Quintet (grappling)

Summary

Quintet (stylized as QUINTET) is a Japanese submission grappling promotion created by mixed martial artitst Kazushi Sakuraba that uses a 5-on-5, winner-stays-on format. It debuted on April 11, 2018 on UFC Fight Pass.[1]

Quintet
Company typePrivate
IndustrySubmission grappling promotion
Founded2018 (2018)
FounderKazushi Sakuraba
Headquarters
Key people
Kazushi Sakuraba

Sakuraba developed Quintet with former UFC champion Josh Barnett. In July 2017, while in Las Vegas, Sakuraba pitched the concept of Quintet to Ant Evans, the content officer for UFC Fight Pass. Evans worked with Sakuraba to further develop the concept before ultimately signing Quintet to a long-term deal with UFC Fight Pass.

Rules edit

Fight mat edit

In Quintet, bouts take place on a 12-meter by 12-meter (39 ft) square wrestling mat with no line boundaries. If the fighters move too close to the edge of the mat, the referee stops the bout and restarts it in a safe area of the mat with the fighters assuming the same positions they were in when the bout was stopped.[2]

Winner-Stays-On System edit

The match begins with a bout between two fighters, one from each team. The winner fights the next fighter from the opposing team. If the bout ends in a draw, both fighters are removed and the next fighter from each team enters the mat to grapple. If the last fighter on a team loses their bout, that team loses. If a bout between both teams’ last fighters ends in a draw, whichever team had the fewest cumulative penalties throughout all of the bouts wins. If both teams have an equal number of penalties, the referees determine the winning team based on which fighter in the final bout was most aggressive.[2]

Weight edit

The total weight of all five fighters on a team must be below the weight class limit as measured one day before the event.[2]

Class name Weight class limit (kg)
Men Women
Regular 430 kg (950 lb) 280 kg (620 lb)
Light 360 kg (790 lb)

Time Limits edit

Each bout consists of one 8-minute round if the fighters are close in weight. If the difference in the fighters’ weights is more than 20 kilograms (44 lb) in the Regular class or 10 kilograms (22 lb) in the Lightweight class, the lighter fighter may choose between an 8- or 4-minute round.[2]

List of winners edit

Weight Class Winner Runner-up Event Date Tournament Bracket
Regular   Polaris   HALEO Quintet 1 April 11, 2018 Quintet 1 Bracket
Light   Carpe Diem   HALEO Quintet Fight Night 1 June 9, 2018 Quintet Fight Night 1 Bracket
Regular   10th Planet   Reebok Quintet 2 July 16, 2018 Quintet 2 Bracket
Regular   Alpha Male   Polaris Quintet 3 October 5, 2018 Quintet 3 Bracket
Regular   Carpe Diem   Neo Judo Quintet Fight Night 2 February 3, 2019 Quintet Fight Night 2 Bracket
Female Regular   10th Planet   BJJ Kunoichi Quintet Fight Night 3 April 7, 2019 Quintet Fight Night 3 Bracket
Light   Carpe Diem   Sakuraba Quintet Fight Night 4 November 30, 2019 Quintet Fight Night 4 Bracket
Regular Team UFC Team Strikeforce Quintet Ultra December 12, 2019 Quintet Ultra Bracket
Light   Tokoro Plus α 2nd   Carpe Diem Quintet Fight Night 5 October 27, 2020 Quintet Fight Night 5 Bracket
Female Regular   Carpe Diem   Fairtex Quintet Fight Night 6 March 12, 2021 Quintet Fight Night 6 Bracket
Light   Wolf   The Body Ride Quintet Fight Night 7 July 13, 2021 Quintet Fight Night 7 Bracket
Regular   The B-Team Bulls   Team 10th Planet Quintet 4 September 10, 2023 Quintet 4 Bracket

