The dividing line between elite brown and black belts is next to nothing, and this year at the 2019 IBJJF World Championships, we saw familiar faces and emerging stars showcase their phenomenal skills as they made their way to the top of the podium.  

Among this year's brown belt gold medalists, the most thrilling performances arguably came from, Jonatha Alves (pictured), Diego Batista, Jonnatas Gracie, Maggie Grindatti, Ronaldo Junior, and double gold winner Victor Hugo. 

 A special mention to go out to Yara Soares from TLI / Guigo Jiu-Jitsu: promoted to the brown belt after her double gold campaign at the pan Championships, Yara did exceptionally well at the new rank and took home bronze in the super-heavyweight category and gold in the women's brown belt absolute.  

Hit the links below to see every brown belt final

Adult / Male / Brown / Rooster

1 - Pedro Iahnke de Oliveira Crixel - Cicero Costha Internacional (Closeout)

2 - Thalison Vitorino Soares - Cicero Costha Internacional

3 - Estevan G Martinez-Garcia - ZR Team Association

3 - Francisco Jonas Borges Andrade - Cicero Costha Europe

Adult / Male / Brown / Light-Feather

1 - Diego Oliveira Batista - Cicero Costha Internacional (Watch Match)

2 - Joshua Anthony Cisneros - Cleber Jiu Jitsu Visalia

3 - Igor Almeida - ZR Team Association

3 - Jordan Vaisman N. Teodosio Silva - Gracie Barra

Adult / Male / Brown / Feather

1 - Israel de Sousa Almeida - GF Team (Watch Match)

2 - Danilo Soares Moreira - KMR BJJ KIMURA

3 - Diego Henrique Sato Aniceto - Evox BJJ

3 - Lucas Batista Rodrigues - Atos JJ International

Adult / Male / Brown / Light

1 - Johnatha Barbosa Alves - Atos Jiu-Jitsu (Watch Match)

2 - Eduardo Avelar de Carvalho - Soul Fighters BJJ

3 - Dionatan Alexsander Santos Wiggers - Alliance

3 - Gustavo Khouri Maron - Alliance International

Adult / Male / Brown / Middle

1 - Jonnatas Gracie Araujo da Silva - Atos Jiu-Jitsu (Watch Match)

2 - Jackson Nagai Hatchwell Junior - CheckMat

3 - Lucas Gualberto Gomes Nascimento - Alliance

3 - Tarik Hopstock - Frontline Academy

Adult / Male / Brown / Medium-Heavy

1 - Ronaldo Pereira de Souza Júnior - Atos Jiu-Jitsu (Watch Match)

2 - Giancarlo Bodoni - Alliance

3 - Igor Tanabe Guimarães - Brasa CTA

3 - Sebastian Guevara Lamparelli - Alliance International

Adult / Male / Brown / Heavy

1 - Gabriel Henrique dos S. Oliveira - Alliance (Watch Match)

2 - Harryson Santana Pereira - Ataque Duplo

3 - Mebtouche Reda - Carpe Diem

3 - Tacio Carneiro Alves - Qatar BJJ

Adult / Male / Brown / Super-Heavy

1 - Marcus Vinicius Ribeiro de Siqueira - Alliance (Watch Match)

2 - Fábio Angnes Alano - Alliance

3 - André Luiz Novaes Porfirio - Cicero Costha Internacional

3 - Marcelo Gomide Oliveira - Gracie Barra

Adult / Male / Brown / Ultra-Heavy

1 - Victor Hugo Costa Marques - Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu (Watch Match)

2 - José Matheus Macedo de Lira Luna - CheckMat

3 - Brian Giorgio - Alliance

3 - Rafael Babilonia Cristovão - Unity Jiu-jitsu

Adult / Male / Brown / Open Class

1 - Victor Hugo Costa Marques - Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu (Watch Match)

2 - Marcus Vinicius Ribeiro de Siqueira - Alliance

3 - Jonnatas Gracie Araujo da Silva - Atos Jiu-Jitsu

3 - Tarik Hopstock - Frontline Academy

Adult / Female / Brown / Rooster

1 - Jessica Caroline Coelho Dantas - Brasa CTA (Watch Match)

2 - Amber Rymarz-freitas - Gracie Barra

3 - Margarita Prado Ochoa - Atos Jiu-Jitsu

3 - Vicky Hoang - Jiu-Jitsu For Life Team

Adult / Female / Brown / Light-Feather

1 - Elina Moestam - CheckMat (Watch Match)

2 - Tabatha Ricci Fabri Salto - Paragon BJJ Academy

3 - Ann Kneib - Gracie Humaita

3 - Sayuri Toledo Lima Pereira - Alliance

Adult / Female / Brown / Feather

1 - Ana Cristina Araujo Rodrigues - Alliance (Watch Match)

2 - Madeleine Håkansson - Yamasaki Academy Gothenburg

3 - Georgina Contel Gallego - Atos Jiu-Jitsu

3 - Lyanne Perez - Gracie Humaita

Adult / Female / Brown / Light

1 - Janaina Maia de Menezes - Gracie Humaita (Watch Match)

2 - Kira Sung - Jiu-Jitsu Lab

3 - Hannah Katharina Rauch - Gracie Humaita

3 - Ludmila Fiori de Araujo - Nova União

Adult / Female / Brown / Middle

1 - Thamara Ferreira Silva - Cicero Costha Internacional (Watch Match)

2 - Martina Linnea Gramenius - CheckMat

3 - Julia Boscher Seixas Pinto - Soul Fighters BJJ

3 - Vannessa Nancy Griffin - Team Lloyd Irvin

Adult / Female / Brown / Medium-Heavy

1 - Maggie Grindatti - Fight Sports (Watch Match)

2 - Sarah L Draht - Pacific Top Team

3 - Emilly Alves Silva - Atos Jiu-Jitsu

3 - Vedha Clemente Toscano - CheckMat

Adult / Female / Brown / Heavy

1 - Rafaela Ribeiro Guedes - Atos Jiu-Jitsu (Watch Match)

2 - Laura Barker - Gracie Barra

3 - Graciele Del Fava De Carvalho - BARBOSA JIU-JITSU

3 - Sarah Gail Rice - Cary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Adult / Female / Brown / Super-Heavy

1 - Gabrieli Pessanha de Souza Marinho - Infight JJ  (Watch Match)

2 - Mayara Kaori Oishi - CheckMat

3 - Marta Szarecka - Gracie Barra

3 - Yara Soares do Nascimento - Team Lloyd Irvin

Adult / Female / Brown / Open Class

1 - Yara Soares do Nascimento - Team Lloyd Irvin (Watch Match)

2 - Gabrieli Pessanha de Souza Marinho - Infight JJ

3 - Emilly Alves Silva - Atos Jiu-Jitsu

3 - Rafaela Ribeiro Guedes - Atos Jiu-Jitsu