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The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) is the most prestigious BJJ organisation in the world, it oversees the biggest events in the sport such as the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, the European Championship, the Asian Open Championship, the Pan-American Championship and the Brazilian Nationals. [1]
The weight classes for BJJ competitions can differ depending on the organisation that is promoting the event. The IBJJF weight classes are the most commonly used, under the IBJJF rules, the weight classes vary by age, sex and competition type (Gi vs Nogi). [51]
The World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship is a no-gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) tournament hosted annually by the IBJJF commonly held at California State University in Long Beach, California. It was most recently held December 7-9, 2023 in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center .
[3] [4] Its counterpart in No-Gi is the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship. As of 2024, Marcus Almeida has won 13 Men's IBJJF World Championships, and Beatriz Mesquita has won 10 Women's IBJJF World Championships, the highest numbers in history.
Athletes competing in official IBJJF tournaments can gain ranking points which count towards their position in the official IBJJF rankings. In the 2017–2018 points system first place in weight divisions is worth 9 points, second 3 points, and third 1 point.
Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship is a no-gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament held annually by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF). List of Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Champions in Adult Male Black Belt division, by Year and Weight
Adam Wardziński is the 2024 IBJJF World Champion [1] and 2019 IBJJF No-Gi World Champion [2] in the adult men's black belt heavyweight division, the first ever European to achieve world titles in the men's competitions. [3] In the gi, he is the only non-Brazilian to win in the heavy (94kg) weight class apart from Robert Drysdale's win in 2005.
The IBJJF gives tournaments weighting which helps calculate the number of points an athlete can win via their participation. For the 2017/2018 IBJJF calendar, the Pan American Championship had a weighting of 4 alongside the European Championship, making it second in importance only to the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, which has a weighting of 7 ...