Competitions by year
Men's black belt world champions
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 [2] |  Takeo Tani (1/1) |  Samuel Braga (1/1) | Rubens Charles (1/4) |  Jeff Glover (1/1) | Pablo Popovitch (1/3) | Kim Johnson (1/1) | Roberto Camargo de Alencar (1/5) | Vinny Magalhaes (1/1) | Bruno Paulista (1/1) | Jeff Monson (1/1) |
| 2008 [3] | Pablo Texeira (1/2) | Caio Terra (1/10) | Bruno Frazatto (1/1) | Rubens Charles (2/4) | Daniel Moraes (1/1) | Saulo Ribeiro (1/1) | Roberto Alencar (2/5) | Gabriel Vella (1/1) | Antonio Braga Neto (1/3) | Antonio Braga Neto (2/3) |
| 2009 [4] | Pablo Texeira (2/2) | Caio Terra (2/10) | Baret Yoshida (1/1) | Lucas Lepri (1/3) | Lucas Leite (1/3) | Romulo Barral (1/1) | Roberto Alencar (3/5) | Antonio Braga Neto (3/3) | Josh Barnett (1/1) | Roberto Alencar (4/5) |
| 2010 [5] | Brandon Mullins (1/2) | Caio Terra (3/10) | Justin Rader (1/2) | Lucas Lepri (2/3) | Gilbert Burns (1/2) | Pablo Popovitch (2/3) | Rafael Lovato Jr. (1/3) | João Assis (1/3) | Roberto Abreu (1/7) | Roberto Abreu (2/7) |
| 2011 [6] | Brandon Mullins (2/2) | Caio Terra (4/10) | Rubens Charles (3/4) | Lucas Lepri (3/3) | Victor Estima (1/1) | Rafael Lovato Jr. (2/3) | Lucas Leite (2/3) | Marcus Almeida (1/2) | Roberto Abreu (3/7) | Marcus Almeida (2/2) |
| 2012 [7] | Caio Terra (5/10) | Henrique Rezende (1/1) | Rubens Charles (4/4) | Augusto Mendes (1/2) | De'Alonzio Jackson (1/2) | Pablo Popovitch (3/3) | Roberto Alencar (5/5) | Alexandre Ribeiro (1/2) | Roberto Abreu (4/7) | Alexandre Ribeiro (2/2) |
| 2013 [8] | Caio Terra (6/10) | Laercio Fernandes (1/1) | Justin Rader (2/2) | Jonathan Torres (1/1) | Gilbert Burns (2/2) | Eduardo Telles (1/1) | Jackson Sousa (1/1) | James Puopolo (1/1) | Rafael Lovato Jr. (3/3) | Murilo Santana (1/1) |
| 2014 [9] | Caio Terra (7/10) | João Miyao (1/4) | Samir Chantre (1/1) | AJ Agazarm (1/1) | Marcelo Mafra (1/2) | Keenan Cornelius (1/2) | Lucas Leite (3/3) | João Assis (2/3) | Yuri Simões (1/4) | Yuri Simões (2/4) |
| 2015 [10] | Caio Terra (8/10) | João Miyao (2/4) | Augusto Mendes (2/2) | Michael Langhi (1/1) | De'Alonzio Jackson (2/2) | Lucas Barbosa (1/4) | Felipe Pena (1/2) | João Assis (3/3) | Gabriel Lucas (1/1) | Felipe Pena (2/2) |
| 2016 [11] | Caio Terra (9/10) | Michael Musumeci (1/1) | Osvaldo Moizinho (1/2) | Marcio Barbosa (1/1) | Marcelo Mafra (2/2) | Josh Hinger (1/3) | Lucas Barbosa (2/4) | Luis Panza (1/1) | Yuri Simões (3/4) | Yuri Simões (4/4) |
| 2017 [12] | Caio Terra (10/10) | João Miyao (3/4) | Osvaldo Moizinho (2/2) | Renato Canuto (1/1) | Josh Hinger (2/3) | Keenan Cornelius (2/2) | Arnaldo Maidana (1/1) | Lucas Barbosa (3/4) | Roberto Abreu (5/7) | Lucas Barbosa (4/4) |
| 2018 [13] | Nobuhiro Sawada (1/1) | João Miyao (4/4) | Kennedy Maciel (1/1) | Gianni Grippo (1/3) | Hugo Marques (1/2) | Josh Hinger (3/3) | Tim Spriggs (1/1) | Kaynan Duarte (1/1) | Gordon Ryan (1/2) | Gordon Ryan (2/2) |
| 2019 [14] | Thalison Soares (1/1) | Hiago George (1/1) | Alexssandro Sodré (1/1) |  Johnny Tama (1/1) |  Dante Leon (1/2) | Manuel Ribamar (1/1) |  Adam Wardziński (1/1) | Vinicius Gazola (1/1) | Roberto Abreu (6/7) | Victor Hugo (1/2) |
| 2021 [15] | Estevan Martinez-Garcia (1/1) | Carlos 'Bebeto' Oliveira (1/1) | Diego Oliveira Batista (1/2) | Gianni Grippo (2/3) | Hugo Marques (2/2) | Jeferson Guaresi (1/1) | Pedro Marinho (1/2) | Devhonte Johnson (1/1) | Roberto Abreu (7/7) | Pedro Marinho (2/2) |
| 2022 [16] |  Osamah Almarwai (1/1) | Lucas Pinheiro (1/1) | Gianni Grippo (3/3) | Dante Leon (2/2) | Andy Murasaki (1/1) |  Sebastian Rodriguez (1/1) | Fellipe Trovo (1/1) | Victor Hugo (2/2) | ||
