2024 ADCC World Championship
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The 2024 ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship was an international submission grappling tournament held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, in August 2024.
Background
The ADCC World Championship is a submission grappling tournament held every two years, widely considered to be the most prestigious submission grappling tournament in the world.
Competitors have to qualify by finishing first at a continental qualifying events, known as ADCC Trials, or by being invited to compete by the organization. Returning champions were automatically qualified.
2024 will be the first edition of the tournament to have a third women's weight division. This marks the first edition of the tournament since 2007 to have more than two women's divisions. Head organizer Mo Jassim later confirmed that this would also be the first edition of the tournament since 2007 to include a women's absolute division.
It was announced in July 2024 that all competitors would be paid to show for the first time ever, and that they would receive a minimum of $2,500.
The timing of the tournament overlaps with the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational, which also led to notable withdrawals by fighters including Tommy Langaker, Roberto Jimenez, Kade and Tye Ruotolo.
Participants
Men's divisions will have sixteen competitors: eight qualified athletes, seven invitations and the defending ADCC champion. Women's divisions will have eight competitors: approximately four qualified athletes, three invitations and the defending ADCC champion; there may be some variation due to returning champions, invitees and trials winners moving into different weight divisions. Only the female winners of European, Asia & Oceania, North American, and South American second trials qualify for the World Championship.
Qualifiers
| Trials | Men | Women | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Date | Location | -66 kg | -77 kg | -88 kg | -99 kg | +99 kg | -55 kg | -65 kg | +65 kg |
| 1st European Trials | 16 September 2023 | Poland Warsaw, Poland | EnglandOwen Jones | South AfricaJozef Chen | Finland Santeri Lilius | South Africa Luke Griffith | Finland Heikki Jussila | Norway Josefine Modig | Finland Sani Brannfors | NorwayAne Svendsen |
| 1st North American Trials | 14–15 October 2023 | United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | United StatesDorian Olivarez | United StatesElijah Dorsey | United StatesJacob Couch | United StatesPaul Ardila | United StatesDan Manasoiu | United StatesAlexandira Enriquez | United StatesMorgan Black | United StatesAmanda Leve |
| 2nd North American Trials | 30–31 March 2024 | United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | United StatesDeandre Corbe | United StatesAndrew Tackett | United StatesWilliam Tackett | United StatesMichael Pixley | United StatesMike Perez | United StatesJasmine Rocha | United StatesHelena Crevar | United StatesElizabeth Mitrovic |
| 1st South American Trials | 2 March 2024 | Brazil Belo Horizonte, Brazil | BrazilKennedy Maciel | BrazilLuiz Medeiros | BrazilCharles Negromonte | BrazilCassio Costa | BrazilJose Inacio dos Santos | BrazilBrenda Larissa | BrazilAna Quieroz | BrazilMaria Ruffatto |
| 2nd South American Trials | 9 March 2024 | Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil | BrazilFabricio Andrey | BrazilAlexandre de Jesus | BrazilPedro Marinho | BrazilHenrique Cardoso | BrazilVictor Honorio | BrazilAnna Rodrigues | BrazilAna Vieira | BrazilMaria Ruffatto |
| 2nd European Trials | 17 February 2024 | Croatia Zagreb, Croatia | RussiaGairbeg Ibragimov | NorwayTommy Langaker | EnglandTaylor Pearman | PolandMarcin Maciulewicz | ScotlandMark Macqueen | ItalyMargot Ciccarelli | FranceAurelie Le Vern | EnglandNia Blackman |
| 1st Asian Trials | 25 November 2023 | Singapore Singapore | AustraliaEthan Thomas | JapanKenta Iwamoto | AustraliaIzaak Michell | Australia Declan Moody | AustraliaJosh Saunders | AustraliaAdele Fornarino | ChinaWang Jue | AustraliaHillary Loh |
| 2nd Asian Trials | 10 May 2024 | Thailand Bangkok, Thailand | China Xu Huaiqing | Australia Levi Jones-Leary | Australia Lucas Kanard | Australia Daniel Schuardt | Kazakhstan Mansur Makhmakhanov | Australia Adele Fornarino | Australia Sula-Mae Loewenthal | Australia Nikki Lloyd-Griffiths |
Invitees
Results
Men
| Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -66 kg | Brazil Diogo Reis Melqui Galvao Jiu-Jitsu | Brazil Diego "Pato" Oliveira Dream Art | |
| United States Josh Cisneros Elite Team Visalia | |||
| -77 kg | Brazil Micael Galvâo Melqui Galvao Jiu-Jitsu | Brazil Vagner Rocha Vagner Rocha Martial Arts | |
| United States PJ Barch 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu | |||
| -88 kg | United States Giancarlo Bodoni New Wave Jiu Jitsu | United States Jay Rodriguez B Team Jiu Jitsu | |
| Brazil Felipe Costa Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu | |||
| -99 kg | Brazil Kaynan Duarte Atos Jiu-Jitsu | United States Rafael Lovato Jr. Lovato Jiu-Jitsu | |
| Brazil Cyborg Abreu Fight Sports | |||
| +99 kg | Brazil Felipe Pena Gracie Barra | South Africa Luke Griffith New Wave Jiu Jitsu | |
| United States Daniel Manasoiu New Wave Jiu Jitsu | |||
| Absolute | Brazil Kaynan Duarte Atos Jiu-Jitsu | Brazil Cyborg Abreu Fight Sports | |
| Canada Dante Leon GFTeam | |||
| Source |
Women
| Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -55 kg | Australia Adele Fornarino Dominance MMA | Brazil Bianca Basílio Atos Jiu-Jitsu | |
| Brazil Jasmine Rocha Vagner Rocha Martial Arts | |||
| -65 kg | Brazil Ana Carolina Vieira GFTeam | United States Helena Crevar New Wave Jiu Jitsu | |
| Brazil Beatriz Mesquita Gracie Humaitá | |||
| +65 kg | Brazil Rafaela Guedes Atos Jiu-Jitsu | Brazil Nathiely de Jesus Soul Fighters | |
| United States Kendall Reusing Gracie Barra | |||
| Absolute | Australia Adele Fornarino Dominance MMA | Brazil Beatriz Mesquita Gracie Humaitá | |
| United States Amy Campo Zenith BJJ | |||
| Source |
ADCC 2024 Superfight
Traditionally, ADCC Superfights feature the reigning Superfight champion vs the previous tournament's Absolute champion. Gordon Ryan won the Superfight and Yuri Simões won the Absolute division at the 2022 ADCC World Championship.
Gordon Ryan and Felipe Pena also had their fourth match as a superfight on the first day of the 2024 ADCC World Championship. Ryan won the match 2–0 on points and the score in their series of matches moved to two wins each.
Awards
- Best athlete - Kaynan Duarte
- Best new athlete - Helena Crevar
- Best match - Giancarlo Bodoni vs. Jacob Rodriguez
- Best throw - Michael Pixley
- Fastest submission - Owen Jones