World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship
The World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship is a no-gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament hosted annually by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation held at California State University in Long Beach, California. Since its creation in 2007, Caio Terra has won 10 No-Gi World Championships, the highest in IBJJF No-Gi competition history, and Michelle Nicolini, Luiza Monteiro and Gabrielle Garcia have each won 4 No-Gi World Championships, tying for the highest number of women's championships.
Men's Champions
Year | 55.5 kg | 61.5 kg | 67.5 kg | 73.5 kg | 79.5 kg | 85.5 kg | 91.5 kg | 97.5 kg | +97.5 kg | Absolute |
2007 | Takeo Tani | Samuel Braga | Rubens Charles | Jeff Glover | Pablo Popovitch | Kim Johnson | Roberto Camargo | Vinny Magalhaes | Bruno Paulista | Jeff Monson |
2008 | Pablo Texeira | Caio Terra | Bruno Frazatto | Rubens Charles | Daniel Moraes | Saulo Ribeiro | Roberto Alencar | Gabriel Vella | Antonio Braga Neto | Antonio Braga Neto |
2009 | Pablo Texeira | Caio Terra | Baret Yoshida | Lucas Lepri | Lucas Leite | Romulo Barral | Roberto Alencar | Antonio Braga Neto | Josh Barnett | Roberto Alencar |
2010 | Brandon Mullins | Caio Terra | Justin Rader | Lucas Lepri | Gilbert Burns | Pablo Popovitch | Rafael Lovato Jr. | João Assis | Roberto Abreu | Roberto Abreu |
2011 | Brandon Mullins | Caio Terra | Rubens Charles | Lucas Lepri | Victor Estima | Rafael Lovato Jr. | Lucas Leite | Marcus Almeida | Roberto Abreu | Marcus Almeida |
2012 | Caio Terra | Henrique Rezende | Rubens Charles | Augusto Mendes | De'Alonzio Jackson | Pablo Popovitch | Roberto Alencar | Alexandre Ribeiro | Roberto Abreu | Alexandre Ribeiro |
2013 | Caio Terra | Laercio Fernandes | Justin Rader | Jonathan Torres | Gilbert Burns | Eduardo Telles | Jackson Sousa | James Puopolo | Rafael Lovato Jr. | Murilo Santana |
2014 | Caio Terra | João Miyao | Samir Chantre | AJ Agazarm | Marcelo Mafra | Keenan Cornelius | Lucas Leite | João Assis | Yuri Simões | Yuri Simões |
2015 | Caio Terra | João Miyao | Augusto Mendes | Michael Langhi | De'Alonzio Jackson | Lucas Barbosa | Felipe Pena | João Assis | Gabriel Lucas | Felipe Pena |
2016 | Caio Terra | Michael Musumeci | Osvaldo Moizinho | Marcio Barbosa | Marcelo Mafra | Josh Hinger | Lucas Barbosa | Luis Panza | Yuri Simões | Yuri Simões |
2017 | Caio Terra | João Miyao | Osvaldo Moizinho | Renato Canuto | Josh Hinger | Keenan Cornelius | Arnaldo Maidana | Lucas Barbosa | Roberto Abreu | Lucas Barbosa |
2018 | Nobuhiro Sawada | João Miyao | Kennedy Maciel | Gianni Grippo | Hugo Martinez | Josh Hinger | Tim Spriggs | Kaynan Duarte | Gordon Ryan | Gordon Ryan |
2019 | Thalison Soares | Hiago George | Alexssandro Sodré | Johnny Tama | Dante Leon | Manuel Ribamar | Adam Wardzinski | Vinicius Gazola | Roberto Abreu | Victor Hugo |
Women's Champions
Year | n/a | 51.5 kg | 56.5 kg | 61.5 kg | 66.5 kg | 71.5 kg | +71.5 kg | n/a | Absolute |
2007 | Bianca Andrade Barreto | Gazzy Parman | Hannette Staack | Penny Thomas | |||||
2008 | Leticia Ribeiro | Bianca Andrade Barreto | Michele Nicolini | Ana Laura Cordeiro | Gabrielle Garcia | Ana Laura Cordeiro | |||
2009 | Sofia Amarante | Sophia McDermott Drysdale | Hillary Williams | Valerie Worthington | Gabrielle Garcia | Hillary Williams | |||
2010 | Leticia Ribeiro | Beatriz Mesquita | Emily Kwok | Luiza Monteiro | Katrina Weilbacher | Michele Nicolini | |||
2011 | Michele Nicolini | Beatriz Mesquita | Rachel Demara | Fernanda Mazzelli | Emily Wetzel | Michele Nicolini | |||
2012 | Sofia Amarante | Ana Carolina Vidal | Beatriz Mesquita | Luiza Monteiro | Fernanda Mazzelli | Tammy Griego | - | ||
2013 | Tammi Musumeci | Ana Carolina Vidal | Luiza Monteiro | Talita Nogueira | Talita Nogueira | - | |||
Year | 47 kg | 51.5 kg | 56.5 kg | 61.5 kg | 66.5 kg | 71.5 kg | 76.5 kg | +76.5 kg | Absolute |
2014 | Mackenzie Dern | Sophia McDermott Drysdale | Luiza Monteiro | Andresa Correa | Gabrielle Garcia | Gabrielle Garcia | |||
2015 | Patrícia Santos | Tammi Musumeci | Karen Antunes | Angelica Galvao | Andresa Correa | Mackenzie Dern | |||
2016 | Patrícia Santos | Talita Alencar | Tammi Mesumeci | Amanda Alequin | Nathiely de Jesus | Andresa Correa | Nathiely de Jesus | ||
2017 | Patrícia Santos | Talita Alencar | Jena Bishop | Raquel Pa'aluhi | Jéssica Flowers | Jéssica Flowers | |||
2018 | Mayssa Bastos | Ffion Davies | Catherine Perret | Beatriz Mesquita | Luanna Alzuguir | Nathiely de Jesus | Jéssica Flowers | Beatriz Mesquita | |
2019 | Mayssa Bastos | Amanda Monteiro | Talita Alencar | Nathalie Ribeiro | Raquel Pa'aluhi | Vedha Toscano | Talita Nogueira | Kendall Reusing | Jéssica Flowers |