Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship explained

Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Locale:United States
Nickname:"Pan Ams"
Discipline:Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Type:Open
Organiser:IBJFF
Weight:
Men
  • Open Class: Free
  • Ultra-Heavyweight: No maximum
  • Super Heavyweight: -222 lb (+100.5 kg)
  • Heavyweight: -208 lb (-94.3 kg)
  • Medium Heavyweight: -195 lb (-88.3 kg)
  • Middleweight: -181.5 lb (-82.3 kg)
  • Lightweight: -168 lb (-76 kg)
  • Featherweight: -154.5 lb (-70 kg)
  • Light Featherweight: -141.5 lb (-64 kg)
  • Roosterweight: -127 lb (-57.5 kg)
Women
  • Open Class: Free
  • Super Heavyweight: No maximum
  • Heavyweight: -175 lbs (-79.3kg)
  • Medium Heavyweight: -163.5 lbs (-74 kg)
  • Middleweight: -152.5 lb (-69 kg)
  • Lightweight: -141.5 lbs (-64 kg)
  • Featherweight: -129 lbs (-58.5kg)
  • Light Featherweight: -118 lbs (-53.5kg)
  • Roosterweight: -107 lbs (-48.5kg)
Skill:
  • Juvenile 1 (16 years old)
  • Juvenile 2 (17 years old)
  • Adult (18+ years old)
  • Master 1 (30-35 years old)
  • Master 2 (36-40 years old)
  • Master 3 (41-45 years old)
  • Master 4 (46-50 years old)
  • Master 5 (51-55 years old)
  • Master 6 (56-60 years old)
  • Master 7 (61 years old and older)
First:1996
Number:28
Mostwins:Men – André Galvão (9)
Women – Gabrielle Garcia (9)
Mostrecent:2023

The Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Pan American Championship (commonly known as Pan Ams or Pans), is the largest Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament held in the Americas. The event is held annually by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.[1]

History

Representing one of the first steps toward internationalisation of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, the Pan-American Championship has been held annually since 1995. While the first event garnered only 250 athletes, the event has grown every year with the 2022 edition in Florida reporting over 4,600 jiu-jitsu athletes registered to compete.[2]

The Pan Championship is one of the four IBJJF Grand Slam events, which include European Championship, Brasileiro and Mundials.[3] The IBJJF gives tournaments weighting which helps calculate the number of points an athlete can win via their participation. For the 2017/2018 IBJJF calendar, the Pan American Championship had a weighting of 4 alongside the European Championship, making it second in importance only to the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, which has a weighting of 7.[4]

Pan American Champions in Men's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Year and Weight

