Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings Rules, Guidelines, and FAQs
Weight Classes
The weight classes in the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings are designed to appropriately cover every single promotion without any favor towards one or the other, and each one has a 1lb weight allowance to account for any minor discrepancy. Any matches won in a specific weight class not listed below will be allocated to the next highest weight class e.g. wins for male no gi competitors at featherweight (148.8lbs) for IBJJF rules, under 66kg (145.5lbs) for ADCC rules, and under 65kg (143.3lbs) for ADCC Open Rules will all be allocated to the Lightweight – 148lbs division below.
Openweight Matches
Openweight or absolute division matches are not considered to take place under any weight class in the Jits Magazine BJJ ranking system. They will have no effect on a competitor’s ranking anywhere other than on the Pound for Pound rankings. The only exception will be if two competitors under the same weight class happen to meet in an openweight match e.g. A lightweight beating a heavyweight in the absolute division will not move up the lightweight rankings, but a lightweight beating a lightweight in the absolute division may move up the lightweight rankings.
Activity
The Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings aim to reward activity as well as performance and as a result, any competitor who has not had a match under that weight limit in one year will be removed from the ranking and will not be eligible for that division. As soon as they do compete under that weight limit again, they will immediately be eligible for ranking and any past performances will be taken into account.
Opponent Weighting
A simple reporting of a competitor’s record does not indicate their skill level, unless their opponents’ skill levels are taken into account. Wins over other ranked competitors will be judged accordingly, and wins over unranked competitors will have the following weightings applied:
- Maximum weighting – An opponent who is ranked in another weight class.
- Major weighting – An opponent who was ranked immediately prior to one year or longer of inactivity.
- Minor weighting – An opponent who has been ranked at any point in the past, or a former world champion who predates the ranking system.
- Minimum weighting – An opponent who has never been ranked in any weight class and has never won a world title.
Win Method Weighting
As the Jits Magazine BJJ Ranking system takes into account a number of different gi and no gi rulesets, there are a number of different win methods available for competitors. Not all win methods are considered equal, so eligible wins will be given additional weight in the rankings based on the following criteria:
- Maximum weighting – Submission win in regulation time.
- Major weighting – Points win, Golden score win, Submission win in EBI overtime.
- Minor weighting – Advantages win, Ride-time win in EBI overtime, Injury win not caused by submission.
- Minimum weighting – Decision win.
Titles and Accolades
The most important metric when determining a competitor’s skill level is their performances against their peers, but major titles are impressive accomplishments regardless of the competition beaten. Podium-placements in qualifying events will have an effect on the competitor’s ranking regardless of who they beat to win that title, as follows:
Gi
- Maximum effect – IBJJF World Championship gold medal.
- Major effect – IBJJF World Championship silver and bronze medal, IBJJF Major gold medal (Brasileiro, European, and Pan Championship).
- Minor effect – IBJJF Major silver and bronze medal (Brasileiro, European, and Pan Championship), Abu Dhabi World Pro gold medal,
- Minimum effect – Abu Dhabi World Pro silver and bronze medal.
No Gi
- Maximum effect– ADCC World Championship gold medal.
- Major effect – ADCC World Championship silver and bronze medal, IBJJF No Gi World Championship gold medal.
- Minor effect – ADCC Trials gold medal, IBJJF No Gi World Championship silver and bronze medal.
- Minimum effect – ADCC Trials silver and bronze medal, IBJJF No Gi Major gold medal (Brasileiro, European, and Pan Championship).
The Jits Magazine BJJ rankings also appreciate the work done by several major promotions around the world, although their status in the sport is forever changing. As such, competitors winning titles or tournaments on the following major promotions will also receive a minor effect (although this list is continually reviewed and subject to change):
Who’s Number One, Polaris, Eddie Bravo Invitational, BJJ Stars, IBJJF Grand Prix, The Crown, UFC Fight Pass Invitational.
