Kyle Baker - Martial Arts Resume
Competition Experience (since 2013) (80.4% win rate, 90.9% sub rate)
- Total Match Record: 33 - 8 total competition record (30/33 by submission)
- Total Medals: 17 Golds + 2 Silvers / 21 divisions
- Brown Belt: 8 Golds + 2 Silvers / 11 divisions (11th was a rib tear in match 1)
- No-gi: 10 Golds / 11 divisions (7/8 in expert divisions) (8th was that same rib tear)
Notable Competition Highlights:
Naturally Fit Games 2014 | 3x Gold | Blue, Beginner no-gi, advanced no-gi |
NAGA Austin 2014 | 2x Gold | Brown (open-weight; $100 prize), Expert no-gi |
Submission FC 2017 | 2x Gold | Brown (open-weight; $100 prize), Expert no-gi |
NAGA Charlotte 2018 | 2x Gold | Brown, Expert no-gi |
Grappling Industries London 2019 | 2x Silver | Brown (open-weight, 170lb) (open weight loss to Taylor Pearman) |
NAGA Charlotte 2019 | 2x Gold | Brown + Black combined, Expert no-gi |
Teaching Experience
- 2014: BJJ @ Austin Jiu Jitsu (Austin, TX, USA)
- 2017 Jul - Oct: Guest instructor @ various gyms (Northern Ireland + Germany)
- 2018: Repeat Guest Instructor @ John’s Gym (Austin, TX, USA)
- 2018: Led workshop “Famous Fight Analysis” at BJJ Globetrotters USA Maine Camp (ME, USA)
- 2018-2019: Co-Primary Instructor @ Open Source BJJ (Asheville, NC, USA) (Kids, Fundamentals, Advanced)
- 2019 Jun: Guest Instructor + Privates + Seminar (Northern Ireland + London)
- 2019 Oct: Instructor (“Judo for Guard Pullers”, “Judo 80/20”) @ 1st BJJ Globetrotters Arizona Camp (AZ, USA)
- 2019-2020: Head Instructor / Founder Oakley Fight Club (BJJ/Judo) (Asheville, NC, USA)
- 2022: Guest instructor @ Playa BJJ (Playa BJJ, Playas Del Coco, Costa Rica)
- 2024: Acting Head Instructor: The HQ (Colorado Springs, CO, USA)
- 2024-Current: Founder, Newaza Club (Teller County, Colorado)
Competition Experience (83% win rate, 91% ippon rate)
- Total Match Record: 67 - 13 total competition record (62/68 by ippon)
- Novice Medas: 3x Gold, 1x Silver / 4 divisions (14/15 matches won) (+ 2x Gold in Sambo)
- Brown Belt Medals: 3x Gold, 3x Silver / 8 divisions (incl. open weight division) (+1x 5th/17)
- Shodan Medals: 4x Gold, 2x Silver / 6 divisions (16/18 matches won)
- Nidan Medals: 5x Gold / 6 divisions (15/16 matches won, all wins by ippon)
Notable Competition Highlights:
Houston Open 2013 | Gold | $100 prize novice division; after 6 months of study |
Dallas Invitational 2014 | Gold | National level novice division |
Houston Open 2016 | Gold + Silver | $500 open weight division; $100 90kg division (up two weight classes) |
Dallas Invitational 2016 | 5th (of 17) | D-level National Tournament; losses were to 1st (Jack Hatton) and 2nd place finisher; 4 ippon wins, 2 losses |
Go Shibata 2017 | Gold | Faced sandan, former OTC member Zach Goldbold, twice for best 2/3 win |
Fall Brawl 2018 | 2x Silver | (73kg, open weight), loss in 73kg was 10.5 min overtime match against Judo nidan + BJJ black belt competitor; avenged loss later in open weight division in 6.5 minute overtime match |
Nito Cup 2019 | 3x Gold | (73kg, 81kg, open), won 10/10 matches by ippon (won $200 in prize money) |
Fall Brawl 2019 | 3x Gold | (81kg, 90kg kosen, open weight), won 8/8 matches by ippon |
Denver Classic 2025 | 2x Gold | (73kg veteran, 73kg senior), won 7/7 matches by ippon |
Teaching Experience
- 2015-2018: Assistant instructor, Kokoro Judo (Austin, TX, USA)
- 2015: Private lessons given to other yudansha judoka for newaza instruction (Austin, TX, USA)
- 2018-2019: Head Instructor/Founder: asked to create, lead Open Source Judo program (Asheville, NC, USA)
- 2019: Requested for private lessons (Ballymoney, Northern Ireland)
- 2019 Oct: Instructor (“Judo for Guard Pullers”, “Judo 80/20”) at 1st BJJ Globetrotters USA Arizona Camp (AZ, USA)
- 2022: Newaza Seminar, Judo Escazu (Escazu, Costa Rica)
- 2023: Judo Workshop @ Zen Camp (Dojo Stara Wies, Poland)
- 2024: Judo Workshop @ Zen Camp (spring) (Dojo Stara Wies, Poland)
- 2024: Judo Workshop @ Zen Camp (fall) (Dojo Stara Wies, Poland)
- 2024: Head Instructor/Founder: Established Judo Program @ The HQ (Colorado Springs, CO)
- 2024-Current: Head Instructor/Founder of Newaza Club (Teller County, Colorado)
Judo + BJJ + Sambo + Wrestling competitive grappling record: 106 - 24 (98/106 wins by ippon/sub/total victory/tech fall)