- BJJ Worlds Blue and Purple
- BJJ Worlds Absolute Division
- BJJ Worlds Rounds 1, 2 and 3
- BJJ Worlds 1/4 Finals
- Men’s BJJ Worlds Black Belt Semi Finals
- BJJ Worlds Black Belt Women Finals
- BJJ Worlds Black Belt Men Finals
The Worlds Jiu Jitsu Championships finally arrived, though this year the event missed some of the sports biggest stars due to injuries, Roger Gracie, Braulio Estima and Xande Ribeiro, it still possesses too much man power for the event to be hindered, with almost every weight division absolutely stacked with potential champions.
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BJJ Mundials Results (Days 1 and 2)
The first and second day (Thursday and Friday) were dedicated to the lower belt divisions where the future of sport is being brewed, and the young guns didn’t disappoint. In the blue belt division, the big champion came from Finland, the north of Europe has been a beacon for BJJ in the old continent, with Denmark and Finland paving the terrain for the other European nations (closely followed by England), this year Hannu Karjalainen finished 4 of his 6 opponents in the heavyweight division, but not happy with that Karjalainen fought 4 more opponents in the absolute weight division to win the open weight also.
The two Brazilian brothers of Japanese descent João Ricardo and Paulo Henrique Miyao, have been winning everything in Brazil, and as expected the Cicero Costha pupils closed the purple belt featherweight division with flying colours. Another big star in the making for the sport is Mackenzie Dern, the daughter of Megaton Dias breezed through the purple belt division, finishing 2 of her 3 opponents. Also worth a mention in the purple belts was Cris “Cyborg”, the MMA champion who has been sharpening her game with André Galvão fought and won the purple belt division without suffering one single point against her.
Men’s BJJ Worlds Black Belt Absolute Division
This year a few changes occurred to the rules in the absolute weight division. The open weight was run before all the other weight divisions, and not only that, but all those who subscribed to the absolute and don’t show up to fight will be automatically disqualified from their respective weight divisions. This new rule was put in place to avoid wins by WO in the absolute as this had happened several times in the past
| WEIGHT | WON | LOST | SCORE | ROUND |
| Absolute | Rodolfo Vieira | Matt Jubera | Triangle | 1st |
| Absolute | Claudio Calasans | Tetsuya Kondo | Choke (41 sec.) | 1st |
| Absolute | Zak Maxwell | Robson Barbosa | Points | 1st |
| Absolute | Antonio Carlos Junior | Ryan Beuregard | Points (6×2) | 1st |
| Absolute | Roberto Cyborg | Diego Vivaldo | Advantage (1×0) | 1st |
| Absolute | Sergio Moraes | Raul Castillo | Triangle | 1st |
| Absolute | Rafael Lovato Jr | Mick Wilson | Points (2×0) | 1st |
| Absolute | Alexandre Ceconi | Pedro Macedo | Submission | 2nd |
| Absolute | Buchecha | Charles Dantas | Submission | 2nd |
| Absolute | Eduardo Telles | Ronaldo Antonio | Points (17×0) | 2nd |
| Absolute | Rodolfo Vieira | Claudio Calasans | Armbar | 2nd |
| Absolute | Romulo Barral | Zak Maxwell | Points (7×4) | 2nd |
| Absolute | Buchecha | Fabiano “Pega Leve” | Toe Hold | 2nd |
| Absolute | Alexandre Ceconi | Roberto Abreu Cyborg | Advantages | 2nd |
