Registration has now closed for the IBJJF Brazilian National Championship 2023 and as a result, the full competitor list can now be confirmed. As always, the tournament is one of the busiest events of the calendar year and top grapplers from all around the world are already on their way to Brazil to try and take home the a prestigious gold medal. It’s historically incredibly difficult for anyone coming from outside of Brazil to take home a title from the event and to this day, only a handful of men and women have ever achieved it.
Not only is there a home advantage element at play, but each division is always stacked full of top talent from all around Brazil that vastly outnumber any foreign competitors. Still, every year there are plenty of elite BJJ black belts from a whole host of countries who are willing to try and this year is no exception. The 2023 edition of the IBJJF Brazilian National Championship actually marks the first time that this tournament has been available on FloGrappling, and every grappler who is signed on to the competitor list will be available to watch live.
Full IBJJF Brazilian National Championship 2023 Competitor List
Men’s Divisions
Roosterweight
| TEAM | NAME |
|---|---|
| Atos JJ USA | Lucas dos Santos Pinheiro |
| CheckMat | Andre Vitor Gonçalves Militao |
| Cicero Costha Internacional | Faris Khalid Kashmeeri |
| GF Team California | Carlos Alberto Oliveira da Silva |
| Gracie Barra Belvedere | Oziel Santos de Carvalho |
| Melqui Galvão Jiu-jitsu | Welison Nascimento Fernandes |
| Morro dos Campeões | Welerson Gonçalves da Silva |
| Qatar BJJ / Vision Brasil | Rodrigo Otavio Ferreira de Oliveira |
| Team Robson Moura | Matheus D. C. M. Fonseca |
Light-Featherweight
| TEAM | NAME |
|---|---|
| Atrium Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Anderson Delfino Duarte Júnior |
| CheckMat | Ariel Godoy Magalhães Castro |
| DreamArt | Wesley Souza Santos |
| GF Team | Fernando Fávari Aparecido |
| GF Team | Jhonatha Frazão Angelim |
| GF Team | Rodrigo da Silva Sousa |
| JFC Almeida JJ | Cleber de Sousa Fernandes |
| Kronos BJJ | Rommel Fernandes de Oliveira |
| Melqui Galvão Jiu-jitsu | Diogo Pinheiro dos Reis |
| Morro dos Campeões | Ronald Dias Alves |
| OLL Fight | Wesley Ibrahim Martins |
| PSLPB Cicero Costha | Marcos Gabriel Paes Froede |
| Qatar BJJ / Vision Brasil | Andrew Soares dos Santos |
Featherweight
| TEAM | NAME |
|---|---|
| Alliance Los Angeles | Isaac Doederlein |
| Atos Jiu-Jitsu | João Pedro Bueno Mendes |
| Atos Jiu-Jitsu Rio | Jonas Lisboa Pereira |
| Atos JJ Rio Claro | Daniel Sathler Campos |
| Barbosa Jiu-Jitsu | Joao Pedro da Rocha |
| Barbosa Jiu-Jitsu | Matheus Yudi Onda |
| Clube Feijão de Jiu-Jitsu | Alexssandro Pinto Sodré |
| Garra Team | Douglas Ramos |
| GF Team | Artur da Silva Lanes |
| GF Team | Artur dos Santos Oliveira |
| GF Team | Ismael dos Santos Lima |
| Melqui Galvão Jiu-jitsu | Alessandro Oliveira Botelho |
| Melqui Galvão Jiu-jitsu | Fabricio Andrey Batista Junior |
| Melqui Galvão Jiu-jitsu | Iago Siqueira Chagas |
| Outer Heaven | Sebastian Ernesto Serpa |
| White House Jiu-Jitsu School | Matheus Rodrigues de Lima |
Lightweight
| TEAM | NAME |
|---|---|
| Alicerce Jiu-Jitsu | Iranslav Neoral |
| Alliance Tristeza | Francis Quinn |
| Clube Feijão de Jiu-Jitsu | Victor Nithael de Oliveira Marques |
| Equipe Criatina Nova União | Luiz Felipe dos Santos |
| Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Leandro Lima de Souza |
| Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Lucas Maquiné Silva |
| Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Natan Chueng Freitas |
| GF Team | Jadson Santos de Araújo |
| GFTeam / Orlando Jr | Ademir Barreto de Araújo |
| Gracie Barra Belo Horizonte-MG | Lucas Sette C. Valente Tobias |
| Gracie Barra Belo Horizonte-MG | Vinicius dos Santos Pereira |
| JFC Almeida JJ | Luis Felipe da Silva Ribas |
| Kronos BJJ | Wesley Patrick Possamai |
| Melqui Galvão Jiu-jitsu | Guilherme Jones Fonseca Fernandes |
| Melqui Galvão Jiu-jitsu | Matheus Ferreira de Paula R. Felippe |
