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

TrialsMenWomen
EventDateLocation-66 kg-77 kg-88 kg-99 kg+99 kg-55 kg-65 kg+65 kg
1st European Trials16 September 2023Poland Warsaw, PolandEnglandOwen JonesSouth AfricaJozef ChenFinland Santeri LiliusSouth Africa Luke GriffithFinland Heikki JussilaNorway Josefine ModigFinland Sani BrannforsNorwayAne Svendsen
1st North American Trials14–15 October 2023United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, USAUnited StatesDorian OlivarezUnited StatesElijah DorseyUnited StatesJacob CouchUnited StatesPaul ArdilaUnited StatesDan ManasoiuUnited StatesAlexandira EnriquezUnited StatesMorgan BlackUnited StatesAmanda Leve
2nd North American Trials30–31 March 2024United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USAUnited StatesDeandre CorbeUnited StatesAndrew TackettUnited StatesWilliam TackettUnited StatesMichael PixleyUnited StatesMike PerezUnited StatesJasmine RochaUnited StatesHelena CrevarUnited StatesElizabeth Mitrovic
1st South American Trials2 March 2024Brazil Belo Horizonte, BrazilBrazilKennedy MacielBrazilLuiz MedeirosBrazilCharles NegromonteBrazilCassio CostaBrazilJose Inacio dos SantosBrazilBrenda LarissaBrazilAna QuierozBrazilMaria Ruffatto
2nd South American Trials9 March 2024Brazil Sao Paulo, BrazilBrazilFabricio AndreyBrazilAlexandre de JesusBrazilPedro MarinhoBrazilHenrique CardosoBrazilVictor HonorioBrazilAnna RodriguesBrazilAna VieiraBrazilMaria Ruffatto
2nd European Trials17 February 2024Croatia Zagreb, CroatiaRussiaGairbeg IbragimovNorwayTommy LangakerEnglandTaylor PearmanPolandMarcin MaciulewiczScotlandMark MacqueenItalyMargot CiccarelliFranceAurelie Le VernEnglandNia Blackman
1st Asian Trials25 November 2023Singapore SingaporeAustraliaEthan ThomasJapanKenta IwamotoAustraliaIzaak MichellAustralia Declan MoodyAustraliaJosh SaundersAustraliaAdele FornarinoChinaWang JueAustraliaHillary Loh
2nd Asian Trials10 May 2024Thailand Bangkok, ThailandChina Xu HuaiqingAustralia Levi Jones-LearyAustralia Lucas KanardAustralia Daniel SchuardtKazakhstan Mansur MakhmakhanovAustralia Adele FornarinoAustralia Sula-Mae LoewenthalAustralia Nikki Lloyd-Griffiths

Invitees

MenWomen
-66 kg-77 kg-88 kg-99 kg+99 kg-55 kg-65 kg+65 kg
BrazilDiogo ReisUnited StatesKade RuotoloUnited StatesGiancarlo BodoniBrazilKaynan DuarteUnited StatesGordon RyanWalesFfion DaviesUnited StatesAmy CampoBrazilGabi Garcia
CanadaEthan CrelinstenUnited StatesJT TorresUnited StatesTye RuotoloUnited StatesMason FowlerBrazilVictor HugoBrazilMackenzie DernBrazilBeatriz MesquitaBrazilNathiely De Jesus
BrazilKauã GabrielUnited StatesNicky RyanUnited StatesJacob RodriguezUnited StatesCyborg AbreuBrazilGutemberg PereiraBrazilMayssa BastosCanadaBrianna Ste-Marie
WalesAshley WilliamsBrazilJonnatas GracieBrazilGabriel AlmeidaEcuadorRoberto JimenezUnited StatesNick RodriguezUnited StatesAmanda Leve
United StatesJosh CisnerosBrazilMicael GalvãoUnited StatesElder CruzBrazilNicholas MeregaliBrazilFelipe PenaUnited StatesMorgan Black
United StatesKieth KrikorianCanadaDante LeonUnited StatesRafael Lovato Jr.
BrazilDeigo OliveiraUnited StatesPJ BarchBrazilEli Braz
BrazilGabriel SousaCanadaOliver TazaAlex Grandy
United StatesAndy Varela
UruguayJavier Zaruski
PolandMateusz Szczecinski
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Results

Men

DivisionGoldSilverBronze
-66 kgBrazil Diogo Reis Melqui Galvao Jiu-JitsuBrazil Diego "Pato" Oliveira Dream Art
United States Josh Cisneros Elite Team Visalia
-77 kgBrazil Micael Galvâo Melqui Galvao Jiu-JitsuBrazil Vagner Rocha Vagner Rocha Martial Arts
United States PJ Barch 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu
-88 kgUnited States Giancarlo Bodoni New Wave Jiu JitsuUnited States Jay Rodriguez B Team Jiu Jitsu
Brazil Felipe Costa Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu
-99 kgBrazil Kaynan Duarte Atos Jiu-JitsuUnited States Rafael Lovato Jr. Lovato Jiu-Jitsu
Brazil Cyborg Abreu Fight Sports
+99 kgBrazil Felipe Pena Gracie BarraSouth Africa Luke Griffith New Wave Jiu Jitsu
United States Daniel Manasoiu New Wave Jiu Jitsu
AbsoluteBrazil Kaynan Duarte Atos Jiu-JitsuBrazil Cyborg Abreu Fight Sports
Canada Dante Leon GFTeam
Source

Women

DivisionGoldSilverBronze
-55 kgAustralia Adele Fornarino Dominance MMABrazil Bianca Basílio Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Brazil Jasmine Rocha Vagner Rocha Martial Arts
-65 kgBrazil Ana Carolina Vieira GFTeamUnited States Helena Crevar New Wave Jiu Jitsu
Brazil Beatriz Mesquita Gracie Humaitá
+65 kgBrazil Rafaela Guedes Atos Jiu-JitsuBrazil Nathiely de Jesus Soul Fighters
United States Kendall Reusing Gracie Barra
AbsoluteAustralia Adele Fornarino Dominance MMABrazil 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

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