Year Host 57 kg 64 kg 70 kg 76 kg 82 kg 88 kg 94 kg 100 kg +100 kg Absolute
1996 Marcos Barreto (1/1) Vinicius Magalhaes (1/2) João Roque (1/1) Marcio Feitosa (1/4) Alexandre Paiva (1/1) Roberto Magalhaes (1/4) Luis Roberto Duarte (1/1) Roberto Correa (1/4) Eduardo Galvão (1/1) Rigan Machado (1/3)
1997 Royler Gracie (1/2) Marcio Feitosa (2/4) Fernando Vasconcelos(1/2) Ricardo Herriot (1/2) Roberto Magalhaes (2/4) Roberto Correa (2/4) Rigan Machado (2/3) Rigan Machado (3/3)
1998 Luis Renato (1/1) Vinicius Magalhaes (2/2) Marcio Feitosa (3/4) Fernando Vasconcelos (2/2) Roberto Magalhaes (3/4) Saulo Ribeiro (1/2) Bruno Severiano (1/3) Ryan Gracie (1/1) Saulo Ribeiro (2/2)
1999 Nay Cunha (1/1) Royler Gracie (2/2) Marcio Feitosa (4/4) Bruno Severiano (2/3) Antonio Schembri (1/1) Ricardo Herriot (2/2) Pericles Laudier (1/1) Roberto Magalhaes (4/4) Antonio Schembri (1/1)
2000 Rafael Duarte (1/1) João Eduardo (1/1) Celso Vinicius (1/2) Augusto Lopez (1/1) Erick Santos (1/1) Fabricio Prantera (1/1) Diego Jose (1/1) Bruno Mathias (1/1) Luis Felipe (1/1) Fabricio Monteiro (1/1)
2001 Takeo Tani (1/1) Wellington Dias (1/1) Sandro Santiago (1/1) Edson Diniz (1/1) Bruno Severiano (3/3) Roberto Correa (3/4) Fernando Pontes (1/1) Roberto Tozi (1/1) Jorge Patiano (1/1) Xande Ribeiro (1/4)
2002 Ricardo Vieira (1/1) Leo Vieira (1/2) Carlos Eduardo (1/2) Delson Heleno (1/1) Xande Ribeiro (2/4) Fabio Leopoldo (1/1) Alexandre Dantas (1/3) Marcio Dantas (1/1) Alexandre Dantas (2/3)
2003 Leonardo Escobar (1/1) Renato Migliaccio (1/1) Carlos Eduardo (2/2) Paulo Guilobel (1/1) Cassio Werneck (1/1) Roberto Correa (4/4) Adriano Maciel (1/1) Marcio Cruz (1/4) Marcio Cruz (2/4)
2004 Bibiano Fernandes (1/3) Leo Vieira (2/2) Daniel Moraes (1/1) Fernando Augusto (1/1) Ronaldo Souza (1/2) Gabriel Vella](1/2) Jorge Oliveira (1/1) Alexandre Dantas (3/3) Ronaldo Souza (2/2)
2005 Bibiano Fernandes (2/3) Mario Reis (1/2) André Galvão (1/9) Givanildo Santana (1/1) Rodrigo Pinheiro (1/1) Xande Ribeiro (3/4) Marcio Cruz (3/4) Mario Cruz (4/4)
2006 Mauro Ayes (1/1) Dai Yoshida (1/1) Bibiano Fernandes (3/3) Tiago Alves (1/1) André Galvão (2/9) Demian Maia (1/1) Braulio Estima (1/1) Xande Ribeiro (4/4) Rolles Gracie (1/1) Roger Gracie (1/1)
2007 Bruno Malfacine (1/6) Robson Moura (1/1) Rubens Charles (1/5) Lucas Leite (1/4) Marcelo Garcia (1/1) Romulo Barral (1/2) Eduardo Telles (1/1) Rafael Lovato Jr. (1/2) Rodrigo Medeiros (1/1) Romulo Barral (2/2)
2008 Bruno Malfacine (2/6) Carlos Holanda (1/2) Rubens Charles (2/5) Celso Vinicius (2/2) Gustavo Campos (1/2) André Galvão (3/9) Rafael Lovato Jr. (2/2) Roberto Abreu (1/2) Luis Theodoro (1/2) André Galvão (4/9)
2009 João Kuraoka (1/1) Yoshihiko Matsumoto (1/1) Rubens Charles (3/5) Lucas Lepri (1/4) Lucas Leite (2/4) Otavio Souza (1/2) Roberto Alencar (1/2) Antonio Braga Neto (1/4) Marcio Corleta (1/1) Antonio Braga Neto (2/4)
2010 Bruno Malfacine (3/6) Carlos Holanda (2/2) Rubens Charles (4/5) Michael Langhi (1/2) Kayron Gracie (1/2) Otavio Souza (2/2) Bernardo Faria (1/6) Antonio Braga Neto (3/4) Gabriel Vella (2/2) Bernardo Faria (2/6)
2011 Rafael Freitas (1/1) Caio Terra (1/3) Bruno Frazatto (1/1) Lucas Lepri (2/4) Claudio Calasans (1/2) André Galvão (5/9) Rodolfo Vieira (1/2) Marcus Almeida (1/3) Antonio Braga Neto (4/4) Rodolfo Vieira (2/2)
2012 Caio Terra (2/3) Bruno Malfacine (4/6) Rafael Mendes (1/2) Leandro Lo (1/8) Claudio Calasans (2/2) Kayron Gracie (2/2) Lucas Leite (3/4) Bernardo Faria (3/6) Marcus Almeida (2/3) Antônio Carlos Júnior (1/1)
2013 Caio Terra (3/3) Guilherme Mendes (1/1) Rafael Mendes (2/2) Michael Langhi (2/2) Clark Gracie (1/1) André Galvão (6/9) Roberto Alencar (2/2) Leo Nogueira (1/1) Marcus Almeida (3/4) Marcus Almeida (4/4)
2014 João Rodriguez (1/1) Paulo Miyao (1/3) Mario Reis (2/2) Lucas Lepri (3/4) Leandro Lo (2/8) Gustavo Campos (2/2) Yuri Simões (1/1) Luis Panza (1/2) André Galvão (7/9) André Galvão (8/9)
2015 Bruno Malfacine (5/6) Paulo Miyao (2/3) Gianni Grippo (1/2) Jonathan Torres (1/2) Leandro Lo (3/8) Keenan Cornelius (1/2) Lucas Leite (4/4) Bernardo Faria (4/6) Alexander Trans(1/1) Bernardo Faria (5/6)
2016 Mikey Musumeci (1/1) João Miyao (1/3) Paulo Miyao (3/3) Edwin Najmi (1/1) Yago de Souza (1/1) Leandro Lo (4/8) Cassio Da Silva (1/1) Luis Panza (2/2) André Galvão (9/9) Bernardo Faria (6/6)
2017 Bruno Malfacine (6/6) Leonardo Enrique (2/3) Rubens Charles (5/5) Lucas Lepri (4/4) Otavio Souza (1/2) Patrick Gáudio (1/1) Leandro Lo (5/8) Erberth Santos (1/1) João Gabriel Rocha (1/2) Leandro Lo (6/8)
2018 Tomoyuki Hashimoto (1/1) João Miyao (3/3) Gianni Grippo (2/2) Jonathan Torres (2/2) Gabriel Arges (1/1) Lucas Barbosa (1/2) Leandro Lo (7/8) Keenan Cornelius (2/2) João Gabriel Rocha (2/2) Leandro Lo (8/8)
2019 Cleber Sousa (1/1) Leonardo Enrique (1/1) Matheus Gabriel (1/1) Levi Jones-Leary (1/1) Isaque Bahiense (1/1) Gustavo Batista (1/4) Kaynan Duarte (1/1) Fellipe Andrew (1/5) Ricardo Evangelista (1/1) Lucas Barbosa (2/2)
2020 Lucas Pinheiro (1/1) Josh Cisneros (1/1) Thiago Macedo (1/1) Johnatha Alves (1/4) Ronaldo Júnior (1/1) Otavio Souza (2/2) Gustavo Batista (2/4) Guilherme Augusto (1/1) Max Gimenis (1/1) Fellipe Andrew (2/5)
2021 Lívio Ribeiro (1/1) Diego Oliveira (1/2) Jamil Hill (1/1) Johnatha Alves (2/4) Tainan Dalpra (1/3) André Porfirio (1/1) Gustavo Batista (3/4) Fellipe Andrew (3/5) Victor Hugo (1/1) Fellipe Andrew (4/5)
2022 Carlos 'Bebeto' Oliveira (1/1) Meyram Maquiné (1/1) Alexssandro Sodré (1/1)Johnatha Alves (3/4) Tainan Dalpra (2/3) Sebastian Rodriguez (1/1) Dimitrius Souza (1/1) Marcus Ribeiro (1/1) Roberto Abreu (2/2) Erich Munis (1/2)
2023 Zayed Alkatheeri (1/1) Diogo Reis (1/1) Marcio Andre (1/1)Johnatha Alves (4/4) Tainan Dalpra (3/3) Gustavo Batista (4/4) Adam Wardzinski (1/1) Erich Munis (2/2) Nicholas Meregali (1/2) Nicholas Meregali (2/2)
2024 Thalison Soares (1/1) Diego Oliveira (2/2) Kennedy Maciel (1/1)Jackson Nagai (1/1) Micael Galvão (1/1) Uanderson Ferreira (1/1) Fellipe Andrew (5/5) Anderson Munis (1/1) Yatan Bueno (1/1) Gutemberg Pereira (1/1)

