The results are in for the IBJJF Pan-Ams 2020 and the organization’s first major event since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic ended up with plenty of young stars and experienced competitors sharing the podium together. The final day is always reserved for the peak of the sport, the adult black belt divisions, but the build-up to this was just as exciting as the delivery. Not only did prodigies like Tainan Dalpra deliver phenomenal results in the colored belts, prompting their coaches to promote them to the highest levels, but older competitors like Gregor Gracie also delivered great results in the black belt Masters divisions too.
Then of course, outside of the actual tournament results, the IBJJF also announced some fantastic news for competitors moving forward. The first revelation was that they’d considered the Pan-Ams to be a resounding success despite Brazilian athlete’s complaints at the event going ahead while travel restrictions were in place. This was clear from their decision to announce that the no gi edition of the Pan-Ams having been scheduled to take place before the end of the year. Then the news that everyone was waiting for arrived when the IBJJF revealed that both heelhooks and reaping the knee would be legal at black and brown belt categories in 2021.
IBJJF Pan-Ams 2020 Male Results
Roosterweight
1st – Lucas Pinheiro
2nd – Jonas Andrade
3rd – Santos Rene Bruckner Rivera/ Willis da Mota Nunes
Light-Featherweight
1st – Joshua Cisneros
2nd – Pedro Clementino
3rd – Elijah Rueben Tagalog/ Taniel Santos de Jesus
Featherweight
1st – Thiago Macedo
2nd – Matheus Gabriel
3rd – Ricar Nogueira/ Samuel Nagai
Lightweight
1st – Johnatha Alves
2nd – Michael Liera Jr.
3rd – Jonnatas Gracie/ Renato Canuto
Middleweight
1st – Ronaldo Junior
2nd – Jackson Nagai
3rd – Gutheirry Barbosa/ Lucas Valente
Medium-Heavyweight
1st – Otavio Sousa
2nd – Matheus Luna
3rd – Gabriel Almeida/ Manuel Ribamar
Heavyweight
1st – Gustavo Batista
2nd – Dominique Bell
3rd – Horlando Monteiro/ Yuri Allison Paiva dos Santos
Super-Heavyweight
1st – Guilherme Augusto
2nd – Arnaldo Maidana
3rd – Devhonte Johnson/ Fellipe Andrew
Ultra-Heavyweight
1st – Max Gimenis
2nd – Luis Panza
3rd – Renato dos Santos Tagliari/ Stuart Randle Maddox
IBJJF Pan-Ams 2020 Female Results
Light Featherweight
1st – Mayssa Bastos
2nd – Pati Fontes
3rd – Ann Kneib
1st – Gabrielle McComb
2nd – Amanda “Tubby” Alequin
3rd – Lyanne Perez
Lightweight
1st – Luiza Monteiro
2nd – Nathalie Ribeiro
3rd – Natasha Quiza
Middleweight
1st – Rafaela Guedes
2nd – Claire North
3rd – Brenda Oliveira
Medium-Heavyweight
1st – Andressa Cintra
2nd – Maria Malyjasiak
3rd – Emily Silva
Super-Heavyweight
1st – Kendall Reusing
2nd – Jessica Flowers
3rd – Michelle Welti
For the full results from the IBJJF Pan-Ams 2020 from white to black belt, click here for more.
