Quintet (grappling)

Quintet (stylized as QUINTET) is a Japanese grappling promotion created by mixed martial arts legend Kazushi Sakuraba that uses a 5-on-5, winner stays on format. Quintet is broadcast on UFC Fight Pass.[1] Sakuraba developed Quintet with his friend and former UFC champion Josh Barnett. In July 2017, Sakuraba visited Las Vegas to attend the ceremony honoring his induction into the UFC Hall of Fame. While in Las Vegas, Sakuraba pitched the concept of Quintet to Ant Evans, the content officer for UFC Fight Pass. Evans loved the idea and worked with Sakuraba to further develop the concept before ultimately signing Quintet to a long-term deal with UFC Fight Pass.[2]

Quintet
TypePrivate
IndustrySubmission grappling promotion
Founded2018 (2018)
FounderKazushi Sakuraba
Headquarters
Japan
Key people
Kazushi Sakuraba

Rules

Fight Mat

In Quintet, bouts take place on a 12-meter by 12-meter square wrestling mat with no line boundaries. If the fighters move too close to the edge of the mat, the referee stops the bout and restarts it in a safe area of the mat with the fighters assuming the same positions they were in when the bout was stopped.[3]

Winner Stays On System

The match begins with a bout between two fighters, one from each team. The winner fights the next fighter from the opposing team. If the bout ends in a draw, both fighters are removed and the next fighter from each team enters the mat to grapple. If the last fighter on a team loses their bout, that team loses.[3] If a bout between both teams’ last fighters ends in a draw, the winner of the match is whichever team has the fewest cumulative penalties throughout all the bouts. If both teams have an equal number of penalties, the referees determine the winning team based on which fighter in the final bout was most aggressive.

Weight

The total weight of all five fighters on a team must be below the weight class limit as measured one day before the event.[3]

Class nameWeight class limit (kg)
MenWomen
Regular430 kg280 kg
Light360 kg—

Time Limits

Each bout consists of one 8-minute round if the fighters are close in weight. If the difference in the fighters’ weights is more than 20kg in the Regular class or 10kg in the Lightweight class, the lighter fighter may choose between an 8- or 4-minute round.[3]

List of Winners
Weight ClassWinnerRunner-upEventDateTournament Bracket
RegularUnited Kingdom PolarisJapan HALEOQuintet 1April 11, 2018Quintet 1 Bracket
LightJapan Carpe DiemJapan HALEOQuintet Fight Night 1June 9, 2018Quintet Fight Night 1 Bracket
RegularUnited States 10th PlanetJapan ReebokQuintet 2July 16, 2018Quintet 2 Bracket
RegularUnited States Alpha MaleUnited Kingdom PolarisQuintet 3October 5, 2018Quintet 3 Bracket
RegularJapan Carpe DiemJapan Neo JudoQuintet Fight Night 2February 3, 2019Quintet Fight Night 2 Bracket
Female RegularUnited States 10th PlanetJapan BJJ KunoichiQuintet Fight Night 3April 7, 2019Quintet Fight Night 3 Bracket
LightJapan Carpe DiemJapan SakurabaQuintet Fight Night 4November 30, 2019Quintet Fight Night 4 Bracket
RegularTeam UFCTeam StrikeforceQuintet UltraDecember 12, 2019Quintet Ultra Bracket
LightJapan Tokoro Plus α 2ndJapan Carpe DiemQuintet Fight Night 5October 27, 2020Quintet Fight Night 5 Bracket
Female RegularJapan Carpe DiemJapan FairtexQuintet Fight Night 6March 12, 2021Quintet Fight Night 6 Bracket
LightJapan WolfJapan The Body RideQuintet Fight Night 7July 13, 2021Quintet Fight Night 7 Bracket

