Quintet (grappling)


Quintet is a 5 on 5 winner stays on Japanese grappling promotion created by MMA legend Kazushi Sakuraba. Quintet is broadcast on UFC Fight Pass. Sakuraba had been developing the format with friend and former UFC champion Josh Barnett and, while in Las Vegas to be inducted to the UFC's Hall of Fame in July 2017, 'Saku' took the chance to pitch the concept to UFC executive Ant Evans. Evans, the content officer for UFC Fight Pass, loved the idea and helped the Japanese team tweak the concept before ultimately signing Quintet to a long-term deal with UFC Fight Pass.

Rules

Fight Mat

12ｍｘ12m square wrestling mat. No line boundaries. In case of obvious risk of falling out of the mat area, the referee stops the bout and the bout is restarted in a safe area in the same position.

Winner Stays on System

Winner fights to the next fighter from the opposing team. Draw means both fighters are out. If the last fighter loses, the team loses. In the case that both teams are down to their last fighters with the match results in a draw, the winning team is then determined by whichever has the fewest cumulative penalties throughout all the matches.

Weight

Total weight of the team must be:
Regular Weight Class: under 430 kg one day prior to the event.
Light Weight Class: under 360 kg one day prior to the event.

Time Limits

Usually it is 1X8min round & 1X4min round

List of Winners

Weight ClassWinnerRunner-upEventDateTournament Bracket
Openweight Polaris HALEO[|Quintet 1]April 11, 2018Quintet 1 Bracket
Lightweight Carpe Diem HALEO[|Quintet Fight Night 1]June 9, 2018Quintet Fight Night 1 Bracket
Openweight 10th Planet Reebok[|Quintet 2]July 16, 2018Quintet 2 Bracket
Openweight Alpha Male Polaris[|Quintet 3]October 5, 2018Quintet 3 Bracket

List of events

#EventDateVenueLocation
1QUINTET 1April 11, 2018Ryogoku Kokugikan Tokyo, Japan
2QUINTET Fight Night 1June 9, 2018Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan
3QUINTET 2July 16, 2018Ota City General Gymnasium Tokyo, Japan
4QUINTET 3October 5, 2018Orleans Arena Las Vegas, United States
5QUINTET Fight Night 2February 3, 2019Arena Tachikawa Tachihi Tokyo, Japan
6QUINTET Fight Night 3April 7, 2019Arena Tachikawa Tachihi Tokyo, Japan

Quintet 1

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

Teams

Quintet 1 Bracket

Quintet Fight Night 1

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

Teams

Quintet Fight Night 1 Bracket

Quintet 2

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

Teams

Quintet 2 Bracket

Quintet 3

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

Teams

Super Matches

Quintet 3 Bracket

Quintet Fight Night 2

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

Teams

Quintet Fight Night 3

Quintet Fight Night 3 was a grappling team 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

Quintet Fight Night 4

Quintet Fight Night 4 was a grappling team survival event held by Quintet on November 30, 2019 at the Akita city cultural center in Tokyo, Japan.

Teams

Quintet Ultra

Quintet Ultra was a grappling team 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

Quintet Ultra bracket

Super Matches