Morgan "Mo" Black is an American jiu-jitsu black belt and no-gi competitor from Colorado who has won ADCC trials and competed at the 2026 ADCC World Championship. Her Instagram covers competition and coaching.
Background
Morgan Leigh Black was born on 25 February 1994 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Her long-time coach Marcelo Motta promoted her to black belt on 21 October 2022, and she competes for Tabula Rasa JJ. Her lineage runs through Suyan Queiroz and Carlson Gracie to Hélio Gracie.
Before black belt she won Fight to Win titles at purple (no-gi, 2018) and brown (gi, 2019). In 2021, as a brown belt, she took silver at the IBJJF World No-Gi and Pan No-Gi.
ADCC record
- 2023 East Coast Trials: gold, beating Holly Martin, Sheliah Lindsey, Leilani Bernales and Sofia Delgado, then Helena Crevar 2–0 in the final.
- 2023 ADCC Denver Open: beat Rose Namajunas 6–2 in the semi-final and Jasmine Rocha on a referee decision in the final.
- 2024 World Trials: lost the final to Helena Crevar 2–0.
- 2025 East Coast Trials: won the final over Taylor Ellis with a guillotine.
- 2026 ADCC World Championship: reached the semi-final, which she lost 5–2 to Ana Vieira.
IBJJF no-gi
She choked Amanda Bruse in the 2024 World No-Gi semi-final, then lost the final to Brianna Ste-Marie by guillotine.
Style
BJJ Heroes lists pressure passing as her favourite technique. Her record there shows 35 wins and 12 losses. Her most frequent submissions are the rear-naked choke, the guillotine and the armbar.
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