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Kade Ruotolo (born January 22, 2003) is an American submission grappler and mixed martial artist. A competitor with his twin brother Tye Ruotolo since the age of 3, Ruotolo is an IBJJF World champion, Pan Am, and European Open champion at every coloured belt level. Promoted to black belt in December 2021, Ruotolo won the 2022 ADCC World Championship in the 77 kg division, becoming the youngest-ever ADCC Submission Fighting World champion at 19 years of age. ADCC 2022 Highlights: Old Champs Dethroned, New Champs Crowned – Gordon Ryan Submits André Galvão Andrea Tang, Jiujitsu Times, September 18, 2022 Ruotolo is signed to ONE Championship, where he is the current lightweight submission grappling champion.
Ruotolo then won the 77 kg division of the ADCC North American East Coast Trials on November 6, 2021, to claim an invite to the 2022 ADCC World Championship. He was later awarded with 'Submission of the Year' at the Jitsmagazine 2021 BJJ Awards for his flying d'arce choke finish of Joshua Dawson in the second round of the tournament. In preparation for the event, Ruotolo competed against Roberto Jimenez at Road to ADCC on July 17, 2021, and was submitted with a rear-naked choke. Across the weekend of September 25–26, Ruotolo competed at the Who's Number One Championships and defeated three opponents to become the promotion's inaugural Lightweight champion. At Grapplefest 10 on November 10, 2021, Ruotolo defeated Keith Krikorian by decision
On March 25, 2021, Ruotolo and his brother both signed a contract with ONE Championship to compete in submission grappling and eventually make their MMA debut. In his debut match at ONE 157, Ruotolo fought Shinya Aoki and won a unanimous decision.
On October 21, 2022, Ruotolo faced multiple-time Sambo World Champion Uali Kurzhev for the inaugural ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Championship at . After Kurzhev failed hydration twice, a catchweight of 174 lbs was established, four pounds heavier than initially intended, making Kurzhev ineligible for the belt. Ruotolo submitted Kurzhev with a heel hook at the 4:26 mark of the 10-minute bout to win the title and become the first-ever ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Champion.
Ruotolo defended his title against Matheus Gabriel on December 3, 2022, at . He won the match via unanimous decision.
Ruotolo was booked to defend his ONE Championship lightweight title against Tommy Langaker at ONE Fight Night 11 on June 9, 2023. He won the match by decision and retained the title.
Ruotolo made his black belt IBJJF debut in a superfight against Natan Chueng at the IBJJF No Gi Absolute Grand Prix on February 29, 2024. He won the match on points. Ruotolo then competed at the IBJJF Dallas Open 2024 on March 10, winning a gold medal at medium-heavyweight and a bronze medal in the absolute division.
Ruotolo faced Francisco Lo in a catchweight bout at 180lbs at ONE Fight Night 21 on April 5, 2024. He won the match by submission with an arm-in rear-naked choke.
Ruotolo was originally scheduled to compete in the 2024 ADCC World Championship, but both he and his brother Tye left the tournament in order to enter the -80 kg division of the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational on August 16–17, 2024. He submitted Matheus Diniz in the opening round, defeated Tommy Langaker by decision in the quarter-final, defeated Andrew Tackett by decision in the semi-final, and defeated Levi Jones Leary by decision in the final to win the grand prize of $1,000,000.
Ruotolo was scheduled to defend his ONE lightweight submission grappling title against the organization's flyweight submission grappling titleholder, Mikey Musumeci, on September 6, 2024, at ONE 168: Denver. However, on September 1, it was announced that Ruotolo had withdrawn from the bout due to injury.
Ruotolo made his professional MMA debut against Blake Cooper at ONE 167 on June 8, 2024. He won the fight by a rear-naked choke submission in the first round and earned the $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus.
Ruotolo faced Ahmed Mujtaba at ONE 169 on November 9, 2024. He won the fight by submission in the first round.
Ruotolo next faced Nicolas Alejandro Vigna at ONE 171 on February 20, 2025. He won the fight via an arm-triangle submission in the first round.
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