Events edit

# Event Date Venue Location
1 QUINTET 1 April 11, 2018 Ryogoku Kokugikan Tokyo, Japan
2 QUINTET Fight Night 1 June 9, 2018 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan
3 QUINTET 2 July 16, 2018 Ota City General Gymnasium Tokyo, Japan
4 QUINTET 3 October 5, 2018 Orleans Arena Las Vegas, United States
5 QUINTET Fight Night 2 February 3, 2019 Arena Tachikawa Tachihi Tokyo, Japan
6 QUINTET Fight Night 3 April 7, 2019 Arena Tachikawa Tachihi Tokyo, Japan
7 QUINTET Fight Night 4 November 30, 2019 Akita City Cultural Center Akita, Japan
8 QUINTET Ultra December 12, 2019 Red Rock Casino Las Vegas, United States
9 QUINTET Fight Night 5 October 27, 2020 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
10 QUINTET Fight Night 6 March 12, 2021 Ex Theater Roppongi Tokyo, Japan
11 QUINTET Fight Night 7 July 13, 2021 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
12 ReBOOT ~ QUINTET.4 September 10, 2023 Yokohama Arena Tokyo, Japan

Quintet 1 edit

Quintet 1
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateApril 11, 2018
VenueRyōgoku Kokugikan
CityTokyo, Japan

Quintet 1 was a team grappling event held by Quintet on April 11, 2018, at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.

Teams edit

Haleo Dream Team

Judo Dream Team

Polaris Dream Team

Sambo Dream Team

Quintet 1 Bracket edit

Semi Finals Finals
      
1   Team Haleo 2
  Team Judo 0
3   Team Haleo 0
  Team Polaris 2
2   Team Polaris 3
  Team Sambo 0

Quintet Fight Night 1 edit

Quintet Fight Night 1
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateJune 9, 2018
VenueDiffer Ariake
CityTokyo, Japan

Quintet Fight Night 1 was a team grappling survival event held by Quintet on June 9, 2018, at the Differ Ariake in Tokyo, Japan.

Teams edit

Team Carpe Diem

  •   Masahiro Iwasaki
  •   Daisuke Sugie
  •   Tomoshige Sera
  •   Yoshihiko Matsumoto
  •   David Garmo

Team TOKORO PLUS α

Team U-Zukido

Team Haleo

Quintet Fight Night 1 Bracket edit

Semi Finals Finals
      
1   Carpe Diem ADV
  TOKORO PLUS α 0
3   Carpe Diem ADV
  Haleo 0
2   U-Zukido 0
  Haleo 3

Quintet 2 edit

Quintet 2
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateJuly 16, 2018
VenueOta City General Gymnasium
CityTokyo, Japan

Quintet 2 was a team grappling event held by Quintet on July 16, 2018, at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

Teams edit

Team Tiger Muay Thai

Team Reebok

Team 10th Planet

  •   Geo Martinez
  •   Richie Martinez
  •   PJ Barch
  •   Adam Sachnoff
  •   Amir Allam

Team Vagabond

Quintet 2 Bracket edit

Semi Finals Finals
      
1   Tiger Muay Thai 0
  Team Reebok 3
3   Team Reebok 0
  Team 10th Planet 2
2   Team 10th Planet ADV
  Team Vagabond 0

Quintet 3 edit

Quintet 3
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateOctober 5, 2018
VenueOrleans Arena
CityLas Vegas, USA

Quintet 3 was a team grappling survival event held by Quintet on October 5, 2018, at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, USA.

Teams edit

Team Alpha Male

Team Sakuraba

Team 10th Planet

  •   PJ Barch
  •   Amir Allam
  •   Geo Martinez
  •   Richie Martinez
  •   Adam Sachnoff

Team Polaris

Super Matches edit

Quintet 3
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight 66 kg   Nicky Ryan def.   Hideo Tokoro Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Light Heavyweight 93 kg   Marcelo Nunes def.   Haisam Rida Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Heavyweight 120 kg   Satoshi Ishii def.   Frank Mir DQ (Stalling)

Quintet 3 Bracket edit

Semi Finals Finals
      
1   Team Alpha Male 3
  Team Sakuraba 0
3   Team Alpha Male 2
  Team Polaris 0
2   Team 10th Planet 0
  Team Polaris 2

Quintet Fight Night 2 edit

Quintet Fight Night 2
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateFebruary 3, 2019
VenueArena Tachikawa Tachihi
CityTokyo, Japan

Quintet Fight Night 2 was a team grappling survival event held by Quintet on February 3, 2019, at the Arena Tachikawa Tachihi in Tokyo, Japan.

