World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship explained

World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Locale:Long Beach, California
Localnames:Sem Kimono Mundials, No-Gi Worlds
Discipline:Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Organiser:International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation
First:2007
Number:15
Mostwins:Caio Terra (10)

The World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship is a no-gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) tournament hosted annually by the IBJJF commonly held at California State University in Long Beach, California. It was most recently held December 7-9, 2023 in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

History

Since its creation in 2007, Caio Terra has won 10 Men's IBJJF No-Gi World Championships, the highest in history. As of 2023, both Bia Mesquita and Tammi Musumeci have won 5 Women's IBJJF No-Gi World Championships, the highest numbers in history.

Weight classes

See main article: Brazilian jiu-jitsu weight classes.

IBJJF No Gi weight classes!Weight divisions!Adults/Masters Men!Juvenile No Gi – Men!Adults/Masters No Gi Women!Juvenile No Gi – Women
Rooster55.51NaN151.51NaN146.51NaN142.51NaN1
Light or Super Feather61.51NaN156.51NaN151.51NaN146.51NaN1
Feather67.51NaN161.51NaN156.51NaN150.51NaN1
Light73.51NaN166.51NaN161.51NaN154.51NaN1
Middle79.51NaN171.51NaN166.51NaN158.51NaN1
Medium Heavy85.51NaN176.51NaN171.51NaN162.51NaN1
Heavy91.51NaN181.51NaN176.51NaN166.51NaN1
Super Heavy97.51NaN186.51NaN1No weight limitNo weight limit
Ultra HeavyNo weight limitNo weight limitn/an/a
Open Classopen to all divisionsdepends on tournamentopen to all divisionsdepends on tournament

Competitions by year

Men's black belt world champions

The results listed for 2022 are tentative. On 8 March 2023, the IBJJF announced that three 2022 adult black-belt gold medalists were disqualified due to use of performance-enhancing drugs.[1] However, as of 10 March 2023, the IBJJF's official results still listed them as winners. This table assumes that the silver medalists were promoted to champion, although the IBJJF has not clearly stated that.

