Tarik Hopstock: Record, Net Worth, Weight, Age & More!

Who is Tarik Hopstock?

Tarik Hopstock is a Norwegian black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and a member of the internationally known Frontline team made up of Scandinavian grapplers from that part of the world. He received his black belt in BJJ under Eduardo Rios and he gained a name for himself while competing in Europe as a colored belt. Even early on in his career with the IBJJF, Tarik Hopstock was known to medal frequently. He often found himself standing atop the podium at the IBJJF worlds, IBJJF World NoGi’s, and even the European championships. Finally, Tarik Hopstock is recognized as the creator of his own signature move the “Tarikoplata” which he first showed to the world when he was only a blue belt competing on the international circuit.

Who is Tarik Hopstock?

Tarik Hopstock is a Norwegian black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and a member of the internationally known Frontline team made up of Scandinavian grapplers from that part of the world. He received his black belt in BJJ under Eduardo Rios and he gained a name for himself while competing in Europe as a colored belt. Even early on in his career with the IBJJF, Tarik Hopstock was known to medal frequently. He often found himself standing atop the podium at the IBJJF worlds, IBJJF World NoGi’s, and even the European championships. Finally, Tarik Hopstock is recognized as the creator of his own signature move the “Tarikoplata” which he first showed to the world when he was only a blue belt competing on the international circuit.

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Tarik Hopstock was born in the mid-90s in Oslo, a major Norwegian population center and place of culture. He first found his way to martial arts through Judo which he approached as a teenager at a local Judo club. Even though he loved training in Judo, there was only one class offered each week and this was not enough for the ambitious Tarik Hopstock. After spending some time looking around for a gym that had more class offerings, Tarik Hopstock eventually found the Frontline Academy. 

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Excited at the opportunity to train as often as he wanted, Tarik Hopstock instantly left his Judo Academy to join the Frontline team. It was at Frontline where Tarik Hopstock fell in love with Jiu Jitsu and also met his instructor Eduardo rios. Rios himself has one of the purest Jiu-Jitsu lineages of all time having received his black belt from Ricardo Liborio, one of Carlson Gracie's original students. 

Throughout his career, Tarik Hopstock has frequently referred to Eduardo Rios as both an inspiration and a mentor who has helped him achieve incredible heights in the sport. Rios picked up on Tarik Hopstock's skill very early, noticing that he was ready for adult classes even as a child. Being thrown in with the much larger bodies of the adult classes helped Tarik Hopstock's Game grow immensely. Faced with much larger opponents, he was also forced to develop a modified version of the traditional omoplata called the Tarikoplata that would still be effective on much larger opponents.

When interviewed about the creation of his signature move, he directly referred to his small size in relation to the people he was training with. He found himself unable to finish kimoras or omoplatas from the top and often found himself moving off the position or changing to a different submission. After some creativity, he decided to modify and advance the technical aspects of the existing omoplata rather than learning an entirely new move. However, he didn't dare call it the “Tarikoplata” until he had already hit it multiple times in competition.

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Tarik Hopstock falls into the unique category, like the Ruotolo brothers and Nicky Rod, who have been on the professional circuit since long before achieving the rank of black belt. He officially received his black belt in February of 2022 after his successful run at the European open for the IBJJF, but the magnitude of his accomplishments as a colored belt mean that when we look at Tarik Hopstock's record we will include the entire thing, and not just the typical black belt matches.

Since receiving his black belt in 2022, Tarik Hopstock's Competition schedule has only picked up in pace. he's competed constantly in IBJJF events in Europe including the European open, the Dublin open, and even the IBJJF world championships. in 2022, he managed to make his way to the quarterfinals of the world championships at Black Belt level before being defeated by Tommy Langaker.

In 2023, Tarik Hopstock has continued to compete heavily. He again made a great showing at the European open, the London open, and even some grappling events for a different organization the AJPGD.

Win or lose, Tarik Hopstock's matches often end in submission. His style is free-flowing, fast, and he always seeks to finish. We will be watching intently as Tarik Hopstock continues to compete. This young man, who is already somewhat of a cult sensation in the BJJ community, is just getting started. We can't wait to see where he heads in 2024 and beyond. 

How Old is Tarik Hopstock? 

Tarik Hopstock was born in May of 1996, which makes him 26 years old at the time of writing in 2023.

Tarik Hopstock Family

Not much has been published about Tarik Hopstock’s family. He maintains a private life, preferring to focus on the sport when interviewed.

How Much is Tarik Hopstock Worth?

Tarik Hopstock’s net worth is not public information. He is Really just getting started. Like many other young jiu-jitsu sensations, hopstock has caught a lot of attention before he even achieved black belt. His career is just getting started, so we can only imagine where it will end up. 

