Day three of the 2025 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championships is here, and it brings one of the most exciting competitions, the Open, or Absolute, weight class. 

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Both men and women's black belts will compete in the absolute division from the Walter Pyramid to find the best of the best in the world for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It's also the first day of the black belt competitions, paving the way for some of the biggest names in the sport to compete for world titles.

Follow along for updates from the Open or Absolute weight class. 

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IBJJF Worlds Open Class Results:

Men's:

Round 1:

Roosevelt Souza defeats Dory Aoun

Elder Cruz defeats Lucas Montalvão

Anderson Gomes defeats Elder Gomes

Leandro Santos defeats Nicholas Maglicic

Bruno Garcia defeats Alexandre Manara

Wallison Oliveira defeats Clay Mayfield

Round 2:

Erich Munis defeats Leandro Santos

Anderson Gomes defeats Elder Gomes

Hygor Brito defeats Elder Cruz

Luis Cantereira defeats Roosevelt Souza

Marcus Ribeiro defeats Wallisson Oliveira

Marcos Carrozzino defeats Manoel Rocha

Gutemberg Pereira defeats Bruno Garcia

Anderson Munis defeats Guilherme Cypriano

Quarterfinals:

Erich Munis defeats Elder Cruz 

Gutemberg Pereira defeats Marcus Vinicius 

Marcus Ribero defeats Marcos Carrozzino

Luis Cantereira defeats Hygor Brito

Semifinals:

Erich Munis defeats Luis Canterieria

Gutemberg Pereira defeats Marcus Ribero

Women's: 

Round 1:

Nadia Frankland defeats Nikki Lloyd-Griffiths

Round 2:

Maria Barboza defeats Larissa Dias

Maria Ruffatto defeats Maria Malyjasiak

Yara Soares defeats Gabriela Barreto

Tayane Porfírio defeats Kennedy Franklin

Izadora Silva defeats Gabriele Schuck

Salla Simola defeats Natália Zumba

Quarterfinals:

Gabrieli Pessanha defeats Nadia Frankland

Maria Ruffatto defeats Elisabeth Clay

Yara Soares defeats Tayane Porfírio

Izadora Silva defeats Salla Simola 

Semifinals:

Gabrieli Pessanha defeats Elisabeth Clay

Tayane Porfiro defeats Izadora Silva

The Finals

The finals will take place on June 1, and in the women's competition, Gabrieli Pessanha will face Tayane Porfiro and on the men's side, Erich Muniz will face Gutemberg Pereira. 

IBJJF Worlds 2025 Schedule 

Saturday, May 31

• Adult / Male / PURPLE / Feather – 2:38 PM ET
• Adult / Male / PURPLE / Light – 4:26 PM ET
• Adult / Male / PURPLE / Middle – 6:23 PM ET
• Adult / Male / PURPLE / Medium Heavy – 12:30 PM ET
• Adult / Male / PURPLE / Heavy – 12:30 PM ET
• Adult / Male / PURPLE / Super Heavy – 2:56 PM ET
• Adult / Male / PURPLE / Ultra Heavy – 3:41 PM ET
• Adult / Male / BLACK / Rooster – 2:49 PM ET
• Adult / Male / BLACK / Light Feather – 3:13 PM ET
• Adult / Male / BLACK / Feather – 3:49 PM ET
• Adult / Male / BLACK / Light – 4:37 PM ET
• Adult / Male / BLACK / Middle – 6:01 PM ET
• Adult / Male / BLACK / Medium Heavy – 7:01 PM ET
• Adult / Male / BLACK / Heavy – 8:13 PM ET
• Adult / Male / BLACK / Super Heavy – 8:38 PM ET
• Adult / Male / BLACK / Ultra Heavy – 8:25 PM ET
• Adult / Female / BLACK / Rooster – 2:49 PM ET
• Adult / Female / BLACK / Light Feather – 3:25 PM ET
• Adult / Female / BLACK / Feather – 4:49 PM ET
• Adult / Female / BLACK / Light – 5:49 PM ET
• Adult / Female / BLACK / Middle – 5:02 PM ET
• Adult / Female / BLACK / Medium Heavy – 7:13 PM ET
• Adult / Female / BLACK / Heavy – 7:02 PM ET
• Adult / Female / BLACK / Super Heavy – 7:02 PM ET

Sunday, June 1

• Adult / Male / BLACK / Rooster – 12:30 PM ET
• Adult / Male / BLACK / Light Feather – 12:42 PM ET
• Adult / Male / BLACK / Feather – 12:54 PM ET
• Adult / Male / BLACK / Light – 1:06 PM ET
• Adult / Male / BLACK / Middle – 1:18 PM ET
• Adult / Male / BLACK / Medium Heavy – 1:30 PM ET
• Adult / Male / BLACK / Heavy – 1:42 PM ET
• Adult / Male / BLACK / Super Heavy – 1:54 PM ET
• Adult / Male / BLACK / Ultra Heavy – 2:06 PM ET
• Adult / Female / BLACK / Rooster – 2:18 PM ET
• Adult / Female / BLACK / Light Feather – 2:30 PM ET
• Adult / Female / BLACK / Feather – 2:42 PM ET
• Adult / Female / BLACK / Light – 2:54 PM ET
• Adult / Female / BLACK / Middle – 3:06 PM ET
• Adult / Female / BLACK / Medium Heavy – 3:18 PM ET
• Adult / Female / BLACK / Heavy – 3:30 PM ET
• Adult / Female / BLACK / Super Heavy – 3:42 PM ET

IBJJF Weight Classes

The IBJJF uses the following weight classes for gi competitions:

Male

• Rooster (57.5kg/126.5lbs)
• Light Feather (64kg/141lbs)
• Feather (70kg/154lbs)
• Light (76kg/167lbs)
• Middle (82.3kg/181lbs)
• Medium Heavy (88.3kg/195lbs)
• Heavy (94.3kg/208lbs)
• Super Heavy (97.5kg/215lbs)
• Ultra Heavy (No maximum)

Female

• Rooster: 107 lbs (47.5 kg)
• Light Feather: 115 lbs (52.2 kg)
• Feather: 125.5 lbs (57 kg)
• Light: 138.5 lbs (62.8 kg)
• Middle: 152.0 lbs (69.1 kg)
• Medium Heavy: 167.5 lbs (76.1 kg)
• Heavy: 181.5 lbs (82.3 kg)
• Super Heavy: (No maximum)

The weight classes are designed to be fair for athletes of all sizes and to ensure that there is a competitive pool of athletes in each division. Athletes are required to weigh in their gis, which generally weigh between 2lbs and 4lbs.

The IBJJF weight classes are generally considered to be the standard for jiu-jitsu competitions, especially in gi competition.

Open Weight / Absolute Categories

IBJJF competitions feature open classes, sometimes called absolute divisions. These divisions, open to competitors in the blue, purple, brown and black belt ranks, allow athletes from different weight categories to compete together. The winner of this division is called the absolute champion.

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