Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship

Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship (ADWPJJC)

Competition details
Location	Abu Dhabi, UAE
Discipline	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Type	Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Organiser	UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation
Divisions
Current weight divisions	Weight classes: [1] Men Heavy (-120 kg) Light Heavy (-94 kg) Middle (-85 kg) Welter (-77 kg) Light (-69 kg) Feather (-62 kg) Light Feather -(-56 kg) Women Heavy (-95 kg) Middle (-70 kg) Light (-62 kg) Light Feather (-55 kg) Rooster (-49 kg)
History
First edition	May 1st and 2nd, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, UAE
Most wins	Rodolfo Vieira (9)

The Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship (ADWPJJC), often simply called the Abu Dhabi World Pro, and from 2009 to 2014 known as the World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup (WPJJC), is an international Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition that takes place every year in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The tournament is organized by the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation (UAEJJF) since 2012, attracting competitors from 60 countries across all belt levels.

History

The first Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship was established in 2009 as the World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup. In 2022 it is considered the main event of the Abu Dhabi Jiu Jitsu Pro (AJP), a tournament circuit with over 80 events in all six continents, that also include the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour. ^[2]

Supported personally by H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces ^[3] , the inaugural 2009 tournament had a prize purse of US$111,000. ^[4] This amount was increased further to US$150,000 in 2010 ^[5] and is planned to increase to US$272,000 (AED 1,000,000) in 2011, which are the largest money prizes in history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments. ^[6] In 2019 the World Pro attracted more than 5,000 competitors for a prize pot of $600,000. ^[7]

Participation in the trials is not mandatory; however the winners of the trials have an all expenses (airfare, hotel, meals) paid trip to Abu Dhabi for the tournament.

Gold medalists

Male black belt gold medalists

2009–2011

Year	65 kg	74 kg	83 kg	92 kg	+92 kg	Absolute
2009	Rafael Mendes (1/2)	Michael Langhi (1/1)	Tarsis Humphreys (1/2)	Rodolfo Vieira (1/7)	Alexandre Souza (1/1)	Tarsis Humphreys (2/2)
2010	Rafael Mendes (2/2)	Gilbert Burns (1/1)	Claudio Calasans (1/5)	Alexandro Ceconi (1/1)	Ricardo Abreu (1/1)	Claudio Calasans (2/5)
2011	Augusto Mendes (1/2)	Leandro Lo (1/5)	Claudio Calasans (3/5)	Rodolfo Vieira (2/7)	Lucio Rodrigues (1/1)	Rodolfo Vieira (3/7)

2012–2014

Year	64 kg	70 kg	76 kg	82 kg	88 kg	94 kg	100 kg	+100 kg	Absolute
2012	Fernando Vieira (1/1)	Samuel Canquerino (1/1)	Roberto de Souza (1/2)	Claudio Calasans (4/5)	André Galvão (1/3)	Rodolfo Vieira (4/7)	Alexandre Ribeiro (1/1)	Marcus Almeida (1/6)	Rodolfo Vieira (5/7)
2013	Thiago Marquez (1/1)	Augusto Mendes (2/2)	Leandro Lo (2/5)	Marcos Souza (1/1)	André Galvão (2/3)	Rodolfo Vieira (6/7)	Antonio Braga Neto (1/1)	Rodrigo Cavaca (1/1)	Marcus Almeida (2/6)
2014	João Miyao (1/2)	Leandro Saggiorio (1/1)	Roberto de Souza (2/2)	Leandro Lo (3/5)	André Galvão (3/3)	Braulio Estima (1/1)	Rodolfo Vieira (7/7)	Marcus Almeida (3/6)	Marcus Almeida (4/6)

2015

Year	65 kg	75 kg	85 kg	95 kg	+95 kg	Absolute
2015	Gianni Grippo (1/2)	Lucas Lepri (1/1)	Leandro Lo (4/5)	Felipe Pena (1/4)	Marcus Almeida (5/6)	Marcus Almeida (6/6)

2016

Year	62 kg	69 kg	77 kg	85 kg	94 kg	+94 kg	Absolute
2016	Hiago George (1/2)	Marcio Junior (1/1)	Gabriel Arges (1/2)	Leandro Lo (5/5)	Erberth Santos (1/2)	Ricardo Evangelista (1/1)	Felipe Pena (2/4)

2017–2019

Year	56 kg	62 kg	69 kg	77 kg	85 kg	94 kg	110 kg
2017	Rodnei Junior (1/1)	Mikey Musumeci (1/1)	Gianni Grippo (2/2)	Gabriel Arges (2/2)	Claudio Calasans (5/5)	Felipe Pena (3/4)	José Junior (1/1)
2018	José Carlos Lima (1/1)	João Miyao (2/2)	Paulo Miyao (1/2)	Espen Mathiesen (1/1)	Isaque Bahiense (1/3)	Felipe Pena (4/4)	Erbeth Santos (2/2)
2019 [8]	Hiago George (2/2)	Joao Batista De Souza (1/1)	Paulo Miyao (2/2)	Tommy Langaker (1/1)	Hudson Mateus Teles (1/1)	Kaynan Duarte (1/1)	Joao Rocha (1/1)