| Absolute | Bernardo Faria | ?? | Omoplata | 2nd |
| Absolute | Sergio Moraes | Eduardo Telles | 5×2 | 2nd |
| Absolute | Braga Neto | Roberto Alencar | Referee Decision | 2nd |
| Absolute | Rodrigo Caporal | Romulo Barral | Advantage (1×0) Points (2×2) | 2nd |
| Absolute | Rafael Lovato Jr | Antonio Carlos Junior | Triangle | 2nd |
| Absolute | Bernardo Faria | ?? | Choke | 3rd |
| Absolute | Buchecha | Braga Neto | Bow and Arrow Choke | 1/4 finals |
| Absolute | Alexandre Ceconi | Rodrigo Caporal | Points (3×0) | 1/4 Finals |
| Absolute | Rodolfo Vieira | Sergio Moraes | Points (8×0) | 1/4 Finals |
| Absolute | Bernardo Faria | Rafael Lovato Jr | Points (2×0) | 1/4 Finals |
| Absolute | Rodolfo Vieira | Buchecha | Armbar | Semi Finals |
| Absolute | Bernardo Faria | Alexandre Ceconi | Points (4×0) | Semi Finals |
Men’s BJJ Worlds Black Belt The Rounds
| WEIGHT | WON | LOST | SCORE | ROUND |
| Galo | Joao Carlos Kuraoka | Andrea Verdemare | Points (12×0) | 1st |
| Galo | Yusuke Honma | Gabriel Alexander | Armbar | 2nd |
| Galo | Brandon Mullins | Igor Rodrigues | Triangle | 2nd |
| Galo | Caio Terra | Pablo Sousa | Chross Choke/Mount | 2nd |
| Galo | Joseph Capizzi | Felipe Costa | Submission | 2nd |
| Galo | Koji Shibamoto | Todd Kalani | Points | 2nd |
| Galo | Bruno Malfacine | Koji Shibamoto | Choke from back | 2nd |
| Galo | Josef Manuel | Makoto Sawada | ?? | 2nd |
| Galo | Fabio Passos | Fumiaki Kobayashi | Advantages (2×1) | 2nd |
| Galo | Joao Carlos Kuraoka | Rafael Barata | Advantages (1×0) | 2nd |
| Pluma | Samir Chantre | Bruno Maniaudet | Referee Decision | 1st |
| Pluma | Guilherme Mendes | Milton Carlos | Choke | 2nd |
| Pluma | Ary Farias | Dai Yoshioka | Points (2×0) | 2nd |
| Pena | Bruno Frazatto | Renato Tavares | Triangle | 2nd |
| Pena | Rafael Mendes | Daisuke Nakamura | Choke | 2nd |
| Pena | Mario Reis | Gustavo Ernesto | Choke | 2nd |
| Pena | Justin Rader | Darrin Lillian | Choke | 2nd |
| Pena | Zak Maxwell | Sergio Rodrigo | Points (2×0) | 2nd |
| Pena | Rubens Charles | Itaro Andrade | Choke | 2nd |
| Pena | Ryan Hall | Joao Luz | Armbar | 2nd |
| Pena | Marcelino Freitas | Jonatas Gurgel | Armbar | 3rd |
| Pena | Rubens Charles | ?? | Choke | 3rd |
| Pena | Bruno Frazatto | Gabriel Willcox | Mata Leão | 3rd |
| Pena | Augusto Mendes | Ryan Hall | Points (3×0) | 3rd |
| Leve | JT Torres | Tiago de Castro | DQ (reeping knee) | 2nd |
| Leve | Celso Vinicius | Yuji Okamoto | Armlock | 2nd |
| Pena | Rafael Mendes | Justin Rader | Choke | 3rd |
| Leve | Carlos Vieira | Joao Paulo | Bow & Arrow Choke | 2nd |
| Leve | Leandro Lo | Tatsuya Kaneko | Armlock from mount | 2nd |
| Leve | Samir Chantre | ?? | Referee Decision | 2nd |
| Leve | Kron Gracie | Sergio Rodrigo | Guillotine | 2nd |
| Leve | Gilbert Burns | ?? | Submission | 2nd |
| Leve | Lucas Lepri | Robson Barbosa | 8×0 | 2nd |
| Leve | Michael Langhi | ?? | DQ | 2nd |
| Leve | Leandro Lo | ?? | Points | 3rd |
| Leve | Gilbert Burns | Rodrigo Simoes | 11×0 | 3rd |
| Leve | Lucas Lepri | William Ferreira | Kimura | 3rd |
| Leve | Michael Langhi | Carlos Vieira | Submission | 3rd |
| Leve | JT Torres | Zak Maxwell | Advantages (2×0) | 3rd |
| Leve | Kron Gracie | Rafael “Formiga” | Choke | 3rd |
| Medio | Silvio Augusto | Carlos Frederico | ?? | 1st |
| Medio | Gabriel Rollo | Ruben Nicolai | ?? | 1st |
