IBJJF Grand Slam


The Grand Slam in Brazilian jiu-jitsu is the achievement of winning all four major IBJJF tournaments in a calendar year. The four Grand Slam tournaments are the IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship|World IBJJF Championship], the European IBJJF Championship, Pan IBJJF Championship and the CBJJ Brazilian National Championship. Winning all four tournaments within a single year is widely considered the most prestigious accomplishment in Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition.

History

In the sport of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, the first Brazilian National Championship started in 1994, the IBJJF World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship was held in 1996, the Pan American Championship first took place in 1996 while the European Open Championship was inaugurated in 2004.
Euros, Pans, Brasileiros and Worlds are the four major and most renowned championships in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, they are part of a series of events known as the IBJJF Grand Slam.
The European Open is the first gi grand slam tournament of the year, the last edition took place in Paris, followed by Pans in California, the Brazilian Nationals in São Paulo and the World Championship in California. Being the reigning champion of all four competitions in a single year is regarded as the most prestigious accomplishment in competition.

Grand Slam tournaments champions

List of athletes who have completed the Grand Slam or the double Grand Slam.
AthleteYearNotesSource
Zain A. Chaudhry2025won all four tournaments in the super-heavy and ultra-heavy divisions as a 16-year-old blue belt.
Leon Davis2024won all four tournaments in the middleweight division
Micael Galvão2024won all four tournaments in the lightweight division and won ADCC World that year.
Mayssa Bastos2022won all four tournaments in the rooster and light featherweight divisions
Gabi Pessanha 2022won each of the four tournaments in both super heavyweight and absolute categories
Gabi Pessanha2018At 17 years old, the only athlete to win a double grand slam at purple belt that year
Claudia do Val2018won in three different weight classes
Lucas Barbosa2018
Rafael Lovato2007First Grand Slam winner
Rubens "Cobrinha" Charles2017also winning ADCC World that year.
Tainan Dalpra2021
Tayane Porfirio2015double Grand Slam at purple belt
Keenan Cornelius2012at purple belt, became the first person to win the double Grand Slam: winning weight and absolute in each of the four tournaments.
Mica Galvao2020double Grand Slam as a 16-year-old blue belt.
Lucas Pinheiro2022won Brazilian, European, Pan American, and World in No-Gi
André Galvão2003first purple belt to complete the IBJJF Grand Slam
Diogo Reis2019Grand Slam as a Teen / Juvenile in his weight class and the absolute.

Other related concepts

Double Grand Slam

Achieving a double Grand Slam means winning double gold at all four championships.

Grand Slam Academy Rankings

2016-2017 Grand Slam Academy Rankings



2022-2023 Grand Slam Academy Rankings