| Qatar BJJ / Vision Brasil | Julio Souza Arantes |
| ZR Team Alagoas | Wilhiam Mateus Marques da Silva |
| ZR Team Brasil | Guilherme Guimaraes Borges Olimpio da Rocha |
Middleweight
| TEAM | NAME |
|---|---|
| Alliance Porto Alegre | Vinícius do Canto Martins |
| Atos Jiu-Jitsu | Lucas Tres Arena de Souza |
| CheckMat | Andre Ygor Pereira de Brito |
| DreamArt | Isaque Bahiense Braz |
| DreamArt | Pedro Henrik Faria de Oliveira Costa |
| DreamArt | Wallisson Oliveira Souza |
| Equipe Hugo Velasco Jiu-Jitsu | Gabriel Ávila Queiroz Machado |
| ESCOLA DE JIU JITSU WF | Pedro Henrique Maia Costa |
| Esporte Dez | Alexandre Joaquim de Jesus |
| Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Nycollas Xavier Cordeiro |
| Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Vital Antonio dos Santos Neto |
| JFC Almeida JJ | Elder da Silveira Gomes Júnior |
| Melqui Galvão Jiu-jitsu | Luiz Paulo Carneiro Medeiros |
| Núcleo JJ | Everton Daniel de Freitas |
| Qatar BJJ / Vision Brasil | Yuri Gabriel Rodrigues |
Medium-Heavyweight
| TEAM | NAME |
|---|---|
| Alliance JJ | Matheus Spirandeli Souza |
| Atos Jiu-Jitsu | Gustavo Espindola Batista |
| Atos Jiu-Jitsu Rio | Darlan Vinicius da Silva Casaca |
| Brazilian Top Team | Leon Denny Zambelli Brito |
| DreamArt | Alex Munis dos Santos |
| DreamArt | Gabriel Silva Costa |
| DreamArt | Lucas Gualberto Gomes Nascimento |
| DreamArt | Lucas Jose Alves de Oliveira |
| DreamArt | Rafael Lopes Paganini |
| Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Reyson Neves Lima |
| Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Wellington Luís Sebastião |
| Gracie Barra Belo Horizonte-MG | Servio Tulio Cardoso Guimarães Junqueira |
| Gracie Barra Florianópolis – SC | Ian Pereira Cardoso Cerqueira |
| KMR BJJ KIMURA | Eduardo Macedo |
| Unity Jiu-jitsu | Murilo Silva Ferreira de Santana |
Heavyweight
| TEAM | NAME |
|---|---|
| Alliance Porto Alegre | Gabriel Henrique dos S. Oliveira |
| Alliance San Diego | Fellipe Andrew Leandro Silva |
| Alliance SP | Caique Rodrigues Honorio |
| Ataque Duplo | Harryson Santana Pereira |
| Atrium Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Marcus Vinicius Lopo Ruiz |
| Fernando Moya Jiu-Jitsu Academy | Javier Arturo Barter |
| Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Leandro Carlos da Silva Santos |
| Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Pedro Henrique de Lima Elias |
| Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Rider Zuchi Samelo do Amaral |
| GF Team | Matheus Henriquei de A. C. Marques |
| GF Team | Patrick Pontes de M. S. Gaudio |
| Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu – Brasil | Lafayette Junio Mendonca Pinheiro |
| XCoach | Gabriel Arantes Volante |
Super-Heavyweight
| TEAM | NAME |
|---|---|
| Alliance International | Julian Stonjek |
| Carlson Gracie Clube | Wildemar Matheus Souza dos Santos |
| Companhia Jiu-Jitsu | Pedro Lucas Soares Ribeiro |
| DreamArt | Erich Munis dos Santos |
| Esporte Dez | Vinicius Alves Lessa Paula |
| Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Luis Fernando de Oliveira |
| GF Team | Marcos Aurélio Goulart Alves Junior |
| Gfteam Colônia | Davi Silva Souza |
| PSLPB Cicero Costha | Vinicius Liberati |
| Team Crézio Lutas | Elioenai Julio de S. Braz |
| Unity Jiu-jitsu | Devhonte M. Johnson |
| Unity Jiu-jitsu | Helton José M. da Silva Junior |
Ultra-Heavyweight
| TEAM | NAME |
|---|---|
| Companhia Jiu-Jitsu | Antonio de Padua A. N. Nascimento |
| Double Five Tijuca | Luiz Marcos M. da C. Bonfim Júnior |
| Fight Sports | Pablo Batista de Almeida |
| GF Team | Pedro Alex dos Santos Pimenta |
| GF Team | Victor Hugo Honório P. da Silva |
| Guigo JJ | Otavio de Souza Nalati |
| Norte Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Juares Lima dos Santos |
| Team Cruz BJJ | Cleyton Rafael Flores |
| Team Cruz BJJ | Jacson Ferreira da Silva Junior |
Women’s Divisions
Roosterweight
| TEAM | NAME |
|---|---|
| Alliance Los Angeles | Giulia Guimaraes Gregorut |
