MEET THE TEAM

Melissa Mullins - Head Coach   

Melissa Mullins has been involved in martial arts since 2016. After falling in love with Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Melissa became an amateur MMA fighter, quickly progressing through the ranks to professional status. 

Melissa signed to the UFC in 2023, the most prestigous MMA promotion on the planet, that same year she also won double gold at the IBJJF World Championships, the most high profile No Gi tournament in 2023. Melissa’s professional record currently stands at 6-1-0. As an all rounder, Melissa is not only known for her striking and heavy hands, but also her high pressure grappling bringing an unmatched level of experience to the instructor team at Levels.

Notable Accomplishments:

  • Active UFC Bantamweight Fighter

  • GTFP Bantamweight World Champion

  • IBJJF 2023 No Gi World Champion - Medium Heavy

  • IBJJF 2023 No Gi World Champion - Open Weight

  • 2x British Open Champion

Shaquille Buckley - Instructor            

Shaquille has been involved in Martial Arts since the age of 6, a long journey which led to him starting in Grappling in 2020. Shaquille started competing very early on in his jiu jitsu career and over the years has earned an impressive number of gold, silver and bronze medals while boasting a wrestling heavy approach and high submission rate.

Shaquille has a large wealth of experience teaching and working with children, having tutored classes of 4-16 year olds maths, science and english early on, which organically led into coaching Kid’s BJJ after knee surgery in 2022.

Notable Accomplishments:

  • IBJJF 2022 European Championship Medallist

  • All Stars Cardiff Champion - Weight & Absolute

  • Empire Grappling York Champion

  • Grappling Industries Liverpool Champion - Gi & No Gi

  • IBJJF Madrid Open Medallist - Gi & No Gi

Jenny Luckman - Operations Manager

Jenny is our very organised Operations Manager who looks after all aspects of the Academy’s running including any membership enquiries, uniform, timetables or general questions about Levels MMA.

Any questions at all, get in touch with Jenny and she will be able to help.