Barcelona BJJ: Reddit Hype vs Real Competition Results
We matched Reddit mention data against the Spain BJJ Tour medal table for every Barcelona gym. The teams winning golds are barely mentioned online.
The three teams leading Barcelona’s Spain BJJ Tour 25/26 medal table do not appear in a single Reddit recommendation in our dataset. The two gyms with the most consistent social media visibility carry losing competition records. The most-warned-about gym on Reddit won zero golds.
Here is what the numbers actually show.
Quick Verdict
| Gym | Reddit (total / pos / neg) | Spain BJJ Tour golds | Drop-in | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CICERO COSTHA EUROPE | 7 / 4+ / 0- | 17 | unknown | Competitors (gold leader) |
| Aranha Hospitalet | 7 / 3+ / 0- | 16 | unknown | Visitors, Yan Cabral connection |
| HUMBLING JIU JITSU CLUB | not in dataset | 15 | unknown | International competitors |
| AA jiujitsu | not in dataset | 13 | unknown | Serious competitors, best win rate |
| Redbelt academia | not in dataset | 10 | unknown | Smallest team, highest efficiency |
| TEMPLUM BCN | 7 / 4+ / 0- | 7 | unknown | Black belts (read the caveats below) |
| NAU JIU JITSU | not in dataset | 6 | unknown | General training |
| Gracie Barra Barcelona | 7 / 4+ / 1- | 4 | yes | Beginners wanting a structured program |
| 10th Planet Barcelona | 7 / 4+ / 1- | 3 | yes | No-gi only |
| Gullo Jiu-Jitsu Barcelona | 7 / 4+ / 1- | 3 | no | Small, friendly atmosphere |
| Anaconda Brazilian Jiu-jitsu | 5 / 1+ / 1- | 0 | yes | Avoid if price transparency matters |
Reddit data: r/bjj, r/Barcelona, r/martialarts. Competition data: Spain BJJ Tour 25/26.
The Full Medal Table
Spain BJJ Tour 25/26 covers 24 Barcelona-area gyms with medal counts, wins, and losses across an entire season.
| Gym | Athletes | Golds | Silvers | Bronzes | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CICERO COSTHA EUROPE | 38 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 48 |
| Aranha Hospitalet | 65 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 66 | 91 |
| HUMBLING JIU JITSU CLUB | 22 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 21 |
| AA jiujitsu | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 53 | 31 |
| HWC TEAM | 32 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 32 |
| Redbelt academia | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 8 |
| TEMPLUM BCN | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 |
| NAU JIU JITSU | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 22 |
| Barcelona Jiu Jitsu Haubert Team | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 22 |
| Reinaldo Ribeiro Team | 25 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 38 |
| Gracie Barra Barcelona | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| AOC JIU-JITSU | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 21 |
| 10th Planet Barcelona | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| Gullo Jiu-Jitsu Barcelona | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Anaconda Brazilian Jiu-jitsu | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
The Three Invisible Champions
HUMBLING JIU JITSU CLUB, AA jiujitsu, and Redbelt academia share one thing: zero Reddit presence in our data. Between them they collected 38 golds in the Spain BJJ Tour 25/26.
HUMBLING JIU JITSU CLUB is the most internationally active Barcelona team in our competition dataset. Their 22 athletes won 15 golds and 31 matches, losing 21, for a 60% match win rate. They also sent athletes to the European Championship 2026, Pan Championship 2026, World Masters 2025, Dublin Fall Open 2025, London Fall Open 2025, Rome Fall Open 2025, Turin Open 2025, and eight additional IBJJF events, more distinct events than any other gym in our data. Jonas Andrade, competing at masters black belt, went 5W-0L and collected 4 golds at the Spain BJJ Tour.
Location: Carrer Del sant crist, 12. No website on file. Drop-in status unknown. Full profile
AA jiujitsu (16 athletes, 13 golds, 53W-31L) has the strongest win percentage among the top medal-table teams: 63%. Ivan Raj Udovichenko was a standout, going 10W-0L in the no-gi purple division to finish ranked #1 in that division in the tour, while also collecting 3 golds, 1 silver, and 1 bronze in gi purple. That single athlete drove a large portion of the team’s haul. Team best ranking: #1.