| Atos Vitória | Thaís Loureiro Felipe |
| Melqui Galvão Jiu-jitsu | Brenda Larissa Alves da Silva |
| Qatar BJJ / Vision Brasil | Julia Gomes B. de Jesus |
| R1NG BJJ | Jessica Caroline Coelho Dantas |
| Smartjits | Amber Rymarz-Freitas |
Light-Featherweight
| TEAM | NAME |
|---|---|
| Ares BJJ | Andreza Costa Morais de Sousa |
| Dominance | Adele M. Fornarino |
| Everaldo Penco Jiu-Jitsu (EPJJ) | Nathalie Touson Gomes |
| GF Team | Flávia Santos Bastos Soares |
| Positive Jiu-Jitsu | Eliana Carauni |
| Unity Jiu-jitsu | Mayssa Caldas Pereira Bastos |
Featherweight
| TEAM | NAME |
|---|---|
| Alliance SP | Amanda Yuri Iraha |
| Atos Jiu-Jitsu | Bianca Barbosa Basilio |
| Atos Jiu-Jitsu Rio | Jaine da Silva Fragoso |
| CT MR | Karen Martinho Cerqueira Terra |
| Double Five São Cristóvão | Patricia de Oliveira da Silva |
| DreamArt | Ana Cristina Araujo Rodrigues |
| Espíndola Jiu-Jitsu | Ana Carolina Schmitt |
| Gracie Barra Itaipava | Thauany Xavier Corrêa |
| Infight JJ | Kaynara Christina da Silva Martins |
| JS Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Laura Peretti |
| Litoral Grappling | Izabel Vieira Seki |
| Qatar BJJ / Vision Brasil | Gabriela Andrelevicius Pereira |
| Vita BJJ | Swanny Patricia Guimaraes Batista |
| ZR Team Alagoas | Andreia Lopes Cavalcante |
Lightweight
| TEAM | NAME |
|---|---|
| Atos Jiu-Jitsu | Luiza Monteiro Moura da Costa |
| Brazilian Top Team Int. | Brianna Ste-Marie |
| Ceconi KMKZ | Juliana da Silva Teixeira |
| CheckMat – Equipe 1 | Sabrina Rogéria Ataide B. Gondim |
| DreamArt | Larissa Martins dos Santos |
| GF Team | Vitoria Carolina Araujo Vieira |
| Gracie Barra Curitiba | Éricka Wannessa Almeida |
| Gracie Barra Itaipava | Maynne Freitas Correa |
| Gracie Barra Perdizes | Thaynara Ferreira Bandeira |
| Infight JJ | Maria Cláudia Almeida Silva |
| Qatar BJJ / Vision Brasil | Ludmila Fiori de Araujo |
| Tozi Jiu Jitsu | Stephanie Torres Jangelni |
Middleweight
| TEAM | NAME |
|---|---|
| Alliance JJ | Amanda Hening |
| Alliance San Diego | Letícia Cardozo de Carvalho |
| Ares BJJ | Elisabeth Ann Clay |
| Crazy 88 | Vannessa Nancy Griffin |
| Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Thalyta Stefhane Lima Silva |
| GF Team | Julia Boscher Seixas Pinto |
| Gracie Barra Texas | Andressa Mezari Cintra |
| Guigo JJ | Graciele Del Fava de Carvalho |
| Havanti BJJ | Ana Beatriz Souza Brandão |
| Nova União | Renata Borges do Rosario Melo |
Medium-Heavyweight
| TEAM | NAME |
|---|---|
| Abmar Barbosa Association | Maria Malyjasiak |
| Cei Jiu-Jitsu International | Welma Moreira dos Santos |
| Double Five Tijuca | Suelen Leite do Desterro |
| Equipe Hugo Velasco Jiu-Jitsu | Geovana de Freitas Malta |
| Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Sábatha Laís Francisco dos Santos |
| Gladium BJJ | Karen Suely Ferreira Correia |
| Gracie Barra Belo Horizonte-MG | Raiane Mara dos Santos |
| Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu International | Aurélie Le Vern |
Heavyweight
| TEAM | NAME |
|---|---|
| Alliance SP | Stephanie Aparecida Nackamura Juliano |
| CheckMat | Jeane Rafaelly Sousa Pinto |
| Checkmat New York | Vedha Clemente Toscano |
| Double Five Tijuca | Thaynara Aparecida da Silva Dias |
| DreamArt | Tamiris Fernanda da Silva |
| Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Amanda Magda de Oliveira |
| Julio Secco | Maisa Gurgel Sales dos Santos |
| Striker JJ | Fernanda Mazzelli Almeida Maio |
Super-Heavyweight
| TEAM | NAME |
|---|---|
| André Bastos JJ | Maria Victoria Barboza de Santiago |
| Double Five Tijuca | Roberta Pessoa Vieira Ribeiro |
| GF Team | Kauany Lorena Ramos Queiroz |
| Gracie Barra Armação dos Búzios | Victoria Borba Amaral |
| Gracie Barra Ipojuca-PE | Joaquina dos Santos Bonfim Neta |
| Infight JJ | Gabrieli Pessanha de Souza Marinho |
| Panda Supa Crew | Claire-France Thevenon |
| Striker JJ | Juliana Campos de Araujo |
The full competitor list for all belt levels and age divisions at the IBJJF Brazilian National Championship 2023 can be found here.
