The IBJJF still managed to put on the 2020 edition of the no gi Pan-Ams, although the presence of travel restrictions across many countries results in significantly less competitors than normal. Several athletes have been vocal about their displeasure with the event going ahead despite them not being physically able to attend, and understandably so. It does seem that the IBJJF have listened to those concerns though, or perhaps just reacted to reduced income from smaller events, as they’ve now cancelled both the gi and no gi versions of the 2020 World Championships.
IBJJF 2020 No Gi Pan-Ams Full Results
Roosterweight
Male / Adult / Black-Belt
Round-Robin:
Willis Nunes defeats Washington Lima via Submission – Guillotine
Washington Lima defeats David Zennario via Points – 8×4 pts
Final:
Willis Nunes defeats Washington Lima via Submission – D’arce Choke
Light-Featherweight
Male / Adult / Black-Belt
Quarter Finals:
Lucas Pinheiro defeats Bebeto Oliveira via Advantages – 4×4 pts
Hiago Gama defeats Richard Alarcon via Advantages – 0x0 pts
Dennis Pressey defeats Anthony Oliveira via Decision
Matheus Magalhaes received a bye into the next round
Semi Finals:
Lucas Pinheiro defeats Hiago Gama via Points – 6×2 pts
Matheus Magalhaes defeats Dennis Pressey via Submission – Rear-Naked Choke
Final:
Lucas Pinheiro defeats Matheus Magalhaes via Points – 7×2 pts
Featherweight
Male / Adult / Black-Belt
Quarter Finals:
Gabriel Sousa defeats Charles Murdock via Decision
Gianni Grippo defeats Windson Ramos via Points – 2×0 pts
Kennedy Maciel defeats Guilherme Rocha via Decision – 2×2 pts
Orlando Castillo defeats Emilio Hernandez via Points – 4×2 pts
Semi Finals:
Gabriel Sousa defeats Gianni Grippo via Decision – 2×2 pts
Kennedy Maciel defeats Orlando Castillo via Submission – Short Choke
Final:
Kennedy Maciel defeats Gabriel Sousa via Submission – Straight Ankle-lock
Lightweight
Male / Adult / Black-Belt
Quarter Finals:
Francisco Cuneo defeats Adam Benayoun via Decision
Rodrigo Francioni defeats Fred Alves via Points – 4×0 pts
Alexandre Molinaro defeats Samir Chantre via Advantages – 2×2 pts
Joshua Bacallao defeats Josh Murdock via Submission – Armbar
Semi Finals:
Alexandre Molinaro defeats Joshua Bacallao via Decision – 2×2 pts
Rodrigo Francioni defeats Francisco Cuneo via Points – 2×0 pts
Final:
Alexandre Molinaro & Rodrigo Francioni closed out the division together
Middleweight
Male / Adult / Black-Belt
Quarter Finals:
Ronaldo Junior defeats Stephen Simms via Advantages – 0x0 pts
Paulo Gabriel defeats Michael Trasso via Advantages – 0x0 pts
Pedro Palhares defeats Felipe Cesar via Advantages – 2×2 pts
Jonnatas Gracie defeats Bobby Malof via Decision
Semi Finals:
Jonnatas Gracie defeats Pedro Palhares via Points – 4×0 pts
Ronaldo Junior defeats Paulo Gabriel via Points – 2×0 pts
Final:
Ronaldo Junior & Jonnatas Gracie closed out the division together
Medium-Heavyweight
Male / Adult / Black-Belt
Quarter Finals:
Pedro Rocha defeats Timothy Welch via Points – 4×2 pts
Juan Cleber defeats Rennick Kama via Submission – Rear-Naked Choke
Andrew Wiltse defeats Victor Silva via Points – 7×0 pts
Cameron Gilliam received a bye into the next round
Semi Finals:
Pedro Rocha defeats Juan Cleber via Submission – Mounted Guillotine
Andrew Wiltse defeats Cameron Gilliam via Points – 2×0 pts
Final:
Andrew Wiltse defeats Pedro Rocha via Penalty – 0x0 pts
Heavyweight
Male / Adult / Black-Belt
Quarter Finals:
Lucas Barbosa defeats Valdir Araujo via Submission – Rear-Naked Choke
Joseph Watson defeats Yuri Santos via Advantages – 0x0 pts
Giancarlo Bodoni defeats Ronnie Pace via Submission – Rear-Naked Choke
Benjamin Silva received a bye into the next round
Semi Finals:
Lucas Barbosa defeats Joseph Watson via Submission – Arm Triangle
Giancarlo Bodoni defeats Benjamin Silva via Submission – Rear-Naked Choke
Final:
Lucas Barbosa defeats Giancarlo Bodoni via Points – 2×0 pts
Super-Heavyweight
Male / Adult / Black-Belt
Quarter Finals:
Ethan Moses defeats Charles McGuire via Decision
Arnaldo Maidana received a bye into the next round
Kaynan Duarte received a bye into the next round
Tex Johnson received a bye into the next round
Semi Finals:
Kaynan Duarte defeats Ethan Moses via Decision
Tex Johnson defeats Arnaldo Maidana via Submission – Straight Ankle-lock
Final:
Kaynan Duarte defeats Tex Johnson via Submission – Reverse Triangle Choke/Armbar
Ultra-Heavyweight
Male / Adult / Black-Belt
Quarter Finals:
Max Gimenis defeats Leo D’Avila via Submission – Straight Ankle-lock
John Hansen defeats Colby Dobbins via Submission – Americana
Ricardo Evangelista defeats Austin Avera via Points – 11×0 pts
Diego “Sem Noçao” defeats Jordan More via DQ
Semi Finals:
Max Gimenis defeats John Hansen via Points – 3×0 pts
Ricardo Evangelista defeats Diego “Sem Noçao” via Decision
Final:
Ricardo Evangelista & Max Gimenis closed out the division together
ABSOLUTE
Male / Adult / Black-Belt
Semi Finals:
Kaynan Duarte defeats Jeferson Guaresi via Points – 6×0 pts
Lucas Barbosa defeats Stephen Simms via Points – 11×2 pts
Final:
Lucas Barbosa & Kaynan Duarte closed out the division together
Lightweight
Female / Adult / Black-Belt
Sadly, this was the only female division outside of the absolute that could find more than one entrant, and Nathalie Ribeiro stormed to victory over in a fantastic display.
1. Nathalie Ribeiro
2. Nichole Sullivan
3. Megan Curran
3. Taylor Biagi
Absolute
Female / Adult / Black-Belt
Rafaela Guedes was the star of the absolute division and put on the most impressive display of any woman at the 2020 IBJJF no gi Pan-Ams, with the results speaking for themselves. As a newly-minted ATOS black belt, she has been putting in great performances every time she steps on the mats and this was no exception. She managed to submit Tara White with an Omoplata before putting up convincing victories over Gabrielle McComb and Vanessa Griffin on her way to Absolute gold.
1. Rafaela Guedes
2. Vanessa Griffin
3. Nichole Sullivan
3. Gabrielle McComb
To look through the colored belt results of the IBJJF 2020 no gi Pan-Ams, click here.
