The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour commonly known as the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam (ADGS) is a series of international Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournaments (Gi and No-gi), taking place every year, organised by the United Arab Emirates Jiu-Jitsu Federation (UAEJJF) and the Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Pro (AJP) as part of the AJP competition circuit. The events take place in a number of cities around the world.
History The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu Tour (ADGS) was created by the United Arab Emirates Jiu-Jitsu Federation (UAEJJF) in 2015 with the goal of "developing and promoting jiu-jitsu around the world". The ADGS is part of the Abu Dhabi Jiu Jitsu Pro (AJP) Competition Circuit, which represents 78 international events in each season.
The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam features a series of high-level tournaments open to the world's elite male and female Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors in the categories of juniors, professionals and masters with cash prizes awarded for the top athletes of each division. Those events, known as Grand Slams, take place each seasons in various host cities.
Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2015–2016 For its first season, the UAEJJF implemented 4 grand slam tournaments in four countries (Japan, England, USA and Brazil). Black belt prize money for each Grand Slam was US$49,000 with an additional $7000 submission bonuses spread through the divisions. + Season OneEventVenueDateParticipants Sumida City Gymnasium, Tokyo 29 August 2015 Azusa Pacific University, Los Angeles 18 October 2015 HSBC Arena, Rio 5 – 6 December 2015 ExCeL London 19 March 2016
Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2016–2017 For its second season, the Grand Slam was held in five host cities with the addition of Abu Dhabi. + Season TwoEventVenueDateParticipants Los Angeles Convention Center 3 – 4 September 2016 Big Turtle Fukaya, Tokyo 23 October 2016 HSBC Arena, Rio 12 – 13 November 2016 IPIC Arena 12 – 13 January 2017 ExCeL London 18 March 2017 806 competitors from 59 countries
Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2017–2018 For its third season, the Grand Slam included a total prize fund of more than US$800,000. + Season ThreeEventVenueDateParticipants Makuhari Convention Center, Tokyo 15 July 2017 Los Angeles Convention Center 23 – 24 September 2017 750 competitors Carioca Arena, Rio 11 – 13 November 2017 IPIC Arena 12 – 13 January 2018 Copper Box Arena, London 10 – 11 March 2018
Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2018–2019 For its fourth season combined cash prizes of more than US$800,000 were awarded to the top athletes of each division. + Season FourEventVenueDateParticipants Ota Gymnasium, Tokyo 29 July 2018 Los Angeles Convention Center 22 – 23 September 2018 Carioca Arena, Rio 16 – 18 November 2018 Mubadala Arena, Abu Dhabi 10 – 12 January 2019 Copper Box Arena, London 9 – 10 March 2019
Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2019–2020 For the fifth season Moscow was added as a new host city. To minimize the potential spread of the Coronavirus, the UAEJJF ran Grand Slam London as a closed event. + Season FiveEventVenueDateParticipantsTriumph Sports Palace, Moscow15 – 16 June 2019 Ota Gymnasium, Tokyo 27 – 28 July 2019 700 competitors from 35 countries Azusa Pacific University, Los Angeles 21 – 22 September 2019 Carioca Arena, Rio 1 – 3 November 2019 Mubadala Arena, Abu Dhabi 16 – 18 January 2020 Copper Box Arena, London 7 – 8 March 2020
Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2020–2021 A total of $1,525,000 prize money was announced available for the course of this season.
+ Season SixEventVenueDateParticipantsCrocus City Hall, Moscow24 – 25 June 2020 Felix Events Center, Azusa, CA 12 – 13 September 2020Ota Gymnasium, Tokyo14 – 15 November 2020 Carioca Arena, Rio 4 – 6 December 2020 1,096 competitors Copper Box Arena, London 6 – 7 February 2021 Jiu-Jitsu Arena, Abu Dhabi 1 – 3 April 2021
Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2021–2022 For its seventh season three new locations were added, Miami, Beijing and Sidney. The season will span across five continents and seven different cities. A total of $1,575,000 prize money was announced available for the course of the season. + Season SevenEventVenueDateParticipants Miami Airport Convention Center 8 August 2021Sambo-70 school, Moscow12 September 2021 Rio Olympic Velodrome 22 – 24 October 2021 Beijing, China 12 December 2021 Sydney, Australia 20 February 2022 Copper Box Arena, London 20 March 2022 Jiu-Jitsu Arena, Abu Dhabi 6 – 8 May 2022
Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2022–2023 A total of $1,525,000 prize money was announced available for the course of the season.
+ Season EightEventVenueDateParticipants Arena Carioca 1, Rio 31 July 2022 Watsco Center, Miami 28 August 2022 TBA TBA TBA TBA State Sports Centre, Sydney 05 February 2023 Copper Box Arena, London 12 March 2023 Mubadala Arena, Abu Dhabi, UAE 07 May 2023
Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2023–2024 A total of $1,525,000 prize money was announced available for the course of the season.
+ Season NineEventVenueDateParticipants Arena Carioca 1, Rio 10-11 June 2023 Watsco Center, Miami 17 September 2023 Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo 14 January 2024 TBA TBA TBA TBA Centro Olimpico Matteo Pellicone, Rome 14 April 2024 Mubadala Arena, Abu Dhabi, UAE 12 May 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2024–2025 A total of $1,525,000 prize money was announced available for the course of the season.
+ Season NineEventVenueDateParticipants Arena Carioca 1, Rio 21 July 2024 Curtis Culwell Center, Dallas 29 September 2024 TBA TBA Xi'an Olympic Sports Center, Xi'an 20 October 2024 TBA TBA Copper Box Arena, London 13 April 2025 Centro Olimpico Matteo Pellicone, Rome 23 February 2025 Basaksehir Genclik ve Spor Ilce Mudurlugu Tesisleri, Istanbul 09 June 2024 Sport Academy Dinamo, Moscow 01 September 2024 Mubadala Arena, Abu Dhabi, UAE 11 May 2025
See also UAEJJF weight classes Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship
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