Gracie Jiu-Jitsu - Licensed Ma
The total investment to open a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu - Licensed Ma franchise ranges from $50,000 to $190,000. Ongoing royalties are 8%.
What is the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu - Licensed Ma franchise?
Gracie's Licensed Ma franchise offers martial arts instruction to students. Its estimated total initial investment is $50,000 to $190,000.
The royalty is 8 percent of sales. The brand was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Goodlettsville, TN.
Loan Activity Score
56/100
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
Active Lenders
3
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu - Licensed Ma has 5 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 3 lenders made 7 loans to franchisees of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu - Licensed Ma. PeerSense calculates Gracie Jiu-Jitsu - Licensed Ma's score as 56 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 2017 · 5 locations
$50,000 to $190,000
5
5 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
ModerateDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Gracie Jiu-Jitsu - Licensed Ma
7
Total SBA loans
$107K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Gracie Jiu-Jitsu - Licensed Ma
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Emerging (3 to 9 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
vs 9.5% peer avg
SBA Loans
7
Total Volume
$0.8M
Active Lenders
3
States
5
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Gracie Jiu-Jitsu - Licensed Ma based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
9.5% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
7 loans
Across 3 lenders
Lender Diversity
3 lenders
Avg 2.3 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$50,000 to $190,000 total
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu - Licensed Ma: Deep SBA Data
Brand specific metrics derived directly from SBA 7(a) approval records: peak lending year, leading state, average loan size, and lender concentration. PeerSense computes these per brand so capital advisors and prospective franchisees can benchmark this opportunity against the rest of the franchise universe.
Peak SBA Year
2024
2 approvals. The best year on record for Gracie Jiu-Jitsu - Licensed Ma.
Top SBA State
Tennessee
3 SBA financed Gracie Jiu-Jitsu - Licensed Ma locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$107K
Median $75K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Gracie Jiu-Jitsu - Licensed Ma unit.
Lender Concentration
100%
Concentrated
Share of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu - Licensed Ma approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu - Licensed Ma's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2024 (2 approvals). The last five fiscal years account for 100% of cumulative volume ($752K approved). Operator density is highest in Tennessee with 3 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $107K, with the median at $75K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 100% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$518
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; it does not lend, fund, or approve loans, and the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
- In the 12 months through September 30, 2026, PeerSense tracked 912 publicly announced financings with a disclosed size of $361.32 billion. PeerSense Capital Data Report · Methodology page
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