World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship explained

World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Current Event:2023 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Locale:Long Beach, California
Localnames:Mundials, Worlds
Discipline:Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Type:Annual
Organiser:International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation
First:4 February 1996 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1]
Number:27 (2023)
Mostwins:Marcus Almeida (13)
Mostrecent:2023

The World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament held annually by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. It is widely considered the most important and prestigious jiu-jitsu tournament of the year.

The first edition took place in February 1996 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Since 2007 the tournament has been held in California. The last edition of the championship took place at California State University in 2023. In 2024 the tournament will be held at the Walter pyramid in Long Beach California.

History

The first World Championship was held on 3 and 4 February 1996 at the Tijuca Tênis Clube in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2007 the tournament moved to California State University in Long Beach, US where it has been held ever since.[2] The Championship is commonly known as "the Worlds" or "Mundials". Many considered the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship as the toughest and the most prestigious Gi tournament in the world.[3] [4] Its counterpart in No-Gi is the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship.

Weight classes

See main article: Brazilian jiu-jitsu weight classes. The men's division started in 1996 with a total of 10 divisions from –57.5 kg to the absolute (open class) division. The women's division started in 1998 with two weight classes "Light" and "Heavy". Since 2016 the women's division now comprised a total of 9 weight classes from -48.5 kg up to the absolute (open class) division.

!Divisions!Men!Women
Rooster57.51NaN148.51NaN1
Light Feather641NaN153.51NaN1
Feather701NaN158.51NaN1
Light761NaN1641NaN1
Middle82.31NaN1691NaN1
Medium Heavy88.31NaN1741NaN1
Heavy94.31NaN179.31NaN1
Super Heavy100.51NaN1No weight limit
Ultra HeavyNo weight limitn/a
Open Classopen to all weight divisionsopen to all weight divisions

Competitions by year

Men's black belt world champions

Year width=30057 kg !width=27564 kg !width=30070 kg !width=30076 kg !width=30082 kg !width=30088 kg !width=30094 kg !width=300100 kg !width=300+100 kg !width=300Absolute
1996[5] Marcos Barreto Helio Moreira Paulo Barroso Roberto Correa Roberto Magalhães
1997[6] Roberto Magalhães Luiz Guilherme
1998[7] Marcelo Pereira Fernando Vasconcelos Rafael Correa Roberto Magalhães
1999 Omar Salum Leo Leite
2000 Omar Salum Roberto Magalhães Leo Leite
2001 Bernardo Pitel Fernando Pontes Marcio Corleta Fernando Pontes
2002 Marcos Norat Delson Heleno Gabriel Vella
2003 Felipe Costa Mario Reis Daniel Moraes Jefferson Moura
2004 Gabriel Moraes Fernardo Vieira Mario Reis Daniel Moraes
2005 Francisco Fernandes
2006 Daniel Otero
2007
2008
2009 Gabriel Vella
2010 Pablo Silva Rodrigo Cavaca
2011 Leo Nogueira
2012 Leo Nogueira
2013 Gabriel Moraes
2014
2015[8] Gabriel Lucas
2016[9] Ary Farias Alexandro Ceconi
2017[10] Gabriel Arges Erberth Santos
2018[11] Jamil Hill Isaque Bahiense Mahamed Aly
2019[12] João Miyao Matheus Gabriel Gabriel Arges
2021[13] Diego Pato Fabrício Andrey Renato Canuto Erich Munis Victor Hugo
2022[14] Thalison Soares Meyram Maquine Isaac Doederlein Erich Munis Victor Hugo
2023[15] Diego Pato Samuel Nagai Johnatha Alves Gustavo Batista Fellipe Andrew Erich Munis Victor Hugo Victor Hugo
2024 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2024 [16] Carlos 'Bebeto' Oliveira Diego Pato Meyram Maquine Micael Galvao Jackson Nagai Gustavo Batista Anderson Munis Seif-Eddine Houmine