Updates
The Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings will be updated every single month on the first of the month. They will not be updated as the month progresses, so any changes due to match results will not be reflected until the end of that month.
Jits Magazine Men's No Gi BJJ Rankings
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira | 1 |
2 | Gordon Ryan | 2 |
3 | Kade Ruotolo | 3 |
4 | Diogo Reis | 4 |
5 | Nicholas Meregali | 5 |
6 | Mica Galvao | 6 |
7 | Roberto Jimenez | 7 |
8 | Mikey Musumeci | 15 |
9 | Dante Leon | 8 |
10 | Ronaldo Junior | 10 |
11 | Kaynan Duarte | 12 |
12 | Mason Fowler | 13 |
13 | Victor Hugo | NR |
14 | Kennedy Maciel | NR |
15 | Andrew Tackett | NR |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Mikey Musumeci | 2 |
2 | Everton Teixeira | 3 |
3 | Valor Boyer | NR |
4 | Edwin ‘Junny’ Ocasio | 1 |
5 | Riki Yoshinaga | 4 |
6 | Zach Kaina | 5 |
7 | Rodnei Barbosa | 6 |
8 | Shoya Ishiguro | 7 |
9 | Christopher Tran | 8 |
10 | Emilio Hernandez | 9 |
11 | John Stapleton | 10 |
12 | Shay Montague | 11 |
13 | Carlos ‘Bebeto’ Oliveira | 12 |
14 | Roiter Lima | 13 |
15 | Cleber Sousa | 14 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira | 1 |
2 | Diogo Reis | 2 |
3 | Kennedy Maciel | 3 |
4 | Mikey Musumeci | NR |
5 | Deandre Corbe | 5 |
6 | Dorian Olivarez | 6 |
7 | Gabriel Sousa | 4 |
8 | Owen Jones | 7 |
9 | Gairbeg Ibragimov | 9 |
10 | Fabricio Andrey | 8 |
11 | Kaua Gabriel | 10 |
12 | Keith Krikorian | 11 |
13 | Andrew DeGraff | 12 |
14 | Ethan Crelinsten | 14 |
15 | Julian Espinosa | NR |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira | 1 |
2 | Dante Leon | 5 |
3 | Ethan Crelinsten | 9 |
4 | Lucas Valente | 3 |
5 | Daniel Sathler | 4 |
6 | Diogo Reis | 6 |
7 | Fabricio Andrey | 7 |
8 | Deandre Corbe | 2 |
9 | Josh Cisneros | 8 |
10 | Carlos Henrique | 10 |
11 | Kennedy Maciel | 11 |
12 | Gianni Grippo | 12 |
13 | Julian Espinosa | 13 |
14 | Ruan Alvarenga | 14 |
15 | Yigit Hanay | NR |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Mica Galvao | 1 |
2 | Kade Ruotolo | 2 |
3 | Andrew Tackett | 3 |
4 | Tommy Langaker | 5 |
5 | Mateusz Szczecinski | NR |
6 | Jozef Chen | 11 |
7 | Elijah Dorsey | 4 |
8 | Andy Varela | 6 |
9 | Alexandre De Jesus | 9 |
10 | PJ Barch | 7 |
11 | Luiz Paulo | 10 |
12 | Dante Leon | 12 |
13 | Levi Jones-Leary | 8 |
14 | Oliver Taza | 13 |
15 | Jonnatas Gracie | 14 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Ronaldo Junior | 1 |
2 | Rafael Paganini | 2 |
3 | Tye Ruotolo | 3 |
4 | Kade Ruotolo | 5 |
5 | Jonnatas Gracie | NR |
6 | Ryan Aitken | 7 |
7 | Tainan Dalpra | 8 |
8 | Jacob Couch | 4 |
9 | Sebastian Rodriguez | 6 |
