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Discipline | Submission Grappling |
Type | Biennial |
Organiser | Mo Jassim |
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Current weight divisions |
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The ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship is an international submission grappling competition, organised by the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC). [2] The inaugural tournament was held in Abu Dhabi, UAE in 1998. It has been held every two years since 2001, except in 2021 due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Host countries have included Brazil, China, Finland, Spain, the UK, and the US.
Competitors can only participate after winning ADCC trials or by invitation. [3] While most athletes are primarily from Brazilian jiu-jitsu, it is open to competitors from any grappling style. ADCC is considered the most prestigious submission grappling tournament in the world, and is commonly referred to as "the Olympics of grappling". [4] [5]
The 2022 edition took place in front of 13,000 fans in attendance at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. In 2024 it will be held 17-18 August at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. [6]
The competition was created by Sheik Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the son of the former United Arab Emirates president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, together with his Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor Nelson Monteiro. [7] [8] Royler Gracie characterised this as the beginning of "the modern era of submission grappling". [9] Thousands of submission grappling tournaments around the world use elements of the ADCC format and rule structure. To date, the great majority of ADCC champions have been black belts in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which has the most similar rules to ADCC. [10] However, there have been notable exceptions to this such as Americans Mark Kerr (collegiate and freestyle wrestling) and Jeff Monson (collegiate and freestyle wrestling), Russian Karimula Barkalaev (judo and MMA), Japanese Sanae Kikuta (judo / shoot wrestling), and South African Mark Robinson (judo, freestyle, Greco-Roman, and sumo wrestling), along with silver and bronze medalists such as Caol Uno (shoot wrestling), Mach Sakurai (shoot wrestling / judo), Aleksandr Savko (freestyle wrestling), Tito Ortiz (collegiate wrestling and MMA), Megumi Fujii (judo / sambo), Seiko Yamamoto (freestyle wrestling) and Nick Rodriguez (collegiate wrestling).
Mo Jassim took over as head organizer ready for ADCC 2019 and has since made sweeping changes to the organization. He announced that he had plans for adding more women's divisions and allowing reigning absolute champions to compete in weight-classes despite being booked for the main event superfight. [11] It was announced in 2020 that for the first time in the competition's history, there would be more than two years between editions due to the setbacks suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 edition of the ADCC World Championships would then take place in 2022 instead, and would still be helmed by Jassim. [12] After the success of the 2022 ADCC World Championship, it was announced that Jassim would return for the 2024 ADCC World Championship be the first person to operate as head organizer for three editions. [13]
In January 2023, ADCC announced an exclusive multi-year streaming deal with UFC Fight Pass and left their previous broadcaster FloSports. [14] Just three months later on April 27, 2023, ADCC announced that they would be returning to FloSports for the foreseeable future. [15]
On June 25, 2023, it was announced that the following edition of the ADCC World Championship would include three women's weight classes, marking the first time since 2007 that there was more than two available. [16] It was also later announced that this the 2024 ADCC World Championship would also be the first edition to include a women's absolute division since 2007. [17] On July 17, 2023, head organizer Mo Jassim announced that there would be a children's version of the ADCC World Championship held for the first time during the 2024 edition of the tournament. [18]
Year | Host | –60 kg | +60 kg | Absolute |
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2005 | Kyra Gracie (1/3) | Juliana Borges (1/2) | Juliana Borges (2/2) |
Year | Host | –55 kg | –60 kg | –67 kg | +67 kg | Absolute |
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2007 | Sayaka Shioda (1/1) | Kyra Gracie (2/3) | Hannette Staack (1/3) | Penny Thomas (1/1) | Hannette Staack (2/3) |
Year | Host | –60 kg | +60 kg |
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2009 | Luanna Alzuguir (1/1) | Hannette Staack (3/3) | |
