Ashley Bendle

Ashley Bendle (born 29 March 1997) is a Welsh submission grappler, Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and competitor.

[b] At 17 she won silver at the 2015 IBJJF European Open Championship, competing in the light feather (-53.5 kg) division.

[4] After receiving her purple belt from Rees in 2015, Bendle became British featherweight champion and then won bronze at the European championship.

[7] In September 2021, Bendle fought in the first edition of the ADCC Submission Fighting Championship European Trials taking place in Poland where she arrived second in the -60 kg category.

[9] At Polaris 21 on 24 September 2022, Bendle was asked, on just a week's notice, to replace Ffion Davies in a fight for the inaugural under 60 kg title, against multiple-time World and ADCC champion Michelle Nicolini.

In January she won Silver at the 2023 European Championship, after defeating Rafaela Rosa of Checkmat, competing in the featherweight division.