Andrew Tackett kept the UFC BJJ welterweight title with a first-round submission of Jonnatas Gracie, and Brianna Ste-Marie took the women’s featherweight belt from Rebeca Lima, as UFC BJJ 10 played out at Meta APEX in Las Vegas on August 20, 2026.
According to UFC’s official results, Tackett finished Gracie with a face crank at 1:44 of round one — his fourth straight defense of the 170-pound title and his fifth win in a UFC BJJ championship match. The champion took Gracie’s back and locked a rear-naked choke that sat across the jaw rather than under it; after a couple of adjustments, Gracie tapped.
On the mic afterward, Tackett put out a long list of names: whoever wins the upcoming ADCC 77 kg division, Jozef Chen, the Ruotolo brothers, Micael Galvao, and UFC fighters Sean Brady and Paddy Pimblett.
Ste-Marie takes the featherweight title
In the co-main, Canada’s Brianna Ste-Marie submitted defending women’s featherweight champion Rebeca Lima with an arm-triangle choke at 1:57 of round two. Ste-Marie worked to top position, moved to mount, and tightened the hold until Lima tapped. UFC crowned her the new UFC BJJ women’s featherweight champion.
Flyweight grand prix semis set a final
The card also ran semis for the inaugural UFC BJJ women’s flyweight title. Reigning women’s bantamweight champion Cassia Moura submitted Bre Stikk with an armbar at 4:31 of round one. Australia’s Adele Fornarino submitted Carol Brunacio with a straight ankle lock at 2:53 of round one. Both advance to a future final for the first women’s 125-pound crown — and for Moura, a shot at a second UFC BJJ title.
Undercard
William Tackett stopped Fedor Nikolov with a heel hook at 2:13 of round two — his second heel-hook finish in successive UFC BJJ appearances — and called for another middleweight title shot. Vagner Rocha submitted Andy Varela with a crescent choke at 2:06 of round three and said he wants UFC BJJ gold again at 185 pounds. Jalen Fonacier beat Mourece Ramirez by unanimous decision in his first UFC BJJ trip to the scorecards. Danielle Kelly opened the night with a unanimous decision over Ana Lima in her UFC BJJ debut.
UFC BJJ 10 results
- Welterweight title: Andrew Tackett def. Jonnatas Gracie by submission (face crank), Round 1, 1:44
- Women’s featherweight title: Brianna Ste-Marie def. Rebeca Lima by submission (arm-triangle choke), Round 2, 1:57
- Women’s flyweight GP semi: Cassia Moura def. Bre Stikk by submission (armbar), Round 1, 4:31
- Women’s flyweight GP semi: Adele Fornarino def. Carol Brunacio by submission (straight ankle lock), Round 1, 2:53
- Middleweight: William Tackett def. Fedor Nikolov by submission (heel hook), Round 2, 2:13
- Bantamweight: Jalen Fonacier def. Mourece Ramirez by unanimous decision
- Middleweight: Vagner Rocha def. Andy Varela by submission (crescent choke), Round 3, 2:06
- Women’s strawweight: Danielle Kelly def. Ana Lima by unanimous decision
Full official recaps are on UFC.com.
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