2011 | Kyra Gracie (3/3) | Gabi Garcia (1/4) | |
2013 | Michelle Nicolini (1/1) | Gabi Garcia (2/4) | |
2015 | Mackenzie Dern (1/1) | Ana Laura Cordeiro (1/1) | |
2017 | Beatriz Mesquita (1/1) | Gabi Garcia (3/4) | |
2019 | Bianca Basílio (1/1) | Gabi Garcia (4/4) | |
2022 | Ffion Davies (1/1) | Amy Campo (1/1) |
Year | Host | –55 kg | –65 kg | +65 kg | Absolute |
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2024 | Adele Fornarino (1/2) | Ana Carolina Vieira (1/1) | Rafaela Guedes (1/1) | Adele Fornarino (2/2) |
Year | Host | Winner | Loser |
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1999 | Mario Sperry (1/2) | Enson Inoue | |
2000 | Mario Sperry (2/2) | Roberto Traven | |
2001 | Mark Kerr (1/1) | Mario Sperry | |
2003 | Ricardo Arona (1/1) | Mark Kerr | |
2005 | Dean Lister (1/1) | Jean Jacques Machado | |
2007 | Roger Gracie (1/1) | Jon Olav Einemo | |
2009 | Ronaldo Souza (1/1) | Robert Drysdale | |
2011 | Braulio Estima (1/1) | Ronaldo Souza | |
2013 | André Galvão (1/4) | Braulio Estima | |
2015 | André Galvão (2/4) | Roberto Abreu | |
2017 | André Galvão (3/4) | Claudio Calasans | |
2019 | André Galvão (4/4) | Felipe Pena | |
2022 | Gordon Ryan (1/3) | André Galvão | |
2024 | Gordon Ryan (2/3) | Felipe Pena | |
2024 | Gordon Ryan (3/3) | Yuri Simões |
Rank | Wrestler | Total | Absolute | Weight Class | Super Fight | Winning years |
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1 | Gordon Ryan | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024 |
2 | André Galvão | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 |
3 | Marcelo Garcia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011 |
Kaynan Duarte | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2019, 2022, 2024 | |
Mário Sperry | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1998, 1999, 2000 | |
Gabi Garcia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019 | |
Mark Kerr | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1999, 2000, 2001 | |
Ricardo Arona | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2000, 2001, 2003 | |
9 | Hannette Staack | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2007, 2009 |
Royler Gracie | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1999, 2000, 2001 | |
Kyra Gracie | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2005, 2007, 2011 | |
Rubens Charles | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2013, 2015, 2017 | |
Roger Gracie | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2005, 2007 | |
Braulio Estima | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2009, 2011 | |
Dean Lister | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2003, 2005, 2011 | |
Yuri Simões | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2015, 2017, 2022 | |
17 | Renzo Gracie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1998, 2000 |
Juliana Borges | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2005 | |
Saulo Ribeiro | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2000, 2003 | |
Leo Vieira | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2003, 2005 | |
Jeff Monson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1999, 2005 | |
Alexandre Ribeiro | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2007, 2009 | |
Fabrício Werdum | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2007, 2009 | |
Rafael Mendes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2009, 2011 | |
Marcus Almeida | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2013, 2017 | |
Diogo Reis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2022, 2024 | |
Jonathan Torres | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2017, 2019 | |
Giancarlo Bodoni | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2022, 2024 | |
Felipe Pena | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2017, 2024 | |
Ronaldo Souza | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2005, 2009 | |
Adele Fornarino | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2024 | |
32 | Roberto Traven | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1998 |
Robert Drysdale | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2007 | |
Roberto Abreu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | |
Claudio Calasans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | |
Alexander Freitas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1998 | |
Rodrigo Gracie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1998 | |
Ricco Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1998 | |
Jean Jacques Machado | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1999 | |
Karimula Barkalaev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1999 | |
Marcio Feitosa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2001 | |
