The 2024 World 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 weight classes. 

After looking at the all-time Middle Heavyweight class winners, next up it's the Heavyweight class, which includes some heavy hitters in this division like recent WNO 23 Champion Nicholas Meregali, Felipe Pena and Kaynan Durate. 

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This category has even less non-Brazilian winners then the others division with just two winners Robert Drysdale and Dominyk Obelenyte

 Here are the rest of the winners in the Heavyweight division since 1996 at IBJJF Worlds.

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 1996,1997, 2000, 2001: Fabio Gurgel

Gurgel is a four-time IBJJF World Champion. He won four of his IBJJF World titles in the Heavyweight division and won all four of them back-to-back a couple years apart. Gurgel also won one Brazilian National Champion the same year of his first IBJJF Worlds title. 

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 1998: Saulo Ribeiro

Ribeiro is a five-time IBJJF World Champion. He won one of his titles in the Heavyweight division. 

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 1999: Murilo Bustamante

This is Bustamante's first and only IBJJF World Championship title. That same year he won the Brazillian National Championship in the open weight division. 

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2002: Fabio Leopoldo

This is Leopoldo first and only IBJJF World Championship title. The year before his IBJJF Worlds title he won the Brazilian National Championship. 

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2003: Jefferson Moura

This is Moura's first and only IBJJF World Championship title. He is a three-time Brazillian National Champion. 

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015: Alexandre Ribeiro

 Ribeiro is a five-time IBJJF World Champion. He earned all of his IBJJF Worlds titles in the Heavyweight division. Ribeiro is also a two-time ADCC World Champion. 

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2005: Robert Drysdale

This is Drysdale's first and only IBJJF World Championship title. He is one of the few non-Brazillians to win in the Heavyweight division. Drysdale also won an ADCC World Championship in 2007.

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2009: Braulio Estima

Estima is a three-time IBJJF World Champion. He won one of his IBJJF World titles in the Heavyweight division. The same year he won in the Heavyweight division he won the ADCC Championship. 

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2010: Bernardo Faria 

Faria is a three-time IBJJF World Champion. He only won one of his IBJJF World titles in the Heavyweight division. He is also a three-time IBJJF Pans World Champion. 

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2011, 2012, 2013: Rodolfo Viera

Viera is a four-time IBJJF World Champion. He won three of his IBJJF Worlds titles in the Heavyweight division and back-to-back. He also won the ADCC World Championship in 2015. 

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2014 and 2016: Andre Galvao

Galvao is a five-time IBJJF World Champion. He won two of his IBJJF World titles in the Heavyweight division. Galvao also won an ADCC Championship in 2011. 

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2017: Nicholas Meregali

Meregali is a three-time IBJJF World Champion. He won his first IBJJF Worlds title in the Heavyweight division. 

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2018: Felipe Pena

Pena is a two-time IBJJF World champion. He only won one of his IBJJF World titles in the Heavyweight division.

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2019: Leandro Lo

Since Lo is an eight-time IBJJF World Champion it makes sense that we countue to see his name over and over again. He only won one of his IBJJF World titles in the Heavyweight division. 

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2021 and 2022 : Kaynan Duarte

Duarte is a two-time IBJJF World Champion. He won both of his IBJJF World titles in the Heavyweight division. Duarte also is a two-time ADCC Champion.  

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2023: Felipe Andrew

This is Andrew’s first and only IBJJF World Championship title. He is also a four-time IBJJF Pans World Champion and the current IBJJF Pans World Champion. Andrew is the current IBJJF World Champion and looks to defend his title at the 2024 IBJJF World Championship. 

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2024: Anderson Munis Dos Santos

This is Dos Santo first and only IBJJF World Championship title. 

Women’s Heavyweight IBJJF Weight Class Champions

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

2008. 

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2008, 2010, 2011,2012: Gabrielle Garcia

 Garcia is a four-time IBJJF World Champion. She won all of her titles in the Heavyweight division. 

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2013, 2014 : Andressa Correa

Correa is a two-time IBJJF World Champion. She won all of her IBJJF World titles in the Heavyweight division.

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2015: Dominyk Obelenyte

Obelenyte is a two-time IBJJF World Champion. Obelenyte won her first IBJJF Worlds title when she was just 14 years-old, becoming one of the youngest champions in the sport of Jiu-Jitsu. She also won it in the Heavyweight division. 

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2016: Fernanda Mazzelli

Mazzelli is a three time IBJJF World Champion. She won one of her titles in the Heavyweight division. She also won the 2012 IBJJF No-Gi World Championship. 

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2017: Claudia Do Val

Do Val is a four-time IBJJF World Champion. She won her first IBJJF World title in the Heavyweight division. 

 IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2018 and 2019: Nathieley de Jesus

De Jesus is a three-time IBJJF World Champion. She won two of her IBJJF Worlds titles in the Heavyweight division. 

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2021 and 2023: Melissa Cueto

Cueto is a two-time IBJJF World Champion. She won both of her IBJJF titles in the Heavyweight division. Cueto is the current champion and looks to defend her title at the 2024 IBJJF World Championship. 

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2022: Larissa Dias

This is Dias first and only IBJJF World Championship title. She also won the 2023 IBJJF Pans Championship. 

IBJJF Heavyweight Champion In 2024: TAMIRIS FERNANDA DA SILVA

Silva is a two-time IBJJF World Champion. she won one of her IBJJF Worlds title in the Heavyweight division.

All Time Weight Class Winners At IBJJF World Championships

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