World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship
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The World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament held annually by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. It is widely considered the most important and prestigious jiu-jitsu tournament of the year.
The first edition took place in February 1996 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Since 2007 the tournament has been held in California. The last edition of the championship took place at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach California in 2025.
History
The first World Championship was held on 3 and 4 February 1996 at the Tijuca Tênis Clube in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2007 the tournament moved to California State University in Long Beach, US where it has been held ever since. The Championship is commonly known as "the Worlds" or "Mundials". Many considered the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship as the toughest and the most prestigious Gi in the world. Its counterpart in No-Gi is the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship. As of 2024, Marcus Almeida has won 13 Men's IBJJF World Championships, and Beatriz Mesquita has won 10 Women's IBJJF World Championships, the highest numbers in history.
Weight classes
The men's division started in 1996 with a total of 10 divisions from –57.5 kg to the absolute (open class) division. The women's division started in 1998 with two weight classes "Light" and "Heavy". Since 2016 the women's division now comprised a total of 9 weight classes from -48.5 kg up to the absolute (open class) division.
| Divisions | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Rooster | 57.5 kg (126.8 lb) | 48.5 kg (106.9 lb) |
| Light Feather | 64 kg (141.1 lb) | 53.5 kg (117.9 lb) |
| Feather | 70 kg (154.3 lb) | 58.5 kg (129.0 lb) |
| Light | 76 kg (167.6 lb) | 64 kg (141.1 lb) |
| Middle | 82.3 kg (181.4 lb) | 69 kg (152.1 lb) |
| Medium Heavy | 88.3 kg (194.7 lb) | 74 kg (163.1 lb) |
| Heavy | 94.3 kg (207.9 lb) | 79.3 kg (174.8 lb) |
| Super Heavy | 100.5 kg (221.6 lb) | No weight limit |
| Ultra Heavy | No weight limit | n/a |
| Open Class | open to all weight divisions | open to all weight divisions |
Competitions by year
Men's black belt world champions
Women's black belt world champions
List of winners by total titles
| Rank | Winner | Total | Absolute | Weight Class | Winning years | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil Marcus Almeida | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | M |
| 2 | Brazil Roger Gracie | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 | M |
| Brazil Bruno Malfacine | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 | M | |
| Brazil Beatriz Mesquita | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 | F | |
| Brazil Gabi Pessanha | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | F | |
| 6 | Brazil Michelle Nicolini | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 | F |
| Brazil Leandro Lo | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022 | M | |
| 8 | Brazil Alexandre Ribeiro | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015 | M |
| Brazil Leticia Ribeiro | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2000, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 | F | |
| Brazil Hannette Staack | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 | F | |
| 11 | Brazil Gabi Garcia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 | F |
| Brazil Bianca Andrade | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2001, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010 | F | |
| Brazil Rafael Mendes | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 | M | |
| Brazil Lucas Lepri | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2007, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | M | |
| Brazil Mayssa Bastos | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | F | |
| Brazil Erich Munis | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | M | |
| 17 | Brazil Nathiely de Jesus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2017, 2018, 2019 | F |
| Brazil Luana Alzuguir | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 | F | |
| Brazil Rodolfo Vieira | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 | M | |
| Brazil Saulo Ribeiro | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 | M | |
| Brazil Robson Moura | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007 | M | |
| Brazil Marcelo Garcia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 | M | |
| Brazil Romulo Barral | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 | M | |
| Brazil Rubens Charles | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017 | M | |
| Brazil André Galvão | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2005, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2008 | M | |
| Brazil Ana Carolina Vieira | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 | F | |
| Brazil Andressa Cintra | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | F | |
| 28 | Lithuania Dominyka Obelenyte | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2015, 2016 | F |
| Brazil Kyra Gracie | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2006, 2008, 2010 | F | |
| Brazil Bernardo Faria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2010, 2013, 2015 | M | |
| Brazil Royler Gracie | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 | M | |
| Brazil Roberto Magalhães | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 | M | |
| Brazil Fábio Gurgel | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001 | M | |
| Brazil Guilherme Mendes | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014 | M | |
| Japan Rikako Yuasa | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 | F | |
| United States Mikey Musumeci | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 | M | |
| Brazil Victor Hugo | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2021, 2022, 2023 | M | |
| Brazil Diego "Pato" Oliveira Batista | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | M | |