Sanae Kikuta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2001 | |
Mark Robinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2001 | |
Jon Olav Einemo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2003 | |
Márcio Cruz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2003 | |
Sayaka Shioda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2007 | |
Penny Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2007 | |
Rani Yahya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2007 | |
Demian Maia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2007 | |
Luanna Alzuguir | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2009 | |
Pablo Popovitch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2009 | |
Vinny Magalhães | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2011 | |
Michelle Nicolini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | |
Kron Gracie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | |
Romulo Barral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | |
João Assis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | |
Mackenzie Dern | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2015 | |
Ana Laura Cordeiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2015 | |
Davi Ramos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2015 | |
Rodolfo Vieira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2015 | |
Orlando Sanchez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2015 | |
Beatriz Mesquita | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2017 | |
Bianca Basílio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2019 | |
Augusto Mendes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2019 | |
Matheus Diniz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2019 | |
Kade Ruotolo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2022 | |
Ffion Davies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2022 | |
Amy Campo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2022 | |
Micael Galvão | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2024 | |
Ana Carolina Vieira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2024 | |
Rafaela Guedes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2024 |
Year | Host | Grappler | Submissions |
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1998 | Alexander Freitas Ricardo Morais Mario Sperry | 3 | |
1999 | Jean Jacques Machado | 4 | |
2001 | Jean Jacques Machado | 3 | |
2003 | Marcelo Garcia Dean Lister | 4 | |
2005 | Roger Gracie | 8 | |
2007 | Marcelo Garcia | 7 | |
2009 | Braulio Estima | 6 | |
2011 | Marcelo Garcia Dean Lister Rousimar Palhares | 3 | |
2013 | Dean Lister | 5 | |
2015 | Davi Ramos | 3 | |
2017 | Gordon Ryan | 5 | |
2019 | Gordon Ryan | 6 | |
2022 | Giancarlo Bodoni Kade Ruotolo Gordon Ryan | 4 | |
2024 | Kaynan Duarte | 7 | |
ALL TIME | Marcelo Garcia | 24 |
Country | Grapplers | Total |
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Brazil | 48 | 76 |
United States | 8 | 16 |
South Africa | 2 | 2 |
Japan | 2 | 2 |
Norway | 1 | 1 |
Russia | 1 | 1 |
Wales | 1 | 1 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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66 kg (146 lb) | Diogo Reis (BRA) | Gabriel Souza (BRA) | Diego Pato (BRA) |
77 kg (170 lb) | Kade Ruotolo (USA) | Mica Galvão (BRA) | Dante Leon (CAN) |
88 kg (194 lb) | Giancarlo Bodoni (USA) | Lucas Barbosa (BRA) | Vagner Rocha (BRA) |
99 kg (218 lb) | Kaynan Duarte (BRA) | Craig Jones (AUS) | Nicholas Meregali (BRA) |
+99 kg (+218 lb) | Gordon Ryan (USA) | Nick Rodriguez (USA) | Roosevelt Souza (BRA) |
Absolute | Yuri Simõess (BRA) | Nicholas Meregali (BRA) | Tye Ruotolo (USA) |
Women's –60 kg (–132 lb) | Ffion Davies (GBR) | Brianna Ste-Marie (CAN) | Bia Mesquita (BRA) |
Women's +60 kg (+132 lb) | Amy Campo (USA) | Rafaela Guedes (BRA) | Gabrielle Garcia (BRA) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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66 kg (146 lb) | Augusto Mendes (BRA) | Kennedy Maciel (USA) | Paulo Miyao (BRA) |
77 kg (170 lb) | Jonathan Torres (USA) | Vagner Rocha (BRA) | Garry Tonon (USA) |
88 kg (194 lb) | Matheus Diniz (BRA) | Craig Jones (AUS) | Josh Hinger (USA) |
99 kg (218 lb) | Gordon Ryan (USA) | Vinicius Gazola (BRA) | Lucas Barbosa (BRA) |
+99 kg (+218 lb) | Kaynan Duarte (BRA) | Nick Rodriguez (USA) | Marcus Almeida (BRA) |
Absolute | Gordon Ryan (USA) | Marcus Almeida (BRA) | Lachlan Giles (AUS) |
Women's –60 kg (–132 lb) | Bianca Basílio (BRA) | Ffion Davies (WAL) | Elvira Karppinen (FIN) |
Women's +60 kg (+132 lb) | Gabrielle Garcia (BRA) | Carina Santi (BRA) | Tayane Porfirio (BRA) |
First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
Marcus Almeida | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||
Keith Krikorian | |||||||||||||||||||