Location: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 1016. No website on file. Drop-in status unknown. Full profile
Redbelt academia is the smallest team with the highest efficiency in our data. Six athletes, 10 golds, 29 wins, 8 losses: a 78% match win rate. Their athletes also competed at the Brazilian Nationals 2026, the South American Championship 2025, and an international open in Curitiba. Juan Pablo Rodrigues Da Silva finished ranked #2 in both adult gi purple and adult no-gi purple in the tour. Team best ranking: #2.
Location: Francesc Guitart n11. No website on file. Drop-in status unknown. Full profile
Gracie Barra Barcelona: Brand Recognition, Losing Record
Gracie Barra Barcelona draws 7 Reddit mentions (4 positive, 1 negative) in our data, which is typical for a franchise name with global recognition.
The Spain BJJ Tour 25/26 record: 4 golds, 5 silvers, 5 bronzes, 9 wins, 16 losses across 12 athletes. That is a 36% match win rate, the second-lowest of any gym in this article. Their directory profile tags include “beginner_friendly,” “friendly_atmosphere,” and “good_instructors,” which may accurately reflect the experience for someone not focused on competition. For competitors, the numbers argue for looking elsewhere.
Location: C/ d’Aragó, 109. Website. Drop-in: yes. Gi and no-gi. Full profile
Anaconda BJJ: Most-Warned-About Gym, Zero Golds
Anaconda has 5 Reddit mentions (1 positive, 1 negative) in our data. The negative flag is specific and gets repeated across years:
“All i know is one club that you should absolutely avoid which is the Anaconda BJJ club since they are known for ‘scamming’ you with hidden fees that they add last second when paying. Club de la lucha is good and Mma barcelona team has a really clean and spacious environment.” source, 2022
A separate commenter in 2024 echoed the concern without the strong language:
“I’ve heard some people say that Anaconda is not very transparent about their pricing.” source, 2024
Both quotes are at least two years old, and pricing policies may have changed. The competition data is current: 3 athletes, 0 golds, 1 silver, 6 wins, 5 losses in Spain BJJ Tour 25/26.
One positive note: the gym’s owner gained local press coverage in 2023 for intervening in a robbery, described in a mention thread as “the owner just got in a sword fight(!) with hoodlums a few weeks ago and made the news.” source, 2023
Location: Travessera de Gràcia, 294. Website. Drop-in: yes. Gi and no-gi. Full profile
Aranha Hospitalet: The Reddit Pick That Backs It Up
Aranha Hospitalet is the gym most consistently named in response to “where to train in Barcelona” threads, driven almost entirely by the association with Yan Cabral.
“Yan Cabral in Barcelona @ Aranha bjj. If you are only doing a few days, it’s just easier to see whatever gym has hours you can make.” source, 2024
“I know a number of good jiu jitsu gyms in Barcelona… Yan Cabral and his Aranha Barcelona Jiu Jitsu are some of best ones in the city.” source, 2022
“Aranha Barcelona, especially for BJJ/MMA” source, 2022
7 mentions total in our data, 3 positive, 0 negative.
The competition numbers back the reputation: 65 athletes, 16 golds, 21 silvers, 20 bronzes, 66 wins, 91 losses. The 91 losses come with 65 athletes competing, meaning broad participation across many weight classes. Their 42% match win rate trails the efficiency-focused teams, but 16 golds is the second-highest total in the city.
Note: our gym directory lists two separate Aranha gyms. The one with competition data and specific Reddit recommendations is Aranha Hospitalet (L’Hospitalet de Llobregat). Aranha Barcelona (Carrer de Robrenyo, 63) is a distinct entry with no Spain BJJ Tour data in our system.
Location: Carrer de la Constitució, 169. Instagram. Drop-in status not confirmed. Full profile
CICERO COSTHA EUROPE: Most Golds in the City
CICERO COSTHA EUROPE leads the Spain BJJ Tour 25/26 medal table: 17 golds, 11 silvers, 17 bronzes, 57 wins, 48 losses across 38 athletes. Best ranking: #6 in the tour standings.
Their standout in our data is Maite Dueñas, ranked #6 nationally in female no-gi blue and #8 in female gi blue, with 2 golds in each division and a combined 7W-0L record across both.