2020-2025

Year	56 kg	62 kg	69 kg	77 kg	85 kg	94 kg	120 kg
2020 [9]	Jonas Andrade (1/1)	Diego Batista (1/2)	Israel Sousa (1/1)	Pablo Lavaselli (1/2)	Isaque Bahiense (2/3)	Adam Wardziński (1/1)	Gutemberg Pereira (1/1)
2021 [10]	Nathannael Fernandes (1/1)	Diego Reis (1/1)	Pablo Lavaselli (2/2)	Micael Galvão (1/1)	Isaque Bahiense (3/3)	Erich Munis (1/1)	Gutemberg Pereira (2/2)
2022 [11]	Zayed Alkatheeri (1/2)	Meyram Maquiné (1/2)	Diego Sodré (1/2)	Lucas Protásio (1/3)	Fellipe Silva (1/4)	Catriel Oliveira (1/1)	Yatan Bueno (1/1)
2023 [12]	Yuri Hendrex (1/1)	Meyram Maquiné (2/2)	Diego Sodré (2/2)	Pedro Ramalho (1/1)	Bruno Lima (1/1)	Fellipe Silva (2/4)	Felipe Bezerra (1/2)
2024 [13]	Thalison Soares (1/2)	Jefferson Fagundes (1/1)	Thiago Macedo (1/1)	Lucas Protásio (2/3)	Uanderson Ferreira (1/2)	Fellipe Silva (3/4)	Felipe Bezerra (2/2)
2025 [14]	Thalison Soares (2/2)	Zayed Alkatheeri (2/2)	Sebastian Serpa (1/1)	Lucas Protásio (3/3)	Uanderson Ferreira (2/2)	Fellipe Silva (4/4)	Alexander Sak (1/1)

Female brown / black belt gold medalists

Ed.	Year		Under 63 kg	Over 63 kg
2	2010 [15]		Luana Alzuguir Alliance Jiu Jitsu	Gabi Garcia Alliance Sp BRA
Ed.	Year		Under 65 kg	Over 65 kg
3	2011 [16]		Luana Alzuguir Alliance Jiu Jitsu	Gabi Garcia Alliance Sp BRA
Ed.	Year	54 kg	60 kg	66 kg	72 kg	+72 kg	Absolute
4	2012 [17]	Samara Reis Soul Fighters	Michelle Nicolini Checkmat	Luana Alzuguir Alliance Jiu Jitsu	Fernanda Mazelli Striker JJ	Gabi Garcia Alliance Sp BRA	Gabi Garcia Alliance Sp BRA
Ed.	Year		60 kg	66 kg	72 kg	+72 kg	Open Class
5	2013 [18]		Michelle Nicolini Checkmat	Luana Alzuguir Alliance Jiu Jitsu	Caroline de Lazzer Emirates Team	Gabi Garcia Alliance Sp BRA	Gabi Garcia [19] Alliance Sp BRA
6	2014 [20]		Ariadne Oliveira Equipe Mestre Wilson/Iron	Luiza Monteiro ATOS	Janni Larsson Checkmat	Gabi Garcia Alliance Sp BRA	Gabi Garcia Alliance Sp BRA
Ed.	Year		55 kg	65 kg	75 kg	+75 kg	Open Class
7	2015 [21]		Mackenzie Dern Gracie Humaita	Beatriz Mesquita Gracie Humaita	Monique Elias Alliance Sp BRA	Gabi Garcia Alliance Sp BRA	Mackenzie Dern Gracie Humaita
Ed.	Year		55 kg	62 kg	70 kg	+70 kg	Open Class
8	2016 [22]		Mackenzie Dern Gracie Humaita	Beatriz Mesquita Gracie Humaita	Nathiely Melo Jesus Pslpb Cicero Costha	Tayane Porfírio Alliance Matriz (São Paulo)	Tayane Porfírio Alliance Matriz (São Paulo)
Ed.	Year	49 kg	55 kg	62 kg	70 kg	90 kg
9	2017 [23]	Mayssa Bastos Gfteam	Talita Alencar Alliance	Beatriz Mesquita Gracie Humaitá	Ana Carolina Vieira Gfteam	Nathiely de Jesus Cícero Costha
Ed.	Year	49 kg	55 kg	62 kg	70 kg	95 kg
10	2018 [24]	Mayssa Bastos Gfteam	Amal Amjahid C.E.N.S. Academy	Bianca Basílio JFC Almeida JJ	Ana Carolina Vieira Gfteam	Angelica Galvao ATOS
11	2019 [25]	Mayssa Bastos Gfteam	Bianca Basílio JFC Almeida JJ	Beatriz Mesquita Gracie Humaitá	Thamara Silva Pslpb Cicero Costha	Gabrieli Pessanha Infight Japan
12	2020 [9]	Brenda Larissa Al Wahda club Jiu-Jitsu Academy	Bianca Basílio ATOS	Beatriz Mesquita Gracie Humaitá	Julia Boscher Gfteam	Gabrieli Pessanha Infight Brazil
13	2021 [10]	Brenda Larissa Al Wahda club Jiu-Jitsu Academy	Ana Rodrigues Al Wahda club Jiu-Jitsu Academy	Beatriz Mesquita Gracie Humaitá	Ingridd Sousa Guigo Jiu Jitsu	Gabrieli Pessanha Infight Brazil
14	2022 [26] [27]	Brenda Larissa Al Wahda club Jiu-Jitsu Academy	Ana Rodrigues Al Wahda club Jiu-Jitsu Academy	Julia Alves Gfteam	Izadora Silva ADMA	Gabrieli Pessanha Infight Brazil
15	2023 [28] [29]	Mayssa Bastos Art of Jiu Jitsu	Ana Rodrigues ADMA Brazil	Julia Alves Gfteam	Ingridd Sousa ADMA Brazil	Gabrieli Pessanha Infight Brazil|
16	2024 [30] [31]	Grasielle Brandao Commando Group	Maria Luisa Delahaye Commando Group	Sarah Galvao ATOS	Lillian Marchand ATOS	Yara Soares Fratres Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
15	2025 [14]	Grasielle Brandao Commando Group	Gabriela Pereira Brothers Club	Lillian Marchand ATOS	Sabatha Santos Fratres Brazilian Jiu Jitsu	Yara Nascimento M.O.D UAE

See also

• Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour
• UAEJJF weight classes

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