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How To Watch The 2025 IBJJF World Championship Black Belt Finals

How To Watch The 2025 IBJJF World Championship Black Belt Finals

How to watch the 2025 IBJJF World Championship Black Belt Finals.

May 31, 2025 by Lindsey Plotkin
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The 2025 IBJJF World Championship Black Belt Finals are set and will take place on Sunday, June 1. The best of the best competitors will face off for the world championship title. 

All of the black belt finals for every weight class will take place on Sunday, with some competitors reaching the finals in dominant fashion.

Gabi Pessanha needed just 13 seconds to reach the Open or Advance finals, and will face Tayane Porfírio. On the men’s side, Erich Muniz will face Gutemberg Pereira, a matchup between two of the best competitors in the world.

On the men's side, except for the open division, all semifinal and final matches will take place on Sunday. On the women's side, only finals matches will take place on Sunday.

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IBJJF World Championship Black Belt Finals Schedule:

See when each weight class will compete: 

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

Who's Competing:

Men's Rooster

Bebeto Oliveria vs Rodnei Barbosa

Jalen Fonacier vs Thalison Soares

Men's Light-Feather

Leonardo Mario vs Diogo Reis

Shoya Ishiguro vs Diego Pato

Men's Feather

Diego Sodre vs Joao Mendes

Meyram Alves vs Cole Abate

Men's Light

Leo Souza vs Andy Murasaki

Matheus Gabriel vs Alexandre de Jesus

Men's Middle

Yan Pica-Pau vs Rolando Samson

Ronaldo Junior vs Tainan Dalpra

Men's Medium-Heavy

Wallisson Sousa vs Gustavo Batista

Raul Basilio vs Jansen Gomes

Men's Heavy

Adam Wardzinski vs Rider Zuchi

Pedro Machado vs Leo Ferreira

Men's Super-Heavy

Erich Munis vs Vincius Liberati

Marcos Carrozzino vs Nolan Stuart

Men's Ultra-Heavy

Luis Cantereira vs Roosevelt Sousa

Gutemberg Pereira vs Pedro Lucas

Men's Open

Gutemberg Pereira vs Erich Munis

Women's Rooster

Mayssa Bastos vs Mariana Cabral 

Women's Light-Feather

Andressa Guirau vs Mia Funegra

Women's Feather

Lari Campos vs Caroline Brunacio

Women's Light

Janaina Lebre vs Luiza Monteiro

Women's Middle 

Elisabeth Clay vs Thalyta Silva

Women's Medium-Heavy

Thamara Ferreira vs Ingridd Alves

Women's Heavy

Yara Soares vs Larissa Dias

Women's Super-Heavy

Tayane Porfirio vs Gabi Pessanha

Women's Open

Tayane Porfirio vs Gabi Pessanha

Other Winners At IBJJF Long Beach:

Friday, May 30 - Day 2

Adult / Male / PURPLE / Rooster 

  • 1. Vitor Crizel Almeida – Alliance  
  • 2. Hélio Jandir Seródio Caio – Marcio Andre Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 3. Vitor Conceição Santana – Jiu-Jitsu For Life Team  
  • 3. Bernardo Rosalba de Menezes – Gracie Humaita

Adult / Male / PURPLE / Light Feather

  • 1. Felipe Goulart – AOJ  
  • 2. Pedro Victor Pereira Fontes – AOJ  
  • 3. Stuart Gregory Carmody – Atos Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 3. Samuel Victor Ladislau Alcantara – Vision

Adult / Male / BROWN / Rooster 

  • 1. Josué Braga Lira – DreamArt  
  • 2. Lukas Freitas Pessoa – Vision  
  • 3. Kaimoni Richhavath Operana – Sim Go Academy  
  • 3. Jong Soo Sa – Jiu-Jitsu Rim

Adult / Male / BROWN / Light Feather 

  • 1. Vinicius Gomes Inacio – Atos Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 2. Devin Patrick Riley – Team Lloyd Irvin  
  • 3. Arjuna Wade Brown – American Jiu-Jitsu Syndicate  
  • 3. Luiz Guilherme Pereira Gomes – Alliance

