2026 IBJJF European Championship Results

JANUARY 24, 2026, LISBON, PORTUGAL. The 22nd edition of the European Jiu-Jitsu Championship, organized by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF), has just taken place this week, officially opening the IBJJF Grand Slam 2026 season.

In the always interesting team race at the Europeans, Alliance proved once again why it is a juggernaut in this sport. Despite coming in with many new faces, the international association was able to establish a comfortable lead over the opposition, with nearly 30 points ahead of the #2 spot (AOJ) in the male category. In the female category, however, Alliance was nowhere to be seen, with Atos in the dominant lead.

The Dark Horse of the event was, no doubt, American athlete Will Wilson of Carlson Gracie South Bay. No stranger to competition, Wilson had shown potential last year in solid performances at the IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Con and LA Open, but he really hit his stride in Lisbon this weekend. Every single one of Wilson’s 3 matches was a hard-fought war and a grind, particularly his semi-finals with Lucas Maquine (a real barn burner), but Will proved to be a very hard man to score on and a true competitor.

There were many standouts in Lisbon this weekend, but none overshadowed the tremendous run by Thais Loureiro. A hard-nose veteran, Thais was coming in as the current European champion, but very few expected her to overcome the most successful roosterweight in the history of the female division, Mayssa Bastos. Nevertheless, against all odds, Loureiro’s veteranship earned her another gold medal, her 3rd European gold with the gi, after an outstanding performance against Bastos, whom she beat by 2 points. Loureiro scored early in the match and was able to sustain the barrage of attacks by the AOJ competitor (Mayssa) on her way to victory.

TOURNAMENT NUMBERS (Adult black belt division):
Total Matches: 228 (38 more than last year)
Total Submissions: 95 (42%)
Male Matches: 169 (35 more than last year)
Female Matches: 59 (3 more than last year)

2026 Adult Black Belt European Champions:
Male 57KG: Jalen Fonacier (Alliance)
Male 64KG: Diego “Pato” (AOJ)
Male 70KG: Kennedy Maciel (Alliance)
Male 76KG: Will Wilson (Carlson Gracie)
Male 82KG: Tainan Dalpra (AOJ)
Male 88KG: Eduardo Alves (Alliance)
Male 94KG: Leonardo Ferreira (Alliance)
Male 100KG: Vinicius Liberati (Soldiers JJ)
Male +100KG: Seif-Eddine Houmine (GFT)
Male Open: Gabriel “Veloso” (Soldiers JJ)
Female 48KG: Thais Loureiro (Atos)
Female 53KG: Ashlee Funegra (AOJ)
Female 58KG: Cassia Moura (LEAD)
Female 63KG: Sarah Galvao (Atos)
Female 69KG: Larissa Martins (Dream Art)
Female 74KG: Denise Krahn (Hilti BJJ)
Female 79KG: Yara Soares (Dream Art)
Female +79KG: Gabrieli Pessanha (InFight)
Female Open: Gabrieli Pessanha (InFight)

ROOSTER WEIGHT, MALE
4F – Yuri Silva def. Lucas Feitosa via 4×2
4F – Tadiyah Danforth def. Frank Cespedes via penalties
4F – Jalen Fonacier def. Roger Rodrigues via Choke from back
4F – Samuel Marquez def. Kai Takasugi via 8x8pts, 3x1adv
SF – Tadiyah Danforth def. Yuri Silva via 10×10, 6x3adv
SF – Jalen Fonacier def. Samuel Marquez via Omoplata
F – Jalen Fonacier def. Tadiyah Danforth via Armbar

LIGHT-FEATHERWEIGHT, MALE
4F – Shoya Ishiguro def. Andrew Soares via decision
4F – Gustavo Ogawa def. Junior Righetti via Choke from back
4F – Malachi Edmond def. Roiter Lima via 8×8, 1x0adv
SF – Diego Oliveira def. Shoya Ishiguro via Straight ankle lock
SF – Gustavo Ogawa def. Malachi Edmond via 2x2pts, 1x0adv
F – Diego Oliveira def. Gustavo Ogawa closed out the division