Marcus Almeida | 3-0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Aaron Johnson | |||||||||||||||||||
Aaron Johnson | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||
Jon Blank | |||||||||||||||||||
Marcus Almeida | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||
Mahamed Aly | |||||||||||||||||||
Mahamed Aly | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||
John Hansen | |||||||||||||||||||
Mahamed Aly | REF | ||||||||||||||||||
Tim Spriggs | |||||||||||||||||||
Tim Spriggs | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||
Jared Dop | |||||||||||||||||||
Gordon Ryan | SCORE | ||||||||||||||||||
Marcus Almeida | |||||||||||||||||||
Gordon Ryan | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||
Pedro Marinho | |||||||||||||||||||
Gordon Ryan | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||
Garry Tonon | |||||||||||||||||||
Garry Tonon | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||
Edwin Najmi | |||||||||||||||||||
Gordon Ryan | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||
Lachlan Giles | |||||||||||||||||||
Lachlan Giles | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||
Kaynan Duarte | |||||||||||||||||||
Lachlan Giles | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||
Patrick Gaudio | |||||||||||||||||||
Patrick Gaudio | 2-0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mike Perez |
3rd Place | ||||
Lachlan Giles | SUB | |||
Mahamed Aly |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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66 kg | Rubens Charles (BRA) | AJ Agazarm (USA) | Paulo Miyao (BRA) |
77 kg | Jonathan Torres (USA) | Lucas Lepri (BRA) | Vagner Rocha (BRA) |
88 kg | Gordon Ryan (USA) | Keenan Cornelius (USA) | Alexandre Ribeiro (BRA) |
99 kg | Yuri Simões (BRA) | Felipe Pena (BRA) | Jackson Souza (BRA) |
+99 kg | Marcus Almeida (BRA) | Orlando Sanchez (USA) | Roberto Abreu (BRA) |
Absolute | Felipe Pena (BRA) | Gordon Ryan (USA) | Marcus Almeida (BRA) |
Women's 60 kg | Beatriz Mesquita (BRA) | Bianca Basílio (BRA) | Michelle Nicolini (BRA) |
Women's +60 kg | Gabrielle Garcia (BRA) | Talita Nogueira (BRA) | Jéssica Flowers (BRA) |
First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
Victor Honório | |||||||||||||||||||
Arman Zhanpeisov | |||||||||||||||||||
Victor Honório | |||||||||||||||||||
Felipe Pena | |||||||||||||||||||
Felipe Pena | |||||||||||||||||||
Celso Vinicius | |||||||||||||||||||
Felipe Pena | S (rnc) | ||||||||||||||||||
Marcus Almeida | |||||||||||||||||||
Alexandre Ribeiro | S (armbar) | ||||||||||||||||||
Tero Pyylampi | |||||||||||||||||||
Alexandre Ribeiro | |||||||||||||||||||
Marcus Almeida | |||||||||||||||||||
Marcus Almeida | |||||||||||||||||||
Mark Perez | |||||||||||||||||||
Felipe Pena | |||||||||||||||||||
Gordon Ryan | |||||||||||||||||||
Dillon Danis | S (guillotine) | ||||||||||||||||||
Yukiyasu Ozawa | |||||||||||||||||||
Dillon Danis | |||||||||||||||||||
Mahamed Aly | |||||||||||||||||||
Mahamed Aly | |||||||||||||||||||
Eliot Kelly | |||||||||||||||||||
Mahamed Aly | |||||||||||||||||||
Gordon Ryan | S (heel hook) | ||||||||||||||||||
Gordon Ryan | S (heel hook) | ||||||||||||||||||
Roberto Abreu | |||||||||||||||||||
Gordon Ryan | S (arm-triangle) | ||||||||||||||||||
Craig Jones | |||||||||||||||||||
Craig Jones | S (heel hook) | ||||||||||||||||||
Chael Sonnen |
3rd Place | ||||
Marcus Almeida | S (heel hook) | |||
Mahamed Aly |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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66 kg | Rubens Charles (BRA) | Bruno Frazatto (BRA) | Augusto Mendes (BRA) |
77 kg | Davi Ramos (BRA) | Lucas Lepri (BRA) | Gilbert Burns (BRA) |
88 kg | Yuri Simões (BRA) | Keenan Cornelius (USA) | Rustam Chsiev (RUS) |
99 kg | Rodolfo Vieira (BRA) | Felipe Pena (BRA) | João Assis (BRA) |
+99 kg | Orlando Sanchez (USA) | Jared Dopp (USA) | Vinny Magalhães (BRA) |
Absolute | Claudio Calasans (BRA) | João Gabriel Rocha (BRA) | Rodolfo Vieira (BRA) |
Women's 60 kg | Mackenzie Dern (USA) | Michelle Nicolini (BRA) | Tammi Musumeci (USA) |
Women's +60 kg | Ana Laura Cordeiro (BRA) | Jessica Oliveira (BRA) | Gabrielle Garcia (BRA) |
First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
Dean Lister | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||
Ricardo Mesquita | |||||||||||||||||||
Yuri Simões | 5X3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dean Lister | |||||||||||||||||||
Vinny Magalhaes | PEN | ||||||||||||||||||
Garry Tonon | |||||||||||||||||||
Claudio Calasans | DEC | ||||||||||||||||||
Yuri Simões | |||||||||||||||||||
Claudio Calasans | DEC | ||||||||||||||||||
Gabriel Lucas | |||||||||||||||||||
Claudio Calasans | DEC | ||||||||||||||||||
Vinny Magalhaes | |||||||||||||||||||
Yuri Simões | DEC | ||||||||||||||||||
