Considering that the strawweight division has proven to be a well-spring of thrilling grapplers for WNO, it's no surprise that the women’s 115-lb division for the WNO Championship is one of the most hotly anticipated brackets of the tournament.  

All but one of these competitors is ranked in the top-10 of the 115 or 125-lb weight class, and the lone exception is a three-time IBJJF no-gi world champion. The list of facts and stats for this accomplished group of grapplers is formidable, so here's a glance at our commentators' cheat sheet that they will use during the broadcast. 

Mayssa Bastos

Ranking:  #1 115lb  / #3 P4P 

Major titles: I BJJF World Champ (2019),  IBJJF No-Gi Pan Champ (2018, 2021), Brazilian Nationals NOGI Champ (2018), IBJJF American Nat Champ ( 2018) , IBJJF Pans Cham (2019, 2020).

WNO Record: 1-0

• Age: 23 

• DOB: October 23, 1997

• Height: 5’0”   

• Weight: 115lbs 

• Team: GF Team

• From:  Niterói, Brazil

• Fighting out of: New York, USA

• Started training: Jan 2009

• Got black belt: June 2018

• Coach: Julio Cesar

• Also trained with: Murilo Santana / Unity

Breakout stats: 

• Out of 60+ wins as a black belt, Bastos maints a 52% submission rate. 

• Bastos has never been finished in black belt competition. 

• Has beaten both Jessa Khan and Grace Gundrum. 

Jessa Kahn

Ranking:  #3 115lb  #8 P4P

Major titles  2019 IBJJF World Champ, 2019 Pan & Euro Champ (Purple), 2019 World Pro Champ (Purple)  2020 Euro Champ (Brown) - Set to make IBJJF Black Belt Debut 2021 Pan Championships. 

WNO Record: 3-0

• Age: 9 

• DOB: October 8, 2001

• Height: 5’0”   

• Weight: 114lbs 

• Team: Art of Jiu-Jitsu

• From: Corpus Christi, TX 

• Fighting out of: Costa Mesa, CA

• Started training: Jan 2010

• Got black belt: October 2020

• Coach: Gui Mendes

• Also trained with: Gustavo Machado

Breakout stats: 

• Made black belt debut here on WNO vs Danielle Kelly Feb 26, 2020 

• 14-1 as brown belt

• Only loss in 2020 a 6-4 match to Mayssa Bastos at AJP in brown/black division

• 3-2 at black belt level, only losses were against Mayssa

Grace Gundrum

Ranking: #2 115lb

Major titles: F2W Strawweight Champ 

WNO Record: 1-1

• Age: 19     

• Born: May 22, 2002

• Height: 5’1”  

• Weight: 14.4

• Team: 10th Planet 

• From: Bethlehem, PA (Born in China)

• Fighting out of:  Bethlehem, PA 

• Started training: Age 4

• Got black belt: July 21, 2020

• Coach: Zach Maslany, JM Holland 

• Also trained with: Eddie Bravo, Jon Trenge (Wrestling coach) 

Breakout stat: 

• Youngest female American to receive black belt (18 years, 1 month, 28 days)

• Only one loss since age 12 (Mayssa Bastos)

• Famously does not watch jiu-jitsu, focuses “on school instead”

• Lets coaches watch and strategize for her 

• Wrestled in high school 

Tammi Musumeci

Currently Unranked

Major titles: IBJJF World Champ (2019), IBJJF No-Gi World Champ  (2013, 2015, 2016) ,  IBJJF Pan Champ  (2014, 2017)

WNO Record: 0-0

• Age: 27

• Born: 1994

• Height: 5’1”  

• Weight: 127

• Team: Boops Garage 

• From: Marlboro, NJ

• Fighting out of:  Las Vegas, NV

• Started training: Age 6

• Got black belt: August, 2013

• Coach:  N/A - Mikey Co-COach 

• Also trained with: Caio Terra, Mendes Brothers

Breakout stat: 

• Has won Worlds at every belt level, including at black belt in 2019.

• WNO Championships will be her first competition since the 2019 World Championships - ending a two-year gap from competition.

• Famously fierce competitor -refused to tap to an armbar from Michelle Nicolini, resulting in a full break. She completed the match. 

• She is her brother’s (Mikey Musumeci) main training partner. 

Danielle Kelly

Ranking:  #3 115lb 

WNO Record:  1-1

Major Titles

• Age:             25 

• DOB:             Dec 4, 1994

• Height:         5’0”  

• Weight:         114.2 

• Team:             Silver Fox BJJ

• From:             Philadelphia, PA 

• Fighting out of:     East Hanover, NJ

• Started training:     11 years old

• Got black belt:     January 2020

• Coach:         Karel Pravec 

• Also trained with:     Jay Regalbuto 

Breakout stat: 

• Started training with Silverfox 2017 

• Part of the wider RGA family (Daniel Gracie, etc)

• Teaches at Studio 84

• Currently 1-1 At WNO With a loss to Jessa Khan (x/y) and win over Jessica Crane (6/27/21). 

Jessica Crane

Ranking:  #7 115lb 

WNO Record:  1-1

Major titles: Double Gold at Juvenile No-Gi Worlds (2018) 

• Age: 19     

• DOB: September 7, 2001

• Height: 4’11” 

• Weight: 113.6lb

• Team: Ares BJJ

• From: Arlington, TX

• Fighting out of: Dallas, TX

• Started training: 2008

• Got black belt:  Brown belt Dec 2020 

• Coach: Marcus Antelante

• Also trained with: Queixinho, Bruno Bastos (was part of LEAD)

Breakout stats: 

• 1-1 At WNO with a win over Lauren Sears (4/30/21) and a loss to Danielle Kelly (6/17/21)

• Competed with heel hooks (since blue belt) but never got into a leg entanglement

• Loves to wrestle, won States as a sophomore (Arlington, Texas, Martin High School)

Amanda ‘Tubby’ Alequin

 Ranking: #3 125lb 

WNO Record: 0-0

Major titles:  IBJJF No-Gi World Champ (2016) IBJJF No-gi Pan Champi (2019), ADCC Trials Champ (2015).

• Age: 27    

• DOB: August 19, 1994

• Height: 5’2

• Weight: 124

• Team: Gamblers Jiu-Jitsu

• From: Brooklyn (NYC), NY

• Fighting out of:  West Palm Beach, FL

• Started training: 2007

• Got black belt:  June 2016

• Coach:  Joao ‘Johnny’ Faria

• Also trained with: Marcio Cruz, Gilbert Burns

Breakout stats: 

• Beat Nathalie ‘Tata’ Riberio for F2W title and defend the belt against Gabi McComb.

• Had a match with Gabi Garcia at ADCC 2015.

• Will be cutting down from her normal division of 125lbs for the WNO Championships. 

• First combat sport was boxing. 

Alex Nguyen

Ranking: #9 115lb

WNO Record: 0-1

Major Titles: IBJJF Pan No-Gi Champ (2020, Brown Belt) , NO-gi World Chamo (2018, Purple belt), Pan Champion (2019, Purple Belt) 

• Age: 21     

• Born: Jan 17, 2000

• Height: 5’2” 

• Weight: 113.6lb

• Team: Standard Jiu-Jitsu

• From: Rockville, MD

• Fighting out of: Rockville, MD

• Started training: 2009

• Got black belt: Dec 2020 

• Coach: Greg Souders 

Breakout stats: 

• Made her black belt debut against Grace Gundrum at WNO (4/30/21)

• Wrestled in high school (7 or 8 years, mixed divisions almost all male opponents) 

• Won 2019 Pans (GI) as a purple belt, silver at 2019 Worlds GI as a purple belt