The Academia Gorila standout conquered the IBJJF circuit in 2025, capturing the No-Gi Pans, No-Gi Europeans and No-Gi Worlds in the same calendar year – a run that put him on ONE Championship’s radar between the semi-finals and finals of the No-Gi Worlds in December. He heard about the booking before he even got his hands on the gold, and soon after learned it was a world title shot.
“We were contacted by ONE between the semi-finals and finals of IBJJF Worlds in December, so I was a little shocked, but I was very happy to get this fight with Tye,” Jaworski said. “At first I just got the information about getting the fight in ONE. So we accepted that straight away. And then my coach told me it was a title match. So it was very exciting and I’m very happy to have it.”
Pawel Jaworski relies on leg locks to crack Tye Ruotolo’s game
Facing Pawel Jaworski is a champion who has never really been broken on the mat. Tye Ruotolo has a perfect record in promotional wrestling, two successful title defenses and a 2-0 start to his MMA career. The 23-year-old California native is as complete a submission grappler as the sport has produced. Jaworski doesn’t pretend otherwise; he freely acknowledges Ruotolo’s status. But recognizing the quality of the elite and being held back by them are two different things, and the Polish challenger has discovered a crack he wants to exploit.
Ruotolo’s style thrives in chaos, dragging opponents into frantic battles and punishing every moment of hesitation. Jaworski has spent his camp alongside trusted head coach Marcin Polczyk building a plan specifically designed for that environment. His leg-lock system has been his sharpest weapon in the IBJJF circuit, and he believes it represents the most credible path to an upset. For Poland, a win would create the country’s first-ever ONE world champion.
“It’s hard to say what weaknesses he has; he’s the best in the world right now. Overall, he’s very versatile,” Jaworski said. “But I watched his matches, and most of the matches he lost were probably by leg locks or by decisions. So I want to dig into his game in this area of wrestling because it might be his weakness. I hope it works. I would like to use my best weapons. Of course, I would like to look for the leg locks. I hope we put on a great fight for people to watch.”
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