Rose El Sharouni - 2022 #1 AJP European Player

1. Rose El Sharouni’s Details

2. Rose El Sharouni’s Biography

Rose El Sharouni is a BJJ black belt under Leonardo Vieira. She represents CheckMat Jiu Jitsu in international competitions. Sharouni is the founder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy Amsterdam in the Netherlands. She is one of the top BJJ fighters in the light featherweight division and became the AJP Tour’s Best European Player in 2022.

2.1. Rose El Sharouni’s Early Life

Sharouni was born in Heerlen, Netherlands on September 28, 1991. Later, she moved to Utrecht, Netherlands.

2.2. Started Judo at a Young Age

Sharouni started judo when she was six years old.

2.3. Introduction to Japanese Jiu-Jitsu

When Sharouni turned 12 years old, she gladly quit judo to start practicing Japanese jiu-jitsu.

2.4. Trained Under Mathieu Peters

After falling in love with BJJ, Sharouni initially decided to practice it as a hobby rather than pursue a professional career. She started training under Mathieu Peters.

2.5. Studied at Medical School

Sharouni enrolled at a medical school around the time she became a blue belt. While doing an internship at a hospital, Sharouni continued to train and compete in BJJ. She managed to balance practicing BJJ with the tough hours spent working at the hospital. Even when working at the hospital residency, Sharouni managed to win the IBJJF European Open Championship.

2.6. Role of Kiren Newadj and Remo Corstjens

Kiren Newadj and Remo Corstjens are BJJ black belts who helped Sharouni found Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy Amsterdam became partnered with CheckMat Jiu-Jitsu. Newadj and Corstjens have been teaching BJJ since before they became black belts and still actively competes in BJJ tournaments. Newadj is currently studying to earn a Master of Science in Engineering degree.

2.7. Founded Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy Amsterdam

In 2015, Sharouni founded Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy as a blue belt alongside Newadj and Corstjens. Thanks to Sharouni’s reputation, many adults and children joined Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy Amsterdam after opening.

2.8. Ladies Only BJJ/Queenz Jiu-Jitsu

Ladies Only BJJ was founded by Johanna Tavares and Sharouni after they met at the 2014 IBJJF British Open Championship in London. This association’s goal is to help train and empower women interested in learning BJJ. Tavares and Sharouni have conducted training camps worldwide over the years. In 2017, Tavares and Sharouni held their first training camp.  Ladies Only BJJ later had its named changed to Queenz Jiu-Jitsu.Queenz Jiu-Jitsu’s motto is “empowering you to succeed on the mat.”

2.9. Discontinued Medical Practice

In 2022, Sharouni finally decided to pursue BJJ professionally. Inspired by her time spent at the BJJ training camps, Sharouni decided to take a break from her medical career.

3. Rose El Sharouni's BJJ Career

3.1. Attended a BJJ Seminar

When Sharouni turned 16, she attended a BJJ seminar. After watching practitioners sparring and training in BJJ, Sharouni transitioned to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It was basically a BJJ workshop that was conducted at Sharouni’s gym. She participated in the first workshop and greatly loved the sport.

3.2. IBJJF European Open Championship

At the 2015 IBJJF European Open Championship, Sharouni won first place as a blue belt.

3.3. IBJJF World Championship

At the 2018 IBJJF World Championship, Sharouni won third place as a brown belt.

3.4. Promoted to Black Belt

On July 14, 2019, Sharouni was promoted to a BJJ black belt by Leonardo Vieira.

3.5. IBJJF Pan Championship

At the 2023 IBJJF Pan Championship, Sharouni won second place as a black belt.

3.6. AJP Abu Dhabi World Pro

At the 2021 Abu Dhabi World Pro, Sharouni won second place.

3.7. #1 AJP European Player

In 2022, Sharouni was ranked as the #1 AJP European Player after her performance at the 2022 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu Jitsu Championship.