List of events
# Event Date Venue Location
1 QUINTET 1 April 11, 2018 Ryogoku Kokugikan Japan Tokyo, Japan
2 QUINTET Fight Night 1 June 9, 2018 Differ Ariake Japan Tokyo, Japan
3 QUINTET 2 July 16, 2018 Ota City General Gymnasium Japan Tokyo, Japan
4 QUINTET 3 October 5, 2018 Orleans Arena United States Las Vegas, United States
5 QUINTET Fight Night 2 February 3, 2019 Arena Tachikawa Tachihi Japan Tokyo, Japan
6 QUINTET Fight Night 3 April 7, 2019 Arena Tachikawa Tachihi Japan Tokyo, Japan
7 QUINTET Fight Night 4 November 30, 2019 Akita City Cultural Center Japan Akita, Japan
8 QUINTET Ultra December 12, 2019 Red Rock Casino United States Las Vegas, United States
9 QUINTET Fight Night 5 October 27, 2020 Korakuen Hall Japan Tokyo, Japan
10 QUINTET Fight Night 6 March 12, 2021 Ex Theater Roppongi Japan Tokyo, Japan
11 QUINTET Fight Night 7 July 13, 2021 Korakuen Hall Japan Tokyo, Japan

Quintet 1
Quintet 1
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateApril 11, 2018
VenueRyōgoku Kokugikan
CityJapan Tokyo, Japan

Quintet 1 was a team grappling event held by Quintet on April 11, 2018, at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.

Teams

Haleo Dream Team

Judo Dream Team

Polaris Dream Team

Sambo Dream Team

Quintet 1 Bracket
Semi Finals Finals
      
1 Japan Team Haleo 2
Japan Team Judo 0
3 Japan Team Haleo 0
United Kingdom Team Polaris 2
2 United Kingdom Team Polaris 3
Lithuania Team Sambo 0

Quintet Fight Night 1
Quintet Fight Night 1
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateJune 9, 2018
VenueDiffer Ariake
CityJapan Tokyo, Japan

Quintet Fight Night 1 was a team grappling survival event held by Quintet on June 9, 2018, at the Differ Ariake in Tokyo, Japan.

Teams

Team Carpe Diem

  • Japan Masahiro Iwasaki
  • Japan Daisuke Sugie
  • Japan Tomoshige Sera
  • Japan Yoshihiko Matsumoto
  • United States David Garmo

Team TOKORO PLUS α

Team U-Zukido

Team Haleo

Quintet Fight Night 1 Bracket
Semi Finals Finals
      
1 Japan Carpe Diem ADV
Japan TOKORO PLUS α 0
3 Japan Carpe Diem ADV
Japan Haleo 0
2 Japan U-Zukido 0
Japan Haleo 3

Quintet 2
Quintet 2
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateJuly 16, 2018
VenueOta City General Gymnasium
CityJapan Tokyo, Japan

Quintet 2 was a team grappling event held by Quintet on July 16, 2018, at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

Teams

Team Tiger Muay Thai

  • England Stuart Cooper
  • Belgium Christophe Vandijck
  • Syria Tarek Suleiman
  • United States Alex Schild
  • Hong Kong Viking Wong

Team Reebok

Team 10th Planet

  • United States Geo Martinez
  • United States Richie Martinez
  • United States PJ Barch
  • United States Adam Sachnoff
  • United States Amir Allam

Team Vagabond

Quintet 2 Bracket
Semi Finals Finals
      
1 Thailand Tiger Muay Thai 0
Japan Team Reebok 3
3 Japan Team Reebok 0
United States Team 10th Planet 2
2 United States Team 10th Planet ADV
Japan Team Vagabond 0

Quintet 3
Quintet 3
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateOctober 5, 2018
VenueOrleans Arena
CityUnited States Las Vegas, USA

Quintet 3 was a team grappling survival event held by Quintet on October 5, 2018, at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, USA.