10 | Izaak Michell | 9 |
11 | Francisco Lo | 10 |
12 | Max Hanson | 11 |
13 | Oliver Taza | 12 |
14 | PJ Barch | 13 |
15 | Vitor Peres | 14 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Mason Fowler | 1 |
2 | Giancarlo Bodoni | 2 |
3 | Jacob Couch | 3 |
4 | Pedro Marinho | 4 |
5 | William Tackett | 5 |
6 | Taylor Pearman | 6 |
7 | Roberto Jimenez | 7 |
8 | Charles Negromonte | 8 |
9 | Izaak Michell | 9 |
10 | Jacob Rodriguez | 10 |
11 | Gabriel Almeida | 11 |
12 | Adam Wardzinski | 12 |
13 | Oliver Taza | 13 |
14 | Lucas ‘Hulk’ Barbosa | 14 |
15 | Lucas Kanard | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Kaynan Duarte | 1 |
2 | Dante Leon | 2 |
3 | Craig Jones | 3 |
4 | Nicholas Meregali | 4 |
5 | Felipe Costa | 5 |
6 | Felipe Pena | 6 |
7 | Paul Ardila | 7 |
8 | Michael Pixley | 8 |
9 | Henrique ‘Ceconi’ Cardoso | 9 |
10 | Declan Moody | 10 |
11 | Marcin Maciulewicz | 11 |
12 | Roberto Jimenez | 12 |
13 | Patrick Gaudio | NR |
14 | Daniel Schuardt | 14 |
15 | Elioenai Braz | 13 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Gordon Ryan | 1 |
2 | Nicholas Meregali | 2 |
3 | Victor Hugo | 3 |
4 | Luke Griffith | 4 |
5 | Heikki Jussila | 5 |
6 | Nicky Rodriguez | 6 |
7 | Roosevelt Sousa | 7 |
8 | Inacio Santos | 8 |
9 | Victor Honorio | 9 |
10 | Mark Macqueen | 10 |
11 | Pedro Alex | 11 |
12 | Felipe Pena | 12 |
13 | Mansur Makhmakhanov | 14 |
14 | Josh Saunders | 13 |
15 | Dan Manasoiu | 15 |
Jits Magazine Men's Gi BJJ Rankings
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Mica Galvao | 3 |
2 | Nicholas Meregali | 1 |
3 | Jansen Gomes | 2 |
4 | Meyram Maquine | 14 |
5 | Adam Wardzinski | 11 |
6 | Fellipe Andrew | 9 |
7 | Anderson Munis | NR |
8 | Erich Munis | 6 |
9 | Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira | 12 |
10 | Carlos ‘Bebeto’ Oliveira | NR |
11 | Victor Hugo | 5 |
12 | Jackson Nagai | NR |
13 | Andy Murasaki | 13 |
14 | Gustavo Batista | NR |
15 | Yatan Bueno | NR |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Carlos ‘Bebeto’ Oliveira | 6 |
2 | Meyram Maquine | 3 |
3 | Jonas Andrade | 4 |
4 | Khaled Alshehhi | 5 |
5 | Zayed Alkatheeri | 8 |
6 | Leonardo Mario | 9 |
7 | Andrew Soares | NR |
8 | Jefferson Fagundes | NR |
9 | Pablo Dutra | NR |
10 | Rodnei Barbosa | 11 |
11 | Thalison Soares | 2 |
12 | Yuri Hendrex | 7 |
13 | Welerson Goncalves | 10 |
14 | Oziel Santos | 14 |
15 | Matheus Azancot | NR |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira | 1 |
2 | Meyram Maquine | 2 |
3 | Diogo Reis | 4 |
4 | Ademir Barreto | NR |
5 | Alex Sodre | 8 |
6 | Sebastian Serpa | NR |
7 | Diego Sodre | 10 |
8 | Jonas Andrade | NR |
9 | Keven Carrasco | NR |
