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 | Gordon Ryan | 1 |
2 | Kaynan Duarte | 2 |
3 | Kade Ruotolo | 3 |
4 | Diogo Reis | 4 |
5 | Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira | 5 |
6 | Mikey Musumeci | 6 |
7 | Rafael Lovato Jr | 7 |
8 | Roberto ‘Cyborg’ Abreu | 8 |
9 | Dante Leon | 9 |
10 | Giancarlo Bodoni | 10 |
11 | Nicky Rodriguez | 11 |
12 | Mica Galvao | 12 |
13 | Mason Fowler | 13 |
14 | Everton Teixeira | 14 |
15 | Nicholas Meregali | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Mikey Musumeci | 1 |
2 | Everton Teixeira | 2 |
3 | Valor Boyer | 3 |
4 | Edwin ‘Junny’ Ocasio | 4 |
5 | Riki Yoshinaga | 5 |
6 | Zach Kaina | 6 |
7 | Rodnei Barbosa | 7 |
8 | Shoya Ishiguro | 8 |
9 | Emilio Hernandez | 9 |
10 | John Stapleton | 10 |
11 | Shay Montague | 11 |
12 | Santiago Guerra | 12 |
13 | Christopher Tran | 13 |
14 | Carlos ‘Bebeto’ Oliveira | 14 |
15 | Cleber Sousa | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Diogo Reis | 1 |
2 | Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira | 2 |
3 | Josh Cisneros | 3 |
4 | Mikey Musumeci | 4 |
5 | Owen Jones | 5 |
6 | Fabricio Andrey | 6 |
7 | Gairbeg Ibragimov | 7 |
8 | Kennedy Maciel | 8 |
9 | Deandre Corbe | 9 |
10 | Ethan Crelinsten | 10 |
11 | Dorian Olivarez | 11 |
12 | Gabriel Sousa | 12 |
13 | Andrew DeGraff | 13 |
14 | Kaua Gabriel | 14 |
15 | Keith Krikorian | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira | 1 |
2 | Dante Leon | 2 |
3 | Ethan Crelinsten | 3 |
4 | Lucas Valente | 4 |
5 | Daniel Sathler | 5 |
6 | Diogo Reis | 6 |
7 | Fabricio Andrey | 7 |
8 | Deandre Corbe | 8 |
9 | Josh Cisneros | 9 |
10 | Carlos Henrique | 10 |
11 | Kennedy Maciel | 11 |
12 | Gianni Grippo | 12 |
13 | Ruan Alvarenga | 13 |
14 | Yigit Hanay | 14 |
15 | Isaac Cordova | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Kade Ruotolo | 1 |
2 | Mica Galvao | 2 |
3 | PJ Barch | 3 |
4 | Vagner Rocha | 4 |
5 | Levi Jones-Leary | 5 |
6 | Andrew Tackett | 6 |
7 | Tommy Langaker | 7 |
8 | Lucas ’Hulk’ Barbosa | 8 |
9 | Elijah Dorsey | 9 |
10 | Dante Leon | 10 |
11 | JT Torres | 11 |
12 | Mateusz Szczecinski | 12 |
13 | Jozef Chen | 13 |
14 | Andy Varela | 14 |
15 | Jonnatas Gracie | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Kade Ruotolo | 1 |
2 | Tye Ruotolo | 2 |
3 | Ronaldo Junior | 3 |
4 | Jonnatas Gracie | 4 |
5 | Ryan Aitken | 5 |
6 | Tainan Dalpra | 6 |
7 | Jacob Couch | 7 |
8 | Sebastian Rodriguez | 8 |
9 | Izaak Michell | 9 |
10 | Francisco Lo | 10 |
11 | Max Hanson | 11 |
12 | Oliver Taza | 12 |
13 | PJ Barch | 13 |
14 | Isaque Bahiense | 14 |
15 | Vitor Peres | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Giancarlo Bodoni | 1 |
2 | Mason Fowler | 2 |
3 | Jacob Rodriguez | 3 |
4 | Felipe Costa | 4 |
5 | Chris Wojcik | 5 |
6 | Ryan Aitken | 6 |
7 | Elder Cruz | 7 |
8 | William Tackett | 8 |
9 | Jacob Couch | 9 |
10 | Pedro Marinho | 10 |
11 | Roberto Jimenez | 11 |
12 | Taylor Pearman | 12 |
13 | Charles Negromonte | 13 |
14 | Isaque Bahiense | 14 |
15 | Izaak Michell | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Kaynan Duarte | 1 |
2 | Rafael Lovato Jr | 2 |
3 | Roberto ‘Cyborg’ Abreu | 3 |
