2023 Pan Jiu Jitsu IBJJF Championship

Pans Black Belt Absolute Brackets Released | See Who's In On Saturday

Pans Black Belt Absolute Brackets Released | See Who's In On Saturday

Meregali, Roberto, Uanderson and Johnatha Alves are among the top names registered for the male absolute; Pessanha, Ana Carolina, Clay & Ffion in at female.

Mar 24, 2023 by Corey Stockton
Pans Black Belt Absolute Brackets Released | See Who's In On Saturday

Registration for the 2023 IBJJF Pans black belt open weight division has officially closed, meaning we now know which athletes will kick things off on Saturday morning in pursuit of the absolute title.

The brackets have just been released, see the highlights below:

Watch the black belt absolute bracket at Pans starting March 25 at 9:30 a.m. ET

Roberto Jimenez will face 2022 brown belt world absolute champion Caio BBG in the opening round. The winner is likely to face Nicholas Meregali in the quarterfinal on side one of the bracket.

Here are the 20 male athletes registered for the open class.

NameTeam
Guilherme Augusto Soares SantosAlliance
Dimitrius Soares SouzaAlliance
Italo Lima CostaAres BJJ
Johnatha Barbosa AlvesArt of Jiu Jitsu
Uanderson Ferreira de OliveiraCarlson Gracie Team
Jose Mathias Macedo de Lira LunaCheckMat
Diogo Sampaio AraujoDouble Five
Erich Munis dos SantosDreamArt
Yatan Martins BuenoDreamArt
Javier Arturo BarterFernando Moya Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Paulo Henrique MerlinGracie Barra
Caio Vinicius Lima SantosGracie Barra
Mair Ferro AmaralGracie Barra BJJ
Eduardo França RodriguesMJN Jiu-Jitsu
Joshua Dominic GuerraNova União
Clay Landon MayfieldPedigo Submission Fighting
Nicholas de Barcellos MeregaliRenzo Gracie
Marlon Kenjiro Tanaka FagundesRichardson BJJ
Roberto Francisco JimenezStudio76 Jiu-Jitsu Las Vegas
Pedro José Pessoa de Melo BisnetoZR Team Association


Ffion Davies will face 2022 world champion Maria Claudia first. The winner will face five-time world champ Ana Carilina Vieira in the following round.



The female absolute division is set to feature 12 athletes, including reigning Pans absolute champ Gabi Pessanha.

NameTeam
Maria MalyjasiakAbmar Barbosa Association
Melissa Stricker CuetoAlliance
Elizabeth Katherine MitrovicAlliance International
Elisabeth Ann ClayAres BJJ
Ffion Eira DaviesAtos Jiu-Jitsu
Ana Carolina Vieira SrourAviv Jiu-Jitsu
Ingridd Alves de SousaDreamArt
Tamiris Fernanda da SilvaDreamArt
Thalyta Stefhane Lima SilvaFratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Gabrieli Pessanha de Souza MarinhoInfight JJ
Maria Cláudia Almeida SilvaInfight JJ
Vannessa Nancy GriffinTeam Lloyd Irvin


This division is a who's who of contenders for Pessanha's crown, including the last person to defeat her in an IBJJF match, Ana Carolina Vieira.

Lightweight world champ Ffion Davies has also entered the fold, adding an exciting dynamic to the roster.