HISTORY WAS MADE! The ultimate jiu jitsu tournament has ended, and as expected, it did not disappoint bringing out the top BJJ athletes in the world. Many anxiously awaited this year’s IBJJF World Championship to witness the return of Marcus Almeida “Buchecha” to competition, one of the sports biggest stars. Coming out of a long lay-off due to knee surgery undertaken last year, much was expected from the ultra-heavyweight from Checkmat. Buchecha delivered with amazing performances, and by breaking the open weight division record set by Roger Gracie in 2010, of 3 world titles. Almeida earned his 4th absolute title at black belt, while also winning his weight class, an incredible achievement for the sport’s (now) all time best.
This year’s tournament was set to break records, with not only Marcus Almeida’s open weight legacy on the line, but also that of Rafael Mendes. The Atos representative reached his 6th black belt world title at featherweight, breaking the world record set by himself last year.
Bruno Malfacine continued his dominance of the roosterweights, pushing is own record now to 8 world titles, obliterating the former record of Omar Salum established in 2000 (2 titles).
Another impressive achievement was that of Domynika Obelenyte, the 20 year old Lithuanian-American athlete conquered her second successive double gold and is the youngest ever athlete to achieve this deed.
Below you will see the champions as well as the results from each of the matches that took place in the men’s black belt divisions. More details on these to come out soon.
IBJJF WORLD JIU JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP
Date: 1-5 June, 2016
Venue: Walter Pyramid
1250 N Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840
127LBS
Bruno Malfacine (Alliance)
Final vs Caio Terra: Result 0x0 pts, 2×0 adv
141LBS
Paulo Miyao (PSLPB)
Final vs Ary Farias: Result 4×2 pts
154LBS
Rafael Mendes (Atos)
Final vs Márcio André: Result 10×10 pts, 2×1 advantages
168LBS
Lucas Lepri (Alliance)
Final vs Edwin Najmi: win by choke from the back
181LBS
Otavio Sousa closed division with team mate Gabriel Arges (Gracie Barra)
194LBS
Leandro Lo (Ns Brotherhood)
Final vs Romulo Barral: Result 5×0 pts
207LBS
Andre Galvao (Atos)
Final vs Jackson Sousa: Result 2×2 pts, advantages 1×1, negative points 3×3. Referee decision
221LBS
Leo Nogueira (Alliance)
Final vs Alexandro Ceconi: Result 0x0 pts, 2×0 advantages
+221LBS
Marcus Almeida (Checkmat)
Final vs James Puopolo: win by armbar
ABSOLUTE CHAMP
Marcus Almeida (Checkmat)
Final vs Erberth Santos: Result4x2
107LBS
Rikako Yuasa (Paraestra)
Final vs Outi Jarvilehto: win by choke from the back
118LBS
Gezary Matuda (ATT)
Final vs Kristina Barlaan: win by choke
129LBS
Mackenzie Dern (Gracie Humaitá)
Final vs Michelle Nicolini: win by choke from omoplata
141LBS
Beatriz Mesquita (Gracie Humaitá)
Final vs Sarah Black: win on points
152LBS
