The field at the IBJJF 2021 World Championships is brimming with the best over-30 talent in the jiu-jitsu world.  

We have several competitors making their debut at the Championship - including Paulo & Joao Miyao,  Nathan Mendelsohn, Dom Bell, among others.  Other athletes that excel in the adult divisions present at this year's Masters worlds include Maria Malyjasiak and Karen Antunes. 

Going up  to the Masters 2  category we'll see storied figures like Rafael 'Formiga' Barbosa - the leader of Double Five Jiu-Jitsu - who will be attempting to capture his 9th(!) Masters World Title.

Make the jump below to see the key black belt competitors we'll be keeping an eye on throughout the tournament. 

Karen Antunes

Masters 1 

• Paulo & Joao Miyao
• Samir Chantre
• Gilson Nunes
• Sergio Rios
• Nathan Mendelsohn
• Jaime Canuto
• Gregor Gracie
• Lucas Rocha
• Dominique Bell
• Pati Fontes
• Karen Antunes
• Renata Marinho
• Maria Malyjasiak

Masters 2

• Rafael 'Formiga' Barbosa
• Wilson Reis Monte Alto Gonçalves
• Diego de Araujo Saraiva 
• Michelle Nicolini
• Marcus Atelante
• Piter Frank Almeida Silva
• Clark Gracie
• Talita Andrea Nogueira
• Rodrigo Pinheiro 

Masters 3

• Fabio Leopoldo e Silva Neto 
•  Fredson Paixão da Silva Melo 
•  Rafael Corrêa de Lima
• Jason Scully
•  Raul Francisco Jimenez Trivino 
•  Sofia Rosa Amarante

Mastesr 4 +

•  Suyan Lopes Queiroz  
• Alan Robert Marques, Cássio Rios Werneck 
• Amal B. Easton, Charles Kilyan Mcguire 
•  Felicia Oh 
• Luis Fernando Heredia
• Tom Knox
• Megaton