World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship


The World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship is a no-gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament hosted annually by the IBJJF commonly held at California State University in Long Beach, California. It was most recently held December 11-14, 2024 in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

History

Since its creation in 2007, Caio Terra has won 10 Men's IBJJF No-Gi World Championships, the highest in history. As of 2024, Bia Mesquita, Tammi Musumeci and Mayssa Bastos have won 5 Women's IBJJF No-Gi World Championships, the highest numbers in history.

Weight classes

Weight divisionsAdults/Masters MenJuvenile No Gi – MenAdults/Masters No Gi WomenJuvenile No Gi – Women
Rooster
Light or Super Feather
Feather
Light
Middle
Medium Heavy
Heavy
Super HeavyNo weight limitNo weight limit
Ultra HeavyNo weight limitNo weight limitn/an/a
Open Classopen to all divisionsdepends on tournamentopen to all divisionsdepends on tournament

Competitions by year

Men's black belt world champions

The results listed for 2022 are tentative. On 8 March 2023, the IBJJF announced that three 2022 adult black-belt gold medalists were disqualified due to use of performance-enhancing drugs. However, as of 10 March 2023, the IBJJF's official results still listed them as winners. This table assumes that the silver medalists were promoted to champion, although the IBJJF has not clearly stated that.
Year55.5 kg61.5 kg67.5 kg73.5 kg79.5 kg85.5 kg91.5 kg97.5 kg+97.5 kgAbsolute
2007

Women's black belt world champions

Prior to 2012, women's adult brown and black belts competed together at the "Adult / Brown Black" belt level.

List of winners by total titles

RankWinnerTotalAbsoluteWeight ClassWinning yearsGender
1