Monique Elias (Alliance)
Final vs Luiza Monteiro: Result 10×10 pts, referee decision
163LBS
Andresa Correa (Alliance)
Final vs Sijara Eubanks: Result 10×0 pts
175LBS
Fernanda Mazelli (Strike)
Final vs Alyson Tremblay: Result 2×2 pts, referee decision
+175LBS
Domynika Obelenyte (Alliance)
Final vs Venla Luukkonen: Result 33×0 pts, referee decision
ABSOLUTE CHAMPION
Domynika Obelenyte (Alliance)
Final vs Beatriz Mesquita: 2×2 pts, 1×0 advantage
ALL MATCHES RESULTS BELOW:
| Winner | Looser | Method | Weight Division | RDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joao Miyao | Tomoyuki Hashimoto | Pts | 57KG | R1 |
| Rodnei Barbosa | Andrea Verdemare | Submission | 57KG | R1 |
| Lucas Pinheiro | T. Yoshioka | Pts | 57KG | R1 |
| Koji Shibamoto | Gabriel Rosenberg | Submission | 57KG | R1 |
| Tiago Barros | Ivaniel Oliveira | Pts | 57KG | 1/4F |
| Joao Miyao | Lucas Pinheiro | Advantage | 57KG | 1/4F |
| Caio Terra | Koji Shibamoto | Advantages | 57KG | 1/4F |
| Bruno Malfacine | Rodnei Barbosa | Pts | 57KG | 1/4F |
| Caio Terra | Joao Miyao | Pts | 57KG | SF |
| Bruno Malfacine | Tiago Barros | Submission | 57KG | SF |
| Mikey Musumeci | Luis Pinto | Submission | 64KG | R1 |
| Isaac Doederlein | Daniel Beleza | Advantage | 64KG | R1 |
| Paulo Santana | Washington Lima | n/a | 64KG | R1 |
| Paulo Miyao | Paulo Santana | n/a | 64KG | R2 |
| Ary Farias | Milton Bastos | Submission | 64KG | R2 |
| Gabriel Moraes | Mayko Borges | Pts | 64KG | R2 |
| Gianno Grippo | Jordy Peute | n/a | 64KG | R2 |
| Hiago George | Kazuhiro Miyachi | Submission | 64KG | R2 |
| Tiago Barros | Rafael Freitas | Pts | 64KG | R2 |
| Paulo Miyao | Takuto Kako | Pts | 64KG | 1/4F |
| Ary Farias | Gabriel Moraes | Pts | 64KG | 1/4F |
| Isaac Doederlein | Mikey Musumeci | Advantage | 64KG | 1/4F |
| Hiago George | Gianni Grippo | Pts | 64KG | 1/4F |
| Ary Farias | Hiago George | Ref. decision | 64KG | SF |
| Paulo Miyao | Isaac Doederlein | Pts | 64KG | SF |
| Ed Ramos | Wanki Chae | n/a | 70KG | R1 |
| Samir Chantre | Vitor Matos | n/a | 70KG | R1 |
| Sergio Gonzalez | Wellington Dias | Submission | 70KG | R1 |
| Italo Lins | Jeffrey Cummings | Pts | 70KG | R1 |
| Nicollas Welker | Diego Bispo | n/a | 70KG | R1 |
| Isaque Paiva | Thiago Macedo | Advantage | 70KG | R1 |
| Fabio Caloi | Daisuke Shiraki | n/a | 70KG | R1 |
| J. Thomas | Brian Mahecha | n/a | 70KG | R1 |
| Ichitaro Tsukada | Ashley Williams | Advantage | 70KG | R1 |
| Marcio Andre | Nicollas Welker | Submission | 70KG | R2 |
| Rafael Mendes | Ichitaro Tsukada | Submission | 70KG | R2 |
| Gabriel Marangoni | Isaque Paiva | Submission | 70KG | R2 |
| Rubens Charles | Sergio Gonzalez | Submission | 70KG | R2 |
| Osvaldo Moizinho | Fabio Caloi | Submission | 70KG | R2 |
| Bruno Frazatto | Italo Lins | n/a | 70KG | R2 |
| Samir Chantre | Ed Ramos | n/a | 70KG | R2 |
| Rubens Charles | Samir Chantre | Pts | 70KG | 1/4F |
