Aleia Aielle Aguilar, the darling of Philippine Jiu-Jitsu, put another feather to her already colorful cap when she bagged a gold medal in the biggest competition for kids.
The Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu artist outpointed Lyla Rose Warren of Shark BJJ in their Pee Wee 2 grey finals confrontation to emerge as one of the outstanding performers in the Pan Kids IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2025 over the weekend at the Silver Spur Arena inside Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida.
“She [Aielle] is not afraid to compete at the global stage at her incredibly young age. I am really proud of her,” her father Alvin Aguilar, founder of Filipino mixed martial arts, Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) and DEFTAC, said.
“She fought pretty well, and her instinct, confidence, and consistency were great all along,” he added. “She fought different taller and stronger opponents from the other clubs abroad and she was not afraid to go up against anybody on the mat.”
The seven-year-old three-time jiu-jitsu world champion advanced to the finals with a huge win over Maite Almeida De Oliveira of Carlson Gracie Team in a huge follow up to her quarterfinals triumph over Trinity Grace Thome of Gracie Barra.
Aguilar’s category was for participants under 46.60 pounds.
