Colossal Fight Company
David Gorham
Bio: David began training martial arts when he was 18, with a mixture of submission wrestling and striking. He came to Colossal Fight Company (formerly Precision Jiu Jitsu) in 2009, and greatly enjoyed the depth of technique and challenge that gi training offered. David has competed in kickboxing, judo, jiu-jitsu, submission grappling, and mixed martial arts, and believes in consistently testing your skills in a competition venue. He has also competed in professional invitationals as a highlighted athlete. His drive to train others is supported by his methodical and detailed approach to teaching.
David has gone from white belt to black belt in the Pedro Sauer association, which he is extremely proud of. He strives to get as much mat time as possible, and teaches the adult, teen, and child classes for Colossal. He continues to hone his technique for both self-defense and competition.
Outside of jiu-jitsu, David is a financial planner, and seeks to train at other academies when he travels.
Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rickson Gracie > Pedro Sauer > John Carlquist & James Gardner > David Gorham
Competition Record:
- Black Belt: 41 total matches, 34 wins. 90+% of wins by submission.
- Train High Camp
- Co-Main Event Winner: 165lb Championship
- Def. Jimmy Greene by Submission at 3:15
- Co-Main Event Winner: 165lb Championship
- Mountain Force Grappling 2
- Main Event Winner: 170lb Champion
- Def. Joel Bocanegra by submission at 2:48
- Main Event Winner: 170lb Champion
- AGF Boise 05-11-2024
- Black Belt No Gi Challenger I, 1-0 Gold
- Black Belt Gi Challenger I, 1-0 Gold
- Middleweight Black Belt Gi, 0-1 Silver
- Northwest Submission Challenge 4 04-27-2024
- Main Event: Absolute Black Belt Bracket, 2-1 Silver
- NAGA SLC, 04-06-2024
- Expert Lightweight No Gi - 1-0 Gold
- Expert No Gi Absolute - 3-0 Gold
- Grappling Industries SLC, 01-06-2024
- Masters No Gi Absolute – 3-0 Gold
- Expert Lightweight No Gi - 2-0 Gold
- Absolute Black Belt Gi - 0-1 Silver
- Northwest Submission Challenge 3, 09-30-2023
- Main Event: Lightweight Pro Championship (Lost by submission)
- Proving Grounds 8, 05-06-2023, Quintet Team Champion (2 matches)
- Northwest Submission Challenge 1, 09-24-2022
- Black Belt Superfight winner
- Submission of the Night
- Fastest Submission of the Night
- Black Belt Superfight winner
- Grappling Industries Salt Lake City, 08-26-2022
- Masters No Gi Absolute – 3-0 Gold
- IBJJF Boise 06-12-2021, 2-1 Overall
- Adult Lightweight No Gi – 2-0, Gold
- Master 1 Lightweight Gi – 0-1, Bronze
- Grappling Industries Layton, 02-20-2021, 2-1 Overall
- No Gi Absolute – 0-1, Bronze
- No Gi Middleweight – 2-0 Gold
- Grappling Industries Boise, 10-17-2020. 8 Wins, 2 Losses, 1 Closeout overall
- Adult Gi Lightweight – 1-1, Silver
- Adult Advanced No Gi – 4-0, Gold (closeout)
- Close-out in finals with Damon Morgan (teammate)
- Black Belt Absolute – 0-1, Silver
- Master Advanced No Gi Absolute – 3-0, Gold.
- Train High Camp
- Brown Belt - 38 total matches, 23 wins. 78% of wins by submission.
- SLC IBJJF Open, 10-5-2019, 3-1 overall
- Adult Lightweight, 2-0, Gold
- Adult Absolute, 1-1, Silver
- Grappling Industries Boise, 7-22-2019, 6-2 overall
- Master Gi, 2-0, Gold
- Adult Advanced No Gi, 2-1, Gold
- Adult Absolute, 2-1, Bronze
- Proving Grounds Invitational 4, 5-5-2019, 2-1 overall, finalist
- IBJJF No Gi Worlds, 12-16-2017, 1-1 overall
- NAGA SLC, 9-30-2017, 2-1 overall
- Men’s No Gi Expert Lightweight, 2-0, Gold
- Men’s Brown Belt Gi, 0-1, silver
- IBJJF Master Worlds, 8-24-2017, 1-1 overall
- Northwest Submission Challenge, 4-30-2017, 2-2 overall
- Men’s Advanced Lightweight, 1-1, Silver
- Men’s Brown belt Lightweight, 1-1, Silver
- NAGA SLC, 3-25-2017, 3-2 overall
- Men’s No Gi Expert Lightweight, 2-1, Silver
- Men’s Brown Belt Gi, 1-1, silver
- Impact SLC, 3-4-2017, 1-3 overall
- Gi, 0-2
- No Gi, 1-1, Silver
- NAGA SLC, 10-1-2016, 2-1 overall
- Men’s No Gi Expert Lightweight, 1-1, Silver
- Men’s Brown Belt Gi, 1-0, gold
- SLC IBJJF Open, 10-5-2019, 3-1 overall
