Hillary Williams Explained

Hillary Williams
Birth Name:	Hillary Williams
Birth Date:	14 October 1988
Birth Place:	Arkansas, United States
Other Names:	"Killary"
Residence:	Little Rock, Arkansas
Nationality:	American
Weight:	145lb Middleweight
Style:	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, grappling
Team:	Westside MMA
Rank:	Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
University:	UCA Honors College
Sherdog:	69108
Updated:	2010-10-06

Hillary Williams (born October 14, 1988) is an American submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner.

Career highlight

Williams began her Brazilian jiu-jitsu career in 2006. After four years of training, she became a World Champion. She is a four-time World Champion and a six-time Pan American Champion.^[1] Williams received her black belt from Rolando Delgado and Matt Hamilton on June 12, 2010.^[2] She only spent seven months and 14 days as a brown belt.^[3]

Instructor lineage

Jigoro Kano → Tsunejiro Tomita → Mitsuyo Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Carlson Gracie → André Pederneiras → Toni Emanuel → Matt Hamilton → Hillary Williams → Bethany Verkamp
Jigoro Kano → Tsunejiro Tomita → Mitsuyo Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Carlos "Carlinhos" Gracie Jr. → Diojone Farias → Rolando Delgado → Hillary Williams → Bethany Verkamp

Grappling Credentials

06/06/10 - First - World Championships IBJJF Women's Brown/Black Middleweight^[4]
09/26/09 - Third - ADCC World Championships Women's <60 kg

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Westside MMA - Instructors. 2010-10-06.
Web site: Hillary Williams gets the black belt of Jiu-Jitsu :: TATAME. 2010-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20120311121536/http://www.tatame.com/2010/06/18/Hillary-Williams-gets-the-black-belt-of-Jiu-Jitsu. 2012-03-11. dead.
Web site: Graciemag International » Hillary comments on black belt. 2010-10-06.
Web site: World Championship 2010, Results. 2010-10-06.