The IBJJF European Championship 2026 took place from January 15th to 24th, 2026 and the results saw a handful of upsets among this year’s champions. The most predictable outcome was in the heaviest women’s weight classes, as Gabrieli Pessanha won both the super-heavyweight and absolute divisions for the 5th year in a row. It was far from easy though, especially in the absolute final where she met lightweight champion Sarah Galvao for an incredibly tough match. There was no double champion in the men’s weight classes, as Gabriel Ribeiro won the absolute division after going out in the second round at super-heavyweight.
Vinicius Liberati was the super-heavyweight champion, and Seif Eddine-Houmine won the only heavier weight class available; ultra-heavyweight. Although both of those divisions were won by the underdogs rather than the favorites, they weren’t the biggest upsets at all. That honour goes to either 20 year-old Will Wilson; who won his first black belt major in a stacked lightweight division, or the German black belt and medium-heavyweight champion Denise Krahn. The women’s roosterweight division also saw Thais Loureiro beating one of the best to ever do it in the final, and Cassia Moura continued her amazing run by adding another title to her collection at featherweight.
In a similar vein, Eduardo Alves delivered a minor upset by winning the men’s medium-heavyweight division and the roosterweight champion there was rising star Jalen Fonacier. The rest of the divisions were much easier to predict, particularly with elite competitors like Tainan Dalpra and Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira winning gold at middleweight and light-featherweight respectively. Then there was a few other favorites making good on their promise in the women’s divisions, like Yara Soares winning heavyweight gold and Larissa Martins taking home the middleweight title. The final female champion this year was Ashlee Funegra at light-featherweight, while Kennedy Maciel and Leonardo Ferreira finished off the men’s roster at featherweight and heavyweight respectively.
IBJJF European Championship 2026 Full Results
Men’s Divisions
Roosterweight
1 – Jalen Fonacier
2 – Tadiyah Danforth
3 – Samuel Marques
3 – Yuri Silva
Light-Featherweight
1 – Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira
2 – Gustavo Ogawa
3 – Malachi Edmond
3 – Shoya Ishiguro
Featherweight
1 – Kennedy Maciel
2 – Cole Abate
3 – Jun Yong Cho
3 – Sebastian Serpa
Lightweight
1 – Will Wilson
2 – Mateo Cardona
3 – Kevin Mahecha
3 – Lucas Maquine
Middleweight
1 – Tainan Dalpra
2 – Jose Steve
3 – Gabriel Machado
3 – Pablo Custodia
Medium-Heavyweight
1 – Eduardo Alves
2 – Luiz Gregoriano
3 – Mikael Rhaillander
3 – Uanderson Ferreira
Heavyweight
1 – Leonardo Ferreira
2 – Matheus Vetoraci
3 – Igor Tanabe
3 – Nolan Stuart
Super-Heavyweight
1 – Vinicius Liberati
2 – Harryson Pereira
3 – Erich Munis
3 – Telmo Castro
Ultra-Heavyweight
1 – Seif Eddine-Houmine
2 – Pedro Alex
3 – Hygor Brito
3 – Kjetil Lydvo
Absolute Division
1 – Gabriel Ribeiro
2 – Erich Munis
3 – Pedro Maia
3 – Seif Eddine-Houmine
Women’s Divisions
Roosterweight
1 – Thais Loureiro
2 – Mayssa Bastos
3 – Jessica Dantas
3 – Mariana Rolszt
Light-Featherweight
1 – Ashlee Funegra
2 – Josefine Modig
3 – Eonju Im
3 – Rose El Sharouni
Featherweight
1 – Cassia Moura
2 – Larissa Campos
3 – Maria Luiza
3 – Thaynara Victoria
Lightweight
1 – Sarah Galvao
2 – Tamara Toros
3 – Beatrice Jin
3 – Randryely Souza
Middleweight
1 – Larissa Martins
2 – Amanda Pamela Nicole
3 – Stephanie Faure
3 – Vitoria Nogueira
Medium-Heavyweight
1 – Denise Krahn
2 – Ingridd Alves
3 – Laura Sieradzan
3 – Maria Vicentini
Heavyweight
1 – Yara Soares
2 – Anabel Lopez
3 – Isabely Ribeiro
3 – Sara Lehto
Super-Heavyweight
1 – Gabrieli Pessanha
2 – Marina Carraro
3 – Simone Pinheiro
Absolute Division
1 – Gabrieli Pessanha
2 – Sarah Galvao
3 – Marina Carraro
3 – Simone Pinheiro
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