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Here Are The All-Time Middle Heavyweight Champions At IBJJF Worlds

Here Are The All-Time Middle Heavyweight Champions At IBJJF Worlds

List of all the IBJJF Middle Heavyweight class winners since 1996 at IBJJF Worlds including Men's and Women's divisions.

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The 2024 Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF World Championships are May 29-June 2, so it's time to recap all of the past winners in all of the weight classes. 

Next up it's the Middle Heavyweight class not to be confused with the Heavyweight class or the Middleweight class, the main difference is that the Heavyweight class is over 200lbs or 94.3kg. 

 This weight class has no non-Brazilian athlete winners in the Men’s division and only one winner in the women’s category. 

Here are the winners in the Middle Heavyweight division since 1996 at IBJJF Worlds.

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IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 1996, 1997, 2000: Roberto Magalhaes

Magalhaes is a four-time IBJJF World Champion. He won three of his IBJJF Worlds titles in the Middle Heavyweight division.

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 1998: Rafael Correia

This is Correia's first and only IBJJF World Championship title.

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 1999 and 2002: Saulo Ribeiro

Ribeiro is a five-time IBJJF World Champion. He earned two of his IBJJF world titles in the Middle Heavyweight division. He also won the 2008 IBJJF No-Gi World Championship.  

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2001: Fernando Pontes

This is Pontes' first and only IBJJF World Championship title. He also won the IBJJF Pans Championship in 2000 and 2001. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2003: Cassio Vernek

This is Vernek’s first and only IBJJF World Championship title. The same year he won the IBJJF World Championship he won the IBJJF Pans Championship.  

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2004, 2006: Braulio Estima

Estima is a three-time IBJJF World Champion. He won two of his IBJJF Worlds titles in the Middle Heavyweight. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2005: Ronaldo Souza

This is Souza's first and only IBJJF World Championship title.  

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014: Romulo Barral

 Barral is a five-time IBJJF World Champion. He earned all of his IBJJF Worlds titles in the Middle Heavyweight division. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2008 and 2017: Andre Galvao

Galvao is a five-time IBJJF World Champion. He won two of his IBJJF Worlds titles in the Middle Heavyweight. 

BJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2010: Tarsis Humphreys

This is Humphreys first and only IBJJF World Championship title. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2011: Sergio Moraes

Moraes is a three-time IBJJF World Champion. He won one of his IBJJF Worlds titles in the Middle Heavyweight division. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2015, 2016, 2022: Leandro Lo

Lo is an eight-time IBJJF World Champion. He won three of his IBJJF Worlds titles in the Middle Heavyweight category. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2018: Lucas Barbosa

This is Barbosa's first and only IBJJF World Championship title. He nicknamed himself the "Hulk" and followed that nickname by dying his hair green. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2019: Felipe Pena

Pena is a two-time IBJJF World Champion. He earned one of his IBJJF Worlds titles in the Middle Heavyweight division. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2021, 2023: Gustavo Batista

 Batista is a two-time IBJJF World Champion. He trained and got his black belt under Leandro Lo. Batista is the reigning Champion and looks to defend his title at the 2024 IBJJF World Championship. 

Women’s Middle Heavyweight IBJJF Weight Class Champions

Here are all of the Middleweight women’s winners. IBJJF has had the Middle Heavyweight Women's weight class since 2000. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2000: Erika Paes

This is Paes’ first and only IBJJF World Championship title. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2001: Ana Carolina Ferrera

This is Ferrera's first and only IBJJF World Championship title. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2002 and 2004: Mirela Cortez

Cortez is a two-time IBJJF World Champion. She earned both of her titles in the Middle Heavyweight division.

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2003 and 2005 : Rosangela Concecao

Concecao is a two-time IBJJF World Champion. She earned both of her titles in the Middle Heavyweight category. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2006: Luiza Fernandes

This is Fernandes’ first and only IBJJF World Championship title. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2007 and 2009: Penny Thomas

Thomas is a two-time IBJJF World Champion. She earned all of her titles in the Middle Heavyweight division. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2008, 2014, 2015: Ana Laura Cordeiro

Cordeiro is a three-time IBJJF World Champion. She earned all of her titles in the Middle Heavyweight division. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2010 and 2013: Michelle Nicolini

Nicolini is a seven-time IBJJF World Champion. She earned two of her IBJJF titles in the Middle Heavyweight division. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2011: Tailita Nogueira

This is Nogueira's first and only IBJJF World Championship title. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2012: Fernanda Mazzelli

Mazzelli is a three-time IBJJF World Champion. She won one of her IBJJF Worlds titles in the Middle Heavyweight division. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2016: Andressa Correa

Correa is a three-time IBJJF World Champion. She won one of her IBJJF Worlds titles in the Middle Heavyweight. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2017: Nathieley de Jesus

Jesus is a five-time World Champion. She won one of her IBJJF Worlds titles in the Middle Heavyweight division. She also won in the Heavyweight division and the Open category. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2018: Claudia Do Val

Val is a four-time IBJJF World Champion. She earned one of her IBJJF titles in the Middle Heavyweight division. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2019: Andressa Mezzari

Mezzari is a four-time IBJJF World Champion. She earned one of her IBJJF titles in the Middle Heavyweight division. 

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2021 and 2022: Ana Carolina Vieira

Vieira is a five-time IBJJF World Champion. She earned two of her IBJJF titles in the Middle Heavyweight division. Vieira was given the nickname“baby.”

IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2023: Amy Campo

This is Campo's first and only IBJJF World Championship title. She is also the only non- Brazilian man or woman to win in the Middle Heavyweight division. 

 IBJJF Middle Heavyweight Champion In 2024: Thamara Ferreira Silva

This is Silva first and only IBJJF World Championship title. 

All Time Weight Class Winners At IBJJF World Championships

When Are IBJJF Worlds 2024 Championships?

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