Ashlee Funegra

Ashlee Funegra is an American grappler who specializes in the jiu-jitsu ruleset and represents Guilherme Mendes‘ Art Of Jiu-Jitsu (AOJ) Academy in the sport’s global circuit. Ashlee and her sisters (Mia [twin], and Natalee) are three of the most successful athletes produced by the renowned AOJ Kids program, a reputation earned while competing on the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) tournament scene, first in the junior divisions and later as adults.

Ashlee Funegra Jiu-Jitsu

Full Name: Ashlee Funegra

Nickname: n/a

Lineage: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlson Gracie > André Pederneiras > Ramon Lemos > Guilherme Mendes > Ashlee Funegra

Main Achievements:

• 1st Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2025)
• 1st Place IBJJF European Championship (2026)
• 1st Place IBJJF Asian Championship (2025)

Main Achievements (Colored Belts Adult):

• 1st Place IBJJF World Championship (2024 purple, 2025 brown)
• 1st Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2024 brown)
• 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2024 purple, 2025 brown)
• 1st Place IBJJF European Championship (2024 purple, 2025 brown)

Main Achievements (Juvenile):

• 1st Place IBJJF World Championship (2023**)
• 1st Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2022** / 2023**)
• 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2022 / 2023**)
• 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship (2022)
• 2nd Place IBJJF European Championship (2022)
• 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2022*)
• 3rd Place IBJJF European Championship (2022*)

* Absolute
** Weight and Absolute

Favorite Position/Technique: Attacking the back

Weight Division: Peso Pluma (118lbs / 53.5kg)

Team/Association: Art Of Jiu-Jitsu (AOJ)

Ashlee Funegra Biography

Ashlee Funegra was born in November 2006 along with her twin sister, Mia Funegra, in California, USA.

Incentivized by their parents to practice sports from an early age, the two sisters entered the world of martial arts through Krav Maga at the age of 5 (2011)—an activity they maintained for a few years.

Around the start of 2014, Funegra’s father, Michael, began taking jiu-jitsu classes at Art of Jiu-Jitsu, and later that year, Mia and Ashlee also joined the team as part of the Kids Program at AOJ. Their first competitive experience took place in January 2015.

The two sisters were soon joined by the younger sibling, Natalee, at AOJ, and the three quickly developed into success stories on the international jiu-jitsu competitive circuit while representing a second generation of victorious athletes for the AOJ Kids program, after a first wave of homegrown talent made it into the professional circuit.

On May 29, 2025, 18-year-old Ashlee Funegra was promoted to black belt by her instructor, Guilherme Mendes. Although her sister, Mia, was promoted a few hours before Ashlee, to enable her to compete in the black belt division at the IBJJF World Championships, Ashlee competed as a brown belt and won her category, with her promotion taking place at the podium.

ASHLEE FUNEGRA PROMOTIONS

Started 2014 (7yo)
– Blue Belt Promotion: May 2021 (14yo)
– Purple Belt Promotion: December 2023 (17yo)
– Brown Belt Promotion: May 2024 (17yo)
– Black Belt Belt Promotion: May 2025 (18yo)