World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
The World Jiu-Jitsu Championship is the most prestigious Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament in the world. Hosted annually by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, the first World Championship was held in 1996 at the Tijuca Tênis Clube gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The tournament has grown to over 1,650 competitors. The first Mundial tournament to be held outside of Brazil was in 2007 at California State University, Long Beach in Long Beach, California, United States.
IBJJF Black Belt World Champions in Men's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Year and Weight
| Year | 57 kg | 64 kg | 70 kg | 76 kg | 82 kg | 88 kg | 94 kg | 100 kg | +100 kg | Absolute |
| 1996 |  Renato Barreto | Helio Moreira | Royler Gracie | Paulo Barroso | Roberto Correa | Roberto Magalhães | Fabio Gurgel | Ricardo Liborio | Mario Sperry | Amaury Bitetti |
| 1997 | Robson Moura |  João Roque | Royler Gracie | Marcio Feitosa | Saulo Ribeiro | Roberto Magalhães | Fabio Gurgel | Mario Sperry | Luiz Guilherme | Amaury Bitetti |
| 1998 | Marcelo Ferreira | Robson Moura | Royler Gracie | Leo Vieira | Fernando Vasconcelos | Rafael Correa | Saulo Ribeiro | Roberto Magalhães | Roberto Traven | Mario Sperry |
| 1999 | Omar Salum | Robson Moura | Royler Gracie | Vítor Ribeiro | Alexandre Paiva | Saulo Ribeiro | Murilo Bustamante | Leo Leite | Roberto Traven | Rodrigo Medeiros |
| 2000 | Omar Salum | Robson Moura |  BJ Penn | Vítor Ribeiro | Fernando Augusto | Roberto Magalhães | Fabio Gurgel | Saulo Ribeiro | Leo Leite | Rodrigo Medeiros |
| 2001 | Bernardo Pitel | Ricardo Vieira | Fredson Paixao | Marcio Feitosa | Vítor Ribeiro | Fernando Pontes | Fabio Gurgel | Fernando Marques | Marcio Corleta | Fernando Pontes |
| 2002 | Marcos Norat | Carlos Lemos | Fredson Paixao | Marcio Feitosa | Delson Heleno | Saulo Ribeiro | Fabio Leopoldo | Gabriel Vella | Marcio Cruz | Marcio Cruz |
| 2003 | Felipe Costa | Bibiano Fernandes | Mario Reis | Daniel Moraes | Fernando Augusto | Cassio Werneck | Jefferson Moura | Erik Wanderley | Fabrício Werdum | Marcio Cruz |
| 2004 | Gabriel Moraes | Fernardo Vieira | Mario Reis | Daniel Moraes | Marcelo Garcia | Braulio Estima | Xande Ribeiro | Roger Gracie | Fabrício Werdum | Ronaldo Souza |
| 2005 | Samuel Braga | Bibiano Fernandes | Fredson Paixao | Celso Vinicius | André Galvão | Ronaldo Souza | Robert Drysdale | Roger Gracie | Francisco Fernandes | Ronaldo Souza |
| 2006 | Daniel Otero | Bibiano Fernandes | Rubens Charles | Celso Vinicius | Marcelo Garcia | Braulio Estima | Xande Ribeiro | Roger Gracie | Gabriel Gonzaga | Xande Ribeiro |
| 2007 | Bruno Malfacine | Robson Moura | Rubens Charles | Lucas Lepri | Lucas Leite | Romulo Barral | Xande Ribeiro | Roger Gracie | Rafael Lovato Jr. | Roger Gracie |
| 2008 | Caio Terra | Samuel Braga | Rubens Charles | Celso Vinicius | Sergio Moraes | André Galvão | Xande Ribeiro | Antonio Braga Neto | Roger Gracie | Xande Ribeiro |