Adult / Male / BROWN / Feather

  • 1. Leonardo Ferreira dos Santos – Alliance  
  • 2. Ramiro Campos Meirelles – Alliance  
  • 3. Steven Alexander Gomez – AOJ  
  • 3. Madson Sagica da Costa – GF Team

Adult / Male / BROWN / Light 

  • 1. Mateo Cardona – AOJ  
  • 2. Thyago Silva Santana – GF Team  
  • 3. Rafael Belmont Gamba – Alliance  
  • 3. Seiilkhan Bolatbek – Qazaqstan Top Team

Adult / Male / BROWN / Middle

  • 1. José Steve Nduazulu Ndilu – DreamArt  
  • 2. Pablo de Oliveira Custódia – Carlson Gracie Team  
  • 3. Mahmoud Mazen Jabr – Pedigo Submission Fighting  
  • 3. Emerson Victor Ferreira Feitosa – Vision

Adult / Male / BROWN / Medium Heavy

  • 1. Francisco Eduardo Alves Costa – Alliance  
  • 2. Danylo Ferreira Wruck – Alliance  
  • 3. Joshua John Allsopp – AOJ  
  • 3. Matheus Medeiros Paiva – CheckMat

Adult / Male / BROWN / Heavy 

  • 1. Alex Liscano Filho – CheckMat  
  • 2. Lucas de Bonis Lopes – Alliance  
  • 3. Omar Tariq N. Nada – Unity Jiu-jitsu  
  • 3. Tiago Pereira Nascimento Filho – Alliance

Adult / Male / BROWN / Super Heavy 

  • 1. Andre Fernandes Baeta de Faria – DreamArt  
  • 2. Luiz Felipe Rigo – DreamArt  
  • 3. Natã Tenca Lima – Atos Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 3. Jorge Gabriel Pereira da Silva – Gracie Barra

Adult / Male / BROWN / Ultra Heavy 

  • 1. Adrian Roberto Pereira Ribeiro – Atos Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 2. Guilherme Avelino da Silva – Alliance  
  • 3. Horácio Maciel Antunes – WALLACE SAPO RODRIGUES  
  • 3. Louis Jurden Theodoridis – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Adult / Female / BROWN / Light 

  • 1. Sarah C. Firme Galvao – Atos Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 2. Giovanna Parmisano Leite – Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 3. Karina Nicole Lagrana – Team Lloyd Irvin  
  • 3. Christina Triantafyllopoulou – CheckMat

Adult / Female / BROWN / Middle 

  • 1. Helena Crevar – Alliance  
  • 2. Lillian Jane Marchand – Atos Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 3. Olivia Evelyn Schauer – Tony Passos Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 3. Mariah Mckennitt Alvares Barbosa – Double Five

Adult / Female / BROWN / Medium Heavy 

  • 1. Aghata Adriane Rabelo Fernandes – CheckMat  
  • 2. Bianca Barretto da Cruz Santos – Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 3. Maria Eduarda Nogueira Torres – Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 3. Gabriela de Miranda Barroso – Double Five

Adult / Female / BROWN / Heavy 

  • 1. Letícia Teixeira dos Santos – Atos Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 2. Maria Clara de Assis Fonseca Barreto – Gracie Barra  
  • 3. Anna Vyrginnia da Silva Rocha – CheckMat  
  • 3. Greta Notaro – Alliance

Adult / Female / BROWN / Super Heavy

  • 1. Luane Carvalho Correia – Vision  
  • 2. Maria Raniele Alencar Lima – Atos Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 3. Erin Nicole Quillen – CheckMat  
  • 3. Maria Luiza Fragoso Pinto Loreiro – Gracie Barra

Thursday, May 29 - Day 1

Adult / Male / BLUE / Rooster

  • 1. Michael Luiz B. Costa – Octa BJJ
  • 2. Jose Yeremay Martín Sanchez – AOJ
  • 3. Weverton Martins Teixeira – Alliance
  • 3. João Vitor da Silva Oliveira – Vision

Adult / Male / BLUE / Light Feather

  • 1. Ethan David Wong – Cicero Costha Internacional  
  • 2. Erick Hudson Rocha Lima – DreamArt  
  • 3. Luan Borges Nogueira Lima – Vision  
  • 3. Gabriel Petersen Macagnan Oliveira – Vision