Hideki Sekine "Shrek" | |||||||||||||||||||
Claudio Calasans | PEN | ||||||||||||||||||
Joao Gabriel Rocha | |||||||||||||||||||
Rodolfo Vieira | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||
Benson Henderson | |||||||||||||||||||
Rodolfo Vieira | 5X0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rafael Lovato Jr | |||||||||||||||||||
Rafael Lovato Jr. | 5X0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Magomed Abdulkadirov | |||||||||||||||||||
Joao Gabriel Rocha | 2X0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rodolfo Vieira | |||||||||||||||||||
Vagner Rocha | 2X0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Romulo Barral | |||||||||||||||||||
Joao Gabriel Rocha | 3X0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Vagner Rocha | |||||||||||||||||||
Joao Gabriel Rocha | DEC | ||||||||||||||||||
AJ Agazarm |
3rd Place | ||||
Rodolfo Vieira | WO | |||
Yuri Simoes |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
66 kg | Rubens Charles (BRA) | Rafael Mendes (BRA) | Justin Rader (USA) |
77 kg | Kron Gracie (BRA) | Otavio Souza (BRA) | Jonathan Torres (USA) |
88 kg | Romulo Barral (BRA) | Rafael Lovato Jr. (USA) | Keenan Cornelius (USA) |
99 kg | João Assis (BRA) | Dean Lister (USA) | Leo Nogueira (BRA) |
+99 kg | Marcus Almeida (BRA) | João Gabriel (BRA) | Roberto Abreu (BRA) |
Absolute | Roberto Abreu (BRA) | Marcus Almeida (BRA) | Keenan Cornelius (USA) |
Women's 60 kg | Michelle Nicolini (BRA) | Luanna Alzuguir (BRA) | Seiko Yamamoto (JPN) |
Women's +60 kg | Gabrielle Garcia (BRA) | Maria Malyjasiak (POL) | Tammy Griego (USA) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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66 kg | Rafael Mendes (BRA) | Rubens Charles (BRA) | Jeff Glover (USA) |
77 kg | Marcelo Garcia (BRA) | Leo Vieira (BRA) | Kron Gracie (BRA) |
88 kg | André Galvão (BRA) | Rousimar Palhares (BRA) | Pablo Popovitch (BRA) |
99 kg | Dean Lister (USA) | João Assis (BRA) | Alexandre Ribeiro (BRA) |
+99 kg | Vinny Magalhães (BRA) | Fabricio Werdum (BRA) | Roberto Abreu (BRA) |
Absolute | André Galvão (BRA) | Pablo Popovitch (BRA) | Alexandre Ribeiro (BRA) |
3rd Place | ||||
Xande Ribeiro | ||||
Murilo Santana |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
66 kg | Rafael Mendes (BRA) | Rubens Charles (BRA) | Ryan Hall (USA) |
77 kg | Pablo Popovitch (BRA) | Marcelo Garcia (BRA) | Gregor Gracie (BRA) |
88 kg | Braulio Estima (BRA) | André Galvão (BRA) | David Avellan (USA) |
99 kg | Alexandre Ribeiro (BRA) | Gerardi Rinaldi (USA) | Vinny Magalhães (BRA) |
+99 kg | Fabricio Werdum (BRA) | Roberto Abreu (BRA) | Jeff Monson (USA) |
Absolute | Braulio Estima (BRA) | Alexandre Ribeiro (BRA) | Vinny Magalhães (BRA) |
First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
Marcelo Garcia | S (RNC) | ||||||||||||||||||
Bruno Bastos | |||||||||||||||||||
Marcelo Garcia | |||||||||||||||||||
Braulio Estima | S (RNC) | ||||||||||||||||||
Braulio Estima | S (Armbar) | ||||||||||||||||||
Janne-Pekka Pietiläinen | |||||||||||||||||||
Braulio Estima | |||||||||||||||||||
Vinny Magalhaes | |||||||||||||||||||
Dean Lister | |||||||||||||||||||
Vinny Magalhaes | |||||||||||||||||||
Vinny Magalhaes | S (Flying Armbar) | ||||||||||||||||||
Chris Weidman | |||||||||||||||||||
Chris Weidman | |||||||||||||||||||
Antonie Jaoude | |||||||||||||||||||
Braulio Estima | TS (Injury) | ||||||||||||||||||
Xande Ribeiro | |||||||||||||||||||
Xande Ribeiro | S (Armlock) | ||||||||||||||||||
Ricco Rodriguez | |||||||||||||||||||
Xande Ribeiro | |||||||||||||||||||
Andre Galvao | |||||||||||||||||||
Tom De Blass | |||||||||||||||||||
Andre Galvao | |||||||||||||||||||
Xande Ribeiro | S (Kneebar) | ||||||||||||||||||
Gunnar Nelson | |||||||||||||||||||
Jeff Monson | |||||||||||||||||||
Gunnar Nelson | |||||||||||||||||||
Gunnar Nelson | S (RNC) | ||||||||||||||||||
David Avellan | |||||||||||||||||||
Roberto Abreu | |||||||||||||||||||
David Avallen |
3rd Place | ||||
Vinny Magalhaes | ||||
Gunnar Nelson |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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66 kg | Rani Yahya (BRA) | Leo Vieira (BRA) | Baret Yoshida (USA) |
77 kg | Marcelo Garcia (BRA) | Pablo Popovitch (BRA) | André Galvão (BRA) |
88 kg | Demian Maia (BRA) | Flavio Almeida (BRA) | Tarsis Humphreys (BRA) |
99 kg | Alexandre Ribeiro (BRA) | Braulio Estima (BRA) | Robert Drysdale (USA) |
+99 kg | Fabricio Werdum (BRA) | Rolles Gracie (BRA) | Marcio Cruz (BRA) |
Absolute | Robert Drysdale (USA) | Marcelo Garcia (BRA) | André Galvão (BRA) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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66 kg | Leo Vieira (BRA) | Rani Yahya (BRA) | Marcio Feitosa (BRA) |
77 kg | Marcelo Garcia (BRA) | Pablo Popovitch (BRA) | Jake Shields (USA) |
