Eoghan O’Flanagan is a professional grappler from England and a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu under Anthony Chahal and Nicky Robinson, who specializes in the No-Gi ruleset and is well-known for his submission-oriented style and heel-hook finishing prowess. O’Flanagan first made waves internationally after his gold medal at the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) European Qualifier in 2021 and subsequent performance at the ADCC finals performance where he placed 4th while submitting two of the tournament’s favorites.
Eoghan O’Flanagan Jiu-Jitsu
Full Name: Eoghan O’Flanagan
Nickname: n/a
Lineage 1: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlos Gracie Junior > Helio Soneca > Nicky Robinson > Eoghan O’Flanagan
Lineage 2: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlos Gracie Junior > Leao Teixeira > Felipe de Souza > Anthony Chahal > Eoghan O’Flanagan
Main Achievement:
- GrappleFest 90kg Champion (2022)
- 1st Place ADCC European Trials (2021)
- 1st Place AIGA European Trials (2024)
- 4th Place ADCC (2022)
Favorite Position/Technique: Lower Limb Submissions
Weight Division: 88 kg / 194 lbs
Team/Association: Los Banditos
Eoghan O’Flanagan Biography
Eoghan O’Flanagan was born on March 15, 1996, in London, England, growing up in the North West area.
Martial arts arrived early in Eoghan’s life. By the end of his toddler age, he was already practicing judo, an activity he kept until he age 11, competing often during this childhood.
When he was 14, O’Flanagan decided to return to his old judo club but fate would have it that he arrived to the sports centre at the wrong schedule and a jiu-jitsu class was taking place instead. Coming in with an open mind, he joined in and discovered it was similar and as enjoyable as his old sport to the extent that he decided to start training regularly. For the first 6 months of training, Eoghan practiced only 3 times per week, but soon after he began picking the pace and practicing 7 days per week, with judo sessions included in his routine, a schedule he maintained from 14-18.
Eoghan O’Flanagan started training with Felipe de Souza and Rory Quarrier, as well as Anthony Chahal and Nicky Robinson, who graded him through the BJJ belt ranking. When he was 18 Eoghan moved to Cardiff, Wales, to attend the local university where he trained under Craig Ewers (18-22) after which he returned to New School BJJ in London.
Around 2015 Nicky Robinson was preparing for the ADCC Trials and Eoghan became one of his main sparring partners. In an attempt to improve his No-Gi skills for the ruleset, O’Flanagan started researching leg-locking techniques which ended up becoming a specialty of his and the main focus of his competitive career from then on.
On April 28, 2018, Eoghan O’Flanagan was promoted to black belt at New School BJJ. Although a student of Anthony Chahal and Nicky Robinson, the promotion was formally led by Helio Soneca, who was the association’s team leader.
Throughout Eoghan O’Flanagan’s career, he has been associated with different London-based teams, primarily Los Banditos Grappling Club, a workgroup he started alongside some of the region’s top no-gi grapplers in 2024.
Eoghan OFlanagan Grappling Record
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BY POINTS
2 (4%) -
BY ADVANTAGES
0 (0%) -
BY SUBMISSION
44 (86%) -
BY DECISION
5 (10%) -
BY PENALTIES
0 (0%) - BY DQ
0 (0%)
44 SUBMISSIONS WINS
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BY POINTS
3 (19%) -
BY ADVANTAGES
0 (0%) -
BY SUBMISSION
8 (50%) -
BY DECISION
5 (31%) -
BY PENALTIES
0 (0%) - BY DQ
0 (0%)
8 SUBMISSIONS LOSSES
Eoghan OFlanagan Fight History
ID | Opponent | W/L | Method | Competition | Weight | Stage | Year |
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17766 | Darragh OConaillDarragh OConaill | L | Pts: 11x0 | ADCC EU Trials | 77KG | R2 | 2018 |
18519 | Jack Grant | L | Referee Decision | Figure 4 | NA | SPF | 2018 |
19554 | Tarik HopstockTarik Hopstock | L | Straight ankle lock | Polaris 9 | 82KG | SPF | 2019 |
20990 | Sean Mcdonagh | L | Triangle | Pantheon Inv. | 80KG | SF | 2019 |
22730 | Rafael Colonhese | L | Toe hold | NAGA UK | 79KG | F | 2019 |
22738 | Kasper Larsen | L | Pts: 2x0 | Grappling Ind. | ABS | RR | 2019 |
22739 | Lloyd Cooper | L | Toe hold | Battle Grapple | NA | SPF | 2019 |
22769 | J. Skinner | L | Inside heel hook | Polaris 12 | NA | SPF | 2019 |
26128 | Fabian Edwards | L | Referee Decision | Grappling Ind | 95KG | RR | 2021 |
26129 | Jared Eaton | L | Pts: 4x3 | Grappling Ind | 95KG | RR | 2021 |
35152 | Giancarlo BodoniGiancarlo Bodoni | L | Footlock | ADCC | 88KG | SF | 2022 |