Women's black belt world champions

Year Host n/a  n/a  n/a  width=300Light
!		width=300Heavy
!		n/a  n/a  n/a  n/a 
1998 Tais Ramos
Year Host n/a  n/a  n/a  width=300Light
!		width=300Middle
!		width=300Heavy
!		n/a  n/a  n/a 
1999 Alessandra Oliveira Cristina Pereira
Year Host width=300n/a  !width=300–53 kg !width=300–58 kg !width=300–64 kg !width=300–69 kg !width=300+69 kg !width=300n/a  !width=300n/a  !width=300n/a
2000 Daniela Figueredo Alessandra Oliveira Renata Pimentel Erika Paes
2001 Ana Michelle Bianca Andrade Claudia Oliveira Juliana Vieira Ana Carolina Ferreira
2002 Virginia Maria Mirela Cortes
2003 Andrezza Pinho Poliana Lago
2004 Bianca Andrade Poliana Lago Mirela Cortes
2005 Bianca Andrade Poliana Lago
2006 Leticia Ribeiro Caroline de Lazzerok Luiza Fernandes
Year Host width=300n/a  !width=300–53 kg !width=300–58 kg !width=300–64 kg !width=300–69 kg !width=300–74 kg !width=300n/a  !width=300n/a  !width=300Absolute
2007
Year Host width=300n/a  !width=300–53 kg !width=300–58 kg !width=300–64 kg !width=300–69 kg !width=300–74 kg !width=300+74 kg !width=300n/a  !width=300Absolute
2008 Mirian Cerqueira Bianca Andrade
2009 Bianca Andrade
2010 Bianca Andrade Hillary Williams
2011 Talita Nogueira
2012 Fernanda Mazelli
2013 Marina Ribeiro
Year Host width=300–48 kg !width=300–53 kg !width=300–58 kg !width=300–64 kg !width=300–69 kg !width=300–74 kg !width=300–80  kg !width=300+80 kg !width=300Absolute
2014 Shiho Yaginuma Gezary Matuda Janni Larsson
Year Host width=300n/a  !width=300–53 kg !width=300–58 kg !width=300–64 kg !width=300–69 kg !width=300–74 kg !width=300–80  kg !width=300+80 kg !width=300Absolute
2015 Fernanda Mazelli
Year Host width=300–48 kg !width=300–53 kg !width=300–58 kg !width=300–64 kg !width=300–69 kg !width=300–74 kg !width=300–80  kg !width=300+80 kg !width=300Absolute
2016 Monique Elias Andresa Correa Fernanda Mazzelli
2017 Nathiely de Jesus
2018 Amanda Monteiro Karen Antunes Nathiely de Jesus Nathiely de Jesus
2019 Ana Carolina Schmitt Nathiely de Jesus Nathiely de Jesus
2021 Gabrieli Pessanha Gabrieli Pessanha
2022 Anna Rodrigues Gabrieli Pessanha Gabrieli Pessanha
2023 Gabrieli Pessanha Gabrieli Pessanha