4 | Michael Pixley | 4 |
5 | Dante Leon | 5 |
6 | Craig Jones | 6 |
7 | Declan Moody | 7 |
8 | Nicholas Meregali | 8 |
9 | Javier Zaruski | 9 |
10 | Felipe Costa | 10 |
11 | Felipe Pena | 11 |
12 | Paul Ardila | 12 |
13 | Henrique ‘Ceconi’ Cardoso | 13 |
14 | Patrick Gaudio | 14 |
15 | Marcin Maciulewicz | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Gordon Ryan | 1 |
2 | Nicky Rodriguez | 2 |
3 | Felipe Pena | 3 |
4 | Luke Griffith | 4 |
5 | Nicholas Meregali | 5 |
6 | Fellipe Andrew | 6 |
7 | Inacio Santos | 7 |
8 | Lucas Kanard | 8 |
9 | Victor Hugo | 9 |
10 | Dan Manasoiu | 10 |
11 | Josh Saunders | 11 |
12 | John Hansen | 12 |
13 | Roosevelt Sousa | 13 |
14 | Haisam Rida | 14 |
15 | Heikki Jussila | 15 |
Jits Magazine Men's Gi BJJ Rankings
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Fellipe Andrew | 1 |
2 | Mica Galvao | 2 |
3 | Nicholas Meregali | 3 |
4 | Jansen Gomes | 4 |
5 | Meyram Maquine | 5 |
6 | Adam Wardzinski | 6 |
7 | Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira | 7 |
8 | Carlos ‘Bebeto’ Oliveira | 8 |
9 | Anderson Munis | 9 |
10 | Erich Munis | 10 |
11 | Victor Hugo | 11 |
12 | Jackson Nagai | 12 |
13 | Andy Murasaki | 13 |
14 | Gustavo Batista | 14 |
15 | Yatan Bueno | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Carlos ‘Bebeto’ Oliveira | 1 |
2 | Meyram Maquine | 2 |
3 | Jonas Andrade | 3 |
4 | Khaled Alshehhi | 4 |
5 | Zayed Alkatheeri | 5 |
6 | Leonardo Mario | 6 |
7 | Andrew Soares | 7 |
8 | Jefferson Fagundes | 8 |
9 | Pablo Dutra | 9 |
10 | Rodnei Barbosa | 10 |
11 | Thalison Soares | 11 |
12 | Jhonathan Angelim | 12 |
13 | Oziel Santos | 14 |
14 | Yuri Hendrex | 13 |
15 | Cleison Gabriel | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira | 1 |
2 | Meyram Maquine | 2 |
3 | Diogo Reis | 3 |
4 | Diego Sodre | 6 |
5 | Israel Almeida | 12 |
6 | Ademir Barreto | 4 |
7 | Alex Sodre | 5 |
8 | Jonas Andrade | 7 |
9 | Keven Carrasco | 8 |
10 | Isaac Doederlein | 9 |
11 | Kennedy Maciel | 10 |
12 | Fabricio Andrey | 11 |
13 | Florian Bayili | 13 |
14 | Thiago Macedo | NR |
15 | Eduardo Granzotto | NR |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Mica Galvao | 1 |
2 | Andy Murasaki | 2 |
3 | Jackson Nagai | 3 |
4 | Pedro Maia | 4 |
5 | Luiz Paulo | 5 |
6 | Kade Ruotolo | 6 |
7 | Daniel Sathler | 7 |
8 | Espen Mathiesen | 8 |
9 | Elijah Dorsey | 9 |
10 | Lucas Valente | 10 |
11 | Jefferson Goteu | 11 |
12 | Natan Chueng | 12 |
13 | Lucas Protasio | 14 |
14 | Pedro Ramalho | 13 |
15 | Pedro Silva | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Jansen Gomes | 1 |
2 | Mica Galvao | 2 |
3 | Jackson Nagai | 3 |
4 | Andy Murasaki | 4 |
5 | Yan Paiva | 5 |
6 | Jhonathan Pessanha | 6 |
7 | Gabriel Galvao | 7 |
8 | Francisco Lo | 8 |
9 | Tainan Dalpra | 9 |
10 | Rolando Samson | 10 |
11 | Tye Ruotolo | 11 |
12 | Lucas Protasio | 12 |
13 | Pedro Silva | 13 |
14 | Mauricio Oliveira | 14 |
15 | Fabyury Khrysthyan | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Fellipe Andrew | 1 |
2 | Gustavo Batista | 2 |
3 | Jansen Gomes | 3 |
4 | Andy Murasaki | 5 |
5 | Ronaldo Junior | 6 |
6 | Isaque Bahiense | 7 |
7 | Jonnatas Gracie | NR |