| Medio | Marcelo Garcia | ?? | Points (5×0) | 2nd |
| Medio | Alan Finfou | Bruno Augusto | Submission | 2nd |
| Medio | Victor Estima | Ryan Beauregard | Points | 2nd |
| Medio | Lucas Leite | Sylvio Augusto | Points (15×0) | 2nd |
| Medio | Gustavo Campos | ?? | Submission | 2nd |
| Medio | Vinicius Corrales | Marcel Goncalves | ?? | 2nd |
| Medio | Daniel Garcia | ?? | Submission | 2nd |
| Medio | Claudio Calasans | ?? | Submission | 2nd |
| Medio | Gabriel Rollo | Murilo Santana | WO ?? | 2nd |
| Medio | Clark Gracie | Daniel Haglind | Submission | 2nd |
| Medio | Bruno Almeida | Shawn Williams | Submission | 2nd |
| Medio | Daniel Garcia | ?? | Advantages | 3rd |
| Medio | Gustavo Campos | Alan Finfou | Submission | 3rd |
| Medio | Lucas Leite | Gabriel Goulart | Ref. Decision | 3rd |
| Medio | Clark Gracie | Claudio Calasans | WO (injured) | 3rd |
| Medio | Gabriel Rollo | Bruno Alves | ?? | 3rd |
| Medio | Vinicius Corrales | ?? | ?? | 3rd |
| Medio | Marcelo Garcia | Vitor Henrique | Injury | 3rd |
| Medio | Victor Estima | Roger Roberto | Achilles Lock | 3rd |
| Meio Pesado | Gustavo Junqueira | Leandro Vieira | Points (7×4) | 2nd |
| Meio Pesado | Romulo Barral | ?? | Submission | 2nd |
| Meio Pesado | Eduardo Santoro | ?? | Submission | 2nd |
| Meio Pesado | Fabiano Junior | Lars Janss | ?? | 2nd |
| Meio Pesado | Sergio Moraes | ?? | Points (5×0) | 2nd |
| Meio Pesado | Eduardo Zanetti | Don Hortega | ?? | 2nd |
| Meio Pesado | Roger Alexander | João Moncaio | ?? | 2nd |
| Meio Pesado | Eduardo Telles | ?? | ?? | 2nd |
| Meio Pesado | Ian Mcpherson | Raul Castillo | ?? | 2nd |
| Meio Pesado | Eduardo Telles | Ian Mcpherson | Advantages | 3rd |
| Meio Pesado | Romulo Barral | ?? | Submission | 3rd |
| Meio Pesado | Eduardo Santoro | ?? | ?? | 3rd |
| Meio Pesado | Fabiano Junior | ?? | ?? | 3rd |
| Meio Pesado | Sergio Moraes | ?? | Points (3×0) | 3rd |
| Meio Pesado | Eduardo Zanetti | Rodrigo Pinheiro | ?? | 3rd |
| Meio Pesado | Gustavo Junqueira | Otavio Souza | Points (2×0) | 3rd |
| Meio Pesado | Roger Alexander | ?? | ?? | 3rd |
| Pesado | Luke Stewart | Humberto Borges | ?? | 1st |
| Pesado | Roberto Alencar | Matheus Serafim | Triangle | 1st |
| Pesado | Guybson Sá | Phillip Myers | ?? | 1st |
| Pesado | Dustin Denes | Cleiton Pinto | ?? | 1st |
| Pesado | Renan Vital | Ranson Keola | ?? | 1st |
| Pesado | Fernando Di Piero | Erza Lenon | ?? | 1st |
| Pesado | Bernardo Faria | Luciando Queiroz | ?? | 2nd |
| Pesado | Roberto Alencar | ?? | ?? | 2nd |
| Pesado | Antonio Junior | ?? | ?? | 2nd |
| Pesado | Luke Stewart | ?? | ?? | 2nd |
| Pesado | Rodolfo Vieira | Dustin Denes | 26×0 | 2nd |
| Pesado | Guybson Sá | ?? | ?? | 2nd |
| Pesado | Renan Vital | Alexandre Ceconi | ?? | 2nd |
| Pesado | Rafael Lovato | Fernando Soluço | Triangle | 2nd |
| Super Pesado | Antonio Peinado | Vitor Schlosser | Submission | 1st |
| Super Pesado | Bruno Bastos | Ronaldo Antonio | Advant. (4×0) | 1st |
| Super Pesado | Charles Dantas | Edgard Soares | ?? | 1st |
| Super Pesado | Joao Assis | Ronilson Nunes | Choke | 1st |
| Super Pesado | Alberto Silva | Michael John | ?? | 1st |
| Pesadissimo | Cyborg | Helton Nogueira | Points (2×0) | 1st |
| Pesadissimo | Carlos Farias | Ricardo Feliciano | ?? | 1st |
| Pesadissimo | Mick Wilson | Stephen Vincent | ?? | 1st |