Teams

Team Alpha Male

Team Sakuraba

Team 10th Planet

  • United States PJ Barch
  • United States Amir Allam
  • United States Geo Martinez
  • United States Richie Martinez
  • United States Adam Sachnoff

Team Polaris

Super Matches
Quintet 3
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight 66 kg United States Nicky Ryan def. Japan Hideo Tokoro Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Light Heavyweight 93 kg Brazil Marcelo Nunes def. Ghana Haisam Rida Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Heavyweight 120 kg Japan Satoshi Ishii def. United States Frank Mir DQ (Stalling)

Quintet 3 Bracket
Semi Finals Finals
      
1 United States Team Alpha Male 3
Japan Team Sakuraba 0
3 United States Team Alpha Male 2
United Kingdom Team Polaris 0
2 United States Team 10th Planet 0
United Kingdom Team Polaris 2

Quintet Fight Night 2
Quintet Fight Night 2
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateFebruary 3, 2019
VenueArena Tachikawa Tachihi
CityJapan Tokyo, Japan

Quintet Fight Night 2 was a team grappling survival event held by Quintet on February 3, 2019, at the Arena Tachikawa Tachihi in Tokyo, Japan.

Teams

Team Neo Judo

Team U-Japan

Team Carpe Diem

  • Ghana Haisam Rida
  • Japan Sotaro Yamada
  • France Thomas Mietz
  • United States David Garmo
  • France Reda Mebtouche

Team Soldier

  • Japan Hideki Sekine
  • Japan Yuta Nakamura
  • Brazil Sergio Rios Da Silva
  • Australia Declan Moody
  • Brazil Igor Tanabe

Quintet Fight Night 2 Bracket
Semi Finals Finals
      
Japan Team Neo Judo
Japan Team U-Japan
Japan Team Neo Judo
Japan Team Carpe Diem
Japan Team Carpe Diem
Japan Team Soldier

Quintet Fight Night 3
Quintet Fight Night 3
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateApril 7, 2019
VenueArena Tachikawa Tachihi
CityJapan Tokyo, Japan

Quintet Fight Night 3 was a team grappling survival event held by Quintet on April 7, 2019, at the Arena Tachikawa Tachihi in Tokyo, Japan. It was the first Quintet event to feature women's grappling.

Teams

Team BJJ Kunoichi

  • Japan Rikako Yuasa
  • Japan Iori Echigo
  • Japan Nanami Ichikawa
  • Japan Yuki Sugiuchi
  • Japan Akiko Sawada

Team Sun Chlorella

Team DEEP Jewels

  • Japan Tomo Maesawa
  • Japan Emi Tomimatsu
  • Japan Reina Miura
  • Japan Yukari Nabe
  • Japan Hikaru Aono

Team 10th Planet

  • United States Lila Smadja-Cruz
  • United States Fabiana Jorge
  • United States Liz Carmouche
  • United States Grace Gundrum
  • Finland Elvira Karppinen

Quintet Fight Night 3 Bracket
Semi Finals Finals
      
United States Team 10th Planet
Japan Team DEEP Jewels
United States Team 10th Planet
Japan Team BJJ Kunoichi
Japan Team Sun Chlorella
Japan Team BJJ Kunoichi

Quintet Fight Night 4
Quintet Fight Night 4
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateNovember 30, 2019
VenueAkita City Cultural Center
CityJapan Akita, Japan

Quintet Fight Night 4 was a team grappling survival event held by Quintet on November 30, 2019, at the Akita City Cultural Center in Akita, Japan.

Teams

Team Paraestra

  • Japan Kohei Yasumi
  • Japan Ayumu Shioda
  • Japan Yutaka Saito
  • Japan Yusuke Honma
  • Japan Shoki Higuchi

Team K-Top BJJ

  • South Korea Inseong Jang
  • South Korea Wanki Chae
  • South Korea Gyeongseop Lee
  • South Korea Youngseung Cho
  • South Korea Jun Yong Cho

Team Sakuraba

Team Carpe Diem

  • Japan Masahiro Iwasaki
  • Japan Tomoshige Sera
  • Japan Sotaro Yamada
  • Japan Yukinari Tamura
  • Japan Tomoyuki Hashimoto

Quintet Fight Night 4 Bracket
Semi Finals Finals
      
Japan Team Carpe Diem
South Korea Team K-Top BJJ
Japan Team Carpe Diem
Japan Team Sakuraba
Japan Team Sakuraba
Japan Team Paraestra

Quintet Ultra
Quintet Ultra
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateDecember 12, 2019
VenueRed Rock Casino
CityUnited States Las Vegas, USA

Quintet Ultra was a team grappling survival event held by Quintet on December 12, 2019, at the Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas, USA. This event was based around teams representing four of the most notable MMA promotions: the UFC, Pride Fighting Championships, Strikeforce and World Extreme Cagefighting. Combatants were chosen based on how closely linked their careers were to those promotions.

