The biggest gi tournament of the year, the IBJJF World Championships, is right around the corner and we can't wait to bring you all the action exclusively here on FloGrappling. Before the best of the best take the mats to figure out who will stand as champion, 

When & Where Can I Watch?

The event begins at 9am PST (12pm EST), May 29th-June 1st and and airs exclusively live on FloGrappling. Tune in here to watch it when the event goes live.

Returning Champions

The 2024 World Champions are listed below, an asterisk is for athletes who are back in 2025.

• Men's Rooster - Bebeto Oliveira*
• Men's Light-Feather - Diego Oliveira*
• Men's Feather - Meyram Alves* (entered at light)
• Men's Light - Mica Galvão
• Men's Middle - Jackson Nagai
• Men's Medium-Heavy - Gustavo Batista
• Men's Heavy - Adam Wardzinski*
• Men's Super-Heavy - Anderson Munis (entered at ultra-heavy)
• Men's Ultra-Heavy - Seif Houmine*
• Men's Open Class - Erich Munis*
• Women's Rooster - Mayssa Bastos
• Women's Light-Feather - Thamires Aquino
• Women's Feather - Nathalie Ribeiro
• Women's Light - Luiza Monteiro
• Women's Middle - Andressa Cintra
• Women's Medium-Heavy - Thamara Ferreira*
• Women's Heavy - Tamiris Silva*
• Women's Super-Heavy - Gabi Pessanha*
• Women's Open Class - Gabi Pessanha*

IBJJF Worlds 2025 Schedule

We only have the tentative pre-schedule, so things can change, but right now it will go:

Thursday

• Blue Belt Adult
• Purple Belt Adult
• Brown Belt Adult

Friday

• Blue Belt Juvenile
• Blue Belt Adult
• Purple Belt Juvenile
• Purple Belt Adult
• Brown Belt Adult

Saturday

• Blue Belt Juvenile
• Purple Belt Juvenile
• Purple Belt Adult
• Black Belt Adult

Sunday

• Black Belt Adult

The full schedule will be released on May 27th, just a few days before the event.

IBJJF Worlds 2025 Registration

The registration still runs until May 18th, so only a few more days. You can find everyone currently entered here.

FloGrappling broke down some of the biggest athletes to watch right here. We have over 100 ranked athletes last time we checked, and that number is sure to grow as the event gets nearer.

Deadlines To Watch

• May 18th - registration deadline
• May 19th - athlete correction deadline
• May 20th - professor correction deadline
• May 27th - schedule release
• May 28th - bracket release

Grand Slam Watch

There are still five athletes who are alive for the 2025 Grand Slam, meaning they have won all three major tournaments leading up to Worlds (Europeans, Pans, Brasileiros). They are;

• Diego Pato
• Tainan Dalpra
• Adam Wardzinski
• Janaina Lebre
• Gabi Pessanha

Gabi is still able to win the Grand Slam because she has swept the open classes at the majors, even though she did take silver at Brasileiros in her weight class.

Rookie Radar: The First Year Black Belts Who Can Make An Impact

• Jalen Fonacier
• Rerisson Gabriel
• Thiago Saboia
• Gabriel Galvão
• Windson Torres
• Leo Ferreira
• Melody Wong
• Thaynara Victoria
• Cassia Moura
• Emilia Pakulski
• Vitoria Gabriella
• Anabel Lopez
• Nia Blackman
• Isa Lemos

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