CICERO COSTHA EUROPE appears in our Reddit mention dataset with 7 mentions (4 positive, 0 negative), but none of the tracked quotes specifically discuss the gym by name. The competition output is not reflected in their online visibility.
Location: Barcelona (no street address on file). No website listed. Drop-in status unknown. Full profile
10th Planet Barcelona: No-Gi Only, Efficient Record
10th Planet is the only confirmed no-gi-only gym in our dataset. Six athletes in Spain BJJ Tour 25/26: 3 golds, 2 silvers, 1 bronze, 10 wins, 5 losses. Win rate: 67%.
David Flores Justiniano went 6W-1L in adult no-gi blue and is ranked #8 in that division in the tour.
One direct Reddit recommendation from 2023:
“+1 for 10th Planet Barcelona, it’s in gracia, come by! no-gi only.” source, 2023
Location: Carrer de Sant Pere Màrtir, 37. Website. Drop-in: yes. No-gi only. Full profile
TEMPLUM BCN: Strong Results, Specific Allegations
TEMPLUM BCN shows 7 Reddit mentions (4 positive, 0 negative) in our aggregated data. Their Spain BJJ Tour 25/26 record: 9 athletes, 7 golds, 12 wins, 11 losses. Andrés Rodríguez Segrera is ranked #1 in the tour’s adult gi black belt division and #8 in masters no-gi black belt.
Two Reddit threads from 2024 contain specific allegations against named instructors at the gym. The first:
“Jonas Andrade and Andres Rodrigues from templum in Barcelona tried to extort me… I literally subbed someone once and Andres Rodrigues said ‘Hey I want a pair of shoes’… When I declined, right after that I started getting mismatched at +30kg differential” source, 2024
The second, from a separate account in the same period:
“yeah I once had this ‘bjj world champion’ ask me for a bribe in his gym (templum in barcelona)… When I declined, they bought in some people at a 30kg differential specifically meant to injure me… I was also harassed in barcelona multiple times after leaving the gym” source, 2024
These are unverified claims from Reddit accounts. The gym’s competition record and ranked athlete are documented facts. The allegations are also documented facts in our Reddit data, regardless of their positive/negative classification in the metadata. Both categories of information belong in any honest assessment.
Location: Carrer d’Entença 113. No website on file. Drop-in status unknown. Full profile
Gullo Jiu-Jitsu Barcelona: Small School, Real Results
Gullo has 7 Reddit mentions (4 positive, 1 negative) in our data. One specific drop-in report from 2023:
“Dropped into Gullo BJJ, kind of a small school but really friendly people, good jiu jitsu.” source, 2023
Competition: 7 athletes, 3 golds, 9 wins, 6 losses in Spain BJJ Tour 25/26. Their athletes also competed at IBJJF events in Madrid, Paris, Venice, London, and the European Masters in 2025-2026, showing a team that travels to compete beyond the domestic tour.
Location: C. de Viladomat, 88. Website. Drop-in: listed as no in our directory. Gi and no-gi. Full profile
Best For You
Visiting and want to drop in: Gracie Barra Barcelona (drop-in confirmed, gi and no-gi) or 10th Planet Barcelona (drop-in confirmed, no-gi only). Reddit consistently points to Aranha Hospitalet for visitors wanting to train with Yan Cabral’s team, but drop-in status is unconfirmed in our data.
Competing seriously: Redbelt academia (78% match win rate, 10 golds from 6 athletes) or AA jiujitsu (63% win rate, 13 golds, best #1 individual ranking in our data). For volume of golds, CICERO COSTHA EUROPE leads the city.
International competition: HUMBLING JIU JITSU CLUB. More distinct IBJJF events than any other Barcelona gym in our data, including Europeans, Pans, World Masters, and opens across six countries.
No-gi only: 10th Planet Barcelona. The only confirmed no-gi-exclusive gym in the dataset.
Beginner, not competing: Gracie Barra Barcelona draws the strongest beginner-friendly tags in our directory data, offers confirmed drop-in, and has an established curriculum structure.
For the complete ranked list of Barcelona BJJ gyms see the Barcelona BJJ gym directory.
Data covers 88 Reddit mentions across r/bjj, r/Barcelona, r/martialarts, and related subreddits, plus Spain BJJ Tour 25/26 competition results and IBJJF event records for Barcelona-area gyms. Competition data is updated as new events are recorded.
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