OCTOBER 5, 2025, HAMPSTEAD, NEW YORK, USA was the date and location set for this year’s edition of the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) Pan No-Gi Championship, one of the federation’s main tournaments in its no-gi ruleset.
Although missing some of its top-ranked stars, as is tradition, the No-Gi Pans was the perfect setting to bring out some of the newest black belts on the global circuit and have them shine on a bigger platform. This was the case of several black belt IBJJF Pan debuts, such as Vinicius Inacio, Mahmoud Jabr, Pawel Jaworski, Ana Mayordomo, Sarah Galvao, Injana Goodman, all of whom made the finals of this important event.
One of the big storylines of the tournament was the double gold achieved by the country of Spain through Ana Mayordomo and Anabel Lopez. Although Anabel has lived most of her life in London, UK, and Mayordomo trains in the US, both are Spaniards, which made it the first double gold for the Iberian Peninsula country.
Also worthy of mention were Roosevelt Sousa and Gabi Pessanha’s double gold medals. Roos put on exciting matches from start to finish, always pushing the pace, and Gabrieli wasn’t far behind with all of her wins arriving via submission (5) as the legendary gi player continues to dip her toes in the no-gi world.
Another interesting fact to emerge from this year’s No-Gi Pans was the number of gold medalists outside of the two big super-powers of our sport (USA & Brazil). 2025 brought forward champions from Panama, Costa Rica, Spain, Poland, Finland, Yemen/Saudi Arabia, and more. A very noteworthy sign for the continued growth of our sport.
IBJJF PAN NOGI CHAMPIONSHIP STATS
– 134 Male Matches
– 56 Female Matches
– 55 Male Subs (41%)
– 24 Female Subs (44%)
2025 PAN NOGI CHAMPIONS:
55KG: Osamah Almarwai (YEM)
61KG: Vinicius Inacio (BRA)
67KG: Marco Mendes (BRA)
73KG: Julian Espinosa (CRI)
79KG: Marcelo Fausto (BRA)
85KG: Pawel Jaworski (POL)
91KG: Javier Barter (PAN)
97KG: Elder Cruz (HDN)
+97KG: Roosevelt Sousa (BRA)
ABS: Roosevelt Sousa (BRA)
46KG: Mariana Rolszt (BRA)
51KG: Mayssa Bastos (BRA)
56KG: Ana Mayordomo (SPA)
61KG: Caroline Brunacio (BRA)
66KG: Sarah Galvao (BRA)
71KG: Salla Simola (FIN)
76KG: Anabel Lopez (SPA/UK)
+76KG: Gabrieli Pessanha (BRA)
ABS: Gabrieli Pessanha (BRA)
MALE, ROOSTERWEIGHT
4F- Osamah Almarwai def. Eric Naples via 4X0
4F- Relter Lima def. Denis Beenen via Inside heel hook
4F- Cris Tran def. Lukas Freitas via 2X0
4F- Lucas Castro def. Robiel Tesfaldet via 6X2
SF- Osamah Almarwai def. Relter Lima via Aoki lock
SF- Lucas Castro def. Cris Tran via 0X0, 1x0adv
F- Osamah Almarwai def. Lucas Castro via 10X2
MALE, LIGHT-FEATHERWEIGHT
4F- Junny Ocasio def. Jose Quan via Outside heel hook
4F- Vinicius Inacio def. Ricardo Rodrigues via Straight ankle lock
4F- Leonardo Martins def. Kevin Dantzler via 13X0
4F- Lucas Feitosa def. Jacom Semsem (n/a)
SF- Vinicius Inacio def. Junny Ocasio via 6X6, 2x1adv
SF- Leonardo Martins def. Jacom Semsem via 2X2, 3x0adv
F- Vinicius Inacio def. Leonardo Martins via Armbar
MALE, FEATHERWEIGHT
4F- Marco Mendes def. Manuel Farfan via Kneebar
4F- Marcos Gomes def. Cleber Sousa via Outside heel hook
4F- Cameron Mellott def. Ismael Santos via Straight ankle lock
4F- Steven Gomez def. Emilio Hernandez via Darce choke
SF- Marco Mendes def. Marcos Gomes via Calf slicer
SF- Cameron Mellott def. Steven Gomez via Outside heel hook
F- Marco Mendes def. Cameron Mellott via Armbar
MALE, LIGHTWEIGHT
4F- Gianni Grippo def. David Stoilescu via 7X2
4F- Max Hanson def. Miguel Campos via Inside heel hook
4F- Joao Assonitis def. Jed Hue via 6X2
4F- Julian Espinosa def. Vinicius Goes via Straight ankle lock
SF- Julian Espinosa def. Joao Assonitis via Aoki lock
SF- Max Hanson def. Gianni Grippo via 2X2, 1x0adv
F- Julian Espinosa def. Max Hanson via 0X0, 2x0adv
MALE, MIDDLEWEIGHT
4F- Mahmoud Jabr def. Dante Muschamp via Darce choke
4F- Mateus Moraes def. Matheus Luna via 6X4
4F- Marcelo Fausto def. Natan Sap via DQ def.