“It wasn't my goal to get ranked #1 in Europe, and I wasn't at the top right before the end of this season. I knew that I could still make it as the best player if I did well in the ADWPJJC, but I didn't want to have that as a goal in itself and take away my focus. So I kept the dress in my suitcase, aimed at giving my best in each match and was ready to accept whatever result that would bring. This is definitely a very happy and special moment for me. I see it as a result of all the hard work I've been doing this season, and it really feels like a golden lining around the silver medal.”
(Rose El Sharouni)

4. Rose El Sharouni's Historic Fights

4.1. Rose El Sharouni Vs. Serena Gabrielli

Video Credit: @IBJJF

Serena Gabrielli is an Italian BJJ black belt under Andre Verdemare and an instructor at the Flo Jiu-Jitsu Academy. At the 2019 IBJJF Rome Fall Open Championship, Sharouni competed against Gabrielli in the finals. From the ground, Sharouni took the dominant position and tightened her grip on Gabrielli. However, while Sharouni had the dominant position, Gabrielli had wrapped her leg around Sharouni’s arm to keep the latter from finishing the submission. In the last minute of the match, Sharouni submitted Gabrielli via an Ezekiel choke.

4.2. Rose El Sharouni Vs. Chelsea Leah

Video Credit: @Enyo Grappling

Chelsea Leah is a multiple-time IBJJF World Champion. At the 2022 Enyo Grappling, Sharouni started the fight by executing a double guard that took Leah to the ground. Sharouni had a tight grip on the sleeves of Leah’s gi that restricted her movement and the techniques she could execute. During the match, neither Sharouni d nor Leah could score a point. In the end, Sharouni won the fight via decision. This became the only fight Sharouni would ever win via decision.

4.3. Rose El Sharouni Vs. Georgina Contel Gallego

Video Credit: @IBJJF

At the 2019 IBJJF London Fall Open Championship, Sharouni competed against Georgina Contel Gallego. At the start, Contel went right for Sharouni and caught her in a guard position. Sharouni tried to apply an armbar, but Contel manged to escape and tightened her grip. Clearly aware of Sharouni’s fighting style, Contel constantly shifted and maintained her grip, turning Sharouni’s technique against her. However, Sharouni managed to lift Contel off the ground and slam her onto the mat. Eventually, Sharouni submitted Contel via an Ezekiel choke in 9 minutes and 26 seconds.

5. Rose El Sharouni's Fighting Style

5.1. Grip Control

Sharouni is adept at grip control, having exceptional grip strength when holding onto her opponents’ sleeves and collars. Her grip strength also has helped her escape from submissions.

6. Rose El Sharouni's Championships (Medals)

6.1. IBJJF World Championship

6.24. Rose El Sharouni's Record

• Three-Time IBJJF World Medalist
• IBJJF European Open Medallist
• IBJJF Pans Championship Medalist
• Two-Time World Pro Silver Medalist
• 2022 AJP Best European Player

7. Rose El Sharouni's Colored Belt Achievements

Year	Event	Belt	Position
2015	IBJJF European Open Championship	Blue	1st
2018	IBJJF World Championship	Brown	3rd
2019	IBJJF European Open Championship	Brown	1st

8. Rose El Sharouni's Main Achievements

Year	Event	Weight Class	Position
2022	Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu Jitsu Championship	Light Featherweight	1st
2023	IBJJF Pan Championship	Light Featherweight	2nd
2022	IBJJF European Open Championship	Light Featherweight	2nd
2021	AJP Abu Dhabi World Pro	Light Featherweight	2nd
2021	IBJJF World Championship	Light Featherweight	3rd
2022	IBJJF World Championship	Light Featherweight	3rd
2020	IBJJF European Open Championship	Light Featherweight	3rd
2023	IBJJF European Open Championship	Light Featherweight	3rd

9. Rose El Sharouni's BJJ Professional Record Breakdown

82 Matches	48 Wins	34 Losses	0 Draws
By Submissions	14	11	0
By Points	28	11	0
By Advantages	4	1	0
By Decision	1	2	0
By Penalties	0	0	0
By DQ	0	0	0
By Others	1	9	0
Draws	0	0	0

9.1. Submission Methods & Win/Loss Ratio

Submission Method	14 Wins	11 Losses
Armbar	2	4
Choke	0	1
Triangle	2	1
Choke from Back	3	3
Hashimoto Choke	0	1
Kimura	0	1
Ezekiel Choke	3	0
Straight Ankle Lock	1	0
Botinha	2	0
Submission	1	0

