# Jena Bishop

> Black Belt | United States

## Overview

**Name:** Jena Bishop

**Belt Rank:** Black Belt

**Nationality:** United States

**Gender:** Female

**Weight:** 65 kg


## Bio

Jena Rae Bishop was born on February 22, 1986, in St. Charles (Missouri), United States of America.

Throughout high school, Jena ran track and field for her school as well as cross country – though she thrived in the sprinting distances. It wasn’t until Jena’s 21st birthday that she started training jiu-jitsu, influenced by her (then) boyfriend Tyler Bishop. Tyler was a white belt at the time, and the couple’s relationship grew in parallel with their love for BJJ, eventually joining in matrimony by the time they reached the blue belt rank.

Jena dwelled with the prospect of following a path in mixed martial arts (MMA) early in her combat sports career, going on to train Thai boxing, judo as well as wrestling before she placed all her focus towards jiu-jitsu.

Throughout her rise to black belt, Jena’s instruction was led by JW Wright, a well-respected coach and a former pupil of  Royler Gracie . Bishop trained with Wright in St. Louis, MO from white to black belt – a process that took nearly 10 years, while feeding knowledge from different sources including that of her husband Tyler who was a big part of her development in the sport.

Bishop was promoted to black belt on July 13, 2013 – not long after she conquered her first world title (brown belt). Having spent years representing Missourian jiu-jitsu, in 2016 Jena and Tyler Bishop decided to move to San Diego – California, to be closer to one of the busiest BJJ hubs in the world and reap the benefits it could provide. Being in The Golden State also allowed Bishop to work with one of the best coaches in the world ( Regis Lebre ) with good competitive results soon flowing from this wise career move.

Jena Bishop vs Danielle Alvarez (2017)

Jena Bishop vs Leanna Dittrich (2013)
## Gym Affiliations

- **Alliance Jiu Jitsu San Diego** (San Diego, United States) — Instructor
## Specialties

- well rounded
## Achievements

- 1st Place IBJJF World No-Gi Championship (2017)
- 1st Place ADCC EC USA Trials (2019)
- 1st Place IBJJF Chicago Spring Open (2015*)
- 1st Place USAJJF/IBJJF American Nationals (2017)
- 3rd Place IBJJF World No-Gi Championship (2018)
- 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2016)
- 1st Place IBJJF World Masters Championship (2017**)
- 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2017**)
- 1st Place IBJJF European Open (2017**)
- 1st Place IBJJF World Championship (2013 brown)
- 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship (2012 purple)
- 2nd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2013 brown, 2010 blue)
- 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2016, 2013* brown, 2011 purple)
- 3rd Place IBJJF Pans Championship (2016, 2011 purple)
## Lineage

- JW Wright

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**Last Updated:** September 08, 2026

**Data Source:** bjj.space (https://bjj.space/people/jena-bishop)