TYE RUOTOLO

Tye Ruotolo is one half of the Ruotolo twins (with brother Kade) and one of the most prolific young no-gi grapplers in modern competition. Born in Santa Cruz, California in 2002 and trained from a young age under Andre Galvao at Atos, Tye won the ADCC World Championship at welterweight in 2022 — at the same tournament that brother Kade won the lightweight division — making the Ruotolos one of the few sibling pairs to win ADCC titles in the same year.

Tye's competitive style emphasizes standing-game scrambles, aggressive submission hunting, and the modern no-gi grappling vocabulary that the Atos pedagogical tradition has refined. His matches against Magid Hage, Diogo Reis, and the broader welterweight modern roster have been characterized by high finish rates and continuous attack pressure. Tye has also transitioned partially to MMA via ONE Championship contracts, and his integrated grappling style suggests a long-term career trajectory that could include both submission grappling and MMA competition.

Alongside his brother Kade, Tye represents the next generation of professional grapplers benefiting from the commercialization of the sport. The Ruotolo brothers' commercial visibility and competitive output across the 2020s have helped maintain the sport's growth trajectory, and their continued presence at the elite level suggests that the next decade of competitive no-gi will be substantially defined by their generation. As of 2026 Tye continues to compete at the elite level under ONE Championship contract and remains one of the top-ranked welterweight no-gi competitors in the world.