Year width=30055.5 kg !width=27561.5 kg !width=30067.5 kg !width=30073.5 kg !width=30079.5 kg !width=30085.5 kg !width=30091.5 kg !width=30097.5 kg !width=300+97.5 kg !width=300Absolute
2007[2] Takeo Tani (1/1) Samuel Braga (1/1) Rubens Charles (1/4) Jeff Glover (1/1) Pablo Popovitch (1/3) Kim Johnson (1/1) Roberto Camargo de Alencar (1/5) Vinny Magalhaes (1/1) Bruno Paulista (1/1) Jeff Monson (1/1)
2008[3] Pablo Texeira (1/2) Caio Terra (1/10) Bruno Frazatto (1/1) Rubens Charles (2/4) Daniel Moraes (1/1) Saulo Ribeiro (1/1) Roberto Alencar (2/5) Gabriel Vella (1/1) Antonio Braga Neto (1/3) Antonio Braga Neto (2/3)
2009[4] Pablo Texeira (2/2) Caio Terra (2/10) Baret Yoshida (1/1) Lucas Lepri (1/3) Lucas Leite (1/3) Romulo Barral (1/1) Roberto Alencar (3/5) Antonio Braga Neto (3/3) Josh Barnett (1/1) Roberto Alencar (4/5)
2010[5] Brandon Mullins (1/2) Caio Terra (3/10) Justin Rader (1/2) Lucas Lepri (2/3) Gilbert Burns (1/2) Pablo Popovitch (2/3) Rafael Lovato Jr. (1/3) João Assis (1/3) Roberto Abreu (1/7) Roberto Abreu (2/7)
2011[6] Brandon Mullins (2/2) Caio Terra (4/10) Rubens Charles (3/4) Lucas Lepri (3/3) Victor Estima (1/1) Rafael Lovato Jr. (2/3) Lucas Leite (2/3) Marcus Almeida (1/2) Roberto Abreu (3/7) Marcus Almeida (2/2)
2012[7] Caio Terra (5/10) Henrique Rezende (1/1) Rubens Charles (4/4) Augusto Mendes (1/2) De'Alonzio Jackson (1/2) Pablo Popovitch (3/3) Roberto Alencar (5/5) Alexandre Ribeiro (1/2) Roberto Abreu (4/7) Alexandre Ribeiro (2/2)
2013[8] Caio Terra (6/10) Laercio Fernandes (1/1) Justin Rader (2/2) Jonathan Torres (1/1) Gilbert Burns (2/2) Eduardo Telles (1/1) Jackson Sousa (1/1) James Puopolo (1/1) Rafael Lovato Jr. (3/3) Murilo Santana (1/1)
2014[9] Caio Terra (7/10) João Miyao (1/4) Samir Chantre (1/1) AJ Agazarm (1/1) Marcelo Mafra (1/2) Keenan Cornelius (1/2) Lucas Leite (3/3) João Assis (2/3) Yuri Simões (1/4) Yuri Simões (2/4)
2015[10] Caio Terra (8/10) João Miyao (2/4) Augusto Mendes (2/2) Michael Langhi (1/1) De'Alonzio Jackson (2/2) Lucas Barbosa (1/4) Felipe Pena (1/2) João Assis (3/3) Gabriel Lucas (1/1) Felipe Pena (2/2)
2016[11] Caio Terra (9/10) Michael Musumeci (1/1) Osvaldo Moizinho (1/2) Marcio Barbosa (1/1) Marcelo Mafra (2/2) Josh Hinger (1/3) Lucas Barbosa (2/4) Luis Panza (1/1) Yuri Simões (3/4) Yuri Simões (4/4)
2017[12] Caio Terra (10/10) João Miyao (3/4) Osvaldo Moizinho (2/2) Renato Canuto (1/1) Josh Hinger (2/3) Keenan Cornelius (2/2) Arnaldo Maidana (1/1) Lucas Barbosa (3/4) Roberto Abreu (5/7) Lucas Barbosa (4/4)
2018[13] Nobuhiro Sawada (1/1) João Miyao (4/4) Kennedy Maciel (1/1) Gianni Grippo (1/3) Hugo Marques (1/2) Josh Hinger (3/3) Tim Spriggs (1/1) Kaynan Duarte (1/1) Gordon Ryan (1/2) Gordon Ryan (2/2)
2019[14] Thalison Soares (1/1) Hiago George (1/1) Alexssandro Sodré (1/1) Johnny Tama (1/1) Dante Leon (1/2) Manuel Ribamar (1/1) Adam Wardziński (1/1) Vinicius Gazola (1/1) Roberto Abreu (6/7) Victor Hugo (1/2)
2021[15] Estevan Martinez-Garcia (1/1) Carlos 'Bebeto' Oliveira (1/1) Diego Oliveira Batista (1/2) Gianni Grippo (2/3) Hugo Marques (2/2) Jeferson Guaresi (1/1) Pedro Marinho (1/2) Devhonte Johnson (1/1) Roberto Abreu (7/7) Pedro Marinho (2/2)
2022[16] Osamah Almarwai (1/1) Lucas Pinheiro (1/1) Gianni Grippo (3/3) Dante Leon (2/2) Andy Murasaki (1/1) Sebastian Rodriguez (1/1) Fellipe Trovo (1/1) Victor Hugo (2/2)
2023[17] Everton Souza (1/1) Edwin 'Junny' Ocasio (1/1) Diego Oliveira Batista (2/2) Lucas Valente (1/1) Tommy Langaker (1/1) Ronaldo Junior (1/1) Elder Cruz (1/1) Javier Zaruski (1/1) Roosevelt Souza (1/1) Roberto Jimenez (1/1)

Women's black belt world champions

Prior to 2012, women's adult brown and black belts competed together at the "Adult / Brown Black" belt level.

