Gabi Pessanha Advances To Open IBJJF World Finals With Epic Submission
Gabi Pessanha Advances To Open IBJJF World Finals With Epic Submission
Gabi Pessanha Takes down Elisabeth Clay with epic submission to advance to the 2025 IBJJF Worlds Open Class Finals.
Gabi Pessanha needed just 13 seconds to take down Elisabeth Clay with a submission, and it was her second-fastest finish of the day against a ranked opponent.
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Pessanha, widely regarded as the best in the world, took down Clay in epic fashion during the IBJJF World Championship Black Belt Open Class competition, forcing her into submission in another quick match. Her longest match of the day has lasted just one minute.
Now Pessanha will face Tayane Porfírio in the women's Open, or Advance, weight class finals at the 2025 IBJJF World Championships.
Gabi Pessanha needed only seconds to win her first match at Worlds
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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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