Teams edit

Team Neo Judo

Team U-Japan

Team Carpe Diem

  •   Haisam Rida
  •   Sotaro Yamada
  •   Thomas Mietz
  •   David Garmo
  •   Reda Mebtouche

Team Soldier

  •   Hideki Sekine
  •   Yuta Nakamura
  •   Sergio Rios Da Silva
  •   Declan Moody
  •   Igor Tanabe

Quintet Fight Night 2 Bracket edit

Semi Finals Finals
      
  Team Neo Judo
  Team U-Japan
  Team Neo Judo
  Team Carpe Diem
  Team Carpe Diem
  Team Soldier

Quintet Fight Night 3 edit

Quintet Fight Night 3
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateApril 7, 2019
VenueArena Tachikawa Tachihi
CityTokyo, Japan

Quintet Fight Night 3 was a team grappling survival event held by Quintet on April 7, 2019, at the Arena Tachikawa Tachihi in Tokyo, Japan. It was the first Quintet event to feature women's grappling.

Teams edit

Team BJJ Kunoichi

Team Sun Chlorella

Team DEEP Jewels

Team 10th Planet

Quintet Fight Night 3 Bracket edit

Semi Finals Finals
      
  Team 10th Planet
  Team DEEP Jewels
  Team 10th Planet
  Team BJJ Kunoichi
  Team Sun Chlorella
  Team BJJ Kunoichi

Quintet Fight Night 4 edit

Quintet Fight Night 4
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateNovember 30, 2019
VenueAkita City Cultural Center
CityAkita, Japan

Quintet Fight Night 4 was a team grappling survival event held by Quintet on November 30, 2019, at the Akita City Cultural Center in Akita, Japan.

Teams edit

Team Paraestra

Team K-Top BJJ

  •   Inseong Jang
  •   Wanki Chae
  •   Gyeongseop Lee
  •   Youngseung Cho
  •   Jun Yong Cho

Team Sakuraba

Team Carpe Diem

Quintet Fight Night 4 Bracket edit

Semi Finals Finals
      
  Team Carpe Diem
  Team K-Top BJJ
  Team Carpe Diem
  Team Sakuraba
  Team Sakuraba
  Team Paraestra

Quintet Ultra edit

Quintet Ultra
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateDecember 12, 2019
VenueRed Rock Casino
CityLas Vegas, USA

Quintet Ultra was a team grappling survival event held by Quintet on December 12, 2019, at the Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas, USA.[3] This event was based around teams representing four MMA promotions: the UFC, Pride Fighting Championships, Strikeforce, and World Extreme Cagefighting. Participants were selected based on how closely linked their careers were to those promotions.[clarify]

Teams edit

Team UFC

Team Pride FC

Team Strikeforce

Team WEC

Quintet Ultra bracket edit

Semi Finals Finals
      
1 Team UFC 3
Team PRIDE 2
3 Team UFC 1
Team Strikeforce 0
2 Team Strikeforce 2
Team WEC 1

Super Matches edit

Quintet Ultra
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight (120 kg (260 lb))   Gordon Ryan def.   Aleksei Oleinik Submission (kneebar)

Quintet Fight Night 5 edit

Quintet Fight Night 5
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateOctober 27, 2020
VenueKorakuen Hall
CityTokyo, Japan

Quintet Fight Night 5 was a team grappling survival event held by Quintet on October 27, 2020, at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Teams edit

Team Carpe Diem

  •   Masahiro Iwasaki
  •   Tomoshige Sera
  •   Masaki Takeura
  •   Daisuke Shiraki
  •   Tomoyuki Hashimoto

Team Wolf

Team Tokoro Plus α 2nd

Team OneHundred

Quintet Fight Night 5 Bracket edit

Semi Finals Finals
      
  Team Carpe Diem
  Team Wolf
  Team Carpe Diem
  Team Tokoro Plus α 2nd
  Team Tokoro Plus α 2nd
  Team OneHundred

Quintet Fight Night 6 edit

Quintet Fight Night 6
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateMarch 12, 2021
VenueEx Theater Roppongi
CityTokyo, Japan

Quintet Fight Night 6 was a team grappling survival event held by Quintet on March 12, 2021, at the Ex Theater Roppongi in Tokyo, Japan.