Yearn/a51.5 kg56.5 kg61.5 kg66.5 kg71.5 kg+71.5 kgn/aAbsolute
2007 Bianca Andrade Barreto (1/2) Gazzy Parman (1/1) Hannette Staack (1/1) Penny Thomas (1/1)
2008 Leticia Ribeiro (1/2) Bianca Andrade Barreto (2/2) Michele Nicolini (1/4) Ana Laura Cordeiro (1/2) Gabrielle Garcia (1/4) Ana Laura Cordeiro (2/2)
2009 Sofia Amarante (1/2) Sophia McDermott Drysdale (1/2) Hillary Williams (1/2) Valerie Worthington (1/1) Gabrielle Garcia (2/4) Hillary Williams (2/2)
2010 Leticia Ribeiro (2/2) Beatriz Mesquita (1/5) Emily Kwok (1/1) Luiza Monteiro (1/4) Katrina Weilbacher (1/1) Michele Nicolini (2/4)
2011 Michele Nicolini (3/4) Beatriz Mesquita (2/5) Rachel Demara (1/1) Fernanda Mazzelli (1/2) Emily Wetzel (1/1) Michelle Nicolini (4/4)
2012 Sofia Amarante (2/2) Ana Carolina Vidal (1/2) Beatriz Mesquita (3/5) Luiza Monteiro (2/4) Fernanda Mazzelli (2/2) Tammy Griego (1/1)
2013 Tammi Musumeci (1/5) Ana Carolina Vidal (2/2) Luiza Monteiro (3/4) Talita Nogueira (1/3) Talita Nogueira (2/3)
Year47.5 kg51.5 kg56.5 kg61.5 kg66.5 kg71.5 kg76.5 kg+76.5 kgAbsolute
2014 Mackenzie Dern (1/2) Sophia McDermott Drysdale (2/2) Luiza Monteiro (4/4) Andresa Correa (1/3) Gabrielle Garcia (3/4) Gabrielle Garcia (4/4)
2015 Pati Fontes (1/3) Tammi Musumeci (2/5) Karen Antunes (1/1) Angelica Galvao (1/1) Andresa Correa (2/3) Mackenzie Dern (2/2)
2016 Pati Fontes (2/3) Talita Alencar (1/4) Tammi Musumeci (3/5) Amanda Alequin (1/1) Nathiely de Jesus (1/3) Andresa Correa (3/3) Nathiely de Jesus (2/3)
2017 Pati Fontes (3/3) Talita Alencar (2/4) Jena Bishop (1/1) Raquel Pa'aluhi (1/3) Jéssica Flowers (1/4) Jéssica Flowers (2/4)
2018 Mayssa Bastos (1/4) Ffion Davies (1/4) Catherine Perret (1/1) Beatriz Mesquita (4/5) Luanna Alzuguir (1/1) Nathiely de Jesus (3/3) Jéssica Flowers (3/4) Beatriz Mesquita (5/5)
2019 Mayssa Bastos (2/4) Amanda Monteiro (1/1) Talita Alencar (3/4) Nathalie Ribeiro (1/1) Raquel Pa'aluhi (2/3) Vedha Toscano (1/1) Talita Nogueira (3/3) Kendall Reusing (1/2) Jéssica Flowers (4/4)
2021 Mayssa Bastos (3/4) Talita Alencar (4/4) Ffion Davies (2/4) Raquel Pa'aluhi (3/3) Elisabeth Clay (1/3) Rafaela Guedes (1/2) Mayara Custódio (1/1) Rafaela Guedes (2/2)
2022 Jhenifer Aquino (1/1) Alex Nguyen (1/1) Tammi Musumeci (4/5) Brianna Ste-Marie (1/1) Elisabeth Clay (2/3) Amy Campo (1/1) Andressa Cintra (1/2) Letícia Cardozo (1/1) Elisabeth Clay (3/3)
2023 Mayssa Bastos (4/4) Tammi Musumeci (5/5) Alex Enriquez (1/1) Ffion Davies (3/4) Gabrielle McComb (1/1) Elizabeth Katherine Mitrović (1/1) Andressa Cintra (2/2) Kendall Reusing (2/2) Ffion Davies (4/4)

List of winners by total titles

RankWinnerTotalAbsoluteWeight ClassWinning yearsGender
1 Caio Terra100102008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017M
2 Roberto Abreu7162010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2021M
3 Beatriz Mesquita5142010, 2011, 2012, 2018F
Roberto Alencar5142007, 2008, 2009, 2012M
5 Michelle Nicolini4222008, 2010, 2011F
Jéssica Flowers4222017, 2018, 2019F
Yuri Simões4222014, 2016M
Gabrielle Garcia4132008, 2009, 2014F
Lucas Barbosa4132015, 2016, 2017M
Luiza Monteiro4042010, 2012, 2013, 2014F
Talita Alencar4042016, 2017, 2019, 2021F
Tammi Musumeci4042013, 2015, 2016, 2022F
Rubens Charles4042007, 2008, 2011, 2012M
João Miyao4042014, 2015, 2017, 2018M
15 Nathiely de Jesus312F
Talita Nogueira312F
Elisabeth Clay312F
Antonio Braga Neto312M
Andresa Correa303F
Pati Fontes303F
Mayssa Bastos303F
Raquel Pa'aluhi303F
Lucas Lepri303M
Pablo Popovitch303M
Rafael Lovato Jr.303M
Lucas Leite303M
João Assis303M
Josh Hinger303M
Gianni Grippo303M

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Five Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Athletes Accept Sanctions for Anti-Doping Rule Violations . IBJJF . 8 March 2023 . 10 March 2023 . "In addition, all the athletes have been disqualified from competitive results achieved in competitions sanctioned by the IBJJF, or any Code signatory, on and subsequent to December 11, 2022, the date the 2022 IBJJF World No-Gi Championships started."
  2. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2007. ibjjfdb.com. en.
  3. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2008. ibjjfdb.com. en.
  4. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2009. ibjjfdb.com. en.
  5. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2010. ibjjfdb.com. en.
  6. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2011. ibjjfdb.com. en.
  7. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2012. www.ibjjfdb.com.
  8. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2013. www.ibjjfdb.com.
  9. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2014. www.ibjjfdb.com.
  10. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2015. www.ibjjfdb.com.
  11. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2016. www.ibjjfdb.com.
  12. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2017. www.ibjjfdb.com.
  13. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2018. www.ibjjfdb.com.
  14. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2019. www.ibjjfdb.com.
  15. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2021. www.ibjjfdb.com.
  16. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2022. www.ibjjfdb.com.
  17. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2023. www.ibjjfdb.com.