| 39 | Brazil Márcio Cruz | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2002, 2003 | M |
| Brazil Ronaldo Souza | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2004, 2005 | M | |
| Brazil Mário Sperry | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1996, 1997, 1998 | M | |
| Brazil Nicholas Meregali | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2017, 2019, 2022 | M | |
| Brazil Vítor Ribeiro | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1999, 2000, 2001 | M | |
| Brazil Marcio Feitosa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1997, 2001, 2002 | M | |
| Brazil Daniele Piermatei | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2002, 2003, 2004 | F | |
| Brazil Alessandra Vieira | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2000, 2002, 2005 | F | |
| Brazil Poliana Lago | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2003, 2004, 2005 | F | |
| Brazil Rosângela Conceição | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1998, 2003, 2005 | F | |
| Brazil Fredson Paixão | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2001, 2002, 2005 | M | |
| Brazil Bibiano Fernandes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2003, 2005, 2006 | M | |
| Brazil Celso Vinicius | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2005, 2006, 2008 | M | |
| Brazil Braulio Estima | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2004, 2006, 2009 | M | |
| Brazil Ana Laura Cordeiro | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2008, 2014, 2015 | F | |
| Brazil Michael Langhi | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2009, 2010, 2015 | M | |
| Brazil Gezary Matuda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2016 | F | |
| Brazil Fernanda Mazzelli | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2012, 2015, 2016 | F | |
| Brazil Otávio Souza | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2012, 2013, 2016 | M | |
| Brazil Claudia do Val | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2017, 2018, 2019 | F | |
| Brazil Luiza Monteiro | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2015, 2017, 2024 | F | |
| Brazil Gustavo Batista | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2021, 2023, 2024 | M | |
| Brazil Tainan Dalpra | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2021, 2022, 2025 | M | |
| 62 | Brazil Amaury Bitetti | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1996, 1997 | M |
| Brazil Rodrigo Medeiros | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1999, 2000 | M | |
| Brazil Fernando Pontes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2001 | M | |
| United States Lana Stefanac | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2009 | F | |
| Brazil Tayane Porfírio | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2017 | F | |
| Brazil Roberto Traven | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1998, 1999 | M | |
| Brazil Alessandra Oliveira | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1999, 2000 | F | |
| Brazil Omar Salum | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1999, 2000 | M | |
| Brazil Leo Leite | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1999, 2000 | M | |
| Brazil Fernando Augusto | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2000, 2003 | M | |
| Brazil Mirela Cortes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2002, 2004 | F | |
| Brazil Mario Reis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2003, 2004 | M | |
| Brazil Daniel Moraes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2003, 2004 | M | |
| Brazil Fabrício Werdum | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2003, 2004 | M | |
| Brazil Samuel Braga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2005, 2008 | M | |
| South Africa Penny Thomas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2007, 2009 | F | |
| Brazil Gabriel Vella | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2002, 2009 | M | |
| Brazil Sérgio Moraes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2008, 2011 | M | |
| Brazil Antônio Braga Neto | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2008, 2011 | M | |
| Brazil Leo Nogueira | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2011, 2012 | M | |
| Brazil Caio Terra | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2008, 2013 | M | |
| Brazil Gabriel Moraes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2004, 2013 | M | |
| United States Mackenzie Dern | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2015, 2016 | F | |
| Finland Venla Luukkonen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2014, 2018 | F | |
| Brazil Gabriel Arges | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2017, 2019 | M | |
| Brazil Felipe Pena | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2018, 2019 | M | |
| Brazil Anna Rodrigues | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2021, 2022 | F | |
| Brazil Kaynan Duarte | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2021, 2022 | M | |
| Brazil Melissa Cueto | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2021, 2023 | F | |
| United Kingdom Ffion Davies | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2022, 2023 | F | |
| Brazil Bianca Basílio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2022, 2023 | F | |
| Brazil Meyram Maquine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2022, 2024 | M | |
| Brazil Matheus Gabriel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2019, 2025 | M | |
| Poland Adam Wardziński | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2024, 2025 | M | |
| Brazil Jansen Gomes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2023, 2025 | M | |
| Brazil Larissa Dias | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2022, 2025 | F | |
| Brazil Thamara Ferreira | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2024, 2025 | F | |
| 99 | Brazil Felipe Andrew | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2021 | M |
| Brazil Renato Barreto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1996 | M | |
| Brazil Helio Moreira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1996 | M | |
| Brazil Paulo Barroso | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1996 | M | |
