Gordon Ryan is a New Jersey (USA) born grappler and member of the well known group – Danaher Death Squad (DDS) under John Danaher (BJJ), known particularly in Brazilian jiu-jitsu‘s no-gi and submission only circuit where he has beaten big names of the sport such as Xande Rebeiro, Romulo Barral, Roberto Cyborg Abreu, Keenan Cornelius, and Gabriel Arges ^[2].

A submission orientated competitor and one of the leading jiu jitsu figures of his generation, Gordon cemented his name as one of the top brown belts on the planet in 2015 by winning the Newaza Challenge and No-Gi World Championship, which led to his black belt promotion under Garry Tonon (BJJ) – this way becoming Tonon’s first ever student to achieve the rank.

Ryan Gordon is also the unprecedented 3 division champion of Eddie Bravo Invitational, holding the Welterweight (170lbs), Middleweight (185 lbs), and the Absolute division belt.

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In 2017, Gordon won the 88KG division of the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship ^[0]by defeating Keenan Cornelius with an arm in Guillotine choke.

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