How Tall is Tarik Hopstock?

As a professional grappler, Tarik Hopstock hasn't had to record his height in an official capacity. We're not sure how tall he is!

How Much Does Tarik Hopstock Weigh? 

Tarik Hopstock has competed in many different weight classes. At the beginning of his black belt run in early 2022 he was competing as low as 77 kg, or about 170lbs. After achieving black belt, Tarik Hopstock has intentionally put on some weight. Most recently in 2023, he competed at 91 kg, which is over 200 pounds! 

Tarik Hopstock Fight List

Tarik has been grappling competitively against adults since he was a young teenager. As a result, we don’t have a full list of everyone that he’s faced off against. Check out some of his greatest accomplishments in tournament grappling below to get an idea of just how deadly Tarik Hopstock is on the mats:

• 2014 IBJJF European Open Champion - Blue Belt
• 2015 IBJJF European Open Champion - Blue Belt (Double Gold w/ Absolutes)
• 2015 IBJJF NoGi World Championships - Silver Medal at Blue Belt
• 2016 IBJJF NoGi World Championships - Silver Medal at Purple Belt
• 2017 IBJJF European Open Champion - Purple Belt (Double Gold w/ Absolutes)
• 2018 IBJJF European Open Champion - Brown Belt
• 2019 Copa Podio Grand Prix - Silver Medal at Brown Belt
• 2020 European Open Champion - Silver Medal at Brown Belt
• 2022 IBJJF European Open - Bronze Medal at Black Belt

Tarik Hopstock's Best Fight of All Time

Trying to pin down the single best match in a career of somebody like Tarik Hopstock is similar to trying to nail Jell-o to a wall; it's just not that easy! Still, tasked with trying to select one of Tarik Hopstock's brightest moments - we'd go with his 2023 quarterfinals victory against Bradley Schneider in the IBJJF London Open during the Absolutes. Although Schneider worked hard to get something going, he was completely unable to contend with Tarik Hopstock's devastating style. The match ended with an incredibly dominant score of 22-0 - a shutout by points in favor of Tarik Hopstock. This surely stood out as one of his most dominant victories in his entire career, especially as a black belt.

Who Did Tarik Hopstock Lose To?

Although Tarik Hopstock's young career has been defined by a lot of impressive submission victories and European open winds, he still faced his fair share of challenges. As he's climbed to the ranks, Tarik Hopstock has had to face much more difficult black belt competition. He also challenged himself by going up in weight nearly 30 pounds to face one of the greatest heavyweight Grapplers around, Roberto Jimenez. Although he has faced Jimenez twice in London, Tarik Hopstock has been unable to overcome the brutal choke artist who has submitted him twice with chokes.

Tarik Hopstock Record

Tarik Hopstock's record is just a little bit different than most records we publish here, because it includes colored belt matches as his reign of terror among the lower belts on the IBJJF circuit became the stuff of Legend, so  Tarik Hopstock's overall grappling record stands at 20 wins and 12 losses as of 2023.

Tarik Hopstock Injuries

Tarik Hopstock has not been open with any major injuries that have cost him time away from the mat although, because he started Judo at 12, it's pretty likely he's experienced some injury to his body during that time. Still, like most Jiu Jitsu practitioners and combat sports athletes in general, Tarik Hopstock keeps up with an active strength and conditioning routine to support his body and be the best, and healthiest, athlete that he can.

Is Tarik Hopstock Retired?

Tarik Hopstock isn't even close to retiring. In fact, he only received his black belt from the legendary Eduardo Rios in 2022! The legend of Tarik Hopstock, as it's been written so far, largely comes from his impressive wins on the IBJJF world championship stage at blue, purple, and brown belt in both his own weight class and in absolute divisions. 

Now that he's officially a black belt, and has only been so for two years, much remains to be seen about the story of Tarik Hopstock and how it will unfold in the history books of Jiu Jitsu. When Tarik Hopstock isn't training hard in the gym to become a black belt world champion, he's taking time to film instructionals and put them online so that others can learn from the hard work and the time that he spent on the mats.

Recently, Tarik Hopstock has teamed up with BJJ Fanatics in order to film some incredible products. His “Tarikoplata” and “The Bellow Down Footlock from Single Leg X” give you a good sense of Tarik Hopstock's focus. Some Jiu Jitsu practitioners play for points, some develop a heavy passing style, or even a crushing top game. Tarik submits people or goes out trying. Just by looking at the title of Tarik Hopstock's Jiu-Jitsu instructions, you can tell that this is a grappler focused on specializing on submissions that he finds effective. 

If you'd like to learn more about the specific submissions that Tarik Hopstock is used to make a name from himself before ever achieving black belt, take a look at his instructionals on our main page today.

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