The IBJJF Pan Championship 2025 took place from March 19th to 23rd, 2025 and some of the best grapplers in the world delivered the results they needed to win gold. Gabrieli Pessanha was the only black belt double champion, as she won the super-heavyweight and absolute divisions. Gutemberg Pereira was the men’s absolute champion but he didn’t enjoy the same success at ultra-heavyweight, as it was Marcus Ribeiro who won gold there instead. There was a big upset in the next heaviest weight class too, as top prospect Nolan Stuart won his first IBJJF major by beating several tough opponents at super-heavyweight.
Stuart was the only underdog to become a champion in the men’s divisions either, as Jalen Fonacier and Rerisson Gabriel won gold at roosterweight and light-featherweight respectively. There were even more surprises in the women’s divisions too, with Thaynara Victoria causing the biggest upset of the event at light-featherweight. The middleweight division was won by Gisele Tavares and although she is still an elite competitor, Janaina Lebre registered a minor upset to claim the lightweight title. The rest of the weight classes featured more predictable winners, but each one of them still had some very difficult matches to get through along the way.
Diego ‘Pato’ Oliviera won a tough featherweight division and Alexandre De Jesus did the same at lightweight, but middleweight was one of the most challenging of the week. That was won by Tainan Dalpra, while Francisco Lo was the medium-heavyweight champion and Adam Wardzinski won gold at heavyweight. Jessica Dantas won the lightest women’s division at roosterweight, and Maria Luiza was not far above her as the featherweight champion. The final two women rounding out the 2025 class of IBJJF Pan champions were at medium-heavyweight where Maria Vicentini won gold, and at heavyweight where Larissa Dias was able to take home the title.
IBJJF Pan Championship 2025 Full Results
Men’s Divisions
Roosterweight
1 – Jalen Fonacier
2 – Yuri Hendrex
3 – Carlos ‘Bebeto’ Oliveira
3 – Tadiyah Danforth
Light-Featherweight
1 – Rerisson Gabriel
2 – Diogo Reis
3 – Jordan Vaisman
3 – Marcos Guedes
Featherweight
1 – Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira
2 – Cole Abate
3 – Isaac Doederlein
3 – Marco Brito
Lightweight
1 – Alexandre De Jesus
2 – Jackson Nagai
3 – Julio Arantes
3 – Matheus Gabriel
Middleweight
1 – Tainan Dalpra
2 – Andy Murasaki
3 – Pedro Maia
3 – Rolando Samson
Medium-Heavyweight
1 – Francisco Lo
2 – Mathias Luna
3 – Raul Basilio
3 – Rui Neto
Heavyweight
1 – Adam Wardzinski
2 – Roberto Jimenez
3 – Lucas Norat
3 – Pedro Machado
Super-Heavyweight
1 – Nolan Stuart
2 – Paulo Merlin
3 – Mateus Rodrigues
3 – Wesley Oliveira
Ultra-Heavyweight
1 – Marcus Ribeiro
2 – Helder Junior
3 – Lucas Montalvao
3 – Pedro Pessoa
Absolute Division
1 – Gutemberg Pereira
2 – Roberto Jimenez
3 – Gustavo Batista
3 – Marcus Ribeiro
Women’s Divisions
Roosterweight
1 – Jessica Dantas
2 – Mariana Rolszt
3 – Gabrielle Etzel
3 – Thais Loureiro
Light-Featherweight
1 – Thaynara Victoria
2 – Shelby Murphey
3 – Brenda Larissa
3 – Mayssa Bastos
Featherweight
1 – Maria Luiza
2 – Cassia Moura
3 – Emily Nicholson
3 – Larissa Campos
Lightweight
1 – Janaina Lebre
2 – Luiza Monteiro
3 – Jaine Fragoso
3 – Joanna Trindade
Middleweight
1 – Gisele Tavares
2 – Ana Beatriz
3 – Kennedy Franklin
3 – Vitoria Nogueira
Medium-Heavyweight
1 – Maria Vicentini
2 – Aurelie Le Vern
3 – Nia Blackman
3 – Salla Simola
Heavyweight
1 – Larissa Dias
2 – Maria Malyjasiak
3 – Karoline Caramori
Super-Heavyweight
1 – Gabrieli Pessanha
2 – Isabely Lemos
Absolute Division
1 – Gabrieli Pessanha
2 – Izadora Silva
3 – Maria Malyjasiak
3 – Salla Simola
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