IBJJF Pan Kids · 2023–2026
Four years. Four championships.
Bailey won the IBJJF Pan Kids Championship in each of her first four appearances — 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu · Submission Grappling · Wrestling
Bailey Heinsohn
World champion. Still becoming.
Bailey
Built in the work.
Bailey Heinsohn is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, submission grappling and wrestling athlete from Southern California. She is a two-time ADCC Youth World Champion, the inaugural Girls 11–12 Absolute champion, a four-time IBJJF Pan Kids champion, and a Team Philippines athlete.
This is Bailey’s official home — the competition, people, work and life around the pursuit.
Jits.gg · Youth Pound-for-Pound
No. 1 overall.
Every boy. Every girl. Every weight.
One leaderboard.
Bailey Heinsohn is now at the top of it — ranked No. 1 overall on Jits.gg's youth pound-for-pound board.
The spot young grapplers chase.
Bailey has reached it.
Current focus
Southern California
Back to the work.
Between competitions, the focus returns to training, recovery, school and the work that comes before the next challenge.
Inside the trainingADCC Youth Worlds · 2026
World Champion. Absolute Champion.
Bailey won her second ADCC Youth World title and the inaugural Girls 11–12 Absolute championship in Austin.
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Cancun · 2026
Life
Strong doesn’t have one look.
The mats are a huge part of Bailey’s life. They are not the only part of who she is.
Competition shows one version of strength. So do the days away from it — family, travel, growing up and a life that is bigger than competition.
Enter the momentCurrent texture
Life around the pursuit
The principle
Choose the Harder Path.
Human potential is discovered by choosing difficult things.
The medals are milestones. The work changes you.
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