10. Rose El Sharouni's BJJ Fight History

Year	Event	Opponent	W/L/D	Method	Weight Class	Stage
2014	Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship	Gabriela Fechter	L	Points	55 kg	N/A
2014	Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship	Sayuri Toledo	W	Advantage	55 kg	N/A
2014	Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship	Mayssa Bastos	L	Other	55 kg	N/A
2014	Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship	N/A	L	Other	62 kg	N/A
2014	Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship	S. Batista	L	Decision	55 kg	N/A
2014	Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship	Talita Alencar	L	Points	55 kg	N/A
2014	Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship	Elina Moestam	W	Points	55 kg	N/A
2014	Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship	Weronika Nitecka	W	Points	55 kg	N/A
2014	Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship	Mayssa Bastos	L	Other	55 kg	N/A
2018	Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship	Maika Kurog	L	Other	55 kg	N/A
2018	Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship	Georgina Contel	L	Other	55 kg	N/A
2018	Abu Dhabi Grand Slam London	Amal Amjahid	L	Other	55 kg	N/A
2018	Abu Dhabi Grand Slam London	M. Abrahao	W	Points	55 kg	N/A
2019	IBJJF London Fall Open	Georgina Contel	W	Ezekiel Choke	Featherweight	N/A
2019	Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship	Bianca Basilio	L	Other	55 kg	N/A
2019	Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship	Anna Rodrigues	L	Other	55 kg	N/A
2019	Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship	Amal Amjahid	L	Other	55 kg	N/A
2019	Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship	Katjusa Horman	W	Other	55 kg	N/A
2019	Abu Dhabi Grand Slam London	Laura Peretti	W	Advantage	55 kg	N/A
2019	IBJJF Rome Open Championship	Serena Gabrielli	W	Choke from Back	Light Featherweight	RR
2019	IBJJF Rome Open Championship	Serena Gabrielli	W	Ezekiel	Light Featherweight	RR
2019	IBJJF Lisbon Open Championship	Vanessa English	L	Points	ABS	SF
2019	IBJJF London Fall Open Championship	Georgina Galvao	W	Ezekiel	Featherweight	RR
2019	IBJJF London Fall Open Championship	Georgina Galvao	W	Points	Featherweight	RR
2019	IBJJF Paris Open Championship	Larissa Campos	L	Triangle	Featherweight	F
2020	IBJJF European Open Championship	Anna Rodrigues	L	Choke from Back	Light Featherweight	SF
2020	Netherlands Pro	Sayuri Batista	W	Adv	Light Featherweight	F
2020	Grand Slam LDN	Weronika Nitecka	W	Pts: 6x0	Light Featherweight	R1
2020	Grand Slam LDN	Talita Alencar	L	Pts: 5x1	Light Featherweight	4F
2020	Grand Slam LDN	Elina Moestam	W	Pts: 6x5	Light Featherweight	RPC
2020	Grand Slam LDN	Gabriela Fechter	L	Pts: 7x0	Light Featherweight	3RD
2021	EU Cont. Pro	Serena Gabrielli	L	Pts: 3x0	Light Featherweight	RR
2021	EU Cont. Pro	Antonia Iaia	W	Choke from Back	Light Featherweight	RR
2021	France Pro	Aneta Pokorna	W	Pts: 11x0	Light Featherweight	SF
2021	France Pro	Rafaela Rosa	L	Referee Decision	Light Featherweight	F
2021	World Pro	Rebecca Hughes	W	Pts: 2x0	Light Featherweight	4F
2021	World Pro	Liisi Vaht	W	Pts: 4x0	Light Featherweight	SF
2021	World Pro	Anna Rodrigues	L	Pts: 4x2	Light Featherweight	F
