Competition details | |
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Location | Long Beach, California |
Local name(s) | Sem Kimono Mundials, No-Gi Worlds |
Discipline | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Organiser | International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation |
History | |
First edition | 2007 |
Editions | 15 |
Most wins | Caio Terra (10) |
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.
Since its creation in 2007, Caio Terra has won 10 Men's IBJJF No-Gi World Championships, the highest in history. As of 2024, Bia Mesquita, Tammi Musumeci and Mayssa Bastos have won 5 Women's IBJJF No-Gi World Championships, the highest numbers in history.
Weight divisions | Adults/Masters Men | Juvenile No Gi – Men | Adults/Masters No Gi Women | Juvenile No Gi – Women |
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Rooster | 55.5 kg (122.4 lb) | 51.50 kg (113.5 lb) | 46.5 kg (102.5 lb) | 42.50 kg (93.7 lb) |
Light or Super Feather | 61.5 kg (135.6 lb) | 56.50 kg (124.6 lb) | 51.5 kg (113.5 lb) | 46.50 kg (102.5 lb) |
Feather | 67.5 kg (148.8 lb) | 61.50 kg (135.6 lb) | 56.5 kg (124.6 lb) | 50.50 kg (111.3 lb) |
Light | 73.5 kg (162.0 lb) | 66.50 kg (146.6 lb) | 61.5 kg (135.6 lb) | 54.50 kg (120.2 lb) |
Middle | 79.5 kg (175.3 lb) | 71.50 kg (157.6 lb) | 66.5 kg (146.6 lb) | 58.50 kg (129.0 lb) |
Medium Heavy | 85.5 kg (188.5 lb) | 76.50 kg (168.7 lb) | 71.5 kg (157.6 lb) | 62.50 kg (137.8 lb) |
Heavy | 91.5 kg (201.7 lb) | 81.50 kg (179.7 lb) | 76.5 kg (168.7 lb) | 66.50 kg (146.6 lb) |
Super Heavy | 97.5 kg (215.0 lb) | 86.50 kg (190.7 lb) | No weight limit | No weight limit |
Ultra Heavy | No weight limit | No weight limit | n/a | n/a |
Open Class | open to all divisions | depends on tournament | open to all divisions | depends on tournament |
The results listed for 2022 are tentative. On 8 March 2023, the IBJJF announced that three 2022 adult black-belt gold medalists were disqualified due to use of performance-enhancing drugs. [1] However, as of 10 March 2023, the IBJJF's official results still listed them as winners. This table assumes that the silver medalists were promoted to champion, although the IBJJF has not clearly stated that.
Year | 55.5 kg | 61.5 kg | 67.5 kg | 73.5 kg | 79.5 kg | 85.5 kg | 91.5 kg | 97.5 kg | +97.5 kg | Absolute |
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Prior to 2012, women's adult brown and black belts competed together at the "Adult / Brown Black" belt level.
Year | n/a | 51.5 kg | 56.5 kg | 61.5 kg | 66.5 kg | 71.5 kg | +71.5 kg | n/a | Absolute |
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Year | 47.5 kg | 51.5 kg | 56.5 kg | 61.5 kg | 66.5 kg | 71.5 kg | 76.5 kg | +76.5 kg | Absolute |
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Rank | Winner | Total | Absolute | Weight Class | Winning years | Gender |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 | M |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2021 | M |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018 | F |
![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 | M | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2008, 2010, 2011 | F |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2017, 2018, 2019 | F | |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2014, 2016 | M | |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2008, 2009, 2014 | F | |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2015, 2016, 2017 | M | |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 | F | |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021 | F | |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2013, 2015, 2016, 2022 | F | |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012 | M | |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 | M | |
15 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | F | |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | F | ||
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | F | ||
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | M | ||
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | F | ||
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | F | ||
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | F | ||
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | F | ||
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | M | ||
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | M | ||
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | M | ||
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