10 | Isaac Doederlein | NR |
11 | Kennedy Maciel | 3 |
12 | Samuel Nagai | 4 |
13 | Fabricio Andrey | 6 |
14 | Cleber Sousa | 7 |
15 | Matheus Rodrigues | NR |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Mica Galvao | NR |
2 | Andy Murasaki | NR |
3 | Jackson Nagai | 3 |
4 | Pedro Maia | 9 |
5 | Luiz Paulo | 13 |
6 | Kade Ruotolo | 5 |
7 | Daniel Sathler | NR |
8 | Espen Mathiesen | 4 |
9 | Elijah Dorsey | 2 |
10 | Lucas Valente | 6 |
11 | Natan Chueng | 7 |
12 | Lucas Protasio | 12 |
13 | Pedro Ramalho | 8 |
14 | Pedro Silva | 10 |
15 | Felipe Ribas | 11 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Jansen Gomes | 1 |
2 | Mica Galvao | 2 |
3 | Jackson Nagai | 13 |
4 | Andy Murasaki | 4 |
5 | Francisco Lo | NR |
6 | Yan Paiva | NR |
7 | Jhonathan Pessanha | 7 |
8 | Tainan Dalpra | 3 |
9 | Rolando Samson | 9 |
10 | Tye Ruotolo | 6 |
11 | Lucas Protasio | 9 |
12 | Pedro Silva | 10 |
13 | Mauricio Oliveira | 8 |
14 | Pedro Maia | 11 |
15 | Fabyury Khrysthyan | 12 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Fellipe Andrew | 2 |
2 | Gustavo Batista | 3 |
3 | Jansen Gomes | 1 |
4 | Uanderson Ferreira | 4 |
5 | Andy Murasaki | 3 |
6 | Ronaldo Junior | NR |
7 | Isaque Bahiense | 7 |
8 | Mauricio Oliveira | 8 |
9 | Matheus Vetoraci | 9 |
10 | Matheus Spirandeli | 6 |
11 | Bruno Lima | 10 |
12 | Caio Vinicius | 12 |
13 | Mateus Rodrigues | 13 |
14 | Gabriel Costa | 11 |
15 | Manoel Junior | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Adam Wardzinski | 1 |
2 | Fellipe Andrew | 2 |
3 | Vinicius Liberati | 6 |
4 | Paulo Merlin | NR |
5 | Patrick Gaudio | 3 |
6 | Pedro Machado | 4 |
7 | Renan Cruz | 7 |
8 | Leonardo Lara | 8 |
9 | Dimitrius Souza | 9 |
10 | Jose Jurema | NR |
11 | Rider Zuchi | 14 |
12 | Vital Neto | 10 |
13 | Hygor Brito | NR |
14 | Rayron Gracie | 1 |
15 | Marcos Carrozzino | NR |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Anderson Munis | 4 |
2 | Erich Munis | 1 |
3 | Kaynan Duarte | 2 |
4 | Marcelo Gomide | NR |
5 | Harryson Pereira | 7 |
6 | Henrique Betta | 5 |
7 | Felipe Costa | 3 |
8 | Rayron Gracie | 6 |
9 | Anderson Kauan | 9 |
10 | Eldeson Santino | 10 |
11 | Gabriel Oliveira | 8 |
12 | Pedro Lucas | 11 |
13 | Davi Cabral | 12 |
14 | Wildemar Souza | 14 |
15 | Gutemberg Pereira | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Nicholas Meregali | 1 |
2 | Victor Hugo | 2 |
3 | Yatan Bueno | 6 |
4 | Erich Munis | 3 |
5 | Pedro Alex | 9 |
6 | Roosevelt Sousa | 7 |
7 | Pedro Lucas | 8 |
8 | Guilherme Augusto | 13 |
9 | Matheus Zavier | NR |
10 | Seif-Eddine Houmine | NR |
11 | Felipe Bezerra | 4 |
12 | Gutemberg Pereira | 5 |
13 | Kjetil Lydvo | 10 |
14 | Guilherme Lambertucci | 12 |
