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| Born | Osamah Ali Almarwai[1] (1992-04-11)11 April 1992 (age 33)[1] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Osa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Yemen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Roosterweight -57.5 kg (126.8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Atos Jiu-Jitsu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trainer | Andre Galvao | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | black belt inBJJ[a] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Osamah Ali Almarwai (Arabic: أسامة علي المروعي, born on April 11, 1992) is a Yemenisubmission grappler andBrazilian jiu-jitsu black belt competitor.[a]
An American National andWorld No-Gi champion in brown belt, Almarwai is the first black belt IBJJF World No-Gi and 2xPan No-Gi champion from the Middle East. Almarwai is currently ranked No. 1 in the 2022-2023IBJJF No-Gi Rooster division.[2]
Osamah Ali Almarwai was born on April 11, 1992, inJeddah, Saudi Arabia.[1] During Almarwai's early years he playedfootball andtaekwondo. During his teenage years he relocated to the United States where he had a brief experience trainingBrazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) at university.[1]
At 19 he moved back to Saudi Arabia and continued training BJJ with coaches, Mohammed Al Dabbas, and Gerardo Dudamell, who awarded him his purple belt. Almarwai later trained with Karim Shah who promoted him to brown belt.
After 7 years of training in Saudi Arabia, Almarwai moved back to the US at the age of 26.[1] He relocated to Florida and started training atFight Sports. In 2019, Almarwai attended anADCC Submission Grappling training camp which persuaded him to move to California and joinAtos Jiu-Jitsu under BJJ legendAndré Galvão. In 2019, Almarwai started competing in IBJJF competitions in the brown belt division,[3] winning silver in 2020 at thePan No-Gi Championship. The following year he became World No-Gi Champion and American Nationals No-Gi Champion.
After receiving his black belt from Galvao, Almarwai competed in the2022 World No-Gi Championship inAnaheim, California, where he defeated Henrique Rossi in a straightankle lock; Coco Izutsu by points; and Roiter Silva Junior by points.[4] In 2022, Almarwai competed in 16 competitions.[5] As part of the Atos team, Almarwai trains with the Ruotolo brothers,Kade Ruotolo andTye Ruotolo.[6]
Almarwai facedMikey Musumeci for theONE Flyweight Submission Grappling World Championship atONE Fight Night 10 on May 5, 2023.[7] Almarwai lost the fight via submission due to arear naked choke at 8:03 of the first round.
Almarwai competed against Cleber Sousa in a flyweight submission grappling match atONE 166 on March 1, 2024.[8] He lost the match by reverse triangle armbar.[9]
Almarwai competed against Zayed Alkatheeri at Pit Submission Series 4 on April 20, 2024.[10] He lost the match by unanimous decision.[11] He then won a gold medal in the roosterweight division at the IBJJF No Gi American National Championship 2024 on June 29, 2024.[12]
2025
Almarwai made a successful comeback from knee surgery, returning to competition just a few months after recovery. He went on to win his second IBJJF No-Gi Pan American Championship title in 2025, marking a strong return to form and reaffirming his position among the top athletes in his division.
Main Achievements (Black Belt):[1]
Main Achievements (Colored Belts):[1]
