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Derek Zappulla

Purple belt Verified by the community400 / 400 points
Gracie Litchfield Hills3 years on the mats
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About

  • Training since first belt3 year(s) and 1 month(s)
  • Competition record4-7-011 matches
  • Medals1Gold1Silver0Bronze0
  • Training logged32hr 15m
Lineage
Royce Gracie-Rob Kahn-Jay Bell-Travis Layton-Derek Zappulla
Training history

Achievements

1 of 18 unlocked
Profile manually reviewed & certificate issued
Current rank verified by promoting instructor
Name verified by credit card
Verifications received5 / 10
102550
Years trained3 / 5
5101520
Gold medals1 / 5
51025
Competition matches11 / 50
1050100
Forum posts0 / 500
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Justin Ungar
Justin Ungar
Happy 4th of July weekend brother!

Gallery

My 1st competition win by submission. Arm bar at grappling IndustriesMy 1st competition win by submission. Arm bar at grappling Industries
Won gold at naga -185 no gi masters. My last white belt competitionWon gold at naga -185 no gi masters. My last white belt competition
Promoted by Travis layton to blue beltPromoted by Travis layton to blue belt

Promotion history

  1. Purple belt Current belt

    July 25, 2026Gracie Litchfield hills

    2 months, 6 days
    Promoted by
    Travis Layton
    Purple belt · July 25, 2026 · Promoted by Travis Layton
    Purple belt · July 25, 2026 · Promoted by Travis Layton

  2. Blue belt

    July 1, 2024Gracie Litchfield hills

    2 years, 24 days
    Promoted by
    Travis layton

  3. White belt

    August 28, 2023Gracie Litchfield hills

    10 months, 3 days
    • Stripe 1November 20, 2023
    • Stripe 2January 20, 2024
    • Stripe 3March 18, 2024
    • Stripe 4April 5, 2024

Votes received for current rank

Philip Dunlap
Philip Dunlap
Black belt 3rd degree
+175 pts
"good to go congrats on the purple"
Verified1 month(s) ago
Anthony Restuccia
Anthony Restuccia
Black belt
+100 pts
"I don't know Derek, but there seems to be enough evidence to verify rank. :)"
Verified1 month(s) ago
Justin Ungar
Justin Ungar
Black belt
+100 pts
"Derek is a fantastic training partner and practitioner of the art. I personally vouch for his legitimacy. Great guy all around! "
Verified2 month(s) ago
Kevin Holland
Kevin Holland
Purple belt
+20 pts
"Looks legit. Good photo evidence. Congrats!"
Verified2 month(s) ago
Raul Rosario
Raul Rosario
Blue belt
+5 pts
"Derek is my teammate and he the real deal in blue belts "
Verified1 week(s) ago
Profiles Derek Zappulla has voted for

Medals

Gold
Naga
No gi beginner master -185
Jun 2024

Competition record

vs Youssef Saez
AGC ConnecticutNo gi intermediate -185
Submission armbar
LossFeb 2025
vs Michael Nguyen
AGC ConnecticutNo gi intermediate -185
Decision 0-0
LossFeb 2025
vs Micheal Rohan
NAGA ConnecticutNo gi masters beginner -185
Submission kimura
WinJun 2024
vs Dan Persson
Grappling Industries ConnecticutNo gi beginner -185
Points 14-2
LossFeb 2024
vs Owen Gelfond
Grappling Industries ConnecticutNo gi beginner -185
Points 3-0
LossFeb 2024
vs Yoel Collado
Grappling Industries ConnecticutNo gi beginner -185
Submission armbar
WinFeb 2024
vs Michael Medeiros
Grappling Industries ConnecticutNo gi beginner -185
Decision 0-0
WinFeb 2024
vs James Marks
Grappling Industries ConnecticutNo gi masters beginner -185
Points 3-0
LossNov 2023
vs Jonas Charlestin
Grappling Industries ConnecticutNo gi masters beginner -185
Submission kimura
LossNov 2023
vs Eric Villegas
Grappling Industries ConnecticutNo gi masters beginner -185
Points 9-0
LossNov 2023
vs Nelson Nazario
Grappling Industries ConnecticutNo gi masters beginner -185
Points 9-0
WinNov 2023
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