Teams

Team UFC

Team Pride FC

Team Strikeforce

Team WEC

Quintet Ultra bracket
Semi Finals Finals
      
1 Team UFC 3
Team PRIDE 2
3 Team UFC 1
Team Strikeforce 0
2 Team Strikeforce 2
Team WEC 1

[4]

Super Matches
Quintet Ultra
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg United States Gordon Ryan def. Russia Aleksei Oleinik Submission (kneebar)

Quintet Fight Night 5
Quintet Fight Night 5
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateOctober 27, 2020
VenueKorakuen Hall
CityJapan Tokyo, Japan

Quintet Fight Night 5 was a team grappling survival event held by Quintet on October 27, 2020, at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Teams

Team Carpe Diem

  • Japan Masahiro Iwasaki
  • Japan Tomoshige Sera
  • Japan Masaki Takeura
  • Japan Daisuke Shiraki
  • Japan Tomoyuki Hashimoto

Team Wolf

Team Tokoro Plus α 2nd

Team OneHundred

Quintet Fight Night 5 Bracket
Semi Finals Finals
      
Japan Team Carpe Diem
Japan Team Wolf
Japan Team Carpe Diem
Japan Team Tokoro Plus α 2nd
Japan Team Tokoro Plus α 2nd
Japan Team OneHundred

Quintet Fight Night 6
Quintet Fight Night 6
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateMarch 12, 2021
VenueEx Theater Roppongi
CityJapan Tokyo, Japan

Quintet Fight Night 6 was a team grappling survival event held by Quintet on March 12, 2021, at the Ex Theater Roppongi in Tokyo, Japan.

Teams

Team Carpe Diem

  • Japan Satomi Takano
  • Japan Mitomo Moriwaki
  • Japan Haruki Ishiguro
  • Japan Satomi Suga
  • Japan Yuki Uchiyama

Team Fairtex

  • Japan Kazuko Sakamoto
  • Japan Ryoko Yoshida
  • Japan Carolina De Amorim Kuwahara
  • Brazil Julyanna Laurentino
  • Japan Kanon Kishida

Team Coroblock

  • Japan Yuki Ono
  • Japan Emi Fujino
  • Japan Norika Ryu
  • Japan Tomomi Sunaba
  • Japan Takayo Hashi

Quintet Fight Night 6 Bracket
Round 1Round 2Finals
Japan Team Carpe DiemJapan Team Carpe Diem
Japan Team FairtexJapan Team Fairtex
Japan Team Fairtex
Japan Team Coroblock

Quintet Fight Night 7
Quintet Fight Night 7
Information
PromotionQuintet
DateJuly 13, 2021
VenueKorakuen Hall
CityJapan Tokyo, Japan

Quintet Fight Night 7 was a lightweight team grappling survival event held by Quintet on July 13, 2021, at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Teams

Team Tri-Force

  • Japan Naoki Hirata
  • Japan Nobuhiro Sawada
  • Japan Daizo Ishige
  • Japan Kosuke Nakajima
  • Japan Kazuhiro Suzuki

Team Wolf

Team Brave Gym

Team The Body Ride

Quintet Fight Night 7 Bracket
Semi Finals Finals
      
Japan Team Tri-Force
Japan Team Wolf
Japan Team Wolf
Japan Team The Body Ride
Japan Team Brave Gym
Japan Team The Body Ride

References
  1. "SAKURABA'S NEW 5-ON-5 GRAPPLING EVENT QUINTET DEBUTS OVERNIGHT ON UFC FIGHT PASS". MMA Weekly. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  2. @AntEvansMMA (20 September 2018). "Some folks think this team is nigh-near unbeatable... but @eddiebravo and @UrijahFaber disagree" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. "Rules". QUINTET. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  4. Roy Billington (December 13, 2019). "Quintet Ultra Results and Highlights: UFC edges past Strikeforce". bloodyelbow.com.
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