Marko Jokmanović
Head coach and founder
Marko founded Montenegro Top Team and runs it as his own team. He is a rarity even in the region: a 3rd degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and a 4th dan in judo in one person, with an IMMAF MMA licence on top. That is why with him the fight is taught at every level: the standing game and throws from judo, ground work and submissions from BJJ, striking and clinch from MMA. He is on the mat almost every day: morning BJJ, no-gi and gi groups, the competition Subwrestling class and MMA. Under his leadership the club became an affiliate and partner of the ZR Team association.
Ranks and results
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Black belt, 3rd degree
- Judo
- Black belt, 4th dan
- JJIF Fighting
- Black belt, 1st degree
- MMA
- IMMAF certified coach
- Association
- ZR Team, affiliate and partner
- Lineage
- Black belt under Andre "Tim" Monteiro, A-Force BJJ, New York
- Referee
- IBJJF, since 2017
- National team
- Coach of Montenegro's national jiu-jitsu team (JJIF)
Competition results
- Coach of Montenegro's national team: JJIF Senior World Championship, Bangkok 2025; Balkan Open 2026, 12 golds for the club.
- Silver, no-gi black belt division, IBJJF Munich Open 2019, and a place on the same event's referee team.
- Pro MMA 1–0: first-round submission win at MFC 8, Podgorica 2018.
- Two silvers (gi and no-gi) in the black belt division, IBJJF German Open, Berlin 2017; the first Montenegrin to referee an official IBJJF open.
- Gold in no-gi and silver in gi, black belts −70 kg, Grappling Industries, New York 2017, after 12 matches; a month of training at A-Force BJJ and the Renzo Gracie Academy.
- Two silvers (gi and no-gi) on his black belt division debut, IBJJF Munich Open 2016.
- Bronze, senior no-gi, BJJ European Championship, Rome 2015; over 18 medals in the adult black belt division at the Toronto Open 2016, Rome Open 2015–2018, Berlin Open and Italy Open.
- Multiple Montenegrin and Balkan ju-jitsu champion (2003–2011), national judo titles (2000–2017), Montenegro freestyle wrestling team at the Mediterranean Championship, Budva 2011.
Groups
Morning BJJ, the adult no-gi and gi groups, Subwrestling and the MMA group.
His style
In jiu-jitsu the standing part is often skipped: the guard gets pulled and the fight goes straight to the ground. With Marko it is different. A 4th dan in judo means takedowns, throws and their defence are trained as seriously as the ground game, and his MMA experience adds striking and clinch. The result is a fighter who knows what to do on the feet, in the transition and on the mat, whether training for a tournament, the cage or themselves. The approach is simple: technique before strength, position before submission, sparring only once the body is ready.
In the press
- Lob Sport (2024): "When we focus on process and progress, results follow"Interview on founding Montenegro Top Team and how kids, adults and competitors are coached.
- Portal Analitika (2019): "Playing football led me to martial arts"Interview: the road from judo to a BJJ black belt, coaching and competition results, New York and IBJJF refereeing.
- Lob Sport (2025): Montenegro Top Team joins a renowned associationSigning the club's accession to the ZR Team association.
- IBJJF (video, 2019): Renan Garcia vs Marko Jokmanović, Munich OpenNo-gi black belt final, the federation's official footage.
- Vijesti (2019): Munich Open marked by MontenegrinsNo-gi silver and refereeing at the IBJJF Munich Open.
- RTCG (2017): Medals for Jokmanović and BoškovićTwo silvers at the IBJJF German Open in Berlin and the first IBJJF refereeing by a Montenegrin.
- Vijesti (2017): Two medals for Marko Jokmanović in New YorkGold and silver at Grappling Industries and a training camp at the A-Force academy.