| Pesadissimo | Braga Neto | Luiz Ribeiro | ?? | 1st |
| Pesadissimo | Marcio Cruz | Tom Florence | Triangle | 1st |
| Pesadissimo | Fabiano “Pega Leve” | Jarrod Bunch | ?? | 1st |
| Pesadissimo | Marco Antonio | Alexandre Soares | Both DQ | 1st |
Men’s BJJ Worlds Black Belt 1/4 Finals
| WEIGHT | WON | LOST | SCORE | ROUND |
| Galo | Bruno Malfacine | Brandon Mullins | Points (13×0) | 1/4 Finals |
| Galo | Caio Terra | Fabio Passos | Armbar | 1/4 Finals |
| Galo | Josef Manuel | Joseph Capizzi | Points (3×0) | 1/4 Finals |
| Galo | Yusuke Honma | Joao Carlos Kuraoka | Injury | 1/4 Finals |
| Pluma | Guilherme Mendes | Laercio Fernandes | Cross Choke | 1/4 Finals |
| Pluma | Samuel Braga | Carlos Esquisito | Injury | 1/4 Finals |
| Pluma | Ary Farias | Pablo Silva | Points (2×2) Adv (5×1) | 1/4 Finals |
| Pluma | Samir Chantre | Gabriel Afonso | Ref. Decision | 1/4 Finals |
| Pena | Rubens Charles | Ed Ramos | Points (3×0) | 1/4 Finals |
| Pena | Augusto “Tanquinho” | Bruno Frazatto | Points (0x-1) | 1/4 Finals |
| Pena | Rafael Mendes | Leonardo Saggioro | Inverted Triangle | 1/4 Finals |
| Pena | Mario Reis | Marcelino Freitas | Points (4×2) | 1/4 Finals |
| Leve | Kron Gracie | Leandro Lo | Choke | 1/4 Finals |
| Leve | Michael Langhi | Davi Ramos | Points (4×0) | 1/4 Finals |
| Leve | Gilbert Burns | Lucas Lepri | Points (2×2) Adv (3×0) | 1/4 Finals |
| Leve | JT Torres | Celso Vinicius | Points (2×0) | 1/4 Finals |
| Medio | Gustavo Campos | Daniel Garcia | Points (2×2) Adv (1×0) | 1/4 Finals |
| Medio | Marcelo Garcia | Victor Estima | Points (3×0) | 1/4 Finals |
| Medio | Clark Gracie | Gabriel Rollo | Footlock | 1/4 Finals |
| Medio | Lucas Leite | Vinicius Corrales | Points (2×2) Adv (5×0) | 1/4 Finals |
| Meio Pesado | Eduardo Santoro | Fabiano Junior | Points (2×2) Adv (1×0) | 1/4 Finals |
| Meio Pesado | Romulo Barral | Eduardo Telles | Points (2×2) Adv (3×0) | 1/4 Finals |
| Meio Pesado | Sergio Moraes | Eduardo Zanneti | Points (2×0) | 1/4 Finals |
| Meio Pesado | Gustavo Junqueira | Rogel Alexander | Gentleman Agreement | 1/4 Finals |
| Pesado | Bernardo Faria | Luke Stewart | Traingle | 1/4 Finals |
| Pesado | Antonio Carlos Jr | Roberto Alencar | Points (4×2) | 1/4 Finals |
| Pesado | Rodolfo Vieira | Gybson Sá | Armbar | 1/4 Finals |
| Pesado | Rafael Lovato | Renan Vital | Armbar | 1/4 Finals |
| Super Pesado | Joao Assis | Ricardo Henrique | Injury | 1/4 Finals |
| Super Pesado | Marcus “Buchecha” | Charles Dantas | Mata Leão | 1/4 Finals |
| Super Pesado | Antonio Peinado | Bruno Bastos | Ref Decision | 1/4 Finals |
| Super Pesado | Leonardo Nogueira | Alberto Silva | Mão de Vaca | 1/4 Finals |
| Pesadissimo | Roberto Cyborg | Carlos Farias | Points (11×0) | 1/4 Finals |
| Pesadissimo | Marcio Cruz | Pega Leve | Choke | 1/4 Finals |
| Pesadissimo | Braga Neto | Mick Wilson | Toe Hold | 1/4 Finals |
| Pesadissimo | Rodrigo Cavaca | Oponent DQ | DQ | 1/4 Finals |
Men’s BJJ Worlds Black Belt Semi Finals
| WEIGHT | WON | LOST | SCORE | ROUND |
| Galo | Bruno Malfacine | Josef Manuel | Points (10×0) | Semi Finals |
| Galo | Caio Terra | Yusuke Honma | Triangle | Semi Finals |
| Pluma | Guilherme Mendes | Samuel Braga | Points (4×2) | Semi Finals |
| Pluma | Ary Farias | Samir Chantre | Points (3×0) | Semi Finals |
| Pena | Rafael Mendes | Mario Reis | Points (4×2) | Semi Finals |