Teams edit

Team Carpe Diem

Team Fairtex

  •   Kazuko Sakamoto
  •   Ryoko Yoshida
  •   Carolina De Amorim Kuwahara
  •   Julyanna Laurentino
  •   Kanon Kishida

Team Coroblock

Quintet Fight Night 6 Bracket edit

Round 1Round 2Finals
  Team Carpe Diem  Team Carpe Diem
  Team Fairtex  Team Fairtex
  Team Fairtex
  Team Coroblock

Quintet Fight Night 7 edit

Quintet Fight Night 7
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateJuly 13, 2021
VenueKorakuen Hall
CityTokyo, Japan

Quintet Fight Night 7 was a lightweight team grappling survival event held by Quintet on July 13, 2021, at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Teams edit

Team Tri-Force

  •   Naoki Hirata
  •   Nobuhiro Sawada
  •   Daizo Ishige
  •   Kosuke Nakajima
  •   Kazuhiro Suzuki

Team Wolf

Team Brave Gym

Team The Body Ride

Quintet Fight Night 7 Bracket edit

Semi Finals Finals
      
  Team Tri-Force
  Team Wolf
  Team Wolf
  Team The Body Ride
  Team Brave Gym
  Team The Body Ride

Quintet 4 edit

ReBOOT ~ QUINTET.4
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateSeptember 10, 2023
VenueYokohama Arena
CityTokyo, Japan

ReBOOT ~ QUINTET.4 (also known as Quintet 4) is a team grappling survival event to be held by Quintet on September 10, 2023, at the Yokohama Arena in Tokyo, Japan.[4] It is part of a larger collaborative event with K-1, known as "ReBOOT", and will be the first Quintet event after a two-year hiatus.[5]

The original four teams competing would represent Polaris, 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu, New Wave Jiu-Jitsu, and Kazushi Sakuraba.[6] However, Team New Wave Jiu-Jitsu withdrew from the event on July 28, 2023.[7] They were replaced by B-Team Jiu-Jitsu the following day.[8]

Quintet 4 will be streamed on FloGrappling as part of a new streaming deal, making it the first event to not be streamed on UFC Fight Pass.[9] The event will also stream globally on DAZN.[10][11] The B-Team Bulls won the event.[12] Craig Jones was awarded 'Submission of the Year' at the JitsMagazine BJJ Awards 2023 for the Toehold he submitted Richie Martinez with in the final match.[13]

Teams edit

Team Sakuraba

Team Polaris

Team 10th Planet

  •   Geo Martinez
  •   Richie Martinez
  •   PJ Barch
  •   Kyle Boehm
  •   Amir Allam

The B-Team Bulls

Quintet 4 Bracket edit

Semi Finals Finals
      
  Team 10th Planet 1
  Team Sakuraba 0
  Team 10th Planet 0
  The B-Team Bulls 2
  Team Polaris
  The B-Team Bulls DEC

References edit

  1. ^ "Sakuraba's New 5-on-5 Grappling Event Quintet Debuts Overnight on UFC Fight Pass". MMA Weekly. April 10, 2018. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Rule". Quintet. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  3. ^ Billington, Roy (December 13, 2019). "Quintet Ultra Results and Highlights: UFC Edges Past Strikeforce". Bloody Elbow. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  4. ^ Lindsey, Alex. "Quintet Will Return For The First Time In Two Years In 2023". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "【K-1】新プロデューサーは元GLORY JAPAN GMのカルロス菊田氏、K-1と桜庭和志のQUINTETが初の共同イベント『ReBOOT』を開催=9月10日(日)横浜アリーナ". gonkaku.jp. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  6. ^ Blackett, Todd. "Full Lineup Announced For Quintet 4 Teams". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  7. ^ Jones, Phil. "New Wave Jiu-Jitsu Pulls Out Of Quintet 4". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  8. ^ Blackett, Todd. "B-Team Replaces New Wave At Quintet 4". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  9. ^ Blackett, Todd. "Quintet Announce Exclusive Streaming Deal With FloGrappling". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  10. ^ "K-1 and QUINTET to be live-streamed via DAZN worldwide". MMA Underground. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  11. ^ "K-1, Quintet Joint Event 'ReBoot' to Stream via DAZN on Sept. 10". Sherdog. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  12. ^ "Quintet 4 Live Results, Play-by-play, Analysis, Highlights, More". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  13. ^ "The JitsMagazine 2023 BJJ Awards". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved January 2, 2024.

External links edit

  • Official website