SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 2015 and yet another edition of the IBJJF World No-Gi Jiu Jitsu Championship. The event has been gaining momentum in the past couple of years, being finally embraced by the main competitors the sport, and this year was another step in the right direction.
The black belt divisions were absolutely stacked with talent, from ADCC champions to world champions (gi) and many of the new stars of the sport. The level was so high that even some of the most prestigious figures of the grappling world, competitors such as Jared Dopp, Gary Tonon, Felipe Cesar, Lucas Rocha did not get close a medal in the event, being pushed aside by the ruthless torrent of submission grapplers on deck.
If this tournament will be remembered for something, it will likely be for the high volume of young talent that has emerged from it. Although many of these young grapplers were already known by most of those who follow the sport, the numbers of finalists under 26 years of age was still remarkable. We saw: Thiago Sá, Mahamed Aly, Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa, Jonathan Satava, Mansher Khera, Matheus Diniz, Felipe Pena, Jackson Sousa, Gabriel Lucas an the Miyao Bros.
Among the women, the formidable Tammi Musumeci was on fire, winning the featherweight division with a brilliant victory over one of jiu jitsu’s most prominent stars, Mackenzie Dern (6×2 in the final), who later redeemed herself in the final of the absolute by submitting Andressa Correa.
Below you can check how the male black belt categories panned out, all the matches from each weight class. But first, the champions of each category.
Men | Women | ||
Rooster | Caio Terra | Light Feather | Pati Fontes |
Light Feather | Joao Miyao | Feather | Tammi Musumeci |
Feather | Tanquinho/Queixinho | Light | Karen Antunes |
Light | Michael Langhi | Middle | Angelica Galvao |
Middle | DJ Jackson | Medium Heavy | Andressa Correa |
Medium Heavy | Lucas Barbosa | Absolute | Mackenzie Dern |
Heavy | Felipe Pena | ||
Super Heavy | Joao Assis | ||
Ultra Heavy | Gabriel Lucas | ||
Absolute | Felipe Pena |
FULL RESULTS, ALL MATCHES:
MEN BLACK BELT ABSOLUTE DIVISION
Winner | Looser | Method | Weight | Round |
---|---|---|---|---|
Matheus Diniz | Nicholas Liaskos | RNC | ABS | R1 |
Charles Negromonte | Rodrigo Silva | 6x0 | ABS | R1 |
Gary Tonon | Marcel Gonçalves | Ref. Decision | ABS | R1 |
Steven Patterson | Felipe Cesar | Triangle | ABS | R1 |
Mahamed Aly | Gabriel Kitober | Armbar | ABS | R1 |
Patrick Gaudio | Evandro Nunes | Toe hold | ABS | R1 |
Jackson Sousa | Gabriel Procópio | Straight armlock | ABS | R1 |
Rodrigo Freitas | Jared Dopp | 6x6 (adv) | ABS | R1 |
Adam Wheeler | Josh Hinger | 5x0 | ABS | R1 |
Matheus Diniz | Gary Tonon | 4x0 | ABS | R1 |
Arnaldo Maidana | Keller Locke-Sodhi | Submission | ABS | R1 |
Andreas Perales | Geoffrey Villareal | 9x2 | ABS | R1 |
Gustavo Elias | Nic Nikolaisen | 5x0 | ABS | R1 |
