The March 2025 update has been applied to the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings and the full standings can be found here. February was a relatively slow month, with only a handful of no gi matches making an impact on the rankings. The biggest event in that respect was Who’s Number One 27, but Polaris 31: North America vs Europe also took place on the same weekend. Most of the changes this week happened in the gi divisions instead and with a lack of major IBJJF events, they were primarily down to the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam – Rome 2025 at the end of the month.
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Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings – March 2025 Update
Men’s No Gi BJJ Rankings
Bantamweight – Under 135lbs
There were no changes in this update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Featherweight – Under 148lbs
There were no changes in the March 2025 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Lightweight – Under 162lbs
Gabriel Sousa put on a great performance at ONE Fight Night 28 and a win over a top opponent has seen him advance up to 5th in this weight class.
Welterweight – Under 175lbs
This was the division that the latest Polaris event had an effect on, with Mateusz Szczecinski submitting PJ Barch and shooting all the way up to 6th as a result. Right behind him is a newcomer to the rankings, as Pawel Jaworski also beat Barch and moves into 7th on his debut.
Middleweight – Under 190lbs
Ronaldo Junior moved up a single place into 2nd with a win over an opponent ranked in another weight class at Who’s Number One.
Light-Heavyweight – Under 205lbs
Roberto Jimenez earned a win over Elder Cruz at the same WNO event and he slides into Cruz’s place at 7th thanks to it.
Heavyweight – Under 225lbs
There were no changes in the March 2025 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Super-Heavyweight – Over 225lbs
There were no changes in this 2025 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Pound for Pound
Ronaldo Junior has just broken into the pound for pound rankings at number fifteen.
Jits Magazine Men’s Gi BJJ Rankings
Bantamweight – Under 137lbs
Jordan Vaisman got a pair of wins over a top ten contender at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam event in Rome and he returns to the rankings in 9th. Omar Alsuwaidi also breaks into the rankings at 12th thanks to a silver medal performance at the same event.
Featherweight – Under 154lbs
Nurzhan Batyrbekov got a huge win at ADGS Rome and he makes his debut at number eight, while the other new arrival this month is Florian Bayili at 15th.
Lightweight – Under 169lbs
There were no changes in the March 2025 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Welterweight – Under 181lbs
There were no changes in the March 2025 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Middleweight – Under 194lbs
Rui Neto breaks into the rankings for the first time here and he takes 9th place after winning a gold medal at ADGS Rome.
Light-Heavyweight – Under 208lbs
Nolan Stuart got a huge submission win at the IBJJF Orange County Open 2025 and he enters the rankings all the way up at number three. There were quite a few changes coming from ADGS Rome after that though, as Clemer Canario enters at number nine with Vladimir Blium and Marcos Carrozzino right behind him at 10th and 11th respectively.
Heavyweight – Under 225lbs
There were no changes in the March 2025 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Super-Heavyweight – Over 225lbs
There were no changes in this update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Pound for Pound
There were no changes in the March 2025 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 this update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Featherweight – Under 125lbs
There were no changes in this update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Lightweight – Under 135lbs
There were no changes in this update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Middleweight – Under 146lbs
There were no changes in this update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Heavyweight – Over 146lbs
There were no changes in this update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Pound for Pound
There were no changes in this update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Jits Magazine Women’s Gi BJJ Rankings
Strawweight – Under 118lbs
There were no changes in the March 2025 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Featherweight – Under 129lbs
There was only a small change here this month, as Gabriela Pereira advanced a single place up to 14th and Maria Delahaye returns to this division at number fifteen.
Lightweight – Under 141lbs
Nikolett Kis came out of nowhere to win gold at ADGS Rome and the young grappler has burst into the rankings at 6th, while Laura Virtanen and Lina Grosset are two other newcomers here at 14th and 15th respectively.
Middleweight – Under 163lbs
There were no changes in the March 2025 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
Heavyweight – Over 163lbs
Isabely Lemos was the only person to have an effect on the heavyweight division, as she returns to the rankings at number fifteen.
Pound for Pound
There were no changes in the March 2025 update for this division of the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings.