Adult / Male / BLUE / Feather

  • 1. S. Maximus Schwartz – AOJ  
  • 2. Gabriel Matos dos Santos – Cicero Costha Internacional  
  • 3. David Mateus dos Santos – Melqui Galvão Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 3. Vinicius Dylan Ramos de Lima Pereira – Melqui Galvão Jiu-Jitsu

Adult / Male / BLUE / Light

  • 1. Julio Cesar Suzigan Martins – Melqui Galvão Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 2. Lucas Yan Souza de Oliveira – Melqui Galvão Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 3. Kellyson Carlos de Lima da Silva – CheckMat  
  • 3. Cauã Rocha Araújo – Gracie Barra

Adult / Male / BLUE / Middle

  • 1. Jacob M Holman – Marcio Andre Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 2. Mohamed-Qassim Régnier – Benmabrouk RF Team  
  • 3. João Vítor Haag Brito – Alliance  
  • 3. Jaedan Alexander Altamirano – DreamArt

Adult / Male / BLUE / Medium Heavy

  • 1. João Victor Rodrigues Fonseca – CheckMat  
  • 2. Alexandre André Stéphane Kron – GF Team  
  • 3. Nurgazy Bagyshbekov – AOJ  
  • 3. Luiz Otavio de Almeida – CheckMat

Adult / Male / BLUE / Heavy

  • 1. Italo Giulio Porcedda Poli – Cicero Costha Internacional  
  • 2. Arthur da Cunha Costa – DreamArt  
  • 3. Sebastian Lorenzo Zazueta – Soul Fighters BJJ  
  • 3. Divonte Derrick T. Beale – CheckMat

Adult / Male / BLUE / Super Heavy

  • 1. Renan Martins Alves Silva – DreamArt  
  • 2. Rayan Brahmi – WAO  
  • 3. Zakaria Moujib – Cens Academy  
  • 3. Damien Yves M. Bozec – Fernando Terere Jiu-Jitsu - Switzerland

Adult / Male / BLUE / Ultra Heavy

  • 1. Rodrigo Oliveira Dantas – Vision  
  • 2. Mauro Alves Riquicho – Gracie Barra  
  • 3. Luiz Fernando dos Santos Fuzari – Rhino Jiu-Jitsu Academy  
  • 3. João Victor Alves Jardim – DreamArt  

Adult / Female / BLUE / Rooster

  • 1. Kaitlyn Danica Schmidt – Marcio Andre Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 2. Chloe Alvarez Pereira – Marcio Andre Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 3. Marina dos Santos Albino – Gracie Humaita  
  • 3. Elliana Jade Yong – CheckMat

Adult / Female / BLUE / Light Feather

  • 1. Thainá Samila de Souza Guimarães - Melqui Galvão Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 2. Kayleen Faith Escamilla - CheckMat International  
  • 3. Kaleah Dee Pyles - Alliance  
  • 3. Cira Mirai Banks - Team Lloyd Irvin

Adult / Female / BLUE / Feather

  • 1. Isis Cruz Maciel Costa – GF Team  
  • 2. Alexa Rose Herse – Atos Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 3. Lara Oliveira Silva – Lotus Club USA  
  • 3. Alanoud Mohammed F. Aldhefian – ECT Fight Club Academy

Adult / Female / BLUE / Light

  • 1. Annabelle Grace Christie – Team Lloyd Irvin  
  • 2. Lilli-Noemi Baronesse Von Heyking – Carlson Gracie International  
  • 3. Oliwia Rembecka – Novus Academy Metro  
  • 3. Nicole Reis Pereira – Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Adult / Female / BLUE / Middle

  • 1. Alexandria Faith Howard – TAC Team BJJ  
  • 2. Madeleine Lenore Avila – Team Lloyd Irvin  
  • 3. Zoe Clara Kerr – G13 BJJ USA  
  • 3. Nathaly Gomez Gallego – Renato Tavares Association Mexico

Adult / Female / BLUE / Medium Heavy

  • 1. Ana Beatriz Alves Sant'anna - Atos Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 2. Raven Lavania Norris - Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 3. Rea Silver-Chisholm - Unity Jiu-jitsu  
  • 3. Natasha Dillon - Rysk Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Adult / Female / BLUE / Heavy