4F- Eduardo Avelar def. Matheus Araujo via 0X0, 1x0adv
SF- Mahmoud Jabr def. Mateus Moraes via 0X0, DEC def.
SF- Marcelo Fausto def. Eduardo Avelar via Straight ankle lock
F- Marcelo Fausto def. Mahmoud Jabr via Reverse toe hold
MALE, MEDIUM-HEAVYWEIGHT
4F- Wallisson Oliveira def. Joao Menezes via 4X0
4F- Pawel Jaworski def. Roberto Saballos via 0X0, 3x0adv
4F- David Garmo def. Jon Blank via 5X0
4F- Logan Smith def. Rodrigo Silvares via Inside heel hook
SF- Logan Smith def. David Garmo via 0X0, 1x0adv
SF- Pawel Jaworski def. Wallisson Oliveira via 0X0, 1x0adv
F- Pawel Jaworski def. Logan Smith via Inside heel hook
MALE, HEAVYWEIGHT
4F- Jose Jurema def. London Horn via 2X0
4F- Anthony Robinson def. Alejandro Tolmos via 0X0, 2x1adv
4F- Dante Leon def. Sergio Vilas via 9X0
4F- Javier Barter def. Sean Yadimarco via Toe hold
SF- Javier Barter def. Dante Leon via 12X0
SF- Jose Jurema def. Anthony Robinson via 6X0
F- Javier Barter def. Jose Jurema via RNC
MALE, SUPER-HEAVYWEIGHT
4F- Elder Cruz def. Ramiro Leon via 0X0, 1x0adv
4F- Austin Morris def. Gabriel Oliveira via WO
4F- Lucas Norat def. Patrick Gaudio via WO
4F- Thomas Bracher def. Vinicius Trator via WO
SF- Elder Cruz def. Austin Morris via 2X0
SF- Lucas Norat def. Thomas Bracher via 5X2
F- Elder Cruz def. Lucas Norat via Short choke
MALE, ULTRA-HEAVYWEIGHT
4F- Roosevelt Sousa def. Hiago Amaral via 13X0
4F- Helder Junior def. Lucas Montalvao via Straight ankle lock
4F- Anderson Kauan def. M. Makhmakhanov via RNC
4F- Inacio Santos def. Devhonte Johnson via WO
SF- Roosevelt Sousa def. Inacio Santos via 4X0
SF- Helder Junior def. Anderson Kauan via 0X0, def. 2x1adv
F- Roosevelt Sousa def. Helder Junior via 7X0
MALE, OPEN-WEIGHT
4F- Elder Cruz def. Anderson Kauan via 0X0, 1x0adv
4F- Roosevelt Sousa def. Inacio Santos via RNC
4F- Pawel Jaworski def. Helder Junior via 0X0, 3x2adv
4F- Patrick Gaudio def. Anthony Robinson via 3X0
SF- Roosevelt Sousa def. Elder Cruz via 0X0, 2x0adv
SF- Patrick Gaudio def. Pawel Jaworski via 4X0
F- Roosevelt Sousa def. Patrick Gaudio via DQ
FEMALE, ROOSTERWEIGHT
4F- Mara Kelly def. Gabi Etzel via 12X0
SF- Thais Loureiro def. Mara Kelly via 10X2
SF- Mariana Rolszt def. Faye Cherrier via PTS def.
