KADE RUOTOLO

Biography

Kade Ruotolo (born January 22, 2003) is an American submission grappler and mixed martial artist . A competitor with his twin brother Tye since the age of 3, Ruotolo is an IBJJF World champion, Pan Am , and European Open champion at every coloured belt level. Promoted to black belt in December 2021, Ruotolo won the 2022 ADCC World Championship in the 77 kg division, becoming the youngest-ever ADCC Submission Fighting World champion at 19 years of age. Ruotolo is signed to ONE Championship , where he is the current lightweight submission grappling champion. Born in Maui , Hawaii, of Italian and Puerto Rican heritage, Ruotolo was raised in Huntington Beach, California , and began competing in jiujitsu at age 3. Kade and his twin brother Tye were considered "grappling's first child-stars". They trained at the Art of Jiu-Jitsu academy (AOJ) for 4 years under Guilherme and Rafael Mendes before switching to Atos Jiu-Jitsu in 2017, a team to which AOJ was affiliated. Both Kade and his brother Tye were promoted to brown belts in BJJ by André Galvão in October 2020. Ruotolo and his brother were promoted to black belt on December 14, 2021, by André Galvão.