Craig Jones Invitational
| Competition details | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Submission grappling |
| Type | Yearly |
| Organiser | Craig Jones |
| Divisions | |
| Current weight divisions |
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| History | |
| First winner | Nick Rodriguez (over 80kg) Kade Ruotolo (under 80kg) Helena Crevar (openweight) |
The Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) is an international submission grappling tournament organized by Craig Jones.
The inaugural tournament was held August 16–17, 2024 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States. The event was streamed live on YouTube for free. Craig Jones defeated Gabi Garcia in an intergender superfight, Nick Rodriguez won the 80kg+ division tournament, and Kade Ruotolo won the −80kg division tournament. The tournament winners in each weight division received $1 million prize money.
The Craig Jones Invitational 2 (CJI 2) was held August 30–31, 2025, returning to the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. CJI 2 featured a $1 million team-based grappling tournament won by The B-Team, an openweight $100,000 women's tournament won by Helena Crevar, and a non-tournament superfight which saw Craig Jones defeat Chael Sonnen. The B-Team and Team New Wave initially fought to a draw in the team tournament final before The B-Team were declared the winners by decision; after controversy over the decision, both teams were to be awarded $1 million but Team New Wave were ultimately not given the prize money.