The August 2024 update has been applied to the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings and the full standings can be found here. July was a pretty slow month as far as elite competition is concerned, and understandably so. It was sandwiched between the two biggest tournaments of the entire year, with the IBJJF World Championship 2024 taking place in June and ADCC 2024 booked for August. This means that a lot of the best gi competitors in the world were taking some time off and the best no gi grapplers are right in the middle of their training camps. The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour – Rio de Janeiro 2024 had some effect on a lot of the gi divisions though, while the no gi divisions remained pretty quiet.
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Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings – August 2024 Update
Men’s No Gi BJJ Rankings
Bantamweight – Under 135lbs
There were no changes in the August 2024 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Featherweight – Under 148lbs
There were no changes in the August 2024 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Lightweight – Under 162lbs
The only change here came from Finishers: Summer Bash 3, where the promotion hosted a lightweight Who’s Number One qualifier tournament featuring Julian Espinosa. Although Espinosa beat 3 opponents in a row and made it all the way to the final, he was submitted by Isaac Cordova there. Cordova enters the rankings at 15th and Espinosa drops out as a result of the loss.
Welterweight – Under 175lbs
Middleweight – Under 190lbs
There were no changes in the August 2024 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Light-Heavyweight – Under 205lbs
Heavyweight – Under 225lbs
There were no changes in the August 2024 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Super-Heavyweight – Over 225lbs
Pound for Pound
There were no changes in the August 2024 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Jits Magazine Men’s Gi BJJ Rankings
Bantamweight – Under 137lbs
Jhonathan Angelim put in a great performance at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam event in Rio de Janeiro, beating Welerson Goncalves in order to announce his arrival into the top fifteen. Angelim makes his debut in at 12th while Cleison Gabriel edges in at 15th after going 1-1 with Yuri Hendrex at the same event.
Featherweight – Under 154lbs
Lightweight – Under 169lbs
Jefferson Goteu got a huge win over Natan Chueng along the way to winning his division at ADGS Rio and that was enough for him to enter the rankings at 11th, taking Chueng’s spot.
Welterweight – Under 181lbs
There were no changes in the August 2024 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Middleweight – Under 194lbs
Light-Heavyweight – Under 208lbs
A few changes happened at light-heavyweight thanks to ADGS Rio, with the biggest one being Henrique Betta returning at number twelve with a win over Vital Neto. Clemer Canario isn’t far behind him either, as a win over Hygor Brito is enough for him to break in at number fifteen.
Heavyweight – Under 225lbs
Fellipe Pessoa breaks into the rankings at number eleven after the IBJJF Sao Paulo Open 2024, where he beat Eldeson Santino on the way to a gold medal.
Super-Heavyweight – Over 225lbs
Luis Oliveira appears in the rankings for the very first time at number fifteen after a win over a competitor ranked elsewhere in the IBJJF Sao Paulo Open. The bottom third of the rankings were shaken up even more later in the month, with Victor Honorio moving up to 9th after winning ADGS Rio. Wesley Silva breaks in to the rankings at thirteen after beating Felipe Bezerra, but Bezerra holds on just above him at eleven by beating Matheus Xavier, who drops down to 12th in turn.
Pound for Pound
There were no changes in the August 2024 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Jits Magazine Women’s No Gi BJJ Rankings
Strawweight – Under 115lbs
There were no changes in the August 2024 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Featherweight – Under 125lbs
Lightweight – Under 135lbs
There were no changes in the August 2024 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Middleweight – Under 146lbs
There were no changes in the August 2024 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Heavyweight – Over 146lbs
There were no changes in the August 2024 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Pound for Pound
There were no changes in the August 2024 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Jits Magazine Women’s Gi BJJ Rankings
Strawweight – Under 118lbs
Diana Teixeira was the only woman to make an impact at strawweight as she moved back in to the top ten right at the very edge thanks to a very close win at ADGS Rio, as she beat Jessica Dantas.
Featherweight – Under 129lbs
Lightweight – Under 141lbs
A top prospect announced her arrival at the highest level of the sport at lightweight, as Sarah Galvao beat several elite competitors at ADGS Rio despite still being a brown belt herself. She first beat Maria Delahaye on points, followed by Julia Alves by decision, and finally Vitoria Vieira on points in the final. This meant that Galvao makes her debut at 7th. She isn’t the only newcomer here either, as Giovanna Leite also beat Delahaye and went 1-1 in matches with Alves in order to enter the rankings at 12th.
Middleweight – Under 163lbs
Vitoria Nogueira comes in at 11th thanks to a win over Ingridd Alves at ADGS Rio, but she couldn’t go all the way, as Sabatha Lais beat her on the way to a gold medal to solidify her position at number seven.
Heavyweight – Over 163lbs
Yara Soares has been a woman on a mission this month, going 6-0 across two events and taking home three gold medals in the process. The win over Tamiris Silva at ADGS Rio is the one that had the biggest impact though, and she’s now clawed her way back up the rankings into 3rd once again.
Pound for Pound
Yara Soares’ great run has brought her back into the pound for pound rankings too, just edging in as number fifteen.
