The Abu Dhabi Grappling World Championship 2025 took place across August 1st and 3rd, 2025, and it attracted well over a thousand competitors from all around the world. Dozens of different countries were represented and the AJP Tour did a fantastic job producing their biggest no gi event of the year. A pair of Russian grapplers won the lightest men’s divisions, as Magomed Shakhbanov beat 4 opponents at under 65kg and Nikolai Vetrov beat 5 at under 75kg. It was top Polish leglocker Pawel Jaworski who won a very tough under 85kg division though, and he did so with 2 submission finishes out of 4 wins.
Australian ADCC veteran Roberto Frias won gold at under 95kg, beating Fellipe Andrew and 4 other opponents along the way. The heaviest weight class was won by Iranian beach wrestling expert Pouya Rahmani, who won 3 hard-fought decisions in a row. Then in the women’s weight classes; Anabel Lopez was the one with the biggest division in front of her and she won 4 matches to take gold at under 95kg. Olesia Zhuravleva was the final Russian champion in the adult professional divisions, and she beat 3 women to stand on top of the podium at under 65kg. Caroline Vinhaes won the last women’s division at under 55kg, also beating 3 women to become the only Brazilian champion at this level.
Abu Dhabi Grappling World Championship 2025 Full Results
Men’s Divisions
Under 65kg
1 – Magomed Shakhbanov
2 – Guilherme Balieiro
3 – Oliwier Przerwa
Under 75kg
1 – Nikolai Vetrov
2 – Julio Martins
3 – Ilyas Dzhigistaev
Under 85kg
1 – Pawel Jaworski
2 – Magomed Djarbaev
3 – Islam Mamilov
Under 95kg
1 – Roberto Frias
2 – Rasul Abdulvadudov
3 – Fellipe Andrew
Under 125kg
1 – Pouya Rahmani
2 – Haisam Rida
3 – Alexander Sak
Women’s Divisions
Under 55kg
1 – Caroline Vinhaes
2 – Liisi Vaht
3 – Libby Genge
Under 65kg
1 – Olesia Zhuravleva
2 – Zara Di Tofano
3 – Rafaela Bertolot
Under 95kg
1 – Anabel Lopez
2 – Eleftheria Christodoulou
3 – Jamile Lima
Full results for every other age and experience bracket at the Abu Dhabi Grappling World Championship 2025 can be found here.