FEATHERWEIGHT, MALE
4F – Jun Yong Cho def. Seonghyeon Joo via 4×2
4F – Kennedy Maciel def. Jeferson Bruno via Armbar
4F – Cole Abate def. Jihwan Park via 2x0pts
4F – Sebastian Serpa def. Giuliano Spera via 4x0pts
SF – Kennedy Maciel def. Jun Yong Cho via 8x2pts
SF – Cole Abate def. Sebastian Serpa via 0x0pt, 3x1adv
F – Kennedy Maciel def. Cole Abate via 4×2

LIGHTWEIGHT, MALE
4F – Kevin Mahecha def. Sandrey Silva via 7×4
4F – William Wilson def. Ethan Major via 2×0
4F – Lucas Maquine def. Guilherme Rocha via 6×4
SF – Mateo Cardona def. Kevin Mahecha via 4×2
SF – William Wilson def. Lucas Maquine via 8×6
F – William Wilson def. Mateo Cardona via 2×0

MIDDLEWEIGHT, MALE
4F – Pablo Oliveira def. Yuri Rodrigues via 2x0pts
4F – Gabriel Machado def. Ahmed Laaribi via Triangle
4F – Tainan Dalpra def. Joao Venturi via Choke
4F – Jose Steve def. Matheus Luna via 0x0pt, 3x1adv
SF – Jose Steve def. Pablo Oliveira via DQ
SF – Tainan Dalpra def. Gabriel Machado via Armbar
F – Tainan Dalpra def. Jose Steve via Choke from back

MEDIUM-HEAVYWEIGHT, MALE
4F – Eduardo Alves def. Pedro Cadete via 2x0pts
4F – Mikael Rhailander def. Sebastian Guevara
4F – Luiz Maxnuk def. Gabriel Galvao via 4×2
4F – Uanderson Ferreira def. Joss Ayres via Choke from back
SF – Luiz Maxnuk def. Uanderson Ferreira via 4×2
SF – Eduardo Alves def. Mikael Rhailander via WO
F – Eduardo Alves def. Luiz Maxnuk via 4×2

HEAVYWEIGHT, MALE
4F – Igor Tanabe def. Lucas Norat via Choke from back
4F – Leonardo Ferreira def. Beinn Campbell via Triangle
4F – Matheus Vetoraci def. Davi Vetoraci via 0x0pt, 4x1adv
4F – Nolan Stuart def. Wesley Felix via decision
SF – Leonardo Ferreira def. Igor Tanabe via 2x0pts
SF – Matheus Vetoraci def. Nolan Stuart via RNC
F – Leonardo Ferreira def. Matheus Vetoraci via Choke from back

SUPER-HEAVYWEIGHT
4F – Vinicius Liberati def. Kalum Klausner via Katagatame
4F – Erich Munis def. Harry Loseby via Armbar
4F – Harryson Pereira def. Gabriel Veloso via decision
4F – Telmo Castro def. Marcos Carrozzino via 9×0
SF – Harryson Pereira def. Telmo Castro via DQ
SF – Vinicius Liberati def. Erich Munis closed out
F – Vinicius Liberati def. Harryson Pereira via 2x0pts

ULTRA-HEAVYWEIGHT
4F – Hygor Brito def. Anderson Kaua via 2x2pts, 2X1adv
4F – Kjetil Lydvo def. Pedro Lucas via Clock choke
4F – Seif Houmine def. Cleyton Flores via 9×0
4F – Pedro Alex def. Roosevelt via WO
SF – Pedro Alex def. Hygor Brito via decision
SF – Seif Houmine def. Kjetil Lydvo via 9×0
F – Pedro Alex and Seif Houmine closed out the division

OPEN WEIGHT, MALE
4F – Pedro Maia def. Hygor Brito via decision def.
4F – Seif Houmine def. Kennedy Maciel via 0x0pt, 2x0adv
4F – Erich Munis def. Kalum Klausner via Brabo choke
4F – Gabriel Veloso def. Marcos Carrozzino via 2x0pts
SF – Gabriel Veloso def. Pedro Maia via 0x0pt, 2x0adv
SF – Erich Munis def. Seif Houmine via 0x0pt, 1x0adv
F – Gabriel Veloso and Erich Munis closed out the division

