Helena Crevar
| Helena Crevar | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 2007 (age 19)[1] Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Team | New Wave Jiu Jitsu | ||||||||||||||
| Trainer | John Danaher | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | BJJ black belt (under John Danaher) | ||||||||||||||
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Helena Crevar is an American submission grappler. She is a Polaris and WNO Champion, and winner of the women's tournament at CJI2.[2] Crevar is the youngest-ever ADCC podium placer, winning silver at the 2024 ADCC World Championship at age 17.[3] Crevar is the youngest no-gi #1 pound-for-pound athlete ever: since September 3, 2025, she has been ranked the #1 pound-for-pound women’s no-gi grappler in the world by FloGrappling, and holds the top rankings in both the 145 lb and 155 lb divisions.[4]
Crevar moved to Austin, Texas at age 15 years old to train at New Wave Jiu Jitsu under coach John Danaher.[3] She was promoted to black belt in 2025 after winning the brown belt IBJJF World Championship.[5] Crevar became the youngest WNO champion at age 18 after winning against Elisabeth Clay.[6]
In 2025, Crevar defeated Maggie Grindatti Lira at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 10 in Las Vegas.[7]
Instructor lineage
Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlos Gracie Jr > Renzo Gracie > John Danaher > Helena Crevar[8]
References
- ↑ "Helena Crevar | BJJ Heroes". BJJ Heroes. 10 September 2024.
- ↑ CJI 2 video: Teen phenom Helena Crevar wins highest ever paying women’s BJJ tournament Anton Tabuena, Yahoo! Sports, August 31, 2025
- 1 2 Cinco, Carlos (July 19, 2025). "Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Superstar Helena Crevar Signs With ONE Championship". ONE Championship.
- ↑ "Women's P4P". www.flograppling.com. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ↑ Gilpin, Joe (June 2, 2025). "Helena Crevar Promoted To Black Belt In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu". FloGrappling.
- ↑ Senn, Caden (2025-04-18). "Helena Crevar Becomes Youngest WNO Champ By Submission Over Elisabeth Clay". www.flograppling.com. Retrieved 2026-04-14.
- ↑ Watch Helena Craver submit Maggie Grindatti Lira with calf slicer at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 10 Guilherme Cruz, March 6, 2025
- ↑ "BJJ Heroes". bjjheroes.com. Retrieved 2025-09-10.