| Brazil Roberto Correa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1996 | M | |
| Brazil Ricardo Liborio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1996 | M | |
| Angola João Roque | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1997 | M | |
| Brazil Luis Guilherme | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1997 | M | |
| Brazil Tais Ramos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1998 | M | |
| Brazil Marcelo Pereira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1998 | M | |
| Brazil Leo Vieira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1998 | M | |
| Brazil Fernando Vasconcelos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1998 | M | |
| Brazil Rafael Correia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1998 | M | |
| Brazil Cristina Pereira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1999 | F | |
| Brazil Alexandre Paiva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1999 | M | |
| Brazil Murilo Bustamante | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1999 | M | |
| Brazil Daniella Figuerdo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2000 | F | |
| Brazil Renata Pimentel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2000 | F | |
| Brazil Erika Paes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2000 | F | |
| United States B.J. Penn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2000 | F | |
| Brazil Ana Michelle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2001 | F | |
| Brazil Claudia Oliveira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2001 | F | |
| Brazil Juliana Vieira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2001 | F | |
| Brazil Ana Carolina Ferreira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2001 | F | |
| Brazil Bernardo Pitel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2001 | M | |
| Brazil Ricardo Vieira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2001 | M | |
| Brazil Fernando Marquez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2001 | F | |
| Brazil Virginia Maria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2002 | M | |
| Brazil Marcos Norat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2002 | M | |
| Brazil Carlos Lemos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2002 | M | |
| Brazil Delson Heleno | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2002 | M | |
| Brazil Fábio Leopoldo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2002 | F | |
| Brazil Andrezza Pinho | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2003 | M | |
| Brazil Felipe Costa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2003 | M | |
| Brazil Cassio Werneck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2003 | M | |
| Brazil Jefferson Moura | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2003 | M | |
| Brazil Erik Wanderley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2003 | M | |
| Brazil Fernando Vieira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2004 | M | |
| United States Robert Drysdale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2005 | M | |
| Brazil Francisco Fernandes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2005 | M | |
| Brazil Caroline de Lazzerok | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2006 | F | |
| Brazil Luiza Fernandes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2006 | F | |
| Brazil Daniel Otero | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2006 | M | |
| Brazil Gabriel Gonzaga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2006 | M | |
| France Laurence Cousin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2007 | F | |
| Canada Emily Kwok | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2007 | F | |
| Brazil Lucas Leite | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2007 | M | |
| United States Rafael Lovato Jr. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2007 | M | |
| Brazil Mirriam Cerqueira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2008 | F | |
| United States Hillary Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2010 | F | |
| Brazil Pablo Silva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2010 | M | |
| Brazil Tarsis Humphreys | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2010 | M | |
| Brazil Rodrigo Cavaca | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2010 | M | |
| Brazil Talita Nogueira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2011 | F | |
| Brazil Gilbert Burns | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2011 | M | |
| Brazil Marina Ribeiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2013 | F | |
| Brazil Augusto Mendes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2013 | M | |
| Japan Shiho Yaginuma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2014 | F | |
| Sweden Janni Larsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2014 | F | |
| Brazil Paulo Miyao | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2015 | M | |
| Brazil Claudio Calasans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2015 | M | |
| Brazil Gabriel Lucas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2015 | M | |
| Brazil Monique Elias | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2016 | F | |
| Brazil Ary Farias | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2016 | M | |
| Brazil Alexandro Ceconi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2016 | M | |
| Brazil Talita Alencar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2017 | F | |
| Sweden Maxine Thylin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2017 | F | |
| Brazil Erberth Santos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2017 | M | |
| Brazil Amanda Monteiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2018 | F | |
| Brazil Karen Antunes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2018 | F | |
| United States Jamil Hill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2018 | M | |
| Brazil Isaque Bahiense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2018 | M | |
| Brazil Lucas Barbosa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2018 | M | |