| 2009 | Bruno Malfacine | Guilherme Mendes | Rubens Charles | Michael Langhi | Marcelo Garcia | Romulo Barral | Braulio Estima | Roger Gracie | Gabriel Vella | Roger Gracie |
| 2010 | Bruno Malfacine | Pablo Silva | Rafael Mendes | Michael Langhi | Marcelo Garcia | Tarsis Humphreys | Bernardo Faria | Roger Gracie | Rodrigo Cavaca | Roger Gracie |
| 2011 | Bruno Malfacine | Guilherme Mendes | Rafael Mendes | Gilbert Burns | Marcelo Garcia | Sergio Moraes | Rodolfo Vieira | Leo Nogueira | Antonio Braga Neto | Rodolfo Vieira |
| 2012 | Bruno Malfacine | Guilherme Mendes | Rafael Mendes | Leandro Lo | Otavio Souza | Romulo Barral | Rodolfo Vieira | Leo Nogueira | Marcus Almeida | Marcus Almeida |
| 2013 | Caio Terra | Gabriel Moraes | Augusto Mendes | Leandro Lo | Otavio Souza | Romulo Barral | Rodolfo Vieira | Bernardo Faria | Marcus Almeida | Marcus Almeida |
| 2014 | Bruno Malfacine | Guilherme Mendes | Rafael Mendes | Lucas Lepri | Leandro Lo | Romulo Barral | André Galvão | Rodolfo Vieira | Marcus Almeida | Marcus Almeida |
| 2015 | Bruno Malfacine | Paulo Miyao | Rafael Mendes | Michael Langhi | Claudio Calasans | Leandro Lo | Xande Ribeiro | Bernardo Faria | Gabriel Lucas | Bernardo Faria |
| 2016 | Bruno Malfacine | Ary Farias | Rafael Mendes | Lucas Lepri | Otavio Souza | Leandro Lo | André Galvão | Alexandro Ceconi | Marcus Almeida | Marcus Almeida |
| 2017 | Bruno Malfacine | Mikey Musumeci | Rubens Charles | Lucas Lepri | Gabriel Arges | André Galvão | Nicholas Meregali | :pt:Erberth Santos de Mesquita|Erberth Santos | Marcus Almeida | Marcus Almeida |
| 2018 | Bruno Malfacine | Mikey Musumeci | Jamil Hill | Lucas Lepri | Isaque Bahiense | Lucas Barbosa | Felipe Pena | Mahamed Aly | Marcus Almeida | Leandro Lo |
| 2019 | Mikey Musumeci |  João Miyao | Matheus Gabriel | Lucas Lepri | Gabriel Arges | Felipe Pena | Leandro Lo | Nicholas Meregali | Marcus Almeida | Marcus Almeida |
IBJJF Black Belt World Champions in Women's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by year and weight
| Year | Host | Light | Heavy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | | Tais Ramos | Rosângela Conceição | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Host | Light | Middle | Heavy | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | | Alessandra Vieira | Alessandra Oliveira | Cristina Pereira | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Host | –48 kg | –53 kg | –58 kg | –64 kg | –69 kg | –74 kg | +74 kg | n/a | Absolute |
| 2000 | | Daniela Figueredo | Leticia Ribeiro | Alessandra Oliveira | Renata Pimentel | Erika Paes | ||||
| 2001 | | Ana Michelle | Bianca Andrade | Claudia Oliveira | Juliana Vieira | Ana Carolina Ferreira | ||||
| 2002 | | Virginia Maria | Leticia Ribeiro | Alessandra Vieira | Hannette Staack | Mirela Cortes | ||||
| 2003 | | Daniele Silva | Andrezza Pinho | Hannette Staack | Poliana Lago | Rosângela Conceição | ||||
| 2004 | | Daniele Piermatei | Bianca Andrade | Hannette Staack | Poliana Lago | Mirela Cortes | ||||
| 2005 | | Daniele Piermatei | Bianca Andrade | Alessandra Vieira | Poliana Lago | Rosângela Conceição | ||||
| 2006 | | Michelle Nicolini | Leticia Ribeiro | Kyra Gracie | Caroline de Lazzerok | Luiza Fernandes | ||||
| 2007 | | Michelle Nicolini |  Laurence Cousin | Hannette Staack |  Emily Kwok |  Penny Thomas | Michelle Nicolini | |||
| 2008 | | Mirian Cerqueira | Bianca Andrade | Kyra Gracie | Hannette Staack | Ana Laura Cordeiro | Gabi Garcia | Kyra Gracie | ||
| 2009 | | Leticia Ribeiro | Bianca Andrade | Luanna Alzuguir | Hannette Staack | Penny Thomas | Lana Stefanac | Lana Stefanac | ||
| 2010 | | Leticia Ribeiro | Bianca Andrade | Kyra Gracie | Hillary Williams | Michelle Nicolini | Gabi Garcia | Luanna Alzuguir | ||
| 2011 | | Leticia Ribeiro | Michelle Nicolini | Luanna Alzuguir | Hannette Staack | Talita Nogueira | Gabi Garcia | Gabi Garcia | ||
| 2012 | | Leticia Ribeiro | Michelle Nicolini | Beatriz Mesquita | Luanna Alzuguir | Fernanda Mazelli | Gabi Garcia | Gabi Garcia | ||
| 2013 | | Gezary Matuda | Marina Ribeiro | Beatriz Mesquita | Luanna Alzuguir | Michelle Nicolini | Andresa Correa | Beatriz Mesquita | ||
| Year | Host | –48 kg | –53 kg | –58 kg | –64 kg | –69 kg | –74 kg | –80 kg | +80 kg | Absolute |
| 2014 | |  Shiho Yaginuma | Gezary Matuda | Michelle Nicolini | Beatriz Mesquita |  Janni Larsson | Ana Laura Cordeiro | Andresa Correa |  Venla Luukkonen | Beatriz Mesquita |
| 2015 | | Rikako Yuasa | Mackenzie Dern | Beatriz Mesquita | Luiza Monteiro | Ana Laura Cordeiro |  Dominyka Obelenyte | Fernanda Mazelli | Dominyka Obelenyte | |
| 2016 | | Rikako Yuasa | Gezary Matuda | Mackenzie Dern | Beatriz Mesquita | Monique Elias | Andresa Correa | Fernanda Mazzelli | Dominyka Obelenyte | Dominyka Obelenyte |
| 2017 | | Rikako Yuasa | Talita Alencar | Maxine Thylin | Luiza Monteiro | Ana Carolina Vieira | Nathiely de Jesus | Claudia Do val | Tayane Porfírio | Tayane Porfírio |
| 2018 | | Rikako Yuasa | Amanda Monteiro | Karen Antunes | Beatriz Mesquita | Ana Carolina Vieira | Claudia Do val | Nathiely de Jesus |  Venla Luukkonen | Nathiely de Jesus |
| 2019 | | Mayssa Bastos | Tammi Musumeci | Ana Carolina Schmitt | Beatriz Mesquita | Ana Carolina Vieira | Andressa Cintra | Nathiely de Jesus | Claudia Do val | Nathiely de Jesus |
List of winners by total titles
Notable mundials champions
- Leandro Lo – 6x World Champion
- Andre Galvao – 6x World Champion
- Robson Moura – 5x World Champion
- Saulo Ribeiro – 5x World Champion
- Alexandre Ribeiro – 7x World Champion
- Bruno Malfacine – 10x Roosterweight World Champion
- João Roque – 1997 Light Featherweight World Champion
- B.J. Penn – 2000 Featherweight World Champion
- Marcelo Garcia – 5x World Champion
- Roger Gracie – 10x World Champion
- Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza – 3x World Champion
- Royler Gracie – 4x World Champion
- Marcio Feitosa – 3x World Champion
- Rubens 'Cobrinha' Charles – 4x World Champion
- Rafael Lovato Jr. – 2007 Ultra Heavyweight champion
- Fredson Paixao – 3x World Champion
- Fabio Medeiros – 2x World Champion
- Fabrício Werdum – 2x World Champion
- Teco Shinzato – 2x World Champion
- Roberto Traven – 2x World Champion
- Michael Musumeci – 3x World Champion