15 | Victor Honorio | 14 |
Jits Magazine Women's No Gi BJJ Rankings
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Ffion Davies | 1 |
2 | Mayssa Bastos | 2 |
3 | Elisabeth Clay | 3 |
4 | Andressa Cintra | 4 |
5 | Adele Fornarino | 11 |
6 | Alex Enriquez | 6 |
7 | Amy Campo | 7 |
8 | Kendall Reusing | 8 |
9 | Nathiely De Jesus | 9 |
10 | Tammi Musumeci | 10 |
11 | Anna Rodrigues | 5 |
12 | Brianna Ste-Marie | 12 |
13 | Jasmine Rocha | 13 |
14 | Ana Vieira | 14 |
15 | Danielle Kelly | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Mayssa Bastos | 1 |
2 | Tammi Musumeci | 2 |
3 | Danielle Kelly | 3 |
4 | Jessa Khan | 4 |
5 | Bre Stikk | NR |
6 | Faye Cherrier | 7 |
7 | Amber Rymarz-Freitas | 10 |
8 | Mara Kelly | 8 |
9 | Dorothy Dao | 5 |
10 | Mariana Rolszt | 6 |
11 | Lavinia Barbosa | 9 |
12 | Jessica Dantas | 11 |
13 | Thais Loureiro | 12 |
14 | Lauren Sears | 13 |
15 | Kathleen Egan | 14 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Adele Fornarino | 2 |
2 | Anna Rodrigues | 1 |
3 | Ffion Davies | 3 |
4 | Jasmine Rocha | 4 |
5 | Alex Enriquez | 5 |
6 | Tammi Musumeci | 6 |
7 | Vitoria Assis | 7 |
8 | Margot Ciccarelli | 8 |
9 | Amanda Bruse | 9 |
10 | Bianca Basilio | 10 |
11 | Ashley Bendle | 11 |
12 | Amanda ‘Tubby’ Alequin | 12 |
13 | Franciele Nascimento | 13 |
14 | Brenda Larissa | 14 |
15 | Taylor Hishaw | NR |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Ffion Davies | 1 |
2 | Alex Enriquez | 2 |
3 | Morgan Black | 3 |
4 | Julia Maele | 4 |
5 | Maria Claudia | 5 |
6 | Amanda Bruse | 6 |
7 | Jasmine Rocha | 7 |
8 | Trinity Pun | 8 |
9 | Janette Gloger | 9 |
10 | Laylah Watkins | 10 |
11 | Nicole Mathew | 11 |
12 | Jaine Fragoso | 12 |
13 | Margot Ciccarelli | NR |
14 | Sheliah Lindsey | 14 |
15 | Vitoria Vieira | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Elisabeth Clay | 1 |
2 | Amy Campo | 2 |
3 | Ana Vieira | 3 |
4 | Thamara Ferreira | 4 |
5 | Brianna Ste-Marie | 5 |
6 | Helena Crevar | 6 |
7 | Morgan Black | 7 |
8 | Gabrielle McComb | 8 |
9 | Aurelie Le Vern | 10 |
10 | Jaine Fragoso | NR |
11 | Nora Schultz | 11 |
12 | Peyton Letcher | 12 |
13 | Ffion Davies | 13 |
14 | Deise Leonanjo | 9 |
15 | Leilani Bernales | 14 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Andressa Cintra | 1 |
2 | Kendall Reusing | 2 |
3 | Nathiely De Jesus | 3 |
4 | Amy Campo | 4 |
5 | Elizabeth Mitrovic | 5 |
6 | Rafaela Guedes | 6 |
7 | Nia Blackman | 7 |
8 | Maria Ruffatto | 8 |
9 | Amanda Leve | 9 |
10 | Salla Simola | 10 |
11 | Maria Malyjasiak | 11 |
12 | Nikki Lloyd-Griffiths | 12 |
13 | Roberta Ribeiro | 14 |
14 | Mikaela Barros | 13 |
15 | Hannah Griffith | 15 |