Pan American Champions in Women's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Year and Weight

Year Host -48 kg Rooster !-53 kg Light Feather !-58 kg Feather !-64 kg Light -69 kg Middle !-74 kg Medium Heavy -80  kg Heavy !+80 kg Super HeavyAbsolute
1999 Mariana Coelho
2000 Mariana Coelho
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 Mariana Coelho
2007
2008
2009 Ana Carolina Vidal
2010
2011
2012
2013 Ana Carolina Vidal
2014
2015
2016
2017 Tammi Musumeci Monique Elias Jessica Flowers Samela Shoham
2018 Karen Atunes Angelica Galvão Nathiely de Jesus Claudia Doval
2019 Amanda Monteiro Ana Carolina Vidal Nathiely de Jesus
2021 Lavínia Barbosa Ana Rodrigues Bianca Basílio Gabrieli Pessanha Yara Soares

References

  1. Web site: BJJ Pan-Am Preparation with Alliance and Gracie Barra . March 30, 2010 . Fightworks Podcast . July 13, 2011.
  2. Web site: International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation . IBJJF.
  3. Web site: IBJJF Announced Date and Location for "Pan Championship 2018" – Jiu Jitsu News . Jiu Jitsu News – All about brazilian Jiu Jitsu . 2017-11-03 .
  4. Web site: IBJJF RANKING INFORMATION. 2017-12-24.

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