Yuan Yi
Yuan Yi is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Professor Takeo Antonio Tani of UFC Gym Singapore. He is the founder and head coach of Galaxy Jiu-Jitsu in Changsha, China and is widely regarded as one of the leading figures in the development of Brazilian jiu-jitsu in mainland China.
Yi began training in 2012. After graduating from university and working in the banking sector, he decided to leave his job and dedicate himself fully to jiu-jitsu training. He later trained extensively at Shanghai BJJ before earning his black belt under Takeo Tani in Singapore in 2019.
Over the years Yi has competed across Asia in major tournaments and has taught seminars in more than 20 cities throughout China. In addition to grappling competition, he has also fought professionally in MMA and competed in submission grappling events under the ONE Championship banner.
Known for his well-rounded grappling style, Yi competes successfully in gi, no-gi and professional grappling formats while continuing to develop the Chinese jiu-jitsu scene through his academy Galaxy Jiu-Jitsu.
Main Achievements:
- ONE Championship (2019–2024) – 3 victories (2 submissions) and grappling victory at ONE Friday Fights
- SJJIF World Championship No-Gi (2024) – Gold
- ASJJF Asia Cup (2024) – Gold (Black Belt)
- Empire Grappling Elite (2024) – Double Gold (Gi & No-Gi)
- Asia Jiu-Jitsu Cup No-Gi (2024) – Gold
- ADCC Asia Open (2024) – Silver
- IBJJF Asian Open (2023) – Gold (Black Belt Master 1)
- Chinese National Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship (2022–2023) – Gold (2x), BestTechnique Award (2x)
- AJP Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Ranking (2021) – #1 China, #3 Asia (Black Belt Master 1)
- ASJJF Asia Ranking (2019) – #1 No-Gi, #2 Gi (Brown Belt)
- GCJJF Ranking (2016) – #1 (Purple Belt Division)
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