The 2026 IBJJF European Championship is almost here, and the black belt divisions are stacked with some of the most talented grapplers on the planet. Every bracket is full with a strong mix of established veterans chasing another shot at glory and up-and-comers looking to break through to a new level. Let's break down some of the most notable entries across all of the adult black belt divisions.

The IBJJF European Championship will be going down January 15th-24th, streaming exclusively on FloGrappling. The tournament is happening in Lisbon, Portugal and is the beginning of the 2026 IBJJF gi majors. Black belts take the mats on January 23rd and 24th.

Men's Rooster

• #1 Jalen Fonacier
• #9 Yuri Silva
• #11 Tadiyah Danforth
• #12 Welerson Goncalves
• Shay Montague
• Samuel Marquez
• Frank Cespedes

Men's Light-Feather

• #1 Diego Pato
• #5 Malachi Edmond
• #6 Anderson Duarte
• #7 Shoya Ishiguro
• #8 Keven Carrasco
• #14 Roiter Lima
• #15 Carlos Junior
• Gustavo Ogawa
• Andrew Soares

Men's Feather

• #2 Cole Abate
• #7 Kennedy Maciel
• Florian Bayili
• Sebastian Serpa
• Jihwan Park
• Guiliano Spera

Men's Light

• #5 Jackson Nagai
• #8 Lucas Protasio
• #9 Pedro Maia
• #12 Leandro Lima
• #14 Jaeyoung Lee
• #15 Kevin Mahecha
• Mateo Cardona
• Sandrey Silva
• Romulo Rocha
• Lucas Maquine

Men's Middle

• #1 Tainan Dalpra
• #10 Gabriel Ávila
• #12 Matheus Luna
• Pablo Oliveira
• José Steve

Men's Medium-Heavy

• #5 Uanderson Ferreira
• Eduardo Alves
• Tarik Hopstock
• Pedro Veras
• Mikael Rhaillander
• London Horn
• Clay Mayfield
• Gabriel Galvão
• Luiz Victor
• Shane Fishman

Men's Heavy

• #1 Nolan Stuart
• #3 Leo Ferreira
• #10 Mateus Rodrigues
• #15 Lucas Norat
• Matheus Vetoraci
• Davi Vetoraci
• Wesley Felix
• Igor Tanabe

Men's Super-Heavy

• #1 Erich Munis
• #4 Marcos Carrozzino
• #5 Vinicius Liberati
• Harryson Pereira
• Gabriel Ribeiro
• Pablo Campos

Men's Ultra-Heavy

• #2 Roosevelt Sousa
• #10 Pedro Lucas
• #13 Seif-Eddine Houmine
• #15 Anderson Gomes
• Abraham Marte
• Hygor Brito
• Pedro Alex
• Kjetil Lydvo
• Nick Hartman

Women's Rooster

• #1 Mayssa Bastos
• #2 Jessica Caroline
• #3 Mariana Rolszt
• #7 Thaís Loureiro
• #9 Diana Teixeira
• #12 Mara Kelly
• #14 Gabbi Etzel

Women's Light-Feather

• #1 Mia Funegra
• #5 Andressa Guirau
• #6 Rose Sharouni
• #13 Ashlee Funegra
• Josefine Modig

Women's Feather

• #1 Lari Campos
• #2 Cassia Moura
• #5 Maria Luiza
• #11 Emilia Pakulski
• Thaynara Victoria
• Keanna Klay
• Giovanah Oliveira

Women's Light

• #1 Sarah Galvão
• Tamara Toros
• Zara Di Tofano
• Beatrice Jin
• Randryely Souza

Women's Middle

• #4 Larissa Martins
• #9 Vitoria Gabriella
• #11 Lillian Marchand
• Stéphanie Faure
• Amanda Schurtz

Women's Medium-Heavy

• #2 Ingridd Alves
• #4 Maria Vicentini
• Denise Krahn

Women's Heavy

• #2 Yara Soares
• #6 Anabel Lopez
• #9 Magdalena Loska

Women's Super-Heavy

• #1 Gabi Pessanha