35155 | Vagner RochaVagner Rocha | L | Toe hold | ADCC | 88KG | 3RD | 2022 |
45290 | William TackettWilliam Tackett | L | Referee Decision | GrappleFest 17 | 90KG | SPF | 2023 |
52511 | Andrew TackettAndrew Tackett | L | Referee Decision | CJI | 80KG | 4F | 2024 |
56901 | PJ BarchPJ Barch | L | Inside heel hook | Polaris 31 | ABS | RDS | 2025 |
56911 | Chris Wojcik | L | Referee Decision | Polaris 31 | ABS | RDS | 2025 |
16897 | Lee Whitehead | W | Heel hook | Sub Things | ABS | R1 | 2018 |
16900 | Chris Paines | W | Heel hook | Sub Things | ABS | 4F | 2018 |
16901 | Matty Holmes | W | Triangle | Sub Things | ABS | SF | 2018 |
16903 | Ross NichollsRoss Nicholls | W | Armbar | Sub Things | ABS | F | 2018 |
16905 | Thomas Caughey | W | Terra footlock | Polaris 7 | 80KG | SPF | 2018 |
17760 | Tomas Smirnovas | W | Submission | ADCC EU Trials | 77KG | R1 | 2018 |
17802 | Nick Forrer | W | Outside heel hook | Grapple Battle | NA | SPF | 2018 |
18436 | Liam Corrigan | W | Armbar | GrappleFest 3 | NA | SPF | 2018 |
18442 | Dinu Bucalet | W | Inside heel hook | Battle Grapple | NA | SPF | 2018 |
18518 | Tom Breese | D | --- | Battle Grapple | NA | SPF | 2018 |
19338 | Chris Walsh | W | Outside heel hook | GrappleFest 4 | ABS | SPF | 2019 |
22726 | Liam Corrigan | W | Armbar | GrappleFest 7 | NA | SPF | 2019 |
22731 | Mads Helberg | W | Outside heel hook | Grappling Ind. | 84KG | RR | 2019 |
22732 | Ray Hultman | W | Outside heel hook | Grappling Ind. | 84KG | RR | 2019 |
22733 | M. Shazlee | W | Inside heel hook | Grappling Ind. | 84KG | RR | 2019 |
22734 | Jonas Grace | W | Pts: 4x0 | Grappling Ind. | 84KG | RR | 2019 |
22735 | Nick Forrer | W | Outside heel hook | Grappling Ind. | 84KG | RR | 2019 |
22736 | Robert Diserens | W | Inside heel hook | Grappling Ind. | ABS | RR | 2019 |
22737 | Daniel Hortegas | W | RNC | Grappling Ind. | ABS | RR | 2019 |
22740 | Chris Walsh | W | Outside heel hook | Grapplefest | NA | SPF | 2019 |
22765 | Robert Freeman | W | RNC | SubOver80 | 80KG | R1 | 2019 |
22766 | Patrick Sheridan | W | Inside heel hook | SubOver80 | 80KG | 4F | 2019 |
22767 | S. McNally | W | Straight ankle lock | SubOver80 | 80KG | SF | 2019 |
22768 | T. Pearman | W | Straight ankle lock | SubOver80 | 80KG | F | 2019 |
22776 | Jonathon Maflin | W | RNC | Ace SGrappling | NA | SPF | 2019 |
22777 | Andreas Achnitis | W | Outside heel hook | Battle Grapple | NA | SPF | 2019 |
22778 | Lloyd Cooper | W | Inside heel hook | Empire Grappling | NA | SPF | 2019 |
23581 | Sebastian S. | W | Referee Decision | Grapplefest 8 | N/A | SPF | 2020 |
26127 | Enjily | W | Outside heel hook | Soul Taker | NA | SPF | 2021 |
27853 | Felipe MotaFelipe Mota | W | Inside heel hook | ADCC EU Trials | 88KG | R1 | 2021 |
27859 | Otto Kuikka | W | Inside heel hook | ADCC EU Trials | 88KG | 8F | 2021 |
27864 | Marcin Maciulewicz | W | Inside heel hook | ADCC EU Trials | 88KG | SF | 2021 |
27866 | Thomas Loubersanes | W | Inside heel hook | ADCC EU Trials | 88KG | F | 2021 |
31661 | Valentin Fels | W | Referee Decision | Polaris 19 | 90KG | SPF | 2022 |
32912 | Jon BlankJon Blank | W | Triangle | GrappleFest 12 | 90KG | SPF | 2022 |
35144 | Alexandre RibeiroAlexandre Ribeiro | W | Pts: 3x0 | ADCC | 88KG | R1 | 2022 |
35150 | Mason FowlerMason Fowler | W | Outside heel hook | ADCC | 88KG | 4F | 2022 |
38747 | Hunter Colvin | W | Referee Decision | Polaris 24 | NA | SPF | 2023 |
46947 | Khaled Al Kandary | W | Submission | ADCC Kuwait | 83KG | 4F | 2024 |
46948 | Marwan Odeh | W | Submission | ADCC Kuwait | 83KG | SF | 2024 |
46949 | Robert Henek | W | Submission | ADCC Kuwait | 83KG | F | 2024 |
46950 | Suhaib Madadni | W | Submission | ADCC Kuwait | ABS | R1 | 2024 |
46951 | H. Qashou | W | Submission | ADCC Kuwait | ABS | 4F | 2024 |
46952 | M. Ali | W | Submission | ADCC Kuwait | ABS | SF | 2024 |
46953 | Robert Henek | W | Submission | ADCC Kuwait | ABS | F | 2024 |
47605 | Ahmed Aljehani | W | Armbar | AIGA Trials | 91KG | 4F | 2024 |
47622 | Reda Mebtouche | W | Footlock | AIGA Trials | 91KG | SF | 2024 |
47632 | Sayidov Eldar | W | Inside heel hook | AIGA Trials | 91KG | F | 2024 |
52506 | Magid Hage | W | Outside heel hook | CJI | 80KG | R1 | 2024 |
54569 | Philippe Gever | W | Referee Decision | Polaris 30 | 95KG | SPF | 2024 |
56900 | Julian EspinosaJulian Espinosa | W | Outside heel hook | Polaris 31 | ABS | RDS | 2025 |
56910 | Devhonte JohnsonDevhonte Johnson | W | Referee Decision | Polaris 31 | ABS | RDS | 2025 |
Not a single mention of his background in RuneScape, arguably more influential to his game than judo and gi-jiu jitsu.
Also current hobbies should include driving, walking cats and Marlborough reds.