8 | Uanderson Ferreira | 4 |
9 | Mauricio Oliveira | 8 |
10 | Matheus Vetoraci | 9 |
11 | Matheus Spirandeli | 10 |
12 | Bruno Lima | 11 |
13 | Caio Vinicius | 12 |
14 | Mateus Rodrigues | 13 |
15 | Gabriel Costa | 14 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Adam Wardzinski | 1 |
2 | Fellipe Andrew | 2 |
3 | Vinicius Liberati | 3 |
4 | Paulo Merlin | 4 |
5 | Patrick Gaudio | 5 |
6 | Pedro Machado | 6 |
7 | Renan Cruz | 7 |
8 | Leonardo Lara | 8 |
9 | Dimitrius Souza | 9 |
10 | Jose Jurema | 10 |
11 | Henrique Betta | 12 |
12 | Windson Torres | NR |
13 | Rider Zuchi | 11 |
14 | Rayron Gracie | 12 |
15 | Vital Neto | 14 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Fellipe Andrew | 1 |
2 | Anderson Munis | 2 |
3 | Erich Munis | 3 |
4 | Kaynan Duarte | 4 |
5 | Marcelo Gomide | 5 |
6 | Harryson Pereira | 6 |
7 | Henrique Betta | 7 |
8 | Felipe Costa | 8 |
9 | Rayron Gracie | 9 |
10 | Anderson Kauan | 10 |
11 | Fellipe Pessoa | 11 |
12 | Paulo Merlin | 12 |
13 | Pedro Lucas | 13 |
14 | Davi Cabral | 14 |
15 | Eldeson Santino | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Nicholas Meregali | 1 |
2 | Victor Hugo | 2 |
3 | Yatan Bueno | 3 |
4 | Erich Munis | 4 |
5 | Roosevelt Sousa | 6 |
6 | Felipe Bezerra | 11 |
7 | Pedro Alex | 5 |
8 | Guilherme Augusto | 8 |
9 | Victor Honorio | 9 |
10 | Wilson Bueno | NR |
11 | Pedro Lucas | 7 |
12 | Seif-Eddine Houmine | 10 |
13 | Matheus Xavier | 12 |
14 | Vladimir Blium | NR |
15 | Gutemberg Pereira | 15 |
Jits Magazine Women's No Gi BJJ Rankings
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Ffion Davies | 1 |
2 | Adele Fornarino | 2 |
3 | Mayssa Bastos | 3 |
4 | Ana Vieira | 4 |
5 | Rafaela Guedes | 5 |
6 | Beatriz ‘Bia’ Mesquita | 6 |
7 | Nathiely De Jesus | 7 |
8 | Amy Campo | 8 |
9 | Alex Enriquez | 9 |
10 | Bianca Basilio | 10 |
11 | Helena Crevar | 11 |
12 | Kendall Reusing | 12 |
13 | Tammi Musumeci | 13 |
14 | Jasmine Rocha | 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 | 5 |
6 | Faye Cherrier | 6 |
7 | Amber Rymarz-Freitas | 7 |
8 | Mara Kelly | 8 |
9 | Dorothy Dao | 9 |
10 | Mariana Rolszt | 10 |
11 | Lavinia Barbosa | 11 |
12 | Jessica Dantas | 12 |
13 | Thais Loureiro | 13 |
14 | Lauren Sears | 14 |
15 | Kathleen Egan | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Adele Fornarino | 1 |
2 | Bianca Basilio | 2 |
3 | Ffion Davies | 3 |
4 | Jasmine Rocha | 4 |
5 | Anna Rodrigues | 5 |
6 | Jessica Crane | 6 |
7 | Alex Enriquez | 7 |
8 | Vitoria Assis | 8 |
9 | Tammi Musumeci | 9 |
10 | Amanda Bruse | 10 |
11 | Margot Ciccarelli | 11 |
12 | Ashley Bendle | 12 |
13 | Amanda ‘Tubby’ Alequin | 13 |
14 | Brenda Larissa | 14 |
15 | Taylor Hishaw | 15 |
# | 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 | 13 |
14 | Sheliah Lindsey | 14 |
15 | Vitoria Vieira | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Ana Vieira | 1 |
2 | Helena Crevar | 2 |
3 | Beatriz ‘Bia’ Mesquita | 3 |
4 | Elisabeth Clay | 4 |
5 | Amy Campo | 5 |
6 | Brianna Ste-Marie | 6 |
7 | Thamara Ferreira | 7 |
8 | Gabrielle McComb | 8 |
9 | Morgan Black | 9 |
10 | Jaine Fragoso | 10 |
11 | Aurelie Le Vern | 11 |
12 | Nora Schultz | 12 |