  • 1. Raika dos Santos Castro – Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 2. Sarah Kathryn Lyle – Carlson Gracie Team  
  • 3. Rael Kalda – Zurich BJJ Lab  
  • 3. Heliane Lukeni Seródio Caio – Marcio Andre Jiu-Jitsu

Adult / Female / BLUE / Super Heavy

  • 1. Agatha de Souza Nigro – Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 2. Sarai Noel Kaemmerling – Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 3. Joan Camila Cuellar Njoh-Bissohong – CheckMat  
  • 3. Jacirah Elise Clay – Team Shawn Hammonds

Adult / Female / PURPLE / Rooster

  • 1. Lumara Thais Santos Silva - JFC Almeida JJ  
  • 2. Adrianna Leticia Barrientos - Ares BJJ  
  • 3. Akari Yamashita - Alma Fight Gym Homies Gifu  
  • 3. Blanca Aileen Ramirez - CheckMat

Adult / Female / PURPLE / Light Feather

  • 1. Emily Lynn Leyva - Atos Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 2. Michal Baly - Nxtgen Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 3. Riya Sachin Menon - Alliance  
  • 3. Jeniffer Eduarda dos Santos Tenório - Rodrigo Pinheiro BJJ

Adult / Female / PURPLE / Feather 

  • 1. Tarciane Damasceno Santos - Marcio Andre Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 2. Kellen do Nascimento Arraes - Alliance  
  • 3. Any Karoline Oliveira - Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 3. Isadora Amelia Friedlander - Unity Jiu-jitsu

Adult / Female / PURPLE / Light

  • 1. Eliza Carvalho Nascimento - Marcio Andre Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 2. Nikolett Kis - Sigma Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 3. Julianna Princess Wong - Cicero Costha Internacional  
  • 3. Pairin Pamela Sullivan - Team Lloyd Irvin

Adult / Female / PURPLE / Middle

  • 1. India Bree Risby - Atos Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 2. Ana Clara Regiani Arouca - Cicero Costha Internacional  
  • 3. Lauriane Stavacz Afonso - Gracie Barra  
  • 3. Merel Jacobien Sofie Van Leeuwen - CheckMat

Adult / Female / PURPLE / Medium Heavy

  • 1. Barbara Vitoria de Moraes Pinheiro - Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 2. Zoe Elizabeth Parris - Atos Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 3. Clarissa Nabes Soares Mártires - Lotus Club  
  • 3. Asami Yanagi - Infight JJ

Adult / Female / PURPLE / Heavy

  • 1. Hazel Rose Butcher-Salazar - Alliance  
  • 2. Danielle Marie Olafson - Luiz Palhares Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 3. Tori-Anna Frances Hamilton - GF Team  
  • 3. Carolina Granzotto Vidal Lima - CheckMat

Adult / Female / PURPLE / Super Heavy

  • 1. Kathleen Cierra Brann - Travis Lutter Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu  
  • 2. Nneamaka Olivia Obodoagha - Team Lloyd Irvin  
  • 3. Maya Janell Wood - Ares BJJ  
  • 3. Claudia Costa Santos - Double Five

Adult / Female / BROWN / Rooster

  • 1. Anne Elizabeth Druckrey - CheckMat  
  • 2. Kamilly Silva Dias de Souza - GF Team  
  • 3. Hazel Marie Vallejo - Cleber Jiu-Jitsu Visalia  
  • 3. Isabella Evelyn Thompson Agdeppa - Oceanside Jiu-Jitsu

Adult / Female / BROWN / Light Feather

  • 1. Ashlee Funegra - AOJ  
  • 2. Asma Hassan Alhosani - UAE Jiu-Jitsu Team  
  • 3. Lauren Hanako Sognefest - AOJ  
  • 3. Josefine Beatrice Modig - CheckMat

Adult / Female / BROWN / Feather

  • 1. Giovanah Oliveira da Silva - JFC Almeida JJ  
  • 2. Beatriz Gutierrez Campos - Brasa CTA  
  • 3. Elizabeth Nicole Genge - Stealth BJJ  
  • 3. Keanna Carolyn Klay - Gracie Barra

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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