88 kg | Ronaldo Souza (BRA) | Demian Maia (BRA) | Saulo Ribeiro (BRA) |
99 kg | Roger Gracie (BRA) | Alexandre Ferreira (BRA) | Alexandre Ribeiro (BRA) |
+99 kg | Jeff Monson (USA) | Gabriel Gonzaga (BRA) | Fabricio Werdum (BRA) |
Absolute | Roger Gracie (BRA) | Ronaldo Souza (BRA) | Marcelo Garcia (BRA) |
Women's 60 kg | Kyra Gracie (BRA) | ||
Women's +60 kg | Juliana Borges (BRA) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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66 kg | Leo Vieira (BRA) | Baret Yoshida (USA) | Royler Gracie (BRA) |
77 kg | Marcelo Garcia (BRA) | Otto Olson (USA) | Vítor Ribeiro (BRA) |
88 kg | Saulo Ribeiro (BRA) | Ronaldo Souza (BRA) | David Terrell (USA) |
99 kg | Jon Olav Einemo (NOR) | Alexandre Ferreira (BRA) | Roger Gracie (BRA) |
+99 kg | Marcio Cruz (BRA) | Fabricio Werdum (BRA) | Alex Negão (BRA) |
Absolute | Dean Lister (USA) | Alexandre Ferreira (BRA) | Fabricio Werdum (BRA) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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66 kg | Royler Gracie (BRA) | Baret Yoshida (USA) | Robson Moura (BRA) |
77 kg | Marcio Feitosa [a] (BRA) | Matt Serra (USA) | Leandro Silva (BRA) |
88 kg | Sanae Kikuta (JPN) | Saulo Ribeiro (BRA) | Nino Schembri (BRA) |
99 kg | Ricardo Arona (BRA) | Ricardo Almeida (BRA) | Alexandre Ferreira (BRA) |
+99 kg | Mark Robinson (RSA) | Jeff Monson (USA) | Marcio Cruz (BRA) |
Absolute | Ricardo Arona (BRA) | Jean Jacques Machado (BRA) | Vitor Belfort (BRA) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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66 kg | Royler Gracie (BRA) | Alexandre Freitas (BRA) | Joe Gilbert (USA) |
77 kg | Renzo Gracie (BRA) | Jean Jacques Machado (BRA) | Marcio Feitosa (BRA) |
88 kg | Saulo Ribeiro (BRA) | Ricardo Liborio (BRA) | Aleksandr Savko (BLR) |
99 kg | Ricardo Arona (BRA) | Jeff Monson (USA) | Tito Ortiz (USA) |
+99 kg | Mark Kerr (USA) | Ricco Rodriguez (USA) | Rigan Machado (BRA) |
Absolute | Mark Kerr (USA) | Sean Alvarez (USA) | Ricardo Almeida (BRA) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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66 kg | Royler Gracie (BRA) | Alexandre Freitas (BRA) | Alexander Plavski (BLR) |
77 kg | Jean Jacques Machado (BRA) | Caol Uno (JPN) | Hayato Sakurai (JPN) |
88 kg | Karimula Barkalaev (RUS) | Aleksandr Savko (BLR) | Ricardo Liborio (BRA) |
99 kg | Jeff Monson (USA) | Saulo Ribeiro (USA) | Ricardo Almeida (BRA) |
+99 kg | Mark Kerr (USA) | Sean Alvarez (USA) | Chris Haseman (AUS) |
Absolute | Roberto Traven (BRA) | Hayato Sakurai (JPN) | Ricco Rodriguez (USA) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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66 kg | Alexandre Freitas (BRA) | Robin Gracie (BRA) | Alexander Plavski (BLR) |
77 kg | Renzo Gracie (BRA) | Luis Brito (BRA) | Fabiano Iha (BRA) |
88 kg | Rodrigo Gracie (BRA) | Karimula Barkalaev (RUS) | Ahmed Faraj (EGY) |
99 kg | Mario Sperry (BRA) | Ricardo Alves (BRA) | Bueau Hershberger (USA) |
+99 kg | Ricco Rodriguez (USA) | Sean Alvarez (USA) | Simon Siasi (ITA) |
Absolute | Mario Sperry (BRA) | Ricardo Moraes (BRA) | Simon Siasi (ITA) |
Year | Host | Men's 66 kg | Men's 77 kg | Men's 88 kg | Men's 99 kg | Men's +99 kg | Women's -60 kg | Women's +60 kg | |
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2008 | Sydney | David Marinakis (1/2) | Rodney Ellis (1/1) | Igor Praporshchikov (1/2) | Anthony Perosh (1/1) | Denis Roberts (1/2) | |||
2009 | Tokyo | Kouhei Yasumi (1/1) | Keita Nakamura (1/1) | Kazuhiro Nakamura (1/1) | Shinsho Anzai (1/2) | Ukiya Naito (1/1) | Megumi Fujii (1/1) | Hitomi Hiraiwa (1/1) | |
2010 | Sydney | David Marinakis (2/2) | David Hart (1/1) | Cameron Rowe (1/1) | Igor Praporshchikov (2/2) | Mick Wilson (1/1) | Lara Jayne Ng (1/1) | Fiona Muxlow (1/1) | |
2011 | Tokyo | Tetsu Hadairo (1/1) | Takanori Gomi (1/1) | Jeon Doo Kwang (1/1) | Shinsho Anzai (1/2) | Hideki Sekine (1/4) | Hashi Takayo (1/1) | ||
2012 | Manila | Robert Sabaruddin (1/1) | Young-am Noh (1/2) | Doorwang Jeon (1/1) | Alan Drueco (1/1) | Michael Wilson (1/1) | |||
2013 | Tokyo | Ulka Sasaki (1/1) | Sotaro Yamada (1/1) | Shinsho Anzai (2/2) | Yukiyasu Ozawa (1/3) | Hideki Sekine (2/4) | Seiko Yamamoto (1/1) | Yurika Nakakura (1/1) | |
2014 | Seoul | Tezekbaev Rasul (1/1) | Lachlan Giles (1/3) | Craig Jones (1/2) | Tobias Green (1/1) | Lee Hyoung-Chul (1/1) | |||
2015 | Tokyo | Yuto Hirao (1/1) | Young-am Noh (2/2) | Hidemi Mihara (1/1)(1/1) | Yukiyasu Ozawa (2/3) | Hideki Sekine (3/4) | Rikako Yuasa (1/3) | ||
2016 | Almaty | Uranov Zhakshylyk (1/1) | Lachlan Giles (2/3) | Craig Jones (2/2) | Roman Dolidze (1/1) | Sulimanov Mokhmad (1/1) | |||