13 | Peyton Letcher | 13 |
14 | Ffion Davies | 14 |
15 | Leilani Bernales | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Rafaela Guedes | 1 |
2 | Nathiely De Jesus | 2 |
3 | Kendall Reusing | 3 |
4 | Amy Campo | 4 |
5 | Andressa Cintra | 5 |
6 | Maria Ruffatto | 8 |
7 | Nia Blackman | 7 |
8 | Elizabeth Mitrovic | 6 |
9 | Amanda Leve | 9 |
10 | Salla Simola | 10 |
11 | Maria Malyjasiak | 11 |
12 | Nikki Lloyd-Griffiths | 12 |
13 | Roberta Ribeiro | 13 |
14 | Mikaela Barros | 14 |
15 | Hannah Griffith | 15 |
Jits Magazine Women's Gi BJJ Rankings
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Gabrieli Pessanha | 1 |
2 | Mayssa Bastos | 2 |
3 | Andressa Cintra | 3 |
4 | Nathalie Ribeiro | 4 |
5 | Luiza Monteiro | 5 |
6 | Thamara Ferreira | 6 |
7 | Anna Rodrigues | 7 |
8 | Tayane Porfirio | 8 |
9 | Ana Vieira | 9 |
10 | Margot Ciccarelli | 10 |
11 | Brianna Ste-Marie | 11 |
12 | Thamires Aquino | 12 |
13 | Amy Campo | 13 |
14 | Yara Soares | 14 |
15 | Amanda Monteiro | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Mayssa Bastos | 1 |
2 | Thamires Aquino | 2 |
3 | Amanda Monteiro | 3 |
4 | Shelby Murphey | 4 |
5 | Jhenifer Aquino | 5 |
6 | Lavinia Barbosa | 6 |
7 | Ana Carolina Lima | 7 |
8 | Rose El Sharouni | 8 |
9 | Emily Nicholson | 9 |
10 | Diana Teixeira | 10 |
11 | Mariana Rolszt | 11 |
12 | Andressa Tolentino | 12 |
13 | Jessica Dantas | 13 |
14 | Brenda Larissa | 14 |
15 | Giulia Gregorut | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Nathalie Ribeiro | 1 |
2 | Anna Rodrigues | 2 |
3 | Margot Ciccarelli | 3 |
4 | Maria Luiza | 4 |
5 | Ariadne de Oliveira | 5 |
6 | Beatriz Campos | 6 |
7 | Cassia Moura | 7 |
8 | Karen Terra | 8 |
9 | Yasmyn Castro | 9 |
10 | Larissa Campos | 10 |
11 | Eduarda Lima | 11 |
12 | Randryely Souza | 12 |
13 | Gabriela Pereira | 13 |
14 | Rafaela Rosa | 14 |
15 | Andreia Cavalcante | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Luiza Monteiro | 1 |
2 | Nathalie Ribeiro | 2 |
3 | Brianna Ste-Marie | 3 |
4 | Stephanie Faure | 4 |
5 | Jaine Fragoso | 5 |
6 | Rafaela Bertolot | 6 |
7 | Julia Alves | 11 |
8 | Janaina Lebre | 8 |
9 | Sabrina Gondim | 9 |
10 | Sarah Galvao | 7 |
11 | Tamara Toros | 13 |
12 | Vitoria Vieira | 10 |
13 | Giovanna Leite | 12 |
14 | Ludmila Fiori | 14 |
15 | Suellen Lima | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Andressa Cintra | 1 |
2 | Thamara Ferreira | 2 |
3 | Ana Vieira | 3 |
4 | Amy Campo | 4 |
5 | Larissa Martins | 5 |
6 | Maria Vicentini | 6 |
7 | Sabatha Lais | 7 |
8 | Aurelie Le Vern | 8 |
9 | Salla Simola | 9 |
10 | Thalyta Silva | 10 |
11 | Vitoria Nogueira | 11 |
12 | Maria Malyjasiak | 12 |
13 | Ingridd Alves | 14 |
14 | Giovanna Carneiro | NR |
15 | Leticia Cardozo | 13 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Gabrielli Pessanha | 1 |
2 | Tayane Porfirio | 2 |
3 | Yara Soares | 3 |
4 | Tamiris Silva | 4 |
5 | Nathiely De Jesus | 5 |
6 | Thamara Ferreira | 6 |
7 | Marina Carraro | 7 |
8 | Amanda Magda | 8 |
9 | Larissa Dias | 9 |
10 | Melissa Stricker | 10 |
11 | Mayara Custodio | 11 |
12 | Maryanna Cardoso | 12 |
13 | Isabely Lemos | 13 |
14 | Giovanna Jara | 14 |
15 | Anabel Lopez | 15 |