The World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship (commonly known as the Worlds or Mundials) is a

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tournament held once every year by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. It is widely considered to be the most important and prestigious jiu-jitsu tournament of the year. The first edition took place in February 1996 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Since 2007 the tournament has been held in California, USA. The last edition of the championships took place at the

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in June 2022.

History

The first World Championship was held in 1996 at the ''Tijuca Tênis Clube'' in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The first Mundial tournament to be held outside of Brazil was in 2007 at the California State University in Long Beach, California. The Championship has been held in California ever since. Many considered the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship as the toughest and the most prestigious Gi tournament in the world. Its counterpart in

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is the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship.

Weight classes

The men's division started in 1996 with a total of 10 divisions from –57.5 kg to the absolute (open class) division. The women's division started in 1998 with two weight classes "Light" and "Heavy". Since 2016 the women's division now comprised a total of 9 weight classes from -48.5 kg up to the absolute (open class) division.

Competitions by year

Men's black belt world champions

Women's black belt world champions

List of winners by total titles

List of titles by team

Notable champions

* Marcus Almeida – 13x World Champion (6 absolute titles) * Roger Gracie – 10x World Champion (3 absolute titles) *

Beatriz Mesquita Beatriz Mesquita also known as Bia Mesquita is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) competitor with arguably the best competitive record in both Gi and Nogi of all time having won 24 titles at black belt ...

– 10x World Champion (2 absolute titles) *

Bruno Malfacine Bruno Malfacine (born 28 August 1986 in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) competitor. Malfacine, a winner of 10 World Championships, was inducted into the International Br ...

– 10x Roosterweight World Champion * Michelle Nicolini – 8x World Champion (1 absolute title) *

Leandro Lo Leandro Pereira do Nascimento Lo (11 May 1989 – 7 August 2022), better known as Leandro Lo, was a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt competitor. A record holder with eight IBJJF world championship titles in five different weight classes, as well ...

– 8x World Champion (1 Absolute title) * Alexandre Ribeiro – 7x World Champion (2 absolute titles) *

Leticia Ribeiro Leticia Ribeiro N. Dos Santos (born February 24, 1979) is a 4th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and multiple time world champion in the sport. She is associated with the Gracie Humaita jiu-jitsu school. Ribeiro is considered one of the top ...

– 7x World Champion * André Galvão – 5x World Champion * Rafael Mendes – 6x World Champion * Lucas Lepri – 6x World Champion *

Rodolfo Vieira Rodolfo Vieira Srour (born September 25, 1989 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he competes in the middleweight division. Vieir ...

– 5x World Champion (1 absolute title) * Marcelo Garcia – 5x World Champion *

Rubens Charles Maciel Rubens Charles Maciel (born December 24, 1979), aka "Cobrinha" and sometimes referred to as Rubens "Cobrinha" Charles, is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) competitor. He is considered the best feather ...

– 5x World Champion * Robson Moura – 5x World Champion * Saulo Ribeiro – 5x World Champion * Romulo Barral – 5x World Champion *

Bernardo Faria Bernardo Rocha de Faria is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor and instructor. He is five-time World Jiu-Jitsu Champion, European Championship (Brazilian jiu-jitsu), European Champion, Pan-American Championship (ji ...

– 4x World Champion (1 absolute title) * Royler Gracie – 4x World Champion *

Guilherme Mendes Guilherme Mendes Godoy (born 1988 in Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil) is a four-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) world champion at the black belt level. Guilherme along with his brother Rafael Mendes are 3rd degree black belts under R ...

– 4x World Champion * Mikey Musumeci – 4x World Champion (first American to ever win multiple world titles and first American to ever win world titles in two different divisions) * Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza – 3x World Champion (2 absolute titles) *

Fabrício Werdum Fabrício Werdum (; born 30 July 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Heavyweight Champion who competes in the Heavyweight division. He is also a 4-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion, a two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club Wor ...

– 2x World Champion * João Roque – 1997 Light Featherweight World Champion (1st African & Non-Brazilian champion) *

B.J. Penn Jay Dee "B.J." Penn III (born December 13, 1978) is an American former professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. Penn competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and in K-1. Penn was the first American Go ...

– 2000 Featherweight World Champion (1st American champion) *

Laurence Cousin Laurence Cousin Fouillat (born 7 August 1981) is a French Grappling, submission grappler and third degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor and instructor. Considered a pioneer in the sport, Cousin is regarded as the first European fema ...

– 2007 Featherweight World Champion (1st European/French & Non-Brazilian female champion) * Ffion Davies – 2022 Lightweight World Champion (1st British/Welsh champion)

References

External links

World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship final results
June 30, 2022 {{Grappling Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitions

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