Elisabeth Clay

Elisabeth Clay, full name Elisabeth Clay Moreira, is an American submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor, born on 10 June 2000 in Katy, Texas. She grew up in a family of competitive gymnasts, moved with them to Oklahoma and then Alaska, and began Brazilian jiu-jitsu at twelve in a local MMA gym. As a 16-year-old blue belt she won the 2017 ADCC West Coast Trials, and she became known as a black belt killer for beating brown and black belt opponents. She won the IBJJF World No-Gi title at brown belt in 2019 and defeated Kendall Reusing and Luiza Monteiro in 2020 grappling events. As a black belt she is a three-time World No-Gi champion and a four-time Pan No-Gi champion, and in March 2024 FloGrappling ranked her second among women in no-gi pound-for-pound.