World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitions

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

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.^[2]

Competitions by year

Men's black belt world champions

Women's black belt world champions

List of winners by total titles

List of titles by team

Notable champions

• Marcus Almeida – 13x World Champion (6 absolute titles)
• Roger Gracie – 10x World Champion (3 absolute titles)
• Beatriz Mesquita – 10x World Champion (2 absolute titles)
• Bruno Malfacine – 10x Roosterweight World Champion
• Michelle Nicolini – 8x World Champion (1 absolute title)
• Leandro Lo – 8x World Champion (1 Absolute title)
• Alexandre Ribeiro – 7x World Champion (2 absolute titles)
• Leticia Ribeiro – 7x World Champion
• André Galvão – 5x World Champion
• Rafael Mendes – 6x World Champion
• Lucas Lepri – 6x World Champion
• Rodolfo Vieira – 5x World Champion (1 absolute title)
• Marcelo Garcia – 5x World Champion
• Rubens Charles Maciel – 5x World Champion
• Robson Moura – 5x World Champion
• Saulo Ribeiro – 5x World Champion
• Romulo Barral – 5x World Champion
• Bernardo Faria – 4x World Champion (1 absolute title)
• Royler Gracie – 4x World Champion
• Guilherme Mendes – 4x World Champion
• Mikey Musumeci – 4x World Champion (first American to ever win multiple world titles and to ever win world titles in two different divisions)
• Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza – 3x World Champion (2 absolute titles)
• Fabrício Werdum – 2x World Champion
• João Roque – 1997 Light Featherweight World Champion (1st African & Non-Brazilian champion)
• B.J. Penn – 2000 Featherweight World Champion (1st American champion)
• Laurence Cousin – 2007 Featherweight World Champion (1st European/French & Non-Brazilian female champion^[17])
• Ffion Davies – 2022 Lightweight World Champion (1st British/Welsh champion^[18])

See also

• IBJJF
• Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu weight classes
• World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
• European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship
• European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
• Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship
• Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
• Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship
• Brazilian Nationals Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
• Asian IBJJF Jiu Jitsu Championship

References

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2. "The History And Significance of the IBJJF World Championship". Evolve Daily. 2021-12-06.
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13. "Results World IBJJF Jiu-jitsu Championship 2021". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
14. "World IBJJF Jiu-jitsu Championship 2022 Results". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
15. "World IBJJF Jiu-jitsu Championship 2023 Results". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
16. "World IBJJF Jiu-jitsu Championship 2024 Results". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
17. "The Return Of The First & Only European Black Belt Adult World Champion, France's Laurence Cousin Fouillat". Bjj Eastern Europe. 2013-10-21.
18. Wynne, Lucy (2022-06-05). "Ffion Davies becomes the first Brit to ever make black belt final at IBJJF Worlds". Grappling Insider.

External links

• World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship final results June 30, 2022