Mikey MusumeciThe UFC BJJ belt now belongs to his Filipino teammate.
In the main event William Tackett Vs. Jay Rodriguez Billed as an all-out affair, and while it didn’t last very long, it certainly lived up to its promise. After some wild wrestling matches early on, Tackett countered with a slick backflip and immediately sank into a rear naked choke to force “Jay Rod” to tap. William won the UFC BJJ belt in his second shot and now joins his brother Andrew Tackett as sibling champions at middleweight and welterweight.
Nick Rodriguez dominates, UFC BJJ changes rules to ban title fights
Outside of two title races Nick Rodriguez was also one of the highlights of UFC BJJ 13.
“Nicky Rod” who won two $1 million tournaments at CJIsecured another submission win at UFC BJJ. He dominated the recent IBJJF Pan Champ Cream Tench from top position for nearly three rounds before finishing with an arm-triangle choke in the final stanza.
A win sets him up for a potential title rematch Mason Fowlerafter the pair went to a controversial draw last September. UFC BJJ also announced rule changes for the title contests, likely stemming from this match.
As announced during the broadcast, UFC BJJ title matches can no longer end in a draw. If the scorecards are tied after three rounds, a short three-minute extra time is given to determine the winner.
Rodriguez now has two wins and two draws in 2026 with UFC BJJ.
ADCC defeated Ffion Davies and Jasmine Rocha at UFC BJJ 13.
Two female ADCC champions also won at UFC BJJ 13. Reigning ADCC Champion Jasmine Rocha officially won the armbar, but it was not without controversy as Karen Atunes seemed to have pulled the “Brazilian tap”. He appealed, saying he did not touch the application, but the judge upheld Rocha’s victory.
Former ADCC Champion Ffion Davies made his match look easy as he quickly pulled guard, swept and submitted Jaine Fragoso by arm triangle very early in the first round. This marks his second straight win with UFC BJJ as he stakes his claim for a title rematch newly crowned Queen of the Two Divisions Cassia Moura.
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