Coach: Rufus Spiller
Rufus started his BJJ career in Melbourne in 2013 where he was awarded his Blue Belt under Ben Hall at Carlson Gracie Australia. Moving to Hereford in 2015 he joined EquipeTCA and began competing frequently throughout 2015 and 2016. In September 2016 he was awarded his Purple Belt and moved to Romania where he has opened up Equipe TCA Romania under the guidance of Head Coach Dave Coles. He was awarded his Black Belt in November 2021.
Competitive Highlights to date:
Black Belt
U.K. National Masters Gi - Gold (Lightweight/M3)
British Open 2022 Gi - Gold (Featherweight/M3)
UKBJJA English Open 2022 Gi - Gold (Featherweight/M3)
BJJ Belt League Cupa Danubis 2022 Gi - Gold (-77kg/M2)
Brown Belt
AJP Romanian National Pro 2021 Gi - Gold (-69kg/M1)
ADCC Romanian Nationals 2021 NoGi - Gold (-77kg/Advanced/Masters 35+)
UKBJJA UK Masters 2019 Gi - Gold (Featherweight/M3)
UKBJJA English Open 2019 Gi - Gold (Featherweight/M3)
ADCC Romanian Nationals 2019 NoGi - Gold (-70kg/Advanced/Masters 35+)
ProBJJ Tomis Open 2019 Gi - Gold (-69kg/M2)
AJP Romanian National Pro 2019 Gi - Gold (-77kg/M1)
Purple Belt
IBJJF European Masters Championship 2018 - Gold (Featherweight/M3)
IBJJF European Championships NoGi 2018 - Gold (Featherweight/M3)
UAEJJF Abu Dhabi World Masters Jiu-Jitsu Championships 2019 Gi - Gold (-69kg/M3)
UAEJJF Abu Dhabi Grand Slam London 2019 Gi - Gold (-69kg/M2)
UKBJJA English Open 2018 Gi - Gold (Featherweight/M2)
UKBJJA English Open 2017 Gi - Gold (Featherweight/M3)
UKBJJA UK Masters 2018 Gi - 3x Gold (Featherweight/Lightweight/Absolute/M3)
UKBJJA UK Masters 2017 Gi - Gold (Featherweight/M3)
ProBJJ Tomis Open 2018 Gi - Gold (Featherweight/Masters)
ProBJJ Cupa Romaniei 2018 Gi - Gold (Featherweight/Masters)
ProBJJ Belt League 2016/17 Gi -76kg expert champion
ProBJJ Cupa Vipguard 2017 Gi - Gold (Featherweight/Adult)
ProBJJ Tomis Open 2017 Gi - Gold (Light/Masters)
UKBJJA English Open 2016 Gi - Gold (Featherweight/M2)
Blue Belt
2016 UKBJJA Ranked Number 1 Masters Blue Belt
British Open 2016 Gi - Gold (Featherweight/M2)
UKBJJA English Open 2016 NoGi - Gold (Featherweight/M2)
UKBJJA English Open 2015 Gi - Gold (Featherweight/M2)
UKBJJA Scottish Cup 2016 Gi - Gold (Featherweight/M1)
Welsh Open 2016 Gi - Gold (Featherweight/M2)
Welsh Open 2015 Gi - Gold (Featherweight/M2)
Grappling Industries - Melbourne 2015 Gi - Gold (Featherweight/M1)
Grappling Industries - Melbourne 2015 NoGi - Gold (Featherweight/M1)
Kleos 2015 Gi - Gold (Featherweight/M1)