Jits Magazine Women's Gi BJJ Rankings
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Gabrieli Pessanha | 1 |
2 | Mayssa Bastos | 3 |
3 | Andressa Cintra | 4 |
4 | Nathalie Ribeiro | 10 |
5 | Luiza Monteiro | NR |
6 | Thamara Ferreira | 12 |
7 | Anna Rodrigues | 7 |
8 | Tayane Porfirio | 6 |
9 | Ana Vieira | 8 |
10 | Margot Ciccarelli | NR |
11 | Brianna Ste-Marie | NR |
12 | Thamires Aquino | NR |
13 | Tamiris Silva | NR |
14 | Larissa Campos | NR |
15 | Amy Campo | 9 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Mayssa Bastos | 1 |
2 | Thamires Aquino | 11 |
3 | Amanda Monteiro | 14 |
4 | Shelby Murphey | 2 |
5 | Jhenifer Aquino | 13 |
6 | Lavinia Barbosa | 6 |
7 | Ana Carolina Lima | 4 |
8 | Rose El Sharouni | 8 |
9 | Emily Nicholson | NR |
10 | Jessica Dantas | 10 |
11 | Mariana Rolszt | NR |
12 | Andressa Tolentino | 5 |
13 | Diana Teixeira | 7 |
14 | Brenda Larissa | 9 |
15 | Giulia Gregorut | 12 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Nathalie Ribeiro | 4 |
2 | Anna Rodrigues | 2 |
3 | Margot Ciccarelli | 3 |
4 | Larissa Campos | 6 |
5 | Maria Luiza | 5 |
6 | Ariadne de Oliveira | 7 |
7 | Beatriz Campos | 8 |
8 | Eduarda Lima | 9 |
9 | Randryely Souza | 10 |
10 | Gabriela Pereira | 11 |
11 | Rafaela Rosa | 12 |
12 | Andreia Cavalcante | 13 |
13 | Vitoria Assis | 14 |
14 | Astrid Scholin | 15 |
15 | Emily Nicholson | NR |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Luiza Monteiro | 4 |
2 | Nathalie Ribeiro | 2 |
3 | Brianna Ste-Marie | 8 |
4 | Stephanie Faure | 12 |
5 | Jaine Fragoso | NR |
6 | Rafaela Bertolot | NR |
7 | Vitoria Vieira | 7 |
8 | Janaina Lebre | 5 |
9 | Sabrina Gondim | 6 |
10 | Julia Alves | 3 |
11 | Maria Delahaye | 11 |
12 | Tamara Toros | NR |
13 | Ludmila Fiori | 13 |
14 | Suellen Lima | 14 |
15 | Maria Claudia | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Andressa Cintra | 1 |
2 | Thamara Ferreira | 7 |
3 | Ana Vieira | 3 |
4 | Amy Campo | 2 |
5 | Larissa Martins | NR |
6 | Maria Vicentini | NR |
7 | Sabatha Lais | 5 |
8 | Aurelie Le Vern | 6 |
9 | Salla Simola | NR |
10 | Thalyta Silva | 4 |
11 | Ingridd Alves | 9 |
12 | Maria Malyjasiak | 8 |
13 | Leticia Cardozo | 10 |
14 | Rebeca Lima | NR |
15 | Lunna Tallen Vieira | NR |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Gabrielli Pessanha | 1 |
2 | Tayane Porfirio | 2 |
3 | Tamiris Silva | 12 |
4 | Amanda Magda | 10 |
5 | Nathiely De Jesus | 5 |
6 | Thamara Ferreira | 4 |
7 | Yara Soares | 7 |
8 | Larissa Dias | 3 |
9 | Melissa Stricker | 9 |
10 | Mayara Custodio | 14 |
11 | Maryanna Cardoso | NR |
12 | Isabely Lemos | 6 |
13 | Giovanna Jara | 11 |
14 | Maria Vicentini | 12 |
15 | Izadora Silva | 13 |