The IBJJF no gi world championships 2021 were a massive hit with competitors and fans alike, with this being the first time that heelhooks have been allowed at the event. It appears as though it’s led to a massive shakeup in the status quo as five of the men’s division winners had never won a world championship until now. While there were a number of heelhook finishes throughout the event, many of the sport’s top competitors are not that new to the technique and have competed under more liberal rulesets on numerous occasions in the past. The two best performances of the weekend came from the breakout female star of 2020 Rafaela Guedes and recently-promoted black belt Pedro Marinho, who both came away from the event with two world championships to their name after winning both their weight and the absolute division.
IBJJF No Gi World Championships 2021 Full Results
ADULT / MALE / ROOSTER-WEIGHT
1. Estevan Martinez
2. Roiter Lima
3. Lee Rosenfield
3. Marcelo Cohen
ADULT / MALE / LIGHT-FEATHERWEIGHT
1. Bebeto Oliveira
2. Paulo Miyao
3. Willis Nunes
3. Edwin ‘Junny’ Ocasio
ADULT / MALE / FEATHERWEIGHT
1. Diego Oliveira
2. Gabriel Sousa
3. Daniel Maira
3. Damion Oranday
ADULT / MALE / LIGHTWEIGHT
1. Gianni Grippo
2. Lucas Silva
3. Fabio Caloi
3. Rodrigo Francioni
ADULT / MALE / MIDDLEWEIGHT
1. Hugo Marques
2. Dante Leon
3. Paulo Gabriel
3. Alexandre Jesus
ADULT / MALE / MEDIUM-HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Jeferson Guaresi
2. Pedro Rocha
3. Hunter Newton
3. Rodrigo Lopes
ADULT / MALE / HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Pedro Marinho
2. Vagner Rocha
3. Adam Wardzinski
3. Diego Ramalho
ADULT / MALE / SUPER-HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Devhonte Johnson
2. Joe Dierkhising
3. Eliot Kelly
3. Vinicius ‘Trator’ Gazola
ADULT / MALE / ULTRA-HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Roberto ‘Cyborg’ Abreu
2. Victor Hugo
3. Max Gimenis
3. John Hansen
ADULT / MALE / OPEN WEIGHT
1. Pedro Marinho
2. Roberto ‘Cyborg’ Abreu
3. Gabriel Almeida
3. Adam Wardzinski
ADULT / FEMALE / LIGHT-FEATHERWEIGHT
1. Mayssa Bastos
2. Sofia Amarante
3. Patricia Fontes
3. Lavinia Barbosa
ADULT / FEMALE / FEATHERWEIGHT
1. Talita Alencar
2. Gabrielle McComb
3. Taylor Sausser
3. Jessica Nieves
ADULT / FEMALE / LIGHTWEIGHT
1. Ffion Davies
2. Hannah Sharp
3. Heather Raftery
3. Nikki Sullivan
ADULT / FEMALE / MIDDLEWEIGHT
1. Raquel Canuto
2. Nathalie Ribeiro
3. Erin Johnson
ADULT / FEMALE / MEDIUM-HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Elisabeth Clay
2. Bridget Grace
3. Jordan Patrick
3. Fernanda Figueira
ADULT / FEMALE / HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Rafaela Guedes
2. Maria Malyjasiak
3. Maggie Grindatti
3. Elizabeth Mitrovic
ADULT / FEMALE / SUPER-HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Mayara Custódio
2. Alison Tremblay
3. Fernanda Mazelli
ADULT / FEMALE / OPEN WEIGHT
1. Rafaela Guedes
2. Elisabeth Clay
3. Gabrielle McComb
3. Maria Malyjasiak
The full results for all colored belt and master’s divisions for the IBJJF no gi world championships 2021 are available on their official website, click here to see more.