| Osvaldo Moizinho | Gabriel Marangoni | Pts | 70KG | 1/4F |
| Rafael Mendes | Leo Saggioro | Pts | 70KG | 1/4F |
| Marcio Andre | Bruno Frazatto | Pts | 70KG | 1/4F |
| Rafael Mendes | Osvaldo Moizinho | Submission | 70KG | SF |
| Marcio Andre | Rubens Charles | Pts | 70KG | SF |
| Gabriel Rollo | Diego Vivaldo | Pts | 76KG | R1 |
| Rafael Babosa | Rodrigo Freitas | n/a | 76KG | R1 |
| Kevin Mahecha | Choi Choi | n/a | 76KG | R1 |
| Michael Liera | Ilke Bulut | Submission | 76KG | R1 |
| Alex Cabanes | Rafael Rosendo | n/a | 76KG | R1 |
| Francisco Iturralde | Antonio Mugnaimi | Submission | 76KG | R1 |
| Lachlan Giles | Renan Borges | n/a | 76KG | R1 |
| Masahiro Iwasaki | Caio Silva | Advantage | 76KG | R1 |
| Thiago Abreu | Roberto Satoshi | Submission | 76KG | R1 |
| Juan Kamezawa | Pedro Farias | Pts | 76KG | R1 |
| Mansher Khera | AJ Agazarm | Pts | 76KG | R1 |
| Mansher Khera | Thiago Abreu | Pts | 76KG | R1 |
| JT Torres | Lachlan Giles | n/a | 76KG | R2 |
| Lucas Lepri | Masahiro Iwasaki | Pts | 76KG | R2 |
| Michael Liera | Juan Kamezawa | Advantage | 76KG | R2 |
| Gabriel Rollo | Rafael Babosa | Pts | 76KG | R2 |
| Michael Langhi | Kevin Mahecha | n/a | 76KG | R2 |
| Edwin Najmi | Alex Caceres | Advantage | 76KG | R2 |
| Lucas Lepri | Mansher Khera | Submission | 76KG | 1/4F |
| Gabriel Rollo | Michael Langhi | Ref. decision | 76KG | 1/4F |
| JT Torres | Francisco Iturralde | Advantage | 76KG | 1/4F |
| Edwin Najmi | Michael Liera | Advantage | 76KG | 1/4F |
| Lucas Lepri | JT Torres | Advantage | 76KG | SF |
| Edwin Najmi | Gabriel Rollo | Submission | 76KG | SF |
| Gabriel Goulart | Magid Hage | Pts | 82KG | R1 |
| Marcos Tinoco | Victor Estima | Pts | 82KG | R2 |
| Diogo Sampaio | Alec Baulding | Pts | 82KG | R2 |
| AJ Sousa | Celso Vinicius | Pts | 82KG | R2 |
| Dillon Danis | Victor Silverio | Pts | 82KG | R2 |
| Gabriel Arges | Manuel Ribamar | Pts | 82KG | R2 |
| Otavio Sousa | Santeri Lilius | Submission | 82KG | R2 |
| Alan Finfou | Luca Anacoreta | Pts | 82KG | R2 |
| Claudio Calasans | Javier Yamuni | Pts | 82KG | R2 |
| Lucas Leite | Darrah O'Connail | Pts | 82KG | R2 |
| Guto Campos | Rodrigo Reis | Pts | 82KG | R2 |
| Jonathan Satava | Brian Beaury | n/a | 82KG | R2 |
| Jhonny Loureiro | Vinicius Agudo | Submission | 82KG | R2 |
| Victor Oliveira | Anderson Faria | Pts | 82KG | R2 |
| Jaime Canuto | Ricardo Rezende | 82KG | R2 | |
| Yago Souza | Gabriel Goulart | Submission | 82KG | R2 |
| Otavio Sousa | Jonathan Satava | 82KG | 1/8F | |
| Claudio Calasans | Diego Sampaio | 82KG | 1/8F | |
| Lucas Leite | Vinicius Marinho | 82KG | 1/8F | |
| Marcus Tinoco | Jaime Canuto | 82KG | 1/8F | |
| Gabriel Arges | Celso Vinicius | Pts | 82KG | 1/8F |
| Yago Souza | Alan Finfou | 82KG | 1/8F | |
| Jhonny Loureiro | Vitor Oliveira | Pts | 82KG | 1/8F |
| Dillon Danis | Gustavo Campos | 82KG | 1/8F | |
