| 2010 World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup | |
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| Venue | Jiu Jitsu Arena |
| Location |  Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| Dates | 15 - 17 April 2010 [1] |
The 2010 World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup or Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup was the second edition of the international Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament organised by the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation (UAEJJF) held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Purple, Brown and Black Belts [2]
| Medal/Prize |  Gold Medal + $8,000 |  Silver Medal + $3,000 |  Bronze Medal + $1,500 |
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| Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -65 kg |  Rafael Mendes (BRA) | Guilherme Mendes (BRA) | Almiro Barros (BRA) |
 Kataniwa Katsunori (JPN) | |||
| -74 kg | Gilbert Burns (BRA) | Claudio Matos (BRA) | Michel Maia (BRA) |
| Celso Vinicius (BRA) | |||
| -83 kg | Claudio Calasans (BRA) | Braulio Estima (BRA) | Delson Heleno (BRA) |
| Guto Campos (BRA) | |||
| -92 kg | Alexandre Ceconi (BRA) | Romulo Barral (BRA) |  Fadi Serhal (LIB) |
| Carlos Alexandre (BRA) | |||
| +92 kg | Ricardo Abreu (BRA) | Gabriel Vela (BRA) | Luiz Felipe Theodoro (BRA) |
| Marcus de Almeida (BRA) | |||
| Open | Tarsis Humphreys (BRA) | Claudio Calasans (BRA) | Alexandre Souza (BRA) |
| Gabriel Vela (BRA) |
Open Weight Champion received an additional $12,000 bonus.
| Medal/Prize | Gold Medal + $3,000 | Silver Medal + $1,500 | Bronze Medal |
|---|
| Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -63 kg | Tareek Alkutbi (UAE) | Ahmed Gloum (UAE) |  Raymond Lee Massa (NZL) |
 Ghaleb Odeh Ahmad (JOR) | |||
| -68 kg | Matheus Luckmann (BRA) |  Jacob Sandoval (USA) | Talib Saleh (UAE) |
| Kevin Mahecha (USA) | |||
| -73 kg |  Daniel Agard (UK) |  Daniel Svensson (SWE) | Issa Able (USA) |
| Takatoshi Matsumoto (JPN) | |||
| -78 kg | Khlaed Abdulkareem (JOR) |  Jon Tuck (GUM) | Zaid Jarandoka (JOR) |
 Mario Marwan Kamal (IRQ) | |||
| -83 kg |  Kit Dale (AUS) | Gustavo Silvestro (UAE) |  Faisal Alsouqi (ZAF) |
| Wesley Charles (JOR) | |||
| -88 kg |  Krysztof Saganowsk (POL) | Majid Alnaqbi (UAE) | Tamer Sameer (JOR) |
| Sami Mohamed (JOR) | |||
| -93 kg | Faisal Alkutbi (UAE) | Celso Frabetti (BRA) |  Brandon ROPATI (NZ) |
| Ghaleb Odeh Ahmad (NZ) | |||
| -98 kg | Yahia Mansoor (UAE) | Marcelo Tarso (BRA) | Tarek Matar (UAE) |
| Orlando Sanches (USA) | |||
| +98 kg | Hideki Sekine (JPN) | Willie Leonard (USA) | Mohammad Almenhali (UAE) |
 Alex Emond (CAN) | |||
| Open Light | Jon Tuck (GUM) | Mohammed Naser (UAE) |  Ali Monfaradi (BHR) |
 Ahmad (KWT) | |||
| Open Heavy | Faisal Al Kutbi (UAE) |  Tarek Mattar (EGY) | Ali Mehali (UAE) |
| Hideki Sekine (JPN) |
| Medal/Prize | Gold Medal + $4,000 | Silver Medal + $2,000 | Bronze Medal |
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| Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -63 kg |  X.X. (IND) | Beatriz Mesquita (BRA) | Hillary Williams (USA) |
| Juliana Holanda (BRA) | |||
| +63 kg | Gabrielle Garcia (BRA) | Luzia Fernandes (BRA) | Cassuza Fornari (BRA) |
| Rosangela Conceição (BRA) |
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