List of winners by total titles

RankWinnerTotalAbsoluteWeight ClassWinning yearsGender
1 Marcus Almeida13672012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019M
2 Roger Gracie10372004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010M
Bruno Malfacine100102007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018M
Beatriz Mesquita10282012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021F
5 Michelle Nicolini8172006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014F
Leandro Lo8172012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022M
7 Alexandre Ribeiro7252004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015M
Leticia Ribeiro7072000, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012F
Hannette Staack7072002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011F
10 Gabi Garcia6242008, 2010, 2011, 2012F
Bianca Andrade6062001, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010F
Rafael Mendes6062010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016M
Lucas Lepri6062007, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019M
14 Nathiely de Jesus5232017, 2018, 2019F
Luana Alzuguir5142009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013F
Rodolfo Vieira5142011, 2012, 2013, 2014M
Saulo Ribeiro5051997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002M
Robson Moura5051997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007M
Marcelo Garcia5052004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011M
Romulo Barral5052007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014M
Rubens Charles5052006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017M
André Galvão5052005, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2008M
Ana Carolina Vieira5052017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022F
24 Dominyka Obelenyte4222015, 2016F
Gabrieli Pessanha4222021, 2022F
Kyra Gracie4132006, 2008, 2010F
Bernardo Faria4132010, 2013, 2015M
Royler Gracie4041996, 1997, 1998, 1999M
Roberto Magalhães4041996, 1997, 1998, 2000M
Fábio Gurgel4041996, 1997, 2000, 2001M
Guilherme Mendes4042009, 2011, 2012, 2014M
Rikako Yuasa4041996, 1997, 1998, 1999F
Mikey Musumeci4042017, 2018, 2019, 2021M
34 Márcio Cruz3212002, 2003M
Ronaldo Souza3212004, 2005M
Mário Sperry3121996, 1997, 1998M
Nicholas Meregali3122017, 2019, 2022M
Vítor Ribeiro3031999, 2000, 2001M
Marcio Feitosa3031997, 2001, 2002M
Daniele Piermatei3032002, 2003, 2004F
Alessandra Vieira3032000, 2002, 2005F
Poliana Lago3032003, 2004, 2005F
Rosângela Conceição3031998, 2003, 2005F
Fredson Paixão3032001, 2002, 2005M
Bibiano Fernandes3032003, 2005, 2006M
Celso Vinicius3032005, 2006, 2008M
Braulio Estima3032004, 2006, 2009M
Ana Laura Cordeiro3032008, 2014, 2015F
Michael Langhi3032009, 2010, 2015M
Gezary Matuda3032013, 2014, 2016F
Fernanda Mazzelli3032012, 2015, 2016F
Otávio Souza3032012, 2013, 2016M
Claudia do Val3032017, 2018, 2019F
Mayssa Bastos3032019, 2021, 2022F
Andressa Cintra3032019, 2021, 2022F
56 Amaury Bitetti2201996, 1997M
Rodrigo Medeiros2201999, 2000M
Fernando Pontes2112001M
Lana Stefanac2112009F
Tayane Porfírio2112017F
Roberto Traven2021998, 1999M
Alessandra Oliveira2021999, 2000F
Omar Salum2021999, 2000M
Leo Leite2021999, 2000M
Fernando Augusto2022000, 2003M
Mirela Cortes2022002, 2004F
Mario Reis2022003, 2004M
Daniel Moraes2022003, 2004M
Fabrício Werdum2022003, 2004M
Samuel Braga2022005, 2008M
Penny Thomas2022007, 2009F
Gabriel Vella2022002, 2009M
Sérgio Moraes2022008, 2011M
Antônio Braga Neto2022008, 2011M
Leo Nogueira2022011, 2012M
Caio Terra2022008, 2013M
Gabriel Moraes2022004, 2013M
Mackenzie Dern2022015, 2016F
Luiza Monteiro2022015, 2017F
Venla Luukkonen2022014, 2018F
Gabriel Arges2022017, 2019M
Felipe Pena2022018, 2019M
Anna Rodrigues2022021, 2022F
Erich Munis2022021, 2022M
Tainan Dalpra2022021, 2022M
Kaynan Duarte2022021, 2022M
Victor Hugo2022021, 2022M
88 Felipe Andrew1102021M
Renato Barreto1011996M
Helio Moreira1011996M
Paulo Barroso1011996M
Roberto Correa1011996M
Ricardo Liborio1011996M
João Roque1011997M
Luis Guilherme1011997M
Tais Ramos1011998M
Marcelo Pereira1011998M
Leo Vieira1011998M
Fernando Vasconcelos1011998M
Rafael Correia1011998M
Cristina Pereira1011999F
Alexandre Paiva1011999M
Murilo Bustamante1011999M
Daniella Figuerdo1012000F
Renata Pimentel1012000F
Erika Paes1012000F
B.J. Penn1012000F
Ana Michelle1012001F
Claudia Oliveira1012001F
Juliana Vieira1012001F
Ana Carolina Ferreria1012001F
Bernardo Pitel1012001M
Ricardo Vieira1012001M
Fernando Marquez1012001F
Virginia Maria1012002M
Marcos Norat1012002M
Carlos Lemos1012002M
Delson Heleno1012002M
Fábio Leopoldo1012002F
Andrezza Pinho1012003M
Felipe Costa1012003M
Cassio Werneck1012003M
Jefferson Moura1012003M
Erik Wanderley1012003M
Fernando Vieira1012004M
Robert Drysdale1012005M
Francisco Fernandes1012005M
Caroline de Lazzerok1012006F
Luiza Fernandes1012006F
Daniel Otero1012006M
Gabriel Gonzaga1012006M
Laurence Cousin1012007F
Emily Kwok1012007F
Lucas Leite1012007M
Rafael Lovato Jr.1012007M
Mirriam Cerqueira1012008F
Hillary Williams1012010F
Pablo Silva1012010M
Tarsis Humphreys1012010M
Rodrigo Cavaca1012010M
Talita Nogueira1012011F
Gilbert Burns1012011M
Marina Ribeiro1012013F
Augusto Mendes1012013M
Shiho Yaginuma1012014F
Janni Larsson1012014F
Paulo Miyao1012015M
Claudio Calasans1012015M
Gabriel Lucas1012015M
Monique Elias1012016F
Ary Farias1012016M
Alexandro Ceconi1012016M
Talita Alencar1012017F
Maxine Thylin1012017F
Erberth Santos1012017M
Amanda Monteiro1012018F
Karen Antunes1012018F
Jamil Hill1012018M
Isaque Bahiense1012018M
Lucas Barbosa1012018M
Mahamed Aly1012018M
Tammi Musumeci1012019F
Ana Carolina Schmitt1012019F
João Miyao1012019M
Matheus Gabriel1012019M
Gabrielle McComb1012021F
Melissa Cueto1012021F
Diego Pato1012021M
Fabrício Andrey1012021M
Renato Canuto1012021M
Gustavo Batista1012021M
Bianca Basílio1012022F
Ffion Davies1012022F
Larissa Dias1012022F
Thalison Soares1012022M
Meyram Maquine1012022M
Isaac Doederlein1012022M
Tye Ruotolo1012022M

