Jonathan Torres, also known as "JT" Torres, is a

Puerto Rican American Stateside Puerto Ricans ( es, link=no, Puertorriqueños de Estados Unidos), also ambiguously known as Puerto Rican Americans ( es, link=no, puertorriqueño-americanos,), or Puerto Ricans in the United States, are Puerto Ricans who are in the U ...

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

practitioner and

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. He is known for a number of competitive accomplishments earned both prior to and following his promotion to black belt. Though having won numerous victories in gi competition, Torres has been particularly successful in

no-gi Submission wrestling, also known as Submission grappling, Submission fighting a form of competition and a general term for martial arts and combat sports that focus on clinch and ground fighting with the aim of obtaining a submission through the ...

events, earning multiple international championships. In March 2013, Torres left

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and joined Atos Jiu-Jitsu. On November 22, 2014, Torres fought Rory MacDonald in a grappling match in Metamoris V. Giving up 40 pounds, the fight ended in a draw.

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American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Living people People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu 1989 births World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship medalists {{US-martialart-bio-stub