Rylan Lizares

Head Jiu-Jitsu Instructor

Rylan Lizares

Head Jiu-Jitsu Instructor

Rylan is a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under Professor Pedro Sauer. Rylan has been training in the grappling arts for over fifteen years and holds numerous state and national titles.

Rylan’s Grappling Accomplishments

  • 2012 Naga Hawaii Black Belt Gi Division Champion
  • 2012 Naga Hawaii Expert No-Gi – Second Place
  • 2011 Mundial World Championship Competitor – Black Belt Middleweight Division
  • 2010 Naga Hawaii Black Belt Gi Division Champion
  • 2010 Naga Hawaii Expert No-Gi – Second Place
  • 2010 Pacific Submission Absolute Advanced Champion
  • 2009 Medford Oregon Absolute Champion
  • 2009 Triple Crown of BJJ – Blackbelt Superfight Winner
  • 2009 Kingdom MMA Submission Match Winner
  • 2008 Mundial World Championship Competitor – Black Belt Middleweight Division
  • 2008 Grapple Fest Hawaii Professional Absolute No-Gi Champion
  • 2008 Mundial World Championship Competitor – Brown Belt Middleweight Division
  • 2008 Icon Submission Tournament Super Fight Winner
  • 2008 USA Wrestling Grappling Ranked #7 at 176lbs.
  • 2007 Mundial World Championship – Brown Belt Medio – Third Place
  • 2007 Naga Hawaii Advanced No-Gi Champion
  • 2007 Naga Hawaii Absolute Gi Division – Second Place
  • 2006 Aloha State Championship – Brown Belt Champion
  • 2006 Aloha State Championship – Advanced No-Gi Champion
  • 2006 Triple Crown Open – Brown Belt Champion
  • 2006 Triple Crown Open – Advanced No-Gi Champion
  • 2006 Pan-American Championship Competitor – Brown Belt Medium Heavy Division
  • 2005 Aloha State Championship – Brown Belt Champion
  • 2005 Aloha State Championship – Advanced No-Gi Champion
  • 2005 Copa Northwest Championship – Brown belt Champion
  • 2004 Naga Hawaii Advanced No-Gi – Second Place
  • 2004 Copa Northwest Championship – Purple Belt – Second Place
  • 2003 Naga Hawaii Advanced No-Gi Champion
  • 2003 Naga Hawaii Absolute Gi Division Champion
  • 2003 Pan-American Championship Competitor – Purple Belt Medium Heavy Division
  • 2002 Medford Oregon Submission Tournament – Gi / No-Gi Champion
  • 2002 Megaton Dias Jiu- Jitsu Tournament – Eugene Oregon – Blue Belt Champion
  • 1999 Reno World of Wrestling – Second Place
  • 1999 Aiea High School Athlete of the Year Award
  • 1999 Aiea High School Wrestler of the Year Award
  • 1999 HHSAA State Championship – Third Place
  • 1999 Oahu Interscholastic Association Champion
  • 1999 Oahu Interscholastic Association Western Division Champion
  • 1998 Aiea High School Wrestler of the Year Award
  • 1998 HHSAA State Championship – Second Place
  • 1998 Oahu Interscholastic Association Champion
  • 1998 Oahu Interscholastic Association Western Division Champion
  • 1997 HHSAA State Championship –Fourth Place
  • 1997 Oahu Interscholastic Association Championship – Second Place
  • 1997 Oahu Interscholastic Association Western Division Champion

Coaching Accomplishments

  • Titan FC 35 – Healy vs Hawn / Zane Kamaka vs Belal Muhammed / September 19, 2015 / Vancouver, WA
  • UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira / August 23, 2015 / Saskatoon, Canada
  • The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale / Russell Doane vs Jerrod Sanders / July 12, 2015 / Las Vegas, NV
  • UFC 189 / Luois Smolka vs Neil Seery / July 11, 2015 / Las Vegas, NV
  • One Championship 27: Warriors Quest / Lowen Tynanes vs Kuat Khamitov / May 22, 2014 / Singapore
  • UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold / Max Holloway vs Cub Swanson / April 18, 2015 / Newark, NJ
    **Performance of the Night**
  • UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch / Max Hollloway vs Cole Miller / February 14, 2015 / Broomfield, CO
  • UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic / Dustin Kimura vs Henry Cejudo / December 13, 2014 / Phoenix, AZ
  • UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping / Louis Smolka vs Richie Vaculik / November 8, 2014 / Sydney, Australia
  • UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story / Max Holloway vs Akira Corassani / October 4, 2014 / Stockholm, Sweden
    **Performance of the Night**
  • UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski / Russell Doane vs Iuri Alcantara / September 13, 2014 / Brasilia, Brazil
  • UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Dos Anjos / Max Holloway vs Clay Collard / August 23, 2014 / Tulsa, OK
  • UFC 175 / Russell Doane vs Marcus Brimage / July 5, 2014 / Las Vegas, NV
  • UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva / Louis Smolka vs Chris Cariaso / May 10, 2014 / Cincinnati, OH
  • The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy / Dustin Kimura vs George Roop / April 16, 2014 / Quebec, Canada
  • UFC 172 / Max Holloway vs Andre Fili / April 4, 2014 / Baltimore, MD
  • PXC – Pacific Xtreme Combat 43 / Reno Remigio vs Glenn Ranillo / March 29, 2013 / Manila, Phillipines
  • UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim / Russell Doane vs Leandro Issa / January 4, 2014 / Marina Bay, Singapore
    **Submission of the Night**
  • UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim / Dustin Kimura vs Jon Delos Reyes / January 4, 2014 / Marina Bay, Singapore
  • UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim / Max Holloway vs Will Chope / January 4, 2014 / Marina Bay, Singapore
    **Knockout of the Night**
  • UFC 165 / Dustin Kimura vs Mitch Gagnon / September 21, 2013 / Toronto, Canada
  • UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen / Max Holloway vs Connor McGregor / August 17, 2013 / Boston,MA
  • PXC – Pacific Xtreme Combat 38 / Anthony Torres vs Josh Calvo / August 9, 2013 / Guam
  • UFC 160 / Max Holloway vs Dennis Bermudez / May 25, 2013 / Las Vegas, NV
  • UFC 159 / Yancy Mederios vs Rustam Khabilov / April 27, 2013 / Newark, NJ
  • UFC 156 / Dustin Kimura vs Chico Camas / February 2, 2013 / Las Vegas, NV
  • UFC 155 / Max Holloway vs Leonard Garcia / December 29, 2012 / Las Vegas, NV
  • UFC 150 / Max Holloway vs Justin Lawrence / August 11,2012 / Denver , CO
  • Invicta FC 2 – Baszler vs. McMann / Raquel Paaluhi vs Amanda Nunes / July 28, 2012 / Kansas City, KS
  • The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale / Max Holloway vs Pat Schilling / June 1, 2012 / Las Vegas, NV
  • UFC 143 / Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier / February 4, 2012 / Las Vegas, NV