Chloé McNally
Chloé McNally is an American competitor of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. A No-Gi World Champion, IBJJF Pan American Champion and Brazilian National Champion in colored belts, McNally is a two-time World Jiu-Jitsu Championship and Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship black belt medallist.
Career
Chloé Michele McNally was born in San Francisco. In her youth she competed in Eventing, a horse riding events, reaching the AAU Junior Olympic Games. In 2014 she discovered Brazilian jiu-jitsu at a local martial arts school and then moved to Clockwork BJJ under 3rd Degree Black belt Josh Griffiths, where she earned her blue belt and started competing.In 2016, she joined Unity Jiu Jitsu under former world champion Murilo Santana. The following year she became the 2017 No-Gi World Champion at blue belt, also earning a bronze in her weight division and silver in absolute at the Gi World Championship. She was also selected to compete at the UAEJJF World Pro Championship.
In 2018, as a purple belt, she won the [Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship|IBJJF Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship|Brazilian National Championship] and bronze at Pans. In 2019, still at purple belt, she became Pan Champion and won double silver at the World Championship. After receiving her brown belt, she won bronze at the No-Gi World Championship and silver at the Pan Championship. In August 2020, she competed at Subversiv 3, a grappling team tournament, gaining her first win against Pamela Boveda but losing to Kendall Reusing by head and arm choke, to Jena Bishop by armbar and to Bailey Luttrell by decision.
On May 22, 2021, McNally received her black belt from Santana. Competing for the first time as a black belt she earned a bronze in her weight division and a silver in absolute at the IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Con in Las Vegas. McNally then gained a default bronze at the 2021 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship and a default bronze at the 2021 World Championship. In 2022, she won gold at the Charleston Open, then won silver at the 2022 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship against Thamara Ferreira after losing by a penalty, silver at the Brazilian National Championship and bronze at the 2022 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitive summary
Main Achievements- 2nd Place IBJJF Pan Championship
- 2nd Place Brazilian National Championship
- 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship
- 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship
- IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu No-Gi champion
- IBJJF European Jiu Jitsu No-Gi champion
- IBJJF Pan American champion
- IBJJF Pan American champion
- IBJJF Brazilian Nationals champion
- 2nd Place IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu Championship
- 2nd place IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu Championship
- 2nd Place IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu No-Gi Championship
- 2nd place IBJJF Pan American Championship
- 2nd place IBJJF Pan Jiu Jitsu Championship
- 2nd place IBJJF Pan Jiu Jitsu No-Gi Championship
- 2nd place IBJJF Pan Jiu Jitsu No-Gi Championship
- 2nd place IBJJF American Nationals
- 2nd place UAEJJF Abu Dhabi World Pro
- 3rd place IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu Championship
- 3rd place IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu No-Gi Championship
- 3rd place IBJJF European Jiu Jitsu No-Gi Championship
- 3rd place IBJJF Pan Jiu Jitsu Championship
- 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Jiu Jitsu No-Gi Championship
- 3rd place IBJJF No Gi American Nationals