The record so far
Every belt and medal on that wall was won, not bought. Here is the team record we can point to, pulled straight from the gym: team duals, seminars, and the promotions that mark the road.
Coach Sawyer Buttweiler is South Dakota’s 23-time Submission Challenge Champion, weight class and open.
Scene 01 · The standard
Misfits is a competition room first. The coaches still compete, the team travels together, and the wall keeps filling up. What follows is the recent record, most of it from the last few months alone.
Scene 02 · The timeline
- Jul 18, 2026Competition
Sioux Falls Submission Challenge
1st place team, overall164team points52 / 29wins / losses15 / 7 / 8gold / silver / bronze- Sawyer: gold, adult nogi
- Sawyer: silver, adult gi
- Jade: bronze, adult nogi, in her first-ever tournament
The whole team turned out and took the top of the leaderboard, finishing first overall by a single point, 164 to 163. 52 wins, 15 golds, and podiums stacked across kids and adults on the day.
Source: Misfits Grappling Club, Submission Challenge results (7/18)
- Jun 15, 2026Seminar
Justin Ruiz Wrestling Seminar
Greco-Roman standout Justin Ruiz ran a wrestling-for-jiu-jitsu seminar on the Misfits mats. A World bronze medalist and two-time All-American who also holds a BJJ black belt, he spent the night showing the room how to weld hard wrestling onto a no-gi game. Open to every gym in town.
Source: Misfits Grappling Club, Facebook (5/25 – 6/15)
- Jun 12, 2026Promotion
Christopher Preszler earns his 10th Planet black belt
Christopher Preszler was awarded his Tenth Planet black belt, one of the highest ranks in the system and years of mat time in the making. The kind of milestone the whole room shows up for.
Source: Misfits Grappling Club, Facebook (6/12)
- Jun 6, 2026Coach on the road
Sawyer teaches at the first-ever Flow Fest
Head coach and owner Sawyer Buttweiler taught an Intro to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu course at the first-ever Flow Fest at the Icon, carrying the Misfits system past the gym walls to a brand-new crowd.
Source: Misfits Grappling Club, Facebook (6/4 – 6/6)
- May 22 – 23, 2026Seminar
First-ever wrestling seminar
Misfits hosted its first wrestling seminar ever, a two-day camp run with Caleb Meekins and Kaleb Haase alongside the USF Cougars wrestling crew, showing the room what it takes to wrestle at the collegiate level.
Source: Misfits Grappling Club, Facebook (5/19 – 5/23)
- May 12, 2026Team Dual
Sub-Version Submission Grappling
vs. One Combat Academy
Misfits win, 10 – 2Hunter Ewingdef.Noah HofersubmissionKaleb Haasedef.Mike WhitlocksubmissionAlex Neppdef.Enson LilasubmissionSawyer Buttweilerdef.Apollo SwansonsubmissionKole Ewerdef.Ian MillardsubmissionKalo Steelydef.Abraham Bolanos Jr.submissionA Sub-Version team dual against One Combat Academy. Six of the highlighted bouts went Misfits' way, all by submission, on the way to a lopsided team score.
Source: Misfits Grappling Club, Facebook (5/12)
- April 2026Team Championship
Sub-Version 3 Team Championship
vs. Jiu Jitsu Unlimited
Misfits win, 6 – 5162Sawyer Buttweilerdef.Alex Van Donkelaarsubmission174Charles Witasdef.Kole Ewerovertime188Josh Monsmadef.Rhyen Rosenquistsubmission205Tyler Ockengadef.Noah Thooftsubmission245Taylor Pacedef.Sam Lyndesubmission153Joe Gravesdef.Daniel KuhmanThe Sub-Version 3 team championship dual against Jiu Jitsu Unlimited, decided by a single point. These six highlighted wins spanned the weight classes from 153 all the way up to 245.
Source: Misfits Grappling Club, Facebook (highlights posted 7/11)
This record is built from the club’s own posts, so it is a snapshot, not the whole history. Photos from the mat are on the way. Ask a coach about the rest.
Every name on this wall started with a first class. Beginners train the same mat as the competitors, from zero, at your own pace.