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Frank Cespedes is a professional grappler and a jiu-jitsu black belt under Hector Vasquez who represents team Alliance in the sport’s international circuit. Cespedes became known as one of the rising stars of the roosterweight category during his colored belt career for his aggressive style and his gold medal performances in the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) World & Pan American No-Gi Championships as well as the gi Pan American tournament, later cementing his status as one of the top figures in his weight class in the pro-division of grappling.

Frank Cespedes Jiu-Jitsu

Full Name: Frank Cespedes

Nickname: N/A

Lineage: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rolls Gracie > Romero Cavalcanti > Alexandre Paiva > Fernando Terere > Rubens Charles > Hector Vasquez > Frank Cespedes

Main Achievements:

  • 1st Place IBJJF American Nationals (2022)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2022 / 2023)

Main Achievements (Colored Belts):

  • 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2020 brown)
  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2019 purple)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship NOGI (2021 brown)

Main Achievements (Juvenile):

  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship (2018)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship (2017)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2017 / 2018)

* Absolute
** Weight and Absolute

Favorite Position/Technique: Open Guard

Weight Division: Peso Galo  (57,50 kg / 127.0 lbs)

Team/Association: Alliance

Frank Cespedes Biography

Frank Cespedes was born on October 27, 2001, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

A very sporty child, Cespedes’ competitive life started with football (soccer) as a child. Although soccer sparked in Frank the love for competition, the fact that it was a team sport and the fate of the result was not solely in his hands led the young Las Vegas native to seek a more one-on-one type of sport, a control he found in martial arts.

At the age of 12, Frank Cespedes joined a martial arts gym where he was able to train boxing and jiu-jitsu under the tutelage of Michael Ceijas, though it didn’t take long for Frank to lean more towards the grappling portion of his training schedule.

After a few years at Ceijas’s school, Frank started working on his jiu-jitsu with coach Hector Vasquez whose training program had many competitors of the same age and mindset as Frank. Once his first year of high school was finished, Cespedes joined an online program to complete the rest of his secondary education, a decision made so he could focus on his grappling career under a full-time regime, training 2-3 times per day.

Cespedes started training under coach Vasquez as a grey belt, going all the way through to black belt with the same instructor from whom he received his black belt, on May 18, 2021, after a fantastic career in the colored belt divisions.

Frank Cespedes Grappling Record

23 WINS
  • BY POINTS
    7 (30%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    5 (22%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    10 (43%)
  • BY DECISION
    1 (4%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

10 SUBMISSIONS WINS

#214eb8
Choke from back
30
3
#86e620
Armbar
20
2
#5AD3D1
Bow and arrow
20
2
#d1212a
RNC
10
1
#fad11b
Violin armlock
10
1
#f58822
Inside heel hook
10
1
10
(100%) SUBMISSIONS
20 LOSSES
  • BY POINTS
    14 (70%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    3 (15%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    2 (10%)
  • BY DECISION
    1 (5%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

2 SUBMISSIONS LOSSES

#214eb8
Choke
100
2
2
(100%) SUBMISSIONS

Frank Cespedes Fight History

ID Opponent W/L Method Competition Weight Stage Year
27282Jonas AndradeJonas AndradeLPts: 4x3Grand Slam MIA56KGSF2021
27285Willis NunesWillis NunesLPts: 7x1Grand Slam MIA56KG3RD2021
30533Junny OcasioJunny OcasioLPts: 10x8Atlanta WO64KGF2022
31006Osamah AlmarwaiOsamah AlmarwaiLPts: 4x2LA Open57KGF2022
31689Bebeto OliveiraLPts: 10x8Pan American57KGSF2022
32712Osamah AlmarwaiOsamah AlmarwaiLPts: 6x4Denver Open58KGF2022
32962Thalison SoaresThalison SoaresLPts: 14x8World Champ.57KG4F2022
34686Zayed AlkatheeriZayed AlkatheeriLPts: 5x5Grand Slam MIA56KGF2022
37350Welerson GoncalvesWelerson GoncalvesLPts: 8x4European Open58KGSF2023
38564Hiryu NiwaHiryu NiwaLPts: 6x4Pan American58KGSF2023
40447Jordan VaismanJordan VaismanLPts: 4x2World Champ.58KGR12023
41401Everton SouzaEverton SouzaLPts: 2x2, AdvAmerican Nats58KGSF2023
46538Keven CarrascoKeven CarrascoLPts: 10x0European Open64KGR12024
48073Jordan VaismanJordan VaismanLPts: 0x0, AdvPan American64KGR12024
48335Deandre CorbeDeandre CorbeLPts: 3x0ADCC WC Trials66KGR42024
53357Jalen FonacierJalen FonacierLChokeSacramento Op64KGF2024
54609Junny OcasioJunny OcasioLPts: 6x6, AdvNoGi Pan61KG4F2024
56005Zach KainaZach KainaLPts: 6x4World NoGi61KGR12024
56556Leonardo MarioLeonardo MarioLReferee DecisionEuropean Open64KG4F2025
57858Marcos GomesMarcos GomesLChokePan Champ.64KG4F2025
30532Dennis PresseyWArmbarAtlanta WO64KGSF2022
31685Italo BonfimWBow and arrowPan American57KG4F2022
32711Dustin OrdinarioWRNCDenver Open58KGRR2022
32959Marko OikarainanWPts: 10x0World Champ.57KGR12022
33484Nobuhiro SawadaNobuhiro SawadaWPts: 7x0American Nat.58KGSF2022
33485Osamah AlmarwaiOsamah AlmarwaiWPts: 12x12, AdvAmerican Nat.58KGF2022
34685Italo FrotaWViolin armlockGrand Slam MIA56KGSF2022
34806Gregory HernandezWBow and arrowJJ Con57KGSF2022
34807Luciano VieiraWChoke from backJJ Con57KGF2022
38555Jordan VaismanJordan VaismanWPts: 6x6, AdvPan American58KGR12023
38562Rodnei BarbosaRodnei BarbosaWPts: 0x0, AdvPan American58KG4F2023
42571Leo SouzaWPointsJJ Con64KGSF2023
42572Willis NunesWillis NunesWPts: 0x0, AdvJJ Con64KGF2023
42795Estevan MartinezEstevan MartinezWReferee DecisionEUG JJBNASPF2023
48295Alexis OrtizWPts: 3x0ADCC WC Trials66KGR12024
48308Reuben LopezWInside heel hookADCC WC Trials66KGR22024
48316Andrew DegraffWPts: 6x0ADCC WC Trials66KGR32024
53384Isaac CordovaWPointsSacramento NGO61KGSF2024
54607David DiegoWPts: 6x0NoGi Pan61KGR12024
55526Carlos SilvaWChoke from backNashville FO64KGF2024
55555Carlos SilvaWArmbarNashville FNGO61KGF2024
56552Rene LopezWChoke from backEuropean Open64KG8F2025
57846Rene LopezWPts: 0x0, AdvPan Champ.64KGR12025
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