The IBJJF No Gi World Championship 2023 has come to an end and as usual, the results have produced some fantastic storylines in every division. There was plenty of action before the black belts stepped on the mats too, as UFC veteran Miranda Maverick put in some fantastic work at brown belt even though she had to settle for a silver medal in the end. Undoubtedly the most impressive brown belt performance of the weekend came from Luke Griffith, who submitted every opponent to win double gold. None of the men competing at black belt were able to repeat that feat and win two divisions but one woman was able to do so, and she made IBJJF history in the process.
Ffion Davies became the first European to win the absolute division and to become a double champion at the IBJJF No Gi World Championship, just five years after she became the first to win any division at the event. Roberto Jimenez was the men’s absolute champion but he had to settle for a bronze medal in the heavyweight division, where Elder Cruz stood on top of the podium. There was even more variety in the nationality of the men’s champions than ever before, with Javier Zaruski winning super-heavyweight and Tommy Langaker winning middleweight.
Edwin ‘Junny’ Ocasio was actually the only American champion, as he won the light-featherweight division in impressive fashion. Only half of the winners were Brazilian, with most of them being on the lighter end of the scale. Everton Teixeira and Lucas Valente won their first titles at roosterweight and lightweight respectively, while the featherweight division saw a return to glory for Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira. The medium-heavyweight division was won by Ronaldo Junior and the final champion in the ultra-heavyweight division was Roosevelt Sousa.
The women’s divisions featured less surprises, as most of the favorites managed to win gold. Alex Enriquez put in a great performance to win featherweight, but outside of that there weren’t too many surprises. Roosterweight was won by Mayssa Bastos again and Tammi Musumeci won her fifth title at light-featherweight, while Kendall Reusing returned to win her second title at super-heavyweight. Andressa Cintra successfully defended her heavyweight title, while Ffion Davies started her history-making performance by winning the lightweight division again. The final two champions were Gabrielle McComb and Elizabeth Mitrovic, who won gold medals at middleweight and medium-heavyweight respectively.
Before reading the results of the IBJJF No Gi World Championship 2023, check out our preview of each division.
IBJJF No Gi World Championship 2023 Full Results
Men’s Divisions
Roosterweight
1 – Everton Teixeira
2 – Riki Yoshinaga
3 – Christopher Tran
3 – Lucas Castro
Light-Featherweight
1 – Edwin ‘Junny’ Ocasio
2 – Zach Kaina
3 – Rodnei Barbosa
3 – Shoya Ishiguro
Featherweight
1 – Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira
2 – Gianni Grippo
3 – Julian Espinosa
3 – Marco Brito
Lightweight
1 – Lucas Valente
2 – Deandre Corbe
3 – Daniel Campos
3 – Danilo Moreira
Middleweight
1 – Tommy Langaker
2 – Michael Perez
3 – Fabio Caloi
3 – Luiz Paulo
Medium-Heavyweight
1 – Ronaldo Junior
2 – David Garmo
3 – Rafael Paganini
3 – Sebastian Rodriguez
Heavyweight
1 – Elder Cruz
2 – Adam Wardzinski
3 – Roberto Jimenez
3 – Vegard Randeburg
Super-Heavyweight
1 – Javier Zaruski
2 – Vinicius ‘Trator’ Ferreira
3 – Helton Junior
3 – Vinicius Lessa
Ultra-Heavyweight
1 – Roosevelt Sousa
2 – Heikki Jussila
3 – Daniel Ribeiro
3 – Gabriel Duarte
Absolute Division
1 – Roberto Jimenez
2 – Roosevelt Sousa
3 – Elder Cruz
3 – Vinicius ‘Trator’ Ferreira
Women’s Divisions
Roosterweight
1 – Mayssa Bastos
2 – Mariana Rolszt
3 – Amber Rymarz-Freitas
3 – Faye Cherrier
Light-Featherweight
1 – Tammi Musumeci
2 – Jessa Khan
3 – Dorothy Dao
3 – Mara Kelly
Featherweight
1 – Alex Enriquez
2 – Adele Fornarino
3 – Jessica Crane
3 – Raquel Ferreira
Lightweight
1 – Ffion Davies
2 – Amanda Bruse
3 – Joanna Trindade
3 – Julia Maele
Middleweight
1 – Gabrielle McComb
2 – Thamara Ferreira
3 – Caitlin Higgins
3 – Deise Leonanjo
Medium-Heavyweight
1 – Elizabeth Mitrovic
2 – Salla Simola
3 – Graciele Del Fava
3 – Jordan Patrick
Heavyweight
1 – Andressa Cintra
2 – Rafaela Guedes
3 – Luciana Mota
3 – Maria Malyjasiak
Super-Heavyweight
1 – Kendall Reusing
2 – Mikaela Barros
3 – Danielle Walker
3 – Rachel Robinson
Absolute Division
1 – Ffion Davies
2 – Gabrielle McComb
3 – Ane Svendson
3 – Maria Malyjasiak
The full results for every other colored belt and age division at the IBJJF No Gi World Championship 2023 can be found here.