2017 | Tokyo | Yuta Shimada (1/1) | Osmanzhan Kassimov (1/1) | Kit Dale (1/1) | Yukiyasu Ozawa (3/3) | Hideki Sekine (4/4) | Rikako Yuasa (2/3) | ||
2019 | Tokyo | Kenta Iwamoto (1/2) | Lachlan Giles (3/3) | Keller Locke-Sodhi (1/1) | Jacob Malkoun (1/1) | Denis Roberts (2/2) | Rikako Yuasa (3/3) | ||
2022 | Stanhope | Jeremy Skinner (1/1) | Kenta Iwamoto (2/2) | Roberto Dib Frias (1/1) | Izaak Michell (1/1) | Josh Saunders (1/1) | Adele Fornarino (1/1) | Nikki Lloyd-Griffiths (1/1) |
Year | Host | Men's 66 kg | Men's 77 kg | Men's 88 kg | Men's 99 kg | Men's +99 kg | Women's -60 kg | Women's +60 kg | Women's -55 kg | Women's -65 kg | Women's +65 kg |
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2003 | Turku | Teemu Launis (1/2) | Jussi Tammelin (1/1) | Robert Sulski (1/1) | Ilir Latifi (1/1) | Mark Ilman (1/1) | |||||
2005 | Stockholm | Toni Kröger (1/1) | Martin Lindqvist (1/1) | Marko Helen (1/3) | Alistair Overeem (1/1) | Mostapha al-Turk (1/1) | |||||
2007 | Turku | Teemu Launis (2/2) | Eduardo Rios (1/2) | Marko Helen (2/3) | Radek Turek (1/2) | Janne-Pekka Pietiläinen (1/6) | Caoimhe McGill (1/1) | Marloes Coenen (1/1) | |||
2008 | Kraków | Timo Hirvikangas (1/3) | Toni Linden (1/1) | Trond Saksenvik (1/1) | Andreas Olsen (1/1) | Janne-Pekka Pietiläinen (2/6) | Ina Steffensen (1/1) | Shanti Abelha (1/1) | |||
2009 | Stockholm | Nicolas Renier (1/3) | Marcelo Azevedo (1/1) | Kassim Annan (1/1) | Radek Turek (2/2) | Tomasz Janiszewski (1/1) | Laurence Cousin (1/1) | Ida Hannson (1/1) | |||
2010 | Zagreb | Greger Forsell (1/1) | Jorge Britto (1/1) | Marko Helen (3/3) | Kari Peltola (1/1) | Janne-Pekka Pietiläinen (3/6) | |||||
2011 | Turku | Timo Hirvikangas (2/3) | Dan Strauss (1/1) | Zybi Tyszka (1/2) | Kamil Uminski (1/4) | Janne-Pekka Pietiläinen (4/6) | Sara Svensson (1/1) | Devi Ahuja (1/1) | |||
2012 | Ljubljana | Timo Hirvikangas (3/3) | Tero Pyylampi (1/2) | Eduardo Rios (2/2) | Tomasz Narkun (1/2) | Alexander Trans (1/2) | Maria Malyjasiak (1/2) | ||||
2013 | Kraków | Nicolas Renier (2/3) | Kamil Mitosek (1/1) | Łukasz Michalec (1/1) | Kamil Uminski (2/4) | Janne-Pekka Pietiläinen (5/6) | Laura Hondorp (1/1) | Maria Malyjasiak (2/2) | |||
2014 | Sofia | Asadulaev Surkhay (1/1) | Mateusz Gamrot (1/2) | Zybi Tyszka (2/2) | Tomasz Narkun (2/2) | Alexander Trans (2/2) | Vanessa English (1/1) | Sophia Nordenö (1/2) | |||
2015 | Turku | Nicolas Renier (3/3) | Magomed Abdulkadirov (1/1) | Jesse Urholin (1/2) | Kamil Uminski (3/4) | Janne-Pekka Pietiläinen (6/6) | Kethe Engen (1/1) | Sophia Nordenö (2/2) | |||
2016 | Mainz | Janusz Andrejczuk (1/1) | Tero Pyylampi (2/2) | Jesse Urholin (2/2) | Kamil Uminski (4/4) | Khamzat Stambulov (1/1) | Elvira Karppinen (1/1) | Stephanie Egger (1/2) | |||
2017 | Poznań | Kuba Witkowski (1/1) | Oliver Taza (1/2) | Piotr Fręchowicz (1/1) | Abdurakhman Bilarov (1/1) | Abdulaev Ruslan (1/1) | Ffion Davies (1/1) | Samantha Cook (1/1) | |||
2018 | Bucharest | Zaur Akhmedov (1/1) | Ross Nicholls (1/1) | Adam Wardziński (1/1) | Perttu Tepponen (1/2) | Eldar Rafigaev (1/1) | Maiju Suotama (1/1) | Yulia Vibe (1/1) | |||
2019 | Poznań | Tom Halpin (1/1) | Mateusz Gamrot (2/2) | Ben Dyson (1/1) | Mraz Avdoyan (1/1) | Mateusz Juskowiak (1/1) | Livia Giles (1/1) | Stephanie Egger (2/2) | |||
2021 | Poznań | Ash Williams (1/1) | Oliver Taza (2/2) | Eoghan O'Flanagan (1/1) | Perttu Tepponen (2/2) | Heikki Jussila (1/2) | Peyton Letcher (1/1) | Magdalena Loska (1/1) | |||
2022 | Poznań | Sam McNally (1/1) | Tommy Langaker (1/1) | Santeri Lilius (1/2) | Luke Griffith (1/2) | Daniel Manasoiu (1/1) | Julia Mæle (1/1) | Eleftheria Christodoulou (1/1) | |||
2023 | Warsaw | Owen Jones (1/1) | Jozef Chen (1/1) | Santeri Lilius (2/2) | Luke Griffith (2/2) | Heikki Jussila (2/2) | Josefine Modig (1/1) | Sani Brännfors (1/1) | Ane Svendsen (1/1) | ||
2024 | Zagreb | Gairbeg Ibragimov (1/1) | Tommy Langaker (2/2) | Taylor Pearman (1/1) | Marcin Maciulewicz (1/1) | Mark Macqueen (1/1) | Margot Ciccarelli (1/1) | Aurelie Le Vern (1/1) | Nia Blackman (1/1) |
Year | Host | Men's 66 kg | Men's 77 kg | Men's 88 kg | Men's 99 kg | Men's +99 kg | Women's -60 kg | Women's +60 kg |
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2002 | Los Angeles, CA | Eddie Bravo (1/1) | Pablo Popovitch (1/1) | Denis Kang (1/1) | Dean Lister (1/1) | Sean Alvarez (1/1) | ||
2004 | Vernon | Javier Vazquez (1/1) | Cameron Earle (1/1) | Marcos Avellan (1/1) | Jamal Patterson (1/1) | Karim Byron (1/1) | ||
2007 | Wayne, NJ | Sim Go (1/1) | Mark Bocek (1/1) | Chris Moriarty (1/1) | Misha Cirkunov (1/1) | Mario Rinaldi (1/2) | ||
2008 | Newark, NJ | Ryan Hall (1/1) | Don Ortega (1/1) | Jason Selva (1/1) | Rafael Davies (1/1) | Asa Fuller (1/1) | Hillary Williams (1/1) | Lana Stefanac (1/1) |
2009 | Los Angeles, CA | Jayson Patino (1/1) | Enrico Cocco (1/3) | Chris Weidman (1/1) | Gerardi Rinaldi (1/1) | Tom DeBlass (1/3) | ||
