Hi, my name is Dillan Tatum and this is my website. My favorite hobby is Jiu-Jitsu. I turned 18 on December 3rd. I am a senior at Harlingen High School. I have a 4.28 GPA and I am ranked number 16 out of 521 students in my class. Two of my goals are to go to college and to be a world class Jiu-Jitsu player.

Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport and a self-defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting. It promotes the principle that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend themselves against a bigger, stronger assailant by using leverage and proper technique—most notably by applying joint-locks and choke-holds to defeat the other person. To learn more about what is Jiu-Jitsu go to this link at worldofjiujitsu.com.

I train in jiu-jitsu at Team Ferreira BJJ located at 429 E Expressway 83, Pharr, Texas 78577, under Carlos Diego Ferreira. I have competed in 22 jiu-jitsu tournaments. You can see my tournament results below and you can see most of my jiu-jitsu matches under my  Jiu-Jitsu Tournaments link under “Categories.”

I am sponsored by DOGO Apparel and Gosemi Engineering. Please take a moment to go to my sponsors websites or Facebook pages by following the above links.

Three of my biggest dislikes are bullying, racism and sexism.

By clicking on THIS LINK, you can read a story at RGV.com written by Kristian Limas on July 31, 2015 about me.

On July 25, 2015, I competed in the Kids World BJJ Championships 2015 in Ontario California. I won the gold medal in both my gi and nogi divisions. Click on THIS LINK to view a story done on me by Joe Bowling with CBS Channel 4 Sports News on July 28th, 2015.

By clinking on THIS LINK, you can read an article written by Vinny Davis with Fighter News, at jcfightpromotions.com, about me and the Kids World BJJ Championships 2015 tournament.

By clinking on THIS LINK, you can read an article written by Adriana Dominguez with the Harlingen Consolidated School Distict (HCISD), about me and the Kids World BJJ Championships 2015 tournament.

Please take a look around and leave a comment.

I am looking for sponsors so I can compete in jiu-jitsu tournnments. Please contact my dad at dan@dillan.net or 956-572-3916 if you can help sponsor me. Any contribution will be greatly appreciated. Craig Comisky helped my dad make the following highlights/promotional video of me – it is a little outdated and does not include several of my tournaments.

JIU-JITSU TOURNAMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

4/30/11 – 2011 Valley Throwdown
1st place Gi Division
1st place Nogi Division

6/25/11 – South Texas Showdown
1st place Gi Division
1st place Nogi Division

9/10/11 – 1st Annual Rio Grande Valley Jiu-Jitsu Open
1st place Gi Division
2nd place Nogi Division

3/17/12 – NAGA Houston Grappling Championship
1st place Gi Division
1st place Nogi Division

4/28/12 – 2nd Annual Rio Grande Valley Jiu-Jitsu Open
1st place Gi Division
1st place Nogi Division

5/13/12 – NAGA Dallas Grappling Championship
Note: I competed in the expert division with only about 1 1/2 years training experience.
3rd place GI Division

9/29/12 – Mat Shark Fight World USA Open
Note: I was registered for the Gi Absolute division but the event organizers mistakenly left me off the bracket, so I did not get to fight in it.
1st place GI Division
1st place Nogi Division
1st place Nogi Absolute Division

3/9/13 – Gracie Grappling Cup San Antonio, TX
1st place Gi Division
1st place Nogi Division

4/13/13 – 3rd Annual Rio Grande Valley Jiu-Jitsu Open
1st place Gi Division
1st place Nogi Division

8/10/13 – MatShark RGV Pro Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships
1st place Gi Division
1st place Nogi Division

11/09/13 – MatShark Pro Jiu-Jitsu Tournament
Note: I competed in an age bracket above mine and also a weight bracket above mine. I lost my first Gi match to 16 year old blue belt.
3rd place Gi Division
1st place Nogi Division
1st place Gi Absolute
1st place Nogi Absolute

03/08/2014 – 4th Annual Rio Grande Valley Jiu-Jitsu Open
Note: I weighed in at 150 lbs but fought in the 160 lb and up division which included a blue belt teen who weighed in at 203 lbs.
1st place Gi Division
3rd place Nogi Division

05/31/2014 – RGV Summer Open
Note: At the age of 14, I competed in the Adult Male Blue Belt Division.
1st place Gi Division
1st place Nogi Division
3rd place Nogi Absolute

09/06/2014 – South Texas Jiu-Jitsu Classic
Note: At the age of 14, I competed in the Adult Male Blue Belt Division.
1st place Gi Division
1st place Nogi Division

12/13/2014 North America Grappling Association World Championship
1st place Gi Division
1st place Nogi Division

01/24/2015 Fight to Win Tournament of Champions 15
Note: At the age of 15, I competed in the Adult Male Blue Belt Division.
3rd place Gi Division
1st place Gi Absolute Blue Belt Division

07/25/2015 Kids World BJJ Championships 2015
1st place Gi Division
1st place Nogi Division

12/13/2015 North America Grappling Association World Championship 2015
Note: I was registered for the adult male blue belt division but withdrew prior to it’s start due to an injury.
1st place Teens Nogi Expert Division
1st place Teens Expert Gi Division
1st place Adult Advance Nogi Division

03/12/2016 MatShark RGV Pro
Note: At the age of 16, I competed in Adult Male Divisions.
1st place Adult Blue Belt Division
1st place Adult Nogi Expert Division
1st place Adult Blue Belt Absolute Division

04/24/2016 Battle for the Ages 7 Gi World Championships
1st place 16 year old Championship

08/20/2016 MatShark RGV Open
Note: At the age of 16, I competed in three Adult Male Divisions.
1st place Adult Blue Belt Division
1st place Adult Blue Belt Absolute Division
1st place Adult Expert Nogi Division

12/10/2016 North America Grappling Association World Championship 2016
Note: At the age of 17, I competed in the Adult Male Division.
1st place Adult Blue Belt Division

04/22/2017 Submission Fighting Championship
Note: At the age of 17, I competed in the three Adult Male Divisions.
1st place Adult Purple Belt Division
1st place Adult Brown/Purple Belt Absolute Division
1st place Adult Expert Nogi Division

06/24/2017 North America Grappling Association Texas Championship
Note: At the age of 17, I competed in three Adult Male Divisions (my weight was in the 150lb division).
1st place Adult Purple Belt 150lb Division
1st place Adult Purple Belt 160lb Division
3rd place Adult Expert Nogi 160lb Division (I lost to Thiago Macedo)

You can see most of my fights from tournaments I have competed in by going to Jiu-Jitsu Tournaments under “Categories.” To see the earlier tournaments I competed in, make sure you click on “Older Entries” at the bottom of my Jiu-Jitsu Tournaments page. Doing so will take you to this link (click here) and to this link (click here) at the bottom of the 1st and 2nd pages.

RECENT EVENTS

– On July 25, 2015, I competed in the Kids World BJJ Championships 2015 in Ontario California. I won the gold medal in both my gi and nogi divisions. Click on THIS LINK to view a story done on me by Joe Bowling with CBS Channel 4 Sports News on July 28th, 2015 about winning gold at this tournament.

– By clinking on THIS LINK, you can read an article written by Vinny Davis with Fighter News, at jcfightpromotions.com, about me and the Kids World BJJ Championships 2015 tournament.

UPCOMING EVENTS
– None at present.

 

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