| Pena | Augusto “Tanquinho” | Rubens Charles | Points (4×2) | Semi Finals |
| Leve | Kron Gracie | Michael Langhi | referee Decision | Semi Finals |
| Leve | Gilbert Burns | JT Torres | Points (4×0) | Semi Finals |
| Medio | Marcelo Garcia | Gustavo Campos | Armbar | Semi Finals |
| Medio | Lucas Leite | Clark Gracie | Points (6×0) | Semi Finals |
| Meio Pesado | Romulo Barral | Eduardo Santoro | Points (5×0) | Semi Final |
| Meio Pesado | Sergio Moraes | Gustavo Junqueira | Gentleman Agreement | Semi Final |
| Pesado | Rodolfo Vieira | Rafael Lovato | Points (20×2) | Semi Final |
| Pesado | Bernardo Faria | Antonio Carlos Jr | Injury | Semi Final |
| Super Pesado | Marcus “Buchecha” | Antonio Peinado | Toe Hold | Semi Finals |
| Super Pesado | Leonardo Nogueira | Joao Assis | DQ (reaping the knee) | Semi Finals |
| Pesadissimo | Braga Neto | Roberto Cyborg | Points (9×0) | Semi Final |
| Pesadissimo | Rodrigo Cavaca | Marcio Cruz | Verbal Tap* | Semi Final |
* Marcio Cruz “Pe de Pano” verbally tapped complaining that Cavaca was reaping the knee, the referee stopped the fight (because of verbal tap) but did not agree that Cavaca was reaping the knee. Cavaca advances.
Women’s BJJ Worlds Black Belt Finals
| WEIGHT | WON | LOST | SCORE | ROUND |
| Pluma | Leticia Ribeiro | Nyjah Easton | Points | Final |
| Pena | Michelle Nicolini | Kyra Gracie | Points (4×2) | Final |
| Leve | Luana Alzuguir | Luiza Monteiro | Choke | Final |
| Leve | Hanette Staack | Ida Hansson | Flying Armbar | Final |
| Meio Pesado | Talita Nogueira | Penny Thomas | Points (4×0) | Final |
| Pesado | Gabrielle Garcia | Emily Wetzel | Shoulder Pressure | Final |
| Absolute | Gabrielle Garcia | Bia Mesquita | Points (2×0) | Final |
Men’s BJJ Worlds Black Belt Finals
| WEIGHT | WON | LOST | SCORE | ROUND |
| Galo | Bruno Malfacine | Caio Terra | Points (4×2) | Final |
| Pluma | Guilherme Mendes | Ary Farias | Gentlemen’s Agreement | Final |
| Pena | Rafael Mendes | Augusto “Tanquinho | Points (4×4) Adv (3×1) | Final |
| Leve | Gilbert Burns | Kron Gracie | Points (9×2) | Final |
| Medio | Marcelo Garcia | Lucas Leite | Points (2×0) | Final |
| Meio Pesado | Sergio Moraes | Romulo Barral | Points (4×2) | Final |
| Pesado | Rodolfo Vieira | Bernardo Faria | Points (3×0) | Final |
| Super Pesado | Leonardo Nogueira | Marcus Buchecha | Ref Decision | Final |
| Pesadissimo | Braga Neto | Rodrigo Cavaca | Points (7×0) | Final |
| Absolute | Rodolfo Vieira | Bernardo Faria | Points (9×0) | Final |
Ary Farias win to Dai.. advantages.. please correct
Hi Caio, no Ary won by 2 points, they were given as a penalty for his opponent's stalling
gui mendes/laercio fernandes should be pluma
WTF? Cobrinha lost!
yes he did, great match though!
I thought Caio Terra won the Semi's, you have there that the lost
There appears to be a Pesado semi-final match missing between Bernardo Faria and Antonio Carlos Jr! Anyone know the result?
Neither Rafael Mendes nor Burns are pluma. Is there an error in the finals?
Sorry guys, just a mistake when inserting the links. Thanks for spotting it. Fixed now
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BOA QUEIXO DE TAMANCO,..REPRESENTOU A PARAIBA E NOSSA ACADEMIA…É ISSO AI
Who did Ryan Hall lose to?
Bruce, Ryan Hall lost to Tanquinho, its up there on the rounds section (3rd round)