ROOSTER WEIGHT, FEMALE
4F – Mariana Rolszt def. Mara Kelly via 2×0
4F – Jessica Caroline def. Camila Reis via Choke from back
4F – Thais Loureiro def. Gabby Etzel via Armbar
SF – Thais Loureiro def. Jessica Caroline via 0x0pts, 1x0adv
SF – Mayssa Bastos def. Mariana Rolszt via 21×0
F – Thais Loureiro def. Mayssa Bastos via 2×0

LIGHT-FEATHERWEIGHT, FEMALE
4F – Josefine Modig def. Yasmin Castro via 6×4
4F – Ashlee Funegra def. Andressa Guirau via 4x4pts, 1x0adv
4F – Rose Sharouni def. Naomi Matthews via 0x0pts, 2x0adv
SF – Ashlee Funegra def. Rose Sharouni via Choke from back
SF – Josefine Modig def. Eonju Im via 6×4
F – Ashlee Funegra def. Josefine Modig via Choke from back

FEATHERWEIGHT, FEMALE
4F – Larissa Campos def. Laurie Rocha via Armbar
4F – Thaynara Victoria def. Giovanah Oliveira via 0x0pts, 2x1adv
4F – Maria Luiza def. Paraskevi Roustani via 2x2pts, 3x0adv
4F – Cassia Moura def. Mikaele Damaceno via Choke from back
SF – Larissa Campos def. Thaynara Victoria via 8×2
SF – Cassia Moura def. Maria Luiza via 15×0
F – Cassia Moura def. Larissa Campos via 4×2

LIGHTWEIGHT, FEMALE
4F – Sarah Galvao def. Zara Tofano via Choke from back
4F – Beatrice Jin def. Patricia Pacheco via Straight ankle lock
4F – Tamara Toros def. Vitoria Cabral via Kneebar
SF – Tamara Toros def. Randryely Souza via 4×2
SF – Sarah Galvao def. Beatrice Jin via Choke
F – Sarah Galvao def. Tamara Toros via Close out

MIDDLEWEIGHT, FEMALE
4F – Amanda Schrutz def. Kamilla Kelly via decision
4F – Larissa Martins def. Lillian Marchand via 2×0
4F – Stephanie Faure def. Lina Grosset via Choke
4F – Vitoria Nogueira def. Livia Rhodes via Choke from back
SF – Larissa Martins def. Stephanie Faure via 6×0, 3x1adv
SF – Amanda Schrutz def. Vitoria Nogueira
F – Larissa Martins def. Amanda Schrutz via 3×0 def.

MEDIUM-HEAVYWEIGHT, FEMALE
4F – Ingridd Alves def. Gabriela Miranda via 2×0
4F – Laura Sieradzan def. Olivia Schauer via 2×0
4F – Denise Krahn def. Luana Soares via Kneebar
SF – Denise Krahn def. Maria Vicentini via Triangle armlock
SF – Ingridd Alves def. Laura Sieradzan via 4x4pts, 1x0adv
F – Denise Krahn def. Ingridd Alves via decision

HEAVYWEIGHT, FEMALE
4F – Isabely Sanches def. Natacha Ribeiro via 4×2
SF – Yara Soares def. Isabely Sanches via Choke from back
SF – Anabel Lopez def. Sara Lehto via 2×0
F – Anabel Lopez def. Yara Soares via 4×2

SUPER-HEAVYWEIGHT, FEMALE
SF – Gabrieli Pessanha def. Simone Pinheiro via Choke from back
F – Gabrieli Pessanha def. Marina Carraro via Smother tap

OPEN WEIGHT, FEMALE
4F – Marina Carraro def. Paraskevi Roustani via Choke
4F – Sarah Galvao def. Natacha Ribeiro via Bow and arrow
4F – Simone Pinheiro def. Amanda Schurtz via decision
4F – Gabrieli Pessanha def. Lina Grosset via Americana
SF – Gabrieli Pessanha def. Marina Carraro via Paper cutter choke
SF – Sarah Galvao def. Simone Pinheiro via Choke from back
F – Gabrieli Pessanha def. Sarah Galvao via 0x0pts, 2x1adv