| Otavio Sousa | Dillon Danis | Pts | 82KG | 1/4F |
| Gabriel Arges | Claudio Calasans | Kneebar | 82KG | 1/4F |
| Marcos Tinoco | Lucas Leite | Pts | 82KG | 1/4F |
| Yago Souza | Jhonny Loureiro | Pts | 82KG | 1/4F |
| Gabriel Arges | Marcos Tinoco | Kneebar | 82KG | SF |
| Otavio Sousa | Yago Souza | Pts | 82KG | SF |
| Matheus Diniz | Thiago Sa | Pts | 88KG | R1 |
| Manny Diaz | Rodrigo Fajardo | Pts | 88KG | R1 |
| Tanner Rice | Gregor Gracie | Advantage | 88KG | R1 |
| Ruan Oliveira | Inacio Neto | 88KG | R1 | |
| Lucas Barbosa | Jorge Britto | 88KG | R1 | |
| Romulo Barral | Vicente Cavalcanti | Submission | 88KG | 1/8F |
| Murilo Santana | Lucas Barbosa | Pts | 88KG | 1/8F |
| Tarsis Humphreys | Ruan Oliveira | Pts | 88KG | 1/8F |
| Matheus Diniz | Manny Diaz | Pts | 88KG | 1/8F |
| Patrick Gaudio | Steve Patterson | 88KG | 1/8F | |
| Leandro Lo | Charles Negromonte | 88KG | 1/8F | |
| Renato Cardoso | Giacomo Zanini | Submission | 88KG | 1/8F |
| Keenan Cornelius | Tanner Rice | Submission | 88KG | 1/8F |
| Leandro Lo | Matheus Diniz | Pts | 88KG | 1/4F |
| Patrick Gaudio | Tarsis Humphreys | Advantage | 88KG | 1/4F |
| Romulo Barral | Murilo Santana | Pts | 88KG | 1/4F |
| Keenan Cornelius | Renato Cardoso | Pts | 88KG | 1/4F |
| Romulo Barral | Patrick Gaudio | Submission | 88KG | SF |
| Leandro Lo | Keenan Cornelius | Pts | 88KG | SF |
| Jackson Sousa | Diego Gamonal | Submission | 94KG | R1 |
| Arnaldo Maidana | Dimitrius Souza | Advantage | 94KG | R1 |
| Felipe Pena | Eduardo Inojosa | 94KG | R1 | |
| Andre Galvao | Felipe Mota | 94KG | R1 | |
| Andre Galvao | Lucas Rocha | Penalties | 94KG | 1/4F |
| Cassio Francis | Dimitrius Souza | Advantages | 94KG | 1/4F |
| Jackson Sousa | Felipe Pena | Pts | 94KG | 1/4F |
| Guilherme Augusto | Erberth Santos | Pts | 94KG | 1/4F |
| Jackson Sousa | Guilherme Augusto | Pts | 94KG | SF |
| Andre Galvao | Cassio Francis | Pts | 94KG | SF |
| Leo Nogueira | Wellington Peroto | 100KG | R1 | |
| Igor Silva | Pedro Araujo | Advantage | 100KG | R1 |
| Rodrigo Cavaca | Felipe Bueno | 100KG | R1 | |
| Leo Nogueira | Vitor Toledo | Pts | 100KG | 1/4F |
| Igor Silva | Rodrigo Cavaca | Pts | 100KG | 1/4F |
| Luiz Panza | Paul Ardilla | Submission | 100KG | 1/4F |
| Leo Nogueira | Luiz Panza | Pts | 100KG | SF |
| Andre Galvao | Cassio Francis | Advantage | 100KG | SF |
| James Puopolo | Mahamad Aly | Pts | O100KG | R1 |
| Ricardo Evangelista | Kitner Moura | Pts | O100KG | R1 |
| Gustavo Elias | Dany Gerard | Ref. Decision | O100KG | R1 |
| Joao Rocha | Pedro Moura | O100KG | 1/4F | |
| Joao Rocha | Alexander Trans | Ref. Decision | O100KG | 1/4F |
| James Puopolo | Carlos Farias | Pts | O100KG | 1/4F |
| Ricardo Evangelista | Otavio Natali | Pts | O100KG | 1/4F |
| Marcus Almeida | Joao Gabriel | Submission | O100KG | SF |
| James Puopolo | Ricardo Evangelista | Pts | O100KG | SF |
Cover photo taken from IBJJF Facebook page.
