Skyla Roberts

Skyla is a grey belt in BJJ and Al Leone sponsored athlete. Several years ago, she started training at 1802 Jiu Jitsu Academy (San Diego, California) along with her brother Archer. At only 12 years old, she's already making a name for herself in the sport.

Skyla participated in her first tournament competition in 2023 in the Jiu Jitsu World League (JJWL) organization in the United States, where she enjoyed earning 25 wins with 18 submissions in less than two years.

Skyla also competes in various international tournaments where she has won 13 gold and 5 silver medals. These stats show not only Skyla's winning spirit, but also her talent coupled with decisiveness, as she won 80% of her Smoothcomp scored matches by submission (19 out of 24 wins).

Skyla currently trains at Bali MMA (Indonesia) continuing her competition career outside the US, striving for success on the international jiu-jitsu circuit.

Main achievements:

  • Grappling X Murrietta (2023) - 1st place (Gi), 1st place (No-Gi)
  • Brave Kids San Diego (2024) - 1st place (Gi), 1st place (No-Gi)
  • Grappling X San Diego (2024) - 1st place (Gi), 3rd place (No-Gi)
  • NAGA California Grappling Championship - 1st place (Gi), 2nd place (No-Gi)
  • Brave Kids San Diego II (2024) - 1st place (Gi, girls), 1st place (Gi, boys)
  • Grappling Industries BALI (2025) - 1st place (Gi)
  • AFG OPEN OCTOBER RISING (2025) - 1st place (Gi & No-Gi)
  • NAGA Las Vegas Grappling Championship - 1st place (Gi), 1st place (No-Gi)
  • Jiu Jitsu World League 

    2023 (16 wins 9 subs * Mar-Dec)
    •    The Finals - 1st place (Gi), 1st place (No-Gi)
    •    San Diego XIII - 2nd place (Gi), 1st place (No-Gi)
    •    California VIII - 1st place (Gi), 3rd place (No-Gi)
    •    California VII - 2nd place (Gi), 2nd place (No-Gi)
    •    San Diego XII - 3rd place (No-Gi)

    2024 (9 wins 9 subs * Feb-May)
    •    The Worlds - 1st place (Gi)
    •    San Diego XIV - 2nd place (Gi)
    •    California XI - 1st place (Gi), 1st place (No-Gi)

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