Brazilian jiu-jitsu vs Freestyle wrestling
Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Freestyle wrestling side by side, from the facts recorded for each art.
| Brazilian jiu-jitsu | Freestyle wrestling | |
|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | Brazil | — |
| Created | 1910s | — |
| Founder | — | British Empire |
| Type | judo, jujutsu and jiu jitsu | amateur wrestling |
| Competition at the Olympics | — | Yes – 30 Olympic events recorded |
| Notable practitioners here | 43 | 562 |
| Top countries of practitioners | United States, Brazil and Australia | Russia, Soviet Union and Iran |
| Belt ranks | Yes | — |
| Weight classes | — | Yes |
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Brazilian jiu-jitsu (Portuguese: jiu-jitsu brasileiro [ʒiw ˈʒitsu bɾaziˈlejɾu, ʒu -]), commonly abbreviated as BJJ, is a self-defense system, martial art, and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting, and submission holds. It is primarily a ground-based fighting style and involves taking one's opponent down to the ground, gaining a dominant position, and then using a number of techniques to force them into submission such as joint locks, chokeholds, or compression locks.
From the Wikipedia article Brazilian jiu-jitsu (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Freestyle wrestling
Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman. High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the United States are conducted under different rules and termed scholastic and collegiate wrestling. U.S. collegiate women's wrestling is conducted under freestyle rules.
From the Wikipedia article Freestyle wrestling (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Facts from Wikidata (CC0): Q189336, Q327223. Practitioner counts are the people with a profile on this site. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.