Dominyka Obelenyte

Dominyka Obelenyte (born 30 July 1995) is a Lithuanian and American submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt competitor. Obelenyte is a multiple Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion in coloured belt and a four times black belt world champion in both her weight class and in the open division accomplished by the age of 20.

Career Dominyka Obelenyte was born on 30 July 1995 in Kaunas, Lithuania. When Obelenyte was 6 her family moved to the United States. After receiving her orange belt she trained under legendary jiu-jitsu pioneer and world champion Emily Kwok in Maryland who then took her to the Marcelo Garcia Academy in New York. As a black belt she won double gold in her weight and in the open class division at the 2016 IBJJF World Championship, the first rookie black belt and the first European to win double gold at that tournament.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitive summary Main Achievements at black belt level: 2 x Pan American Champion (2016–2015) IBJFF European Championship (2015) 2nd place Pan American Championship (2016) 3rd place IBJFF European Championship (2015)

Main Achievements (Coloured Belts): 4x IBJJF World Champion (2014 & 2013 brown, 2011 purple, 2010 blue) 2x Pan American Champion (2014 brown, 2013 purple) IBJFF European Champion (2012 purple) 2nd place Pan American Championship (2014 brown, 2013 purple, 2010 blue) 3rd place IBJJF World NoGi Championship (2010 blue/purple)

Instructor lineage Helio Gracie > Rolls Gracie > Romero Cavalcanti > Fabio Gurgel > Marcelo Garcia > Dominyka Obelenyte