Andrew Tackett

Early life Tackett was born in Orange County, California and moved to Austin, Texas when he was a child. When a jiu-jitsu gym opened near his home in 2009, his father signed him and his older brother William up, later joined by younger brother Caleb. Andrew and William soon changed gyms to Brazilian Fight Factory where they were trained by Rodrigo "Brucutu" Cabral. Another notable BJJ mentor of Tackett is Carlos Gracie Jr. In the quarterfinal, he defeated Aaron Wilson by rear naked choke in the first round. In the semi-final, he defeated Jason Nolf via rear-naked choke to setup a finals matchup against Andy Varela to crown the first ever UFC BJJ Welterweight Champion.

UFC BJJ Welterweight Championship Tackett faced Varela at the UFC Apex in the co-main event of UFC BJJ 1 on June 25, 2025. He won the match via a rear naked choke submission in the first round capturing the inaugural UFC BJJ Welterweight Championship.

Tackett defended his title for the first time against Renato Canuto in the main event of UFC BJJ 2 on July 31, 2025. He won the match by D'Arce choke in the first round to become the first champion in UFC BJJ history to successfully defend his title.

Tackett faced Elijah Dorsey in the main event of UFC BJJ 4 on December 11, 2025. He successfully defended his title for the second consecutive time after submitting Dorsey via heel hook in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments UFC Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu UFC BJJ Welterweight Champion (One time; Inaugural and current) Four successful title defenses 2022 ADCC Las Vegas Open (76 kg) ADCC Las Vegas Open (Absolute) Who's Next Tournament 2024 ADCC West Coast Trials (77 kg)

Main achievements (colored belts) Source: IBJJF No-Gi World Championship (Purple belt) (Absolute)

UFC BJJ record Win

Jonnatas Gracie Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC BJJ 10

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Vagner Rocha Decision unanimous UFC BJJ 7

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Elijah Dorsey Submission (heel hook) UFC BJJ 4

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Renato Canuto Submission (D'Arce choke) UFC BJJ 2

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Andy Varela Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC BJJ 1

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Jason Nolf Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC BJJ: Road to the Title Air date:

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Aaron Wilson Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC BJJ: Road to the Title Air date:

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Instructor lineage

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Carlos Gracie → Hélio Gracie → Rolls Gracie → Romero Cavalcanti → Leonardo Vieira → Rodrigo Cabral → Andrew Tackett