Coming in as the #1 ranked Brown Belt Medium-Heavyweight, representing Carlson Gracie Team, Uanderson Ferreira had no problems showing why he was the highest ranked competitor in the division. Submitting all of his opponents in every match, his attainment of the Gold medal was decisive and clear. Here is a match-by-match breakdown of his Gold medal run:

Andrew Wiltse had a relatively seamless ascent to his first black belt title, earning No-Gi Pans gold in 2020, winning his first two matches by points before winning a third via penalty. He didn’t give up a point in three matches, but the returning champ is unlikely to have such an easy route to the top in the medium heavyweight bracket in this go-around.