DJ Jackson | Elliot Kelly | 0x0 ref dec. | ABS | R1 |
Preguiça | Wilson Reis | Mounted guillotine | ABS | R1 |
Patrick Gaudio | Evandro Nunes | Toe Hold | ABS | R1 |
Guybson Sá | Joseph Moku | 2x0 | ABS | R1 |
Preguiça | Patrick Gaudio | Armbar | ABS | R2 |
Arnaldo Maidana | Gustavo Dias | Submission | ABS | 1/8F |
Caio Terra | Andreas Perales | Armbar | ABS | 1/8F |
DJ Jackson | Guybson Sá | 6x0 | ABS | 1/8F |
Mahamed Aly | Charles Negromonte | Toe hold | ABS | 1/8F |
Steven Patterson | Rodrigo Freitas | 0x0 (adv) | ABS | 1/8F |
Jackson Sousa | Adam Wheeler | 10x0 | ABS | 1/8F |
DJ Jackson | Caio Terra | 0x0 (adv) | ABS | 1/4F |
Preguiça | Arnaldo Maidana | Toe Hold | ABS | 1/4F |
Matheus Diniz | Steven Patterson | Crussifix Choke | ABS | 1/4F |
Mahamed Aly | Jackson Sousa | 2x2 (adv) | ABS | 1/4F |
Preguiça | DJ Jackson | RNC | ABS | SF |
Matheus Diniz | Mahamed Aly | RNC | ABS | SF |
Preguiça | Matheus Diniz | 10x2 | ABS | F |
MEN BLACK BELT WEIGHT CLASSES
Winner | Looser | Method | Weight | Round |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yusuke Honma | Washington Lima | 11x2 | 57KG | 1/4F |
Caio Terra | Jorge Santiestevan | Armbar | 57KG | SF |
Yusuke Honma | Leandro Tatu | RNC | 57KG | SF |
Caio Terra | Honma | Baratoplata | 57KG | F |
Joao Miyao | Mark Ramos | Toe hold | 64KG | 1/4F |
Thomas Lisboa | Helio Guilherme | 13x0 | 64KG | 1/4F |
Rafael Barata | Leonard Canders | Mounted triangle | 64KG | 1/4F |
Joao Miyao | Thomas Lisboa | 64KG | SF | |
Samir Chantre | Rafael Barata | Armbar | 64KG | SF |
Joao Miyao | Samir Chantre | 8x6 | 64KG | F |
Tanquinho | Matthew Magana | RNC | 70KG | 1/8F |
Vitor Paschoal | Mayko Borges | 2x2 (2x0 adv) | 70KG | 1/8F |
Gianni Grippo | Geoffrey Villareal | Choke from Back | 70KG | 1/8F |
Paulo Miyao | Thiago Macedo | 4x0 | 70KG | 1/8F |
Wilson Reis | Luiz Tosta | Katagatame | 70KG | 1/8F |
O. Queixinho | Berndt Forsell | Omoplata | 70KG | 1/8F |
Tanquinho | Vitor Paschoal | Katagatame | 70KG | 1/4F |
Gianni Grippo | Isaque Paiva | 15x10 | 70KG | 1/4F |
O. Queixinho | Kim Terra | 0x0 (ref dec.) | 70KG | 1/4F |
Paulo Miyao | Wilson Reis | 6x4 | 70KG | 1/4F |
Tanquinho | Gianni Grippo | 2x0 | 70KG | SF |
O. Queixinho | Paulo Miyao | 8x8 (2x1 adv) | 70KG | SF |
Tanquinho | O. Queixinho | Close out | 70KG | F |
Gary Tonon | Issa Able | RNC | 76KG | 1/8F |
Michael Langhi | Cristian Lopez | RNC | 76KG | 1/8F |
Thiago Abreu | Marcus Wilson | Ankle lock | 76KG | 1/8F |
Fabio Caloi | Marcelo Motta | Kneebar | 76KG | 1/8F |
Francisco Sinistro | Rafael Benedito | 2x2 (advantages) | 76KG | 1/8F |
Thiago Gaia | Andreas Perales | Triangle | 76KG | 1/8F |
Gabriel Palito | Ross Nicholls | 6x2 | 76KG | 1/8F |
Mansher Khera | Rodrigo Freitas | Advantages | 76KG | 1/8F |
Michael Langhi | Gary Tonon | 4x2 | 76KG | 1/4F |
Thiago Abreu | Fabio Caloi | N/A | 76KG | 1/4F |
Thiago Gaia | Francisco Sinistro | 2x2 (ref. decision) | 76KG | 1/4F |
Mansher Khera | Gabriel Palito | 4x0 | 76KG | 1/4F |
