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IBJJF 2025 Euros Black Belt Open Class Finals: Pessanha, Oliveira Take Gold

IBJJF 2025 Euros Black Belt Open Class Finