No-Gi Pans 2026 Results: Black Belt Winners
- No-Gi Pans 2026
- IBJJF
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Black belt results from the 2026 Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship, held October 2 to 4 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey. Every adult black belt division is below, men's and women's, plus both open classes.
Pawel Jaworski and Sarah Galvao both won double gold, taking their weight class and the open class. Atos led all teams with four adult black belt titles, and Academia Gorila took three. Several names from ADCC Krakow three weeks ago were back on the mats: Elijah Dorsey and Helena Crevar also took gold, and Nadia Frankland took silver. Unlike ADCC, the IBJJF awards two bronze medals per division and has no third place match, so each bracket below lists both semifinal losers on the podium.
No-Gi Pans 2026 Black Belt Medalists
Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
Men's Rooster | Lucas de Souza Castro | Christopher Tran | Eric Naples, Mohammed Sadiq |
Men's Light Feather | Vinicius Inacio | Edwin Ocasio | Carlos Alberto Oliveira da Silva, Daniël de Groot |
Men's Feather | Emilio Alejandro Hernandez Rodriguez | Steven Gomez | Amit Burshtein, Luan Gomes da Silva |
Men's Light | Pierre-Olivier Leclerc | Guilherme Rodrigues Fernandes | Danilo Soares Moreira, João Matheus de Melo Assonitis |
Men's Middle | Elijah Dorsey | Tarik Hopstock | Kieran Kichuk, Maximilian Hanson |
Men's Medium Heavy | Pawel Jaworski | David Garmo | Alehander da Silva Mariano, Natan Chueng Freitas |
Men's Heavy | Wallisson Oliveira Souza | Austin Oranday | Bradley Schneider, Joab de Oliveira Camara |
Men's Super Heavy | Natã Tenca Lima | Andre Galvao | Marcelo Enrique Gonzalez Montoro, Sergio Vilas |
Men's Ultra Heavy | Alexandre Papa Manara | Sean Goolsby | Deyvson Fernando Araujo de Souza, Gabriel Aguiar Costa |
Men's Open Class | Pawel Jaworski | Wallisson Oliveira Souza | Jett Thompson, Luuk van Nieuwamerongen |
Women's Rooster | Mariana Rolszt | Gabrielle Etzel | None |
Women's Light Feather | Emily Leyva | Karen Martinho Cerqueira Terra | Cathryn Millares, Rayssa Fabyanne da Silva Cezar |
Women's Feather | Sabrina Gondim | Cindy Ung | Beatriz Gutierrez Campos, Josefine Modig |
Women's Light | Amanda Bruse | Jenna Garcia | Caroline Brunacio Vinhaes, Lillian Marchand |
Women's Middle | Sarah Galvao | Nadia Frankland | Amanda Schurtz, Julia Maele |
Women's Medium Heavy | Martyna Kapuscinska | Fernanda Yukari Makiyama Cristo | Deise Leonanjo Assonitis, Gabriela de Miranda Barroso |
Women's Heavy | Maia Matalon | Sa'idah Durkee | Maria Vitória G. Ruffatto-Gilpin |
Women's Super Heavy | Helena Crevar | Sara Resetar | Bridgett Brumbaugh, Maria Luiza Fragoso Pinto Loreiro |
Women's Open Class | Sarah Galvao | Maria Vitória G. Ruffatto-Gilpin | Martyna Kapuscinska, Nadia Frankland |
Men's Roosterweight (122.6lb) Results
Lucas de Souza Castro (Gracie Barra) won gold over Christopher Tran (Team Lloyd Irvin). Eric Naples (RMNU Team) and Mohammed Sadiq (Telari) took bronze.
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Men's Light Featherweight (136lb) Results
Vinicius Inacio (Alliance) won gold over Edwin Ocasio (Unity Jiu-Jitsu). Carlos Alberto Oliveira da Silva (GF Team) and Daniël de Groot (The House FC) took bronze.
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Men's Featherweight (149lb) Results
Emilio Alejandro Hernandez Rodriguez (Zenith BJJ) won gold over Steven Gomez (AOJ). Amit Burshtein (Nxtgen Jiu-Jitsu) and Luan Gomes da Silva (A-Force Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) took bronze.
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Men's Lightweight (162.6lb) Results
Pierre-Olivier Leclerc (Tri-Star Montreal) won gold over Guilherme Rodrigues Fernandes (AOJ). Danilo Soares Moreira (Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu) and João Matheus de Melo Assonitis (Double Five) took bronze.
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Men's Middleweight (175.6lb) Results
Elijah Dorsey (Team Lloyd Irvin) won gold over Tarik Hopstock (Frontline Academy), three weeks after his -77kg run at ADCC Krakow. Kieran Kichuk (Cicero Costha Internacional) and Maximilian Hanson (Pedigo Submission Fighting) took bronze.
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Men's Medium Heavyweight (188.6lb) Results
Pawel Jaworski (Academia Gorila) won gold over David Garmo (Detroit Jiu-Jitsu Syndicate) and also won the open class, three weeks after reaching the -88kg final at ADCC Krakow. Alehander da Silva Mariano (Atos Jiu-Jitsu) and Natan Chueng Freitas (Unity Jiu-Jitsu) took bronze.
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Men's Heavyweight (202lb) Results
Wallisson Oliveira Souza (Campeão United Jiu-Jitsu) won gold over Austin Oranday (Alliance), and also took silver in the open class behind Pawel Jaworski. Bradley Schneider (Pedigo Submission Fighting) and Joab de Oliveira Camara (Triunfo Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) took bronze.
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Men's Super Heavyweight (215lb) Results
An all Atos final: Natã Tenca Lima took gold ahead of teammate Andre Galvao, whose daughter Sarah won double gold in the women's divisions. Marcelo Enrique Gonzalez Montoro (Fabricio JJ International) and Sergio Vilas (Team Lloyd Irvin) took bronze.
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Men's Ultra Heavyweight Results
Alexandre Papa Manara (Lotus Club) won gold over Sean Goolsby (Esporte Dez / Instituto Calasans Camargo). Deyvson Fernando Araujo de Souza (Gracie Barra) and Gabriel Aguiar Costa (Vuk / 617 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) took bronze.
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Men's Open Class Results
Pawel Jaworski completed the double, winning the open class over heavyweight champion Wallisson Oliveira Souza. Jett Thompson (Watkins Wrecking Crew) and Luuk van Nieuwamerongen (NS Brotherhood International) took bronze.
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Women's Roosterweight (103lb) Results
A two-woman division: Mariana Rolszt (Gracie Humaita) took gold over Gabrielle Etzel (Upper Twelve Jiu-Jitsu).
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Women's Light Featherweight (114lb) Results
Emily Leyva (Atos Jiu-Jitsu) won gold over Karen Martinho Cerqueira Terra (Titanium Jiu-Jitsu). Cathryn Millares (TAC Team BJJ) and Rayssa Fabyanne da Silva Cezar (Rising Sun BJJ) took bronze.
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Women's Featherweight (125lb) Results
Sabrina Gondim (Fight Sports) won gold over Cindy Ung (Balance). Beatriz Gutierrez Campos (Brasa CTA) and Josefine Modig (CheckMat) took bronze.
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Women's Lightweight (136lb) Results
Amanda Bruse (Corvus Grappling Collective) won gold over Jenna Garcia (10th Planet Sacramento). Caroline Brunacio Vinhaes (Pirâmide Grappling Association) and Lillian Marchand (VA Jiu-Jitsu Luxembourg) took bronze.
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Women's Middleweight (147lb) Results
Sarah Galvao (Atos Jiu-Jitsu) won gold over Nadia Frankland (Corvus Grappling Collective) and also won the open class, with both women coming off the -65kg bracket at ADCC Krakow three weeks ago. Amanda Schurtz (ECJJA) and Julia Maele (OXY) took bronze.
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Women's Medium Heavyweight (158lb) Results
Martyna Kapuscinska (Academia Gorila) won gold over Fernanda Yukari Makiyama Cristo (Celso Ricardo New Level School), and added a bronze in the open class. Alongside Pawel Jaworski's double, that gave Academia Gorila three adult black belt titles. Deise Leonanjo Assonitis (Double Five Highland Village) and Gabriela de Miranda Barroso (Double Five) took bronze.
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Women's Heavyweight (169lb) Results
Maia Matalon (High Noon BJJ Team) won gold over Sa'idah Durkee (Team Lloyd Irvin). Maria Vitória G. Ruffatto-Gilpin (Canby Jiu-Jitsu) took the only bronze in a three-woman division.
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Women's Super Heavyweight Results
Helena Crevar (Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu) won gold over Sara Resetar (TDBJJ), three weeks after competing at +65kg at ADCC Krakow. Bridgett Brumbaugh (Active Jiu-Jitsu) and Maria Luiza Fragoso Pinto Loreiro (Gracie Barra) took bronze.
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Women's Open Class Results
Sarah Galvao completed the double, winning the open class over heavyweight bronze medalist Maria Vitória G. Ruffatto-Gilpin (Canby Jiu-Jitsu). Martyna Kapuscinska (Academia Gorila) and Nadia Frankland (Corvus Grappling Collective) took bronze.
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