Here's Who's In For 2026 IBJJF Pans: The Best Black Belts In Each Division

See all the biggest names who are in for the IBJJF Pan Championships, including eight number one ranked athletes and dozens of ranked contenders!

Mar 18, 2026 by Joe Gilpin

Here's Who's In For 2026 IBJJF Pans: The Best Black Belts In Each Division

The IBJJF Pan Championships are right around the corner and registration is now closed. With the divisions roughly set (tho some may move to a new weight class), it's time to see who is in for one of the year's most prestigious events.

The IBJJF Pan Championship is the second of their four annual major championships, joining the European, Brazilian, and World Championships. The Euros was one of the best tournaments in recent memory, with the event capped off by Sarah Galvão's epic battle against Gabi Pessanha in the absolute finals.

The 2026 IBJJF Pan Championship begins March 24th, with black belts taking the mats March 28th. Every match will be streaming live exclusively on FloGrappling, with action in the juvenile, adult, and masters divisions.

Some of the most notable names per division (ranking according to FloGrappling's official men's and women's world rankings);

Men's Rooster

#1 Jalen Fonacier
#2 Bebeto Oliveira
#3 Thalison Soares
#13 Lucas Castro
#14 Everton Teixeira
#15 Samuel Marquez
#12 at light-feather Marcos Gomes

Men's Light-Feather

#1 Diego Pato
#3 Rerisson Gabriel
#4 Gustavo Ogawa
#5 Leonardo Mario
#6 Malachi Edmond
#7 Anderson Duarte
#8 Shoya Ishiguro
#9 Keven Carrasco
#10 Cleber Sousa
Leo Vilela
Rodnei Barbosa
Mourece Noah

Men's Feather

#1 Kennedy Maciel
#2 Cole Abate
#3 João Mendes
#7 Eduardo Granzotto
#9 Samuel Nagai
#10 Ademir Barreto
#13 Israel Almeida
#14 Jun Yong Cho
#15 Gui Fernandes
Daniel Sathler
Ismael Lima
Sebastian Serpa

Men's Light

#4 Jackson Nagai
#5 Will Wilson
#6 Mateo Cardona
#13 at middle Mateus Moraes
Tarcisio Santos
Fabyury Khrysthyan
Pablo Lavaselli
Alef Brito
Miguel Campos
Sandrey Silva
Ethan Major
Julio Arantes
Johnny Tama
Danilo Moreira
Kevin Mahecha

Men's Middle

#1 Tainan Dalpra
#4 Elijah Dorsey
#10 Pablo Oliveira
#15 Matheus Luna
#7 at light Leo Souza
#15 at light Thiago Saboia
Pedro Veras
Gabriel Galvao

Men's Medium-Heavy

#8 Gabriel Costa
#9 Luiz Victor
#10 Uanderson Ferreira
#15 Paulo Merlin
Danylo Wruck
Wallisson Oliveira
Matheus Spirandelli
Enderson Dias
Mikael Rhaillander
Luccas Lira
Tommy Langaker

Men's Heavy

#7 Rider Zuchi
#10 Mateus Rodrigues
#12 Lucas Norat
#14 Elder Cruz
#9 at ultra-heavy Francisco Papasidero
Alex Filho

Men's Super-Heavy

#2 Nolan Stuart
#4 Vinicius Liberati
#7 Gabriel Riberio
#12 Windson Torres
Harryson Pereira

Men's Ultra-Heavy

#5 Luis Cantereira
#10 Seif-Eddine Houmine
#12 Lucas Montalvão
Anderson Kauan
Guilherme Cypriano

Women's Rooster

#1 Thais Loureiro
#3 Jessica Caroline
#4 Mariana Rolszt
#6 Ana Lima da Silva
#9 Diana Teixeira
#11 Mara Kelly
#12 Gabi Eztel

Women's Light-Feather

#3 Mayssa Bastos
#4 Ashlee Funegra
#6 Andressa Giurau
#9 Brenda Larissa
Sophia Cassella
Yasmyn Castro

Women's Feather

#2 Larissa Campos
#4 Margot Ciccarelli
#11 Maria Delahaye
#13 Emilia Pakulski

Women's Light

#1 Sarah Galvao
#2 Janaina Maia
#14 Tamara Toros
Sabrina Gondim
Beatrice Jin

Women's Middle

#2 Elizabeth Clay
#5 Alexia Arantes
#6 Gisele Menezes
#9 Amanda Schurtz
#10 Vitoria Gabriella
#12 Lillian Marchand
#15 at medium-heavy Fernanda Cristo
Aghata Rabelo
Emily Ferreira

Women's Medium-Heavy

#2 Denise Krahn
#4 Lyz Mitrovic
#5 Maria Vicentini
#14 Kauane Ramos

Women's Heavy

#1 Larissa Dias
#10 Karoline Caramori
#12 Leticia Teixeira
#11 at medium-heavy Maria Malyjasiak
Simone Abreu

Women's Super-Heavy

#1 Gabi Pessanha
#8 Raniele Alencar
Rosa Walsh

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