The April 2025 update has been applied to the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings and the full standings can be found here. There were a few major no gi superfight events taking place throughout the month and a handful of matches did have some impact on a few divisions. The biggest changes in the no gi rankings came from the Sapateiro World Championship 2025, where some of the best grapplers in the world at under 160lbs battled it out for $100,000. On the other side of the coin, the gi divisions were all shaken up quite a bit thanks to the IBJJF Pan Championship 2025.
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Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings – April 2025 Update
Men’s No Gi BJJ Rankings
Bantamweight – Under 135lbs
There were no changes in the April 2025 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Featherweight – Under 148lbs
There were no changes in the April 2025 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Lightweight – Under 162lbs
Deandre Corbe was the real star coming from the Sapateiro world championship and after winning the title, he moves all the way up to the top spot due to beating the former king. Josh Cisneros was the man that Corbe beat in the final and he now occupies the 6th spot in the division as a result.
Welterweight – Under 175lbs
There were no changes in the April 2025 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Middleweight – Under 190lbs
There were no changes in the April 2025 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Light-Heavyweight – Under 205lbs
There were no changes in the April 2025 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Heavyweight – Under 225lbs
There were no changes in the April 2025 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Super-Heavyweight – Over 225lbs
Victor Hugo just earned a huge win in the UFC Fight Pass Invitational 10 main event and he now takes up the number two spot in this division as a result.
Pound for Pound
Deandre Corbe breaks in to the pound for pound rankings for the first time ever thanks to his huge win at Sapateiro and now sits at 8th, while Victor Hugo returns at 12th.
Jits Magazine Men’s Gi BJJ Rankings
Bantamweight – Under 137lbs
Jalen Fonacier shocked the world by becoming the youngest IBJJF Pan Championship gold medalist ever, and he shoots all the way up to the top spot after beating the previous number one.
Featherweight – Under 154lbs
Rerisson Gabriel won gold at Pans and he breaks into the rankings for the first time in 3rd place, while the only other change is right at the bottom of the division at number fifteen where Isaac Doederlein returns.
Lightweight – Under 169lbs
Lightweight is another two division with two changes at opposite ends of the rankings due to the IBJJF Pan Championship, as Alexandre De Jesus breaks in at number three with a two big wins and Matheus Gabriel enters at 15th after his performance.
Welterweight – Under 181lbs
Tainan Dalpra wins again at Pans and although he only beat competitors ranked beneath him, it was enough for him to advance a single place into 3rd.
Middleweight – Under 194lbs
Francisco Lo is now ranked in another weight class after Pans, taking up position at number nine while Mathias Luna fits in just behind him at 10th.
Light-Heavyweight – Under 208lbs
Paulo Merlin got revenge for a loss earlier this year at the IBJJF Los Angeles Winter Open this month, so he got back up to 3rd. The IBJJF Pan Championship went pretty much as expected at this weight class, with the only change from there coming right at the bottom of the rankings as Roberto Jimenez comes in at number fifteen.
Heavyweight – Under 225lbs
Nolan Stuart returned the favor to Merlin in a new weight class and his first major IBJJF title has seen him enter this division at number thirteen, while Wesley Oliveira takes up the final position at 15th.
Super-Heavyweight – Over 225lbs
Erich Munis takes the top spot purely due to the former number one’s inactivity in the gi, and the rest of the division moved up with him. Pedro Pessoa enter the rankings for the first time at 10th after a decent performance at Pans, while Anderson Kauan comes in behind him at 11th. Rounding out the changes right behind these two at 12th and 13th is Helder Junior and Lucas Montalvao.
Pound for Pound
Erich Munis moves up to 6th thanks to the division moving around him, while Jalen Fonacier makes his debut in the pound for pound rankings at 9th and Tainan Dalpra moves back up two spaces into 10th just above him.
Jits Magazine Women’s No Gi BJJ Rankings
Strawweight – Under 115lbs
There were no changes in the April 2025 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Featherweight – Under 125lbs
There were no changes in the April 2025 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Lightweight – Under 135lbs
There were no changes in the April 2025 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Middleweight – Under 146lbs
Brianna Ste-Marie took the lead in her series with Elisabeth Clay and thanks to that submission win at UFC FPI 10, she moves up two places to 4th.
Heavyweight – Over 146lbs
There were no changes in the April 2025 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Pound for Pound
Brianna Ste-Marie advances a single place into 12th thanks to her big win this month.
Jits Magazine Women’s Gi BJJ Rankings
Strawweight – Under 118lbs
Jessica Dantas shoots up the strawweight rankings into 6th thanks to a gold medal at Pans, and the silver medalist Mariana Rolszt moves up one space into 11th. Right behind her is the bronze medalists Gabrielle Etzel in 12th and Thais Loureiro in 13th. Quarter-finalist Melody Wong is another newcomer here at number fourteen. The other big change came right at the top of the rankings, as Thaynara Victoria shocked the world by beating the former number one and took her place.
Featherweight – Under 129lbs
Cassia Moura moves up to 7th and fellow Pans bronze medalist Emily Nicholson breaks in at number 9 in the only changes at featherweight.
Lightweight – Under 141lbs
Janaina Lebre is the new lightweight number one after winning Pans and Joanna Trindade returns to this division ranked 7th.
Middleweight – Under 163lbs
Gisele Tavares came out of nowhere to win Pans and she now finds herself ranked at number five, while Kennedy Franklin advances to 7th. The only other change is right at the bottom of the top ten, as a pair of solid wind was enough for Ana Beatriz to take 10th place.
Heavyweight – Over 163lbs
The only change at heavyweight came from the IBJJF Los Angeles Open, where Maria Vicentini went 1-1 with a top-ranked opponent and she now moves up to 9th here.
Pound for Pound
Thaynara Victoria dethroned one of the most dominant gi grapplers in the world and she now takes the 4th spot in the pound for pound rankings, while Janaina Lebre comes in after her at 5th and the women above them reshuffle slightly to accommodate them.
