • Started training:     11 years old

  • Got black belt:     January 2020

  • Coach:         Karel Pravec 

  • Also trained with:     Jay Regalbuto 


Breakout stat: 

  • Started training with Silverfox 2017 

  • Part of the wider RGA family (Daniel Gracie, etc)

  • Teaches at Studio 84

  • Currently 1-1 At WNO With a loss to Jessa Khan (x/y) and win over Jessica Crane (6/27/21). 

Jessica Crane

Ranking:  #7 115lb 

WNO Record:  1-1

Major titles: Double Gold at Juvenile No-Gi Worlds (2018) 

  • Age: 19     

  • DOB: September 7, 2001

  • Height: 4’11” 

  • Weight: 113.6lb

  • Team: Ares BJJ

  • From: Arlington, TX

  • Fighting out of: Dallas, TX

  • Started training: 2008

  • Got black belt:  Brown belt Dec 2020 

  • Coach: Marcus Antelante

  • Also trained with: Queixinho, Bruno Bastos (was part of LEAD)


Breakout stats: 

  • 1-1 At WNO with a win over Lauren Sears (4/30/21) and a loss to Danielle Kelly (6/17/21)

  • Competed with heel hooks (since blue belt) but never got into a leg entanglement

  • Loves to wrestle, won States as a sophomore (Arlington, Texas, Martin High School)

Amanda ‘Tubby’ Alequin

 Ranking: #3 125lb 


WNO Record: 0-0

Major titles:  IBJJF No-Gi World Champ (2016) IBJJF No-gi Pan Champi (2019), ADCC Trials Champ (2015).


  • Age: 27    

  • DOB: August 19, 1994

  • Height: 5’2

  • Weight: 124

  • Team: Gamblers Jiu-Jitsu

  • From: Brooklyn (NYC), NY

  • Fighting out of:  West Palm Beach, FL

  • Started training: 2007

  • Got black belt:  June 2016

  • Coach:  Joao ‘Johnny’ Faria

  • Also trained with: Marcio Cruz, Gilbert Burns


Breakout stats: 

  • Beat Nathalie ‘Tata’ Riberio for F2W title and defend the belt against Gabi McComb.

  • Had a match with Gabi Garcia at ADCC 2015.

  • Will be cutting down from her normal division of 125lbs for the WNO Championships. 

  • First combat sport was boxing. 


Alex Nguyen

Ranking: #9 115lb

WNO Record: 0-1

Major Titles: IBJJF Pan No-Gi Champ (2020, Brown Belt) , NO-gi World Chamo (2018, Purple belt), Pan Champion (2019, Purple Belt) 

  • Age: 21     

  • Born: Jan 17, 2000

  • Height: 5’2” 

  • Weight: 113.6lb

  • Team: Standard Jiu-Jitsu

  • From: Rockville, MD

  • Fighting out of: Rockville, MD

  • Started training: 2009

  • Got black belt: Dec 2020 

  • Coach: Greg Souders 


Breakout stats: 

  • Made her black belt debut against Grace Gundrum at WNO (4/30/21)

  • Wrestled in high school (7 or 8 years, mixed divisions almost all male opponents) 

  • Won 2019 Pans (GI) as a purple belt, silver at 2019 Worlds GI as a purple belt