2021	IBJJF World Championship	Ann Kneibb	W	Pts: 7x0	Rooster Weight	4F
2021	IBJJF World Championship	Tammi Musumeci	L	Choke from Back	Rooster Weight	SF
2022	IBJJF European Open Championship	Naomi Matthews	W	Pts: 2x0	Light Featherweight	SF
2022	IBJJF European Open Championship	Mayssa Bastos	L	Armbar	Light Featherweight	F
2022	Amsterdam Pro	Cornelia Rossier	W	Pts: 10x6	Light Featherweight	RR
2022	Amsterdam Pro	Meshy Rosenfeld	W	Triangle	Light Featherweight	RR
2022	Grand Slam LDN	Alicja Stypulkow	W	Armbar	Light Featherweight	4F
2022	Grand Slam LDN	Anna Rodrigues	L	Pts: 3x2	Light Featherweight	SF
2022	Grand Slam LDN	Alexa Yanes	W	Pts: 4x1	Light Featherweight	RPC
2022	Grand Slam LDN	Rafaela Rosa	W	Pts: 4x3	Light Featherweight	3RD
2022	Porto Pro	Rafaela Rosa	W	Pts: 5x3	Light Featherweight	F
2022	Grand Slam AD	Maha Alhanaee	W	Triangle	Light Featherweight	4F
2022	Grand Slam AD	Anna Rodrigues	L	Pts: 3x2	Light Featherweight	SF
2022	Grand Slam AD	Laurie Oliveira	L	Armbar	Light Featherweight	RPC
2022	IBJJF World Championship	Andreza Costa	W	Pts: 2x2, Adv	Light Featherweight	4F
2022	IBJJF World Championship	Anna Rodrigues	L	Armbar	Light Featherweight	SF
2022	Cascais Pro	Rafaela Rosa	W	Pts: 2x1	Light Featherweight	F
2022	Grand Slam MIA	Maha Alhanaee	W	Armbar	Light Featherweight	4F
2022	Grand Slam MIA	Anna Rodrigues	L	Kimura	Light Featherweight	SF
2022	Grand Slam MIA	Eliana Carauni	W	Botinha	Light Featherweight	RPC
2022	Grand Slam MIA	Gabriela Pereira	L	Pts: 11x0	Light Featherweight	3RD
2022	World Pro	Chingwen Huang	W	Pts: 11x0	Light Featherweight	4F
2022	World Pro	Liisi Vaht	W	Pts: 1x0	Light Featherweight	SF
2022	World Pro	Anna Rodrigues	L	Choke from Back	Light Featherweight	F
2022	Netherlands Pro	Barbara Hale	W	Pts: 14x0	Light Featherweight	SF
2022	Netherlands Pro	Laurie Rocha	W	Pts: 4x1	Light Featherweight	F
2022	Brussels Pro	Delfina Francisco	W	Botinha	Light Featherweight	RR
2022	Brussels Pro	Rafaela Rosa	W	Pts: 1x0	Light Featherweight	RR
2022	Enyo Grappling	Chelsea Leah	W	Decision	Light Featherweight	N/A
2023	IBJJF European Open Championship	Raquel Ferreira	W	Choke from Back	Light Featherweight	4F
2023	IBJJF European Open Championship	Brenda Larissa	L	Choke	Light Featherweight	SF
2023	AJPGD LDN	Laura Peretti	W	Pts: 2x0	Light Featherweight	4F
2023	AJPGD LDN	Anna Rodrigues	L	Hashimoto Choke	Light Featherweight	SF
2023	AJPGD LDN	Emily Nicholson	W	Pts: 3x0	Light Featherweight	3RD
2023	Pan American	Raquel Silva	W	N/A	Light Featherweight	4F
2023	Pan American	Thamires Aquino	W	Pts: 7x0	Light Featherweight	SF
2023	Pan American	Mayssa Bastos	L	Pts: 4x4, Adv	Light Featherweight	F
2023	ADGS ABD	Galina Duvanova	L	Pts: 6x4	Light Featherweight	4F
2023	ADGS ABD	Dayane Bazzoni	W	Submission	Light Featherweight	RPC
2023	ADGS ABD	Liisi Vaht	W	Pts: 1x0	Light Featherweight	RPC
2023	ADGS ABD	Galina Duvanova	W	Pts: 4x1	Light Featherweight	3RD
2023	IBJJF World Championship	Mara Kelly	W	Pts: 13x0	Light Featherweight	8F
2023	IBJJF World Championship	Andreza Costa	W	Straight Ankle Lock	Light Featherweight	4F
2023	IBJJF World Championship	Jessa Khan	L	Armbar	Light Featherweight	SF

11. Rose El Sharouni's BJJ Top Fight Links

Photo Credit: @rose.jiujitsu