F- Mariana Rolszt def. Thais Loureiro via 0X0, def. DEC def.
FEMALE, LIGHT-FEATHERWEIGHT
SF- Andrea Jordan without opponent
SF- Mayssa Bastos def. Erika Machado via Inside heel hook
F- Mayssa Bastos def. Andrea Jordan via 34X0
FEMALE, FEATHERWEIGHT
4F- Lauren Sognefest without opponent
4F- Thaynara Victoria def. Natasha Druggan via 2X0
4F- Beatriz Gutierrez def. Emily Nicholson via PTS def.
4F- Ana Mayordomo def. Nikki Sullivan via Armlock
SF- Thaynara Victoria def. Lauren Sognefest via Outside heel hook
SF- Ana Mayordomo def. Beatriz Gutierrez via Armbar
F- Ana Mayordomo def. Thaynara Victoria via 0X0, 5x2adv
FEMALE, LIGHTWEIGHT
4F- Julia Maele def. Julia Maciel via 3X0
4F- Zara Tofano def. Maria Claudia via 0X0, DEC def.
4F- Amanda Bruse def. Sabrina Gondim via Inside heel hook
4F- Caroline Brunacio def. Jaine Fragoso via 6X2
SF- Zara Tofano def. Amanda Bruse via 4X0
SF- Caroline Brunacio def. Julia Maele via Straight ankle lock
F- Caroline Brunacio def. Zara Tofano via 2X0
FEMALE, MIDDLEWEIGHT
4F- Injana Goodman def. Nadia Frankland via 0X0, 3x1adv
4F- Gabriela Barreto def. Gabriele Schuck via 2X0
4F- Sarah Galvao def. Julia Boscher via Armbar
4F- Gamila Kanew def. Rosa Walsh via 2X0
SF- Injana Goodman def. Gabriela Barreto via RNC
SF- Sarah Galvao def. Gamila Kanew via Inside heel hook
F- Sarah Galvao def. Injana Goodman via 4X2
FEMALE, MEDIUM-HEAVYWEIGHT
4F- Salla Simola without opponent
4F- Gabriela Miranda def. Nicole Secundino via 7X0
4F- Maria Monge def. Caitlin Huggins via Footlock
4F- Fernanda Cristo def. Nia Blackman via 2X0
SF- Fernanda Cristo def. Maria Monge via 2X0
SF- Salla Simola def. Gabriela Miranda via RNC
F- Salla Simola def. Fernanda Cristo via Armlock
FEMALE, HEAVYWEIGHT
4F- Karoline Caramori without opponent
4F- Erin Harpe def. Maria Malyjasiak via Armbar
4F- Anabel Lopez def. Yara Soares via 2X2, DEC def.
4F- Sula Loewenthal def. Leticia Teixeira via Armbar
SF- Anabel Lopez def. Sula Loewenthal via 4X0
SF- Erin Harpe def. Karoline Caramori via RNC
F- Anabel Lopez def. Erin Harpe via 4X2
FEMALE, SUPER-HEAVYWEIGHT
SF- Maria Barboza without opponent
SF- Gabrieli Pessanha def. Lauren Rojas via Straight ankle lock
F- Gabrieli Pessanha def. Maria Barboza via Verbal tap
FEMALE, OPEN-WEIGHT
4F- Gabrieli Pessanha def. Leticia Teixeira via RNC
4F- Gamila Kanew def. Rosa Walsh via 2X2, 1x0adv
4F- Maria Barboza def. Salla Simola via 5X0
4F- Injana Goodman def. Nadia Frankland via 4X0
SF- Gabrieli Pessanha def. Gamila Kanew via Straight ankle lock
SF- Injana Goodman def. Maria Barboza via 2X0
F- Gabrieli Pessanha def. Injana Goodman via Straight ankle lock
