2023 Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship

Dante Leon, Joao Gabriel Rocha Among Absolute Registrants At No-Gi Pans

Dante Leon, Joao Gabriel Rocha Among Absolute Registrants At No-Gi Pans

The brackets have been released for the IBJJF No-Gi Pans absolute division, which begins tomorrow at 10:30 am CST.

Sep 30, 2023 by Corey Stockton
Dante Leon, Joao Gabriel Rocha Among Absolute Registrants At No-Gi Pans

Dante Leon, Joao Gabriel Rocha, Elder Cruz, Francisco Lo and Hunter Colvin are among the top names registered in the open weight bracket coming to the IBJJF No-Gi Pan Championships tomorrow.

The IBJJF has just released the bracket for the absolute categories, male and female, giving us the first glimpse at some of the destined and likely matchups taking place tomorrow in Dallas, TX.


No.1 seed Hunter Colvin shares one corner of the bracket with Joao Gabriel Rocha and Elder Cruz. Those two will meet in the first in the opening round, with Colvin likely to await the winner in the quarterfinals. But Colvin would have to get through rookie black belt Jose Jurema or Jose Munoz.

In the other corner on that side, Calon Sabino will face Felipe Costa, while Bruno Matias will face Clay Mayfield.

Dante Leon is the no.2 seed on the other side of the bracket, and will face rookie black belt Luccas Lira, or Max Li first.

Either Mathias Luna or Jose Inacio will be waiting for the winner.

In the other corner on the bottom side, it's Pedro Rocha vs Marcos Carrozzino and Francisco Lo vs Joao Costa.

The women's absolute bracket is 11 deep, with Elizabeth Mitrovic and Maggie Grindatti taking the no.1 and no.2 seeds, respectively.

Also in the mix there are Maria Ruffatto, Amanda Bruse, and Betina Perreira, all looking to make waves in their first outings at No-Gi Pans at the black belt ranks.