BJJ History Quiz: From Kano to UFC 1

This BJJ history quiz travels from 1882 Japan to the UFC cage. Kano, Maeda, the Gracies, the ADCC: eight questions to test your knowledge of the sport’s great story.

What this quiz tests

This BJJ history quiz traces the sport’s whole family tree: Jigoro Kano codifying judo in 1882, Mitsuyo Maeda carrying the art to Carlos Gracie in Brazil, Helio’s adaptation for smaller frames, all the way to Royce’s worldwide demonstration at UFC 1 in 1993 and the birth of the ADCC in 1998.

Understanding this history explains why jiu-jitsu favors leverage over strength and the ground over the feet: every question lights up one link in the chain, with a detailed correction. For the full story, read our article on the history of BJJ in 10 key dates.

Every answer comes with a full correction. To keep playing, all our quizzes are on the BJJ-Rules quiz page.