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

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Next up it's the weight class know for being big in all aspects of the word. It's the Super Heavyweight class. 

This category is known to have some Heavyweight players and battles, like Roger Gracie. The women’s side is no different; they have stars like Gabi Pessanha and Gabriel Vella. Just to name a few. 

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

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 1996: Ricardo Liborio

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

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 1997: Mario Sperry

Sperry is a three-time IBJJF World Champion. He also won one ADCC Championship in 1998. 

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 1998: Roberto Magalhaes

Magalhaes is a four-time IBJJF World Champion. He won one of his IBJJF titles in the Super Heavyweight division.

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 1999: Leonardo Leite

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

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 2000: Saulo Ribeiro

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

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 2001: Fernando Marques

This is Marques’ first and only IBJJF World Championship title. He also won a Brazilian National Championship in 2005. 

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 2002: Gabriel Vella

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

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 2003: Eric Vanderlay

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

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010: Roger Gracie

Gracie is a seven-time IBJJF World Champion. He won six of his IBJJF World titles in the Super Heavyweight division. He also won one ADCC Championship in 2005. 

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 2008: Antonio Braga

Braga is a two-time IBJJF World Champion. He won his first IBJJF World title in the Heavyweight division. He is also a two-time IBJJF No-Gi World Champion. 

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 2011 and 2012: Leonardo Nogueira

 Nogueira is a two-time IBJJF World Champion. He won both of his IBJJF World titles in the Super Heavyweight.

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 2013 and 2015: Bernardo Faria

Faria is a three-time IBJJF World Champion. He won two of his IBJJF World titles in the Super Heavyweight division. 

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 2014: Rodolfo Viera

Viera is a four-time IBJJF World Champion. He won one of his IBJJF World titles in the Super Heavyweight division. A year after his last IBJJF Worlds title he won the ADCC Championship.

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 2016: Alexandro Ceconi

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

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 2017: Erberth Santos

This is Santos’ first and only IBJJF World Championship title. 

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 2018: Mahamed Aly

This is Aly’s first and only IBJJF World Championship title. He also won the 2017 IBJJF European Open. 

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 2019: Nicholas Meregali

Meregali is a three-time IBJJF World Champion. He won one IBJJF World title in the Super Heavyweight division. 

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 2021, 2022, 2023: Erich Munis

Munis is a three-time IBJJF World Champion. All of his IBJJF World titles are in the Super Heavyweight division. Munis won a Brazilian Nationals in 2021. He is also the current champion and will look to defend his title at the 2024 IBJJF World Championships. 

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 2024: ANDERSON MUNIS DOS SANTOS

This Dos Santos first and only IBJJF World Championship title.

Women’s Super Heavyweight IBJJF Weight Class Champions

Here are all of the Super Heavyweight women’s winners. IBJJF has had the Super Heavyweight Women's weight class since 2014

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 2014 and 2018: Venla Luukkonen

Luukkonen is a two-time IBJJF World Champion. She won both of her IBJJF titles in the Super Heavyweight division. 

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 2016: Dominyk Obelenyte

Obelenyte is a two-time IBJJF World Champion. She won one of her IBJJF Worlds titles in the Super Heavyweight division. Obelenyte is also the only winner to come from Lithuania.

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 2017: Tayane Porfirio

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

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 2019: Claudia Do Val

Do val only one of her IBJJF titles in the Super Heavyweight division.  

IBJJF Super Heavyweight Champion In 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024: Gabi Pessanha

Pessanha is a three-time IBJJF World Champion. She won all of her IBJJF Worlds titles in the Super Heavyweight division. Pessanha is the current champion and looks to defend her title at the 2024 IBJJF World Championships. 

All Time Weight Class Winners At IBJJF World Championships

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