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The World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament held annually by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. It is widely considered 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. The last edition of the championship took place at California State University in 2023. In 2024 the tournament will be held at the Walter pyramid in Long Beach California.
History
The first World Championship was held on 3 and 4 February 1996 at the Tijuca Tênis Clube in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2007 the tournament moved to California State University in Long Beach, US where it has been held ever since. The Championship is commonly known as "the Worlds" or "Mundials". Many considered the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship as the toughest and the most prestigious Gi tournament in the world. Its counterpart in No-Gi 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 – 10x World Champion (2 absolute titles)
Bruno Malfacine – 10x Roosterweight World Champion
Michelle Nicolini – 8x World Champion (1 absolute title)
Leandro Lo – 8x World Champion (1 Absolute title)
Alexandre Ribeiro – 7x World Champion (2 absolute titles)
Leticia Ribeiro – 7x World Champion
André Galvão – 5x World Champion
Rafael Mendes – 6x World Champion
Lucas Lepri – 6x World Champion
Rodolfo Vieira – 5x World Champion (1 absolute title)
Marcelo Garcia – 5x World Champion
Rubens Charles Maciel – 5x World Champion
Robson Moura – 5x World Champion
Saulo Ribeiro – 5x World Champion
Romulo Barral – 5x World Champion
Bernardo Faria – 4x World Champion (1 absolute title)
Royler Gracie – 4x World Champion
Guilherme Mendes – 4x World Champion
Mikey Musumeci – 4x World Champion (first American to ever win multiple world titles and to ever win world titles in two different divisions)
Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza – 3x World Champion (2 absolute titles)
Fabrício Werdum – 2x World Champion
João Roque – 1997 Light Featherweight World Champion (1st African & Non-Brazilian champion)
B.J. Penn – 2000 Featherweight World Champion (1st American champion)
Laurence Cousin – 2007 Featherweight World Champion (1st European/French & Non-Brazilian female champion)
Ffion Davies – 2022 Lightweight World Champion (1st British/Welsh champion)
See also
IBJJF
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu weight classes
World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship
European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Brazilian Nationals Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
Asian IBJJF Jiu Jitsu Championship
References
External links
World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship final results June 30, 2022
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Jiu-jitsu Brasil
- Anthony Bourdain
- World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship
- World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
- European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship
- International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation
- Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship
- 2023 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system
- Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship
- Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
- Asian IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship
