The Official FloGrappling Gi Rankings (Men & Women)

Heavyweight Male Black Belt Ranking

We have a new number one! After silver all last season, Leo Ferreira of Alliance opens 2026 with gold after a great run against the field in Lisbon. Number one Nolan lost to Vetoraci, who has shown great results at multiple weights. Igor Tanabe also debuts after a ranked win. Lots of chop at heavyweight.

Ranking	Name	Team	Country	Previous
1	Leo Ferreira	Alliance	BRA	3
2	Matheus Vetoraci	Blvckout Grappling	BRA	NR
3	Nolan Stuart	Brea Jiu-Jitsu	USA	1
4	Pedro Machado	Atos Jiu-Jitsu	BRA	5
5	Roberto Jimenez	Unity Jiu-Jitsu	ECU	6
6	Gustavo Batista	Atos Jiu-Jitsu	BRA	7
7	Rider Zuchi	Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu	BRA	8
8	Davi Vetoraci	Focus Jiu-Jitsu	BRA	NR
9	Paulo Merlin	Gracie Barra	BRA	9
10	Mateus Rodrigues	Art of Jiu-Jitsu	BRA	10
11	Igor Tanabe	Brasa CTA	JPN	NR
12	Lucas Norat	Gracie Barra	BRA	15
13	Wesley Felix	Vision	BRA	NR
14	Elder Cruz	CheckMat	HON	13
15	Patrick Gaudio	GF Team	BRA	14