| 2023 [17] | Everton Souza (1/2) | Edwin 'Junny' Ocasio (1/1) | Diego Oliveira Batista (2/2) | Lucas Valente (1/2) |  Tommy Langaker (1/1) | Ronaldo Junior (1/1) |  Elder Cruz (1/2) |  Javier Zaruski (1/1) | Roosevelt Souza (1/1) | Roberto Jimenez (1/1) |
| 2024 [18] | Everton Souza (2/2) | Zach Kaina (1/1) | Cole Abate (1/1) | Lucas Valente (2/2) | Alexandre de Jesus (1/1) | Wallisson Souza (1/1) | Cassio Felipe Costa (1/1) | Marcos Carrozzino (1/1) | Lucas Montalvao (1/1) | Elder Cruz (2/2) |
Women's black belt world champions
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 [2] | Bianca Andrade Barreto (1/2) | Gazzy Parman (1/1) | Hannette Staack (1/1) |  Penny Thomas (1/1) | |||||
| 2008 [3] | Leticia Ribeiro (1/2) | Bianca Andrade Barreto (2/2) | Michele Nicolini (1/4) | Ana Laura Cordeiro (1/2) | Gabrielle Garcia (1/4) | Ana Laura Cordeiro (2/2) | |||
| 2009 [4] | Sofia Amarante (1/2) |  Sophia McDermott Drysdale (1/2) | Hillary Williams (1/2) | Valerie Worthington (1/1) | Gabrielle Garcia (2/4) | Hillary Williams (2/2) | |||
| 2010 [5] | Leticia Ribeiro (2/2) | Beatriz Mesquita (1/5) | Emily Kwok (1/1) | Luiza Monteiro (1/4) | Katrina Weilbacher (1/1) | Michele Nicolini (2/4) | |||
| 2011 [6] | Michele Nicolini (3/4) | Beatriz Mesquita (2/5) | Rachel Demara (1/1) | Fernanda Mazzelli (1/2) | Emily Wetzel (1/1) | Michelle Nicolini (4/4) | |||
| 2012 [7] | Sofia Amarante (2/2) | Ana Carolina Vidal (1/2) | Beatriz Mesquita (3/5) | Luiza Monteiro (2/4) | Fernanda Mazzelli (2/2) | Tammy Griego (1/1) | |||
| 2013 [8] | Tammi Musumeci (1/5) | Ana Carolina Vidal (2/2) | Luiza Monteiro (3/4) | Talita Nogueira (1/3) | Talita Nogueira (2/3) | ||||
| 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 |
| 2014 [9] | Mackenzie Dern (1/2) | Sophia McDermott Drysdale (2/2) | Luiza Monteiro (4/4) | Andresa Correa (1/3) | Gabrielle Garcia (3/4) | Gabrielle Garcia (4/4) | |||
| 2015 [10] | Pati Fontes (1/3) | Tammi Musumeci (2/5) | Karen Antunes (1/1) | Angelica Galvao (1/1) | Andresa Correa (2/3) | Mackenzie Dern (2/2) | |||
| 2016 [11] | Pati Fontes (2/3) | Talita Alencar (1/4) | Tammi Musumeci (3/5) | Amanda Alequin (1/1) | Nathiely de Jesus (1/3) | Andresa Correa (3/3) | Nathiely de Jesus (2/3) | ||
| 2017 [12] | Pati Fontes (3/3) | Talita Alencar (2/4) | Jena Bishop (1/1) | Raquel Pa'aluhi (1/3) | Jéssica Flowers (1/4) | Jéssica Flowers (2/4) | |||
| 2018 [13] | Mayssa Bastos (1/5) |  Ffion Davies (1/4) | Catherine Perret (1/1) | Beatriz Mesquita (4/5) | Luanna Alzuguir (1/1) | Nathiely de Jesus (3/3) | Jéssica Flowers (3/4) | Beatriz Mesquita (5/5) | |
| 2019 [14] | Mayssa Bastos (2/5) | Amanda Monteiro (1/1) | Talita Alencar (3/4) | Nathalie Ribeiro (1/1) | Raquel Pa'aluhi (2/3) | Vedha Toscano (1/1) | Talita Nogueira (3/3) | Kendall Reusing (1/2) | Jéssica Flowers (4/4) |
| 2021 [15] | Mayssa Bastos (3/5) | Talita Alencar (4/4) | Ffion Davies (2/4) | Raquel Pa'aluhi (3/3) | Elisabeth Clay (1/3) | Rafaela Guedes (1/2) | Mayara Custódio (1/1) | Rafaela Guedes (2/2) | |
| 2022 [16] | Jhenifer Aquino (1/2) |  Alex Nguyen (1/1) | Tammi Musumeci (4/5) | Brianna Ste-Marie (1/1) | Elisabeth Clay (2/3) | Amy Campo (1/1) | Andressa Cintra (1/2) | Letícia Cardozo (1/1) | Elisabeth Clay (3/3) |
| 2023 [17] | Mayssa Bastos (4/5) | Tammi Musumeci (5/5) | Alex Enriquez (1/1) | Ffion Davies (3/4) | Gabrielle McComb (1/1) | Elizabeth Katherine Mitrović (1/1) | Andressa Cintra (2/2) | Kendall Reusing (2/2) | Ffion Davies (4/4) |
| 2024 [19] | Jhenifer Aquino (2/2) | Mayssa Bastos (5/5) | Cassia Moura (1/1) | Brianna Ste-Marie (1/1) | Elisabeth Clay (1/1) |  Salla Simola (1/1) |  Anabel Lopez (1/1) | Gabi Pessanha (1/2) | Gabi Pessanha (2/2) |