Michael Langhi | Thiago Abreu | 0x0 (2x0 adv) | 76KG | SF |
Mansher Khera | Thiago Gaia | RNC | 76KG | SF |
Michael Langhi | Mansher Khera | 0x0 (2x0 adv) | 76KG | F |
Nic Ruben | T. Al Taher | 8x2 | 82KG | 1/8F |
Felipe Cesar | Marcel Gonçalves | 2x0 | 82KG | 1/8F |
Jon Satava | Gabriel Procópio | 10x2 | 82KG | 1/8F |
Otavio Sousa | Dustin Akbari | Omoplata | 82KG | 1/8F |
Rodrigo Caporal | Stephen Martinez | Darce choke | 82KG | 1/8F |
Vinicius Agudo | Paul Schon | Toe hold | 82KG | 1/8F |
DJ Jackson | Ribamar | 2x0 | 82KG | 1/8F |
Marcelo Mafra | Nic Ruben | 4x0 | 82KG | 1/4F |
Jon Satava | Felipe Cesar | 6x4 | 82KG | 1/4F |
DJ Jackson | Vinicius Agudo | 5x0 | 82KG | 1/4F |
Otavio Sousa | Rodrigo Caporal | 0x0 | 82KG | 1/4F |
Jon Satava | Marcelo Mafra | 0x0 (7x5 adv) | 82KG | SF |
DJ Jackson | Otavio Sousa | 0x0 (ref. decision) | 82KG | SF |
DJ Jackson | Jon Satava | 3x0 | 82KG | F |
Thiago Sa | Steven Patterson | Triangle | 88KG | 1/8F |
Josh Hinger | Gotterell King | 0x0 (advantages) | 88KG | 1/8F |
Marcos Tinoco | Gabriel Vieira | Kneebar | 88KG | 1/8F |
Charles Negromonte | Ezra Lenon | Armbar | 88KG | 1/8F |
Lucas Hulk | Patrick Gaudio | 2x0 | 88KG | 1/8F |
Inacio Neto | Matt Jubera | 4x2 | 88KG | 1/8F |
Pedro Mello | Ryan Robinson | Armbar | 88KG | 1/8F |
Thiago Sa | Josh Hinger | Toe Hold | 88KG | 1/4F |
Charles Negromonte | Marcos Tinoco | Armbar | 88KG | 1/4F |
Lucas Hulk | Inacio Neto | 4x4 (adv) | 88KG | 1/4F |
Matheus Diniz | Pedro Mello | 6x0 | 88KG | 1/4F |
Thiago Sa | Charles Negromonte | 3x0 | 88KG | SF |
Lucas Hulk | Matheus Diniz | 4x2 | 88KG | SF |
Lucas Hulk | Thiago Sa | 2x0 | 88KG | F |
Rodrigo Reis | Jason Hackreman | N/A | 94KG | 1/8F |
Jackson Sousa | Rodrigo Reis | Kneebar | 94KG | 1/4F |
Felipe Bueno | Tony Silva | 2x0 | 94KG | 1/4F |
Preguiça | Roberto Torralbas | Kneebar | 94KG | 1/4F |
Arnaldo Maidana | Kheller Shodi | Submission | 94KG | 1/4F |
Preguiça | Arnaldo Maidana | Ezekiel | 94KG | SF |
Jackson Sousa | Felipe Bueno | 2x0 | 94KG | SF |
Preguiça | Jackson Sousa | 2x0 | 94KG | F |
Evandro Nunes | Nicholas Liaskos | Armbar | 100KG | 1/8F |
Lucas Rocha | Diego Gamonal | Advantage | 100KG | 1/8F |
James Quinlan | Rodrigo Silva | 2x0 | 100KG | 1/8F |
Guybson Sa | Elliot Kelly | 4x2 | 100KG | 1/4F |
Joao Assis | Evandro Nunes | 6x2 | 100KG | 1/4F |
James Puopolo | Lucas Rocha | Kneebar | 100KG | 1/4F |
Roberto Tussa | James Quinlan | Guillotine | 100KG | 1/4F |
Joao Assis | James Puopolo | Straight ankle lock | 100KG | SF |
Roberto Tussa | Guybson Sa | Kimura | 100KG | SF |
Joao Assis | Roberto Tussa | 4x0 | 100KG | F |
Cyborg | Joseph Moku | 4x2 | O100KG | 1/4F |
Mahamed Aly | Adam Wheeler | Armbar | O100KG | 1/4F |
Gabriel Fedor | John Fain | 4x0 | O100KG | 1/4F |
Gustavo Elias | Jared Dopp | 2x2 (adv) | O100KG | 1/4F |
Mahamed Aly | Cyborg | WO (injured) | O100KG | SF |
Gabriel Fedor | Gustavo Elias | 2x2 (2x1 adv) | O100KG | SF |
Gabriel Fedor | Mahamed Aly | 2x2 (3x2 adv) | O100KG | F |