The IBJJF No Gi Pan-Ams 2021 have come to a close and after almost a full week of competitive grappling, we now have a whole new crop of champions to celebrate for the coming year. Perhaps the biggest impression of the event came from the young Elisabeth Clay who walked away with a pair of gold medals after submitting all six of her opponents in both her weight and the absolute division. Lucas ‘Hulk’ Barbosa came away with the gold medal in the male absolute division but fell just short in the final of his own weightclass and took home silver there instead.
There was also an upset in the announcing of the team trophies, a category that is normally won by a small selection of gigantic affiliations spreading across the globe. The adult male section was instead won by Pedigo Submission Fighting, a team that’s only recently shot to fame in the BJJ community but have already become well-known for their phenomenal training routine. One of the more unusual stories from the event came from John Danaher black belt Oliver Taza who was one of the favorites to win his division but didn’t even make it to the podium after being disqualified for smothering his opponent with his hands after taking his back.
IBJJF No Gi Pan-Ams 2021 Full Results
Male Roosterweight
1 Estevan Martinez-Garcia
2 Roiter Silva Junior
3 Lee Rosenfield
3 Santos Rivera
Male Light-Featherweight
1 Paulo Miyao
2 Carlos Alberto Silva
3 Richard Alarcon
3 Edwin “Junny” Ocasio
Male Featherweight
1 Diego “Pato” Oliveira
2 Josh Cisneros
3 Orlando Castillo
3 Thiago Abud
Male Lightweight
1 Gianni Grippo
2 Johnny Tama
3 Deandre Corbe
3 Kieran Kichuck
Male Middleweight
1 Matheus Gabriel
2 Hugo Marques
3 Michael Trasso
3 Joshua Bacallao
Male Medium-Heavyweight
1 Jefferson Guaresi
2 Andrew Wiltse
3 Jaime Canuto
3 John Combs
Male Heavyweight
1 Giancarlo Bodoni
2 Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa
3 José Bruno Matias
3 Yuri Santos
Male Super-Heavyweight
1 Devhonte Johnson
2 Arnaldo Maidana
3 Diego Ramalho
3 Eliot Kelly
Male Ultra-Heavyweight
1 Victor Hugo
2 Aaron “Tex” Johnson
3 Joe Dierkhsing
3 John Hansen
Male Absolute
1 Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa
2 Michael Perez
3 Antonio Zuazo
3 Giancarlo Bodoni
Female Light-Featherweight
1 Mayssa Bastos
2 Sofia Amarante
3 Patricia Fontes
3 Jessa Khan
Female Featherweight
1 Gabrielle McComb
2 Patrícia Magalhães
3 My Bao Nguyen
3 N/A
Female Lightweight
1 Nathalie Ribeiro
2 Sheliah Lindsey
3 Judith Gomes
3 Victoria Montrezor
Female Middleweight
1 Vanessa Griffin
2 Erin Johnson
3 N/A
3 N/A
Female Medium-Heavyweight
1 Elisabeth Clay
2 Bridget Mceliece
3 N/A
3 N/A
Female Heavyweight
1 Maria Malyjasiak
2 Maggie Grindatti
3 Emilly Alves
3 Elizabeth Mitrovic
Female Super-Heavyweight
1 Kendall Reusing
2 Mayara Custódio
3 N/A
3 N/A
Female Absolute
1 Elisabeth Clay
2 Kendall Reusing
3 Mayara Custódio
3 Maria Malyjasiak
For the full results from the IBJJF No Gi Pan-Ams 2021 including all colored belts, juvenile, and masters divisions; click here.