2010 | Belleville, NJ | Mark Ramos (1/2) | Vagner Rocha (1/3) | Rustam Chsiev (1/1) | Joseph Lee Baize (1/1) | Mario Rinaldi (2/2) | Cat Zingano (1/1) | Penny Thomas (1/1) |
2011 | San Diego, CA | Jeff Glover (1/1) | Enrico Cocco (2/3) | JJ Holmes (1/1) | James Puopolo (1/2) | Jared Rosholt (1/1) | ||
2012 | San Diego, CA | Darson Hemmings (1/1) | AJ Agazarm (1/1) | Keenan Cornelius (1/1) | Adam Sachnoff (1/1) | Jared Dopp (1/1) | Mackenzie Dern (1/1) | Brea Gibert (1/1) |
2013 | Columbus, Ohio | Mark Ramos (2/2) | Garry Tonon (1/1) | Josh Hayden (1/1) | James Puopolo (2/2) | Robby Donofrio (1/1) | ||
2014 | Nitro, WV | Geo Martinez (1/1) | Enrico Cocco (3/3) | Matt Arroyo (1/1) | Tom DeBlass (2/3) | Jason Lee (1/1) | ||
2015 | Coconut Creek, FL | Edward Cummings (1/1) | Vagner Rocha (2/3) | Mike Perez (1/1) | Jason Bukich (1/1) | Paul Ardila (1/3) | Tammi Musumeci (1/1) | Amanda Alequin (1/1) |
2016 | Bayville, NJ | Justin Rader (1/1) | Mansher Khera (1/1) | Elliot Kelly (1/1) | James Brasco (1/1) | Tom DeBlass (3/3) | ||
2017 | Anaheim, CA | Ethan Crelinsten (1/2) | Vagner Rocha (3/3) | John Salter (1/1) | Paul Ardila (2/3) | Casey Hellenberg (1/1) | Elisabeth Clay (1/1) | Tara White (1/1) |
2018 | Bayville, NJ | Ethan Crelinsten (2/2) | Jonathan Satava (1/1) | Alec Baulding (1/1) | Tim Spriggs (1/1) | Aaron Johnson (1/1) | ||
2019 | Burbank, CA | Nicky Ryan (1/1) | John Combs (1/1) | Josh Hinger (1/1) | Mason Fowler (1/2) | Nick Rodriguez (1/1) | Jena Bishop (1/1) | Amanda Leve (1/1) |
2021 | Atlantic City, NJ | Cole Abate (1/1) | Kade Ruotolo (1/1) | Giancarlo Bodoni (1/1) | Mason Fowler (2/2) | John Hansen (1/1) | Brianna Ste-Marie (1/2) | Kendall Reusing (1/1) |
2022 | Las Vegas, NV | Keith Krikorian (1/1) | William Tackett (1/1) | Jay Rodriguez (1/1) | Paul Ardila (3/3) | Kyle Boehm (1/1) | Brianna Ste-Marie (2/2) | Amy Campo (1/1) |
Year | Host | Men's 66 kg | Men's 77 kg | Men's 88 kg | Men's 99 kg | Men's +99 kg | Women's -60 kg | Women's +60 kg | |
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2003 | Rio de Janeiro | Rani Yahya (1/2) | Daniel Moraes (1/1) | Ronaldo Souza (1/1) | Alexandre Ferreira (1/1) | Márcio Cruz (1/1) | |||
2004 | Campos | Rani Yahya (2/2) | Roan Carneiro (1/1) | Demian Maia (1/1) | Roger Gracie (1/1) | Gabriel Gonzaga (1/1) | |||
2007 | Rio de Janeiro | Bruno Frazzato (1/2) | André Galvão (1/2) | Delson Heleno (1/1) | Cristiano Lazzarini (1/1) | Luiz Felipe (1/1) | |||
2009 | Rio de Janeiro | Rafael Mendes (1/1) | Murilo Santana (1/3) | André Galvão (2/2) | Glover Teixeira (1/1) | Antoine Jaoude (1/1) | Ana Michelle Tavares (1/2) | Rosângela Conceição (1/1) | |
2011 | Rio de Janeiro | Bruno Frazzato (2/2) | Murilo Santana (2/3) | Claudio Calasans (1/3) | Augusto Ferrari (1/1) | Gabriel Vella (1/1) | Michelle Nicolini (1/2) | Talita Nogueira (1/2) | |
2013 | Rio de Janeiro | João Miyao (1/1) | Leonardo Nogueira (1/1) | Claudio Calasans (2/3) | João Gabriel Rocha (1/1) | Rodrigo Cavaca (1/1) | Michelle Nicolini (2/2) | Fernanda Mazzelli (1/2) | |
2015 | Rio de Janeiro | Renan Sancar (1/1) | Davi Ramos (1/1) | Felipe Pena (1/1) | Roberto Alencar (1/1) | Leandro Lo (1/1) | Ana Michelle Tavares (2/2) | Fernanda Mazzelli (2/2) | |
2015 | São Paulo | Gabriel Marangoni (1/1) | Gabriel Rollo (1/1) | Claudio Calasans (3/3) | Cassio Silva (1/1) | Gabriel Lucas (1/1) | Marya Mazza (1/1) | Jéssica Flowers (1/1) | |
2016 | São Paulo | Pablo Mantovani (1/1) | Felipe Cesar (1/1) | Murilo Santana (3/3) | Mahamed Aly (1/1) | Luiz Panza (1/1) | Bianca Basílio (1/1) | Talita Nogueira (2/2) | |
2017 | Rio de Janeiro | Paulo Miyao (1/1) | Marcelo Mafra (1/1) | Kaynan Casemiro (1/1) | Salomão Ribeiro (1/1) | Victor Honório (1/1) | |||
2019 | São Paulo | Ruan Alvarenga (1/1) | Servio Tulio (1/1) | Gabriel Almeida (1/1) | Paulo Jose (1/1) | Antônio Braga Neto (1/1) | Franciele Nascimento (1/1) | Carina Santi (1/1) | |
2022 | Balneário Camboriú | Diogo Reis (1/1) | Michael Galvão (1/1) | Isaque Bahiense (1/1) | João Costa (1/1) | Roosevelt Sousa (1/1) | Daiana Torquato (1/1) | Rebecca Albuquerque (1/1) | |
2022 | São Paulo | Fabricio Andrey (1/1) | Roberto Jimenez (1/1) | Alexandre de Jesus (1/1) | Henrique Ceconi (1/1) | Gutemberg Pereira (1/1) | Mayssa Bastos (1/1) | Giovanna Jara (1/1) |
At the end of 2021, ADCC was awarded with 'Promotion of the year' by media outlet Jitsmagazine at the 2021 BJJ Awards as a result of the trials events held that year and the introduction of the ADCC Hall of Fame. [42]
In 2022, ADCC was awarded with 'Promotion of the Year' by Jitsmagazine at the 2022 BJJ Awards for the second year in a row, and the 2022 ADCC World Championships was awarded with 'Fight Card of the Year'. [43]
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