The 2024 Jiu-Jitsu IBBJF World Championships are May 29-June 2, so it's time to recap all of the past winners in all of the IBJJF weight classes. 

After looking at the all-time Lightweight class winners, next up is the Middleweight class, which is the weight class that some believe is the most important in the sport of Jiu-Jitsu. 

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Only three athletes on this list have won multiple IBJJF World titles in the Middleweight division. 

Here are the winners in the Middleweight division since 1996 at IBJJF Worlds. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 1996: Roberto Correa

This was Correa first and only IBJJF World Championship title. He also is a four-time IBJJF Pans Champion. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 1997: Saulo Ribeiro

Ribeiro is a five-time IBJJF World champion, he earned his first IBJJF World title in the Middleweight division. He is also a two-time ADCC World Champion. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 1998: Fernando Vasconcelos

This was Vasconcelos’ first and only IBJJF World Championship title. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 1999: Alexandre Pavia

This was Pavia’s first and only IBJJF World Championship title. The year after winning his IBJJF title he won a bronze medal at the IBJJF World Championship. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2000 and 2003: Fernando Terere

Terere is a two-time IBJJF World Champion. He earned both of his IBJJF titles in the Middleweight division. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2001: Vitor Ribeiro

Ribeiro is a two-time IBJJF World Champion. He earned one IBJJF title in the Lightweight division and then moved up and won in the Middleweight division. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2002: Delson Heleno

This was Heleno's first and only IBJJF World championship title. He won a silver medal at the 2006 IBJJF World Championship and bronze at the 2004 IBJJF World Championships. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011: Marcelo Garcia

Garcia is a five-time IBJJF World champion. He earned all of his IBJJF titles in the Middleweight division. Garcia is also a four-time ADCC World Champion. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2005: Andre Galvao

Galvao is a five-time IBJJF World Champion. He earned one of his IBJJF titles in the Middleweight division. Galvao is also a seven-time IBJJF Pans World Champion. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2007: Lucas Leite

This is Leite's first and only IBJJF World Championship title. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2008: Sergio Moraes

Moraes is a three-time IBJJF World Champion. He won his first IBJJF World title in the Middleweight division. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2012, 2013, 2016: Otavio Sousa

Sousa is a three-time IBJJF World Champion earning all of his IBJJF titles in the Middleweight division. The media gave him the nickname of Steamroller because of his strength and the fast pace he usually imposes in his fights.

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2014: Leandro Lo

Lo is a eight- time IBJJF World Champion and he earned one of his IBJJF titles in the Middleweight division. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2015: Claudio Calasans

This is Calasans first and only IBJJF World Championship title. He also is a two-time IBJJF Pan Champion.

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2017 and 2019: Gabriel Arges

Arges is a two-time IBJJF World Champion. He won both of his IBJJF titles in the Middleweight division. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2018: Isaque Bahiense

This is Bahiense's first and only IBJJF World Championship title. A year later he won the IBJJF Pans Championship. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2021 and 2022: Tainan Dalpra

Dalpra is a two-time IBJJF World Champion. A year after his second IBJJF title he won the silver medal at the IBJJF World championship. He also is a three-time IBJJF Pans Champion.  

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2023: Jansen Gomes 

This is Gomes first and only IBJJF World Championship title. He is the current champion and looks to defend his title at the 2024 IBJJF World Championships. 

Women’s Middleweight IBJJF Weight Class Champions

Here are all of the Middleweight women’s winners. IBJJF has had the Middleweight Women's weight class since 1999.

IBJJF  Middleweight Champion In 1999 and 2000: Alessandra Oliveira

  Oliveria is a two-time IBJJF World Champion. She won both of her IBJJF titles in the Middleweight division. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2001: Juliana Vieira

This was Vieira’s first and only IBJJF World Championship title. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2002, 2008, 2009, 2011: Hanette Staack

 Staack is a five-time IBJJF Worlds Champion with four of her IBJJF titles in the Middleweight division. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2003, 2004, 2005: Poliana Lago

 Lago is a three-time IBJJF World Champion winning all of her IBJJF World titles in the Middleweight division. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2006: Caroline de Lazzerok 

This is Lazzerok’s first and only IBJJF World Championship title. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2007: Emily Kwok

This is Kwok's first and only IBJJF World Championship title. She is one of the only winners who is not a Brazilian champion in the Middleweight division. Kwok also won the  2007 IBJJF No-Gi World Championship. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2010: Hillary Williams

 This is Williams’s first and only IBJJF World Championship title. She is the only American to win in the Middleweight division. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2012 and 2013: Luanna Alzuguir

Alzuguir is a five-time IBJJF World Champion. She earned two of the IBJJF world titles in the Middleweight division.

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2014: Jani Larsson

This is Larsson’s first and only IBJJF World Championship title. She is also the only Swedish winner in the Middleweight category.  

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2015: Luiza Monteiro

Monteiro is a three-time IBJJF World Champion. She earned one of her IBJJF World titles in the Middleweight division. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2016: Monique Elias

This is Elias first and only IBJJF World Championship title. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2017, 2018, 2019: Ana Carolina Vieira

Vieira is a five-time IBJJF World Champion. She won three of her IBJJF Worlds titles in the Middleweight division. 

IBJJF Middleweight Champion In 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024: Andressa Cintra

Cintra is a four-time IBJJF World Champion. She won all four of her IBJJF titles in the Middle Weight category

All Time Weight Class Winners At IBJJF World Championships

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