List of titles by team

YearWinning team
1997Nova União (1/2)
1998Alliance (1/14)
1999Alliance (2/14)
2000Gracie Barra (1/6)
2001Nova União (2/2)
2002Gracie Barra (2/6)
2003Gracie Barra (3/6)
2004Gracie Barra (4/6)
2005Gracie Barra (5/6)
2006Brasa (1/1)
2007Gracie Barra (6/6)
2008Alliance (3/14)
2009Alliance (4/14)
2010Alliance (5/14)
2011Alliance (6/14)
2012Alliance (7/14)
2013Alliance (8/14)
2014Alliance (9/14)
2015Alliance (10/14)
2016Alliance (11/14)
2017Atos (1/1)
2018Alliance (12/14)
2019Alliance (13/14)
2021CheckMat (1/1)
2022Alliance(14/14)
2023Dream Art (1/1)

Notable champions

See also

External links

See main article: world championships.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1996 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship - Grappling Event . Tapology . 2020-11-24 .
  2. Web site: The History And Significance of the IBJJF World Championship . Evolve Daily . 2021-12-06 .
  3. Web site: The History And Significance Of The IBJJF World Championship . Bjj Eastern Europe . 2021-12-06 .
  4. Web site: Top 10 Most Prestigious Jiu-Jitsu Tournaments For Competitors . Bjj Eastern Europe . 2016-09-17 .
  5. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 1996 . World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 1996 .
  6. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 1997 . World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 1997 .
  7. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 1998 . World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 1998 .
  8. Web site: International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation - . 2023-06-06 . International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation .
  9. Web site: International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation - . 2023-06-06 . International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation .
  10. Web site: International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation - . 2023-06-06 . International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation .
  11. Web site: International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation - . 2023-06-06 . International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation .
  12. Web site: International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation - . 2023-06-06 . International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation .
  13. Web site: Results World IBJJF Jiu-jitsu Championship 2021. International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation .
  14. Web site: World IBJJF Jiu-jitsu Championship 2022 Results. International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation .
  15. Web site: World IBJJF Jiu-jitsu Championship 2023 Results. International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation .
  16. Web site: World IBJJF Jiu-jitsu Championship 2024 Results. International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation .
  17. Web site: The Return Of The First & Only European Black Belt Adult World Champion, France's Laurence Cousin Fouillat . Bjj Eastern Europe . 2013-10-21 .
  18. Web site: Wynne . Lucy . Ffion Davies becomes the first Brit to ever make black belt final at IBJJF Worlds . Grappling Insider . 2022-06-05 .

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