| Brazil Mahamed Aly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2018 | M | |
| United States Tammi Musumeci | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2019 | F | |
| Brazil Ana Carolina Schmitt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2019 | F | |
| Brazil João Miyao | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2019 | M | |
| Brazil Gabrielle McComb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2021 | F | |
| Brazil Fabrício Andrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2021 | M | |
| Brazil Renato Canuto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2021 | M | |
| Brazil Thalison Soares | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2022 | M | |
| United States Isaac Doederlein | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2022 | M | |
| United States Tye Ruotolo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2022 | M | |
| Cambodia Jessa Khan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2023 | F | |
| United States Amy Campo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2023 | F | |
| Brazil Thamires Aquino | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2024 | F | |
| Brazil Nathalie Ribeiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2024 | F | |
| Brazil Tamiris Silva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2024 | F | |
| United States Mia Funegra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2025 | F | |
| Brazil Larissa Campos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2025 | F | |
| Brazil Janaina Lebre | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2025 | F | |
| Brazil Thalyta "Thata" Silva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2025 | F | |
| Brazil Lucas Pinheiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2023 | M | |
| Brazil Samuel Nagai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2023 | M | |
| Brazil Johnatha Alves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2023 | M | |
| Brazil Fellipe Andrew | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2023 | M | |
| Brazil Carlos 'Bebeto' Oliveira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2024 | M | |
| Brazil Micael Galvão | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2024 | M | |
| Brazil Jackson Nagai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2024 | M | |
| Brazil Anderson Munis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2024 | M | |
| Morocco Seif-Eddine Houmine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2024 | M | |
| United States Michael Jalen Fonacier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2025 | M | |
| Brazil João "Bisnaga" Mendes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2025 | M | |
| Brazil Roosevelt Souza | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2025 | M |
List of titles by team
| Year | Winning team |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Nova União (1/2) |
| 1998 | Alliance (1/16) |
| 1999 | Alliance (2/16) |
| 2000 | Gracie Barra (1/6) |
| 2001 | Nova União (2/2) |
| 2002 | Gracie Barra (2/6) |
| 2003 | Gracie Barra (3/6) |
| 2004 | Gracie Barra (4/6) |
| 2005 | Gracie Barra (5/6) |
| 2006 | Brasa (1/1) |
| 2007 | Gracie Barra (6/6) |
| 2008 | Alliance (3/16) |
| 2009 | Alliance (4/16) |
| 2010 | Alliance (5/16) |
| 2011 | Alliance (6/16) |
| 2012 | Alliance (7/16) |
| 2013 | Alliance (8/16) |
| 2014 | Alliance (9/16) |
| 2015 | Alliance (10/16) |
| 2016 | Alliance (11/16) |
| 2017 | Atos Jiu-Jitsu (1/1) |
| 2018 | Alliance (12/16) |
| 2019 | Alliance (13/16) |
| 2021 | CheckMat (1/1) |
| 2022 | Alliance(14/16) |
| 2023 | Dream Art (1/1) |
| 2024 | Alliance(15/16) |
| 2025 | Alliance(16/16) |
Notable champions
- Marcus Almeida – 13x World Champion (6 absolute titles)
- Beatriz Mesquita – 10x World Champion (2 absolute titles)
- Bruno Malfacine – 10x Roosterweight World Champion
- Gabi Pessanha – 10x World Champion (5 absolute titles)
- Michelle Nicolini – 8x World Champion (1 absolute title)
- Leandro Lo – 8x World Champion (1 Absolute title)
- Alexandre Ribeiro – 7x World Champion (2 absolute titles)
- Leticia Ribeiro – 7x World Champion
- Gabi Garcia – 6x World Champion (2 absolute titles)
- Rafael Mendes – 6x World Champion
- Lucas Lepri – 6x World Champion
- Nathiely de Jesus – 5x World Champion (2 absolute titles)
- Rodolfo Vieira – 5x World Champion (1 absolute title)
- Luanna Alzuguir – 5x World Champion (1 absolute title)
- André Galvão – 5x World Champion
- Marcelo Garcia – 5x World Champion
- Rubens Charles Maciel – 5x World Champion
- Robson Moura – 5x World Champion
- Saulo Ribeiro – 5x World Champion
- Romulo Barral – 5x World Champion
- Andressa Cintra – 5x World Champion
- Ana Carolina Vieira – 5x World Champion
- Bernardo Faria – 4x World Champion (1 absolute title)
- Victor Hugo – 4x World Champion (1 absolute title)
- Royler Gracie – 4x World Champion
- Guilherme Mendes – 4x World Champion
- Mikey Musumeci – 4x World Champion (first American to ever win multiple world titles and to ever win world titles in two different divisions)
- Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza – 3x World Champion (2 absolute titles)
- Luiza Monteiro - 3x World Champion
- Fabrício Werdum – 2x World Champion
- Melissa Cueto – 2x World Champion
- Ffion Davies – 2x World Champion (1st British/Welsh champion)
- João Roque – 1997 Light Featherweight World Champion (1st African & Non-Brazilian champion)
- B.J. Penn – 2000 Featherweight World Champion (1st American champion)
- Laurence Cousin – 2007 Featherweight World Champion (1st European/French & Non-Brazilian female champion)
See also
- IBJJF
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu weight classes
- World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
- European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship
- European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
- Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship
- Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
- Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship
- Brazilian Nationals Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
- Asian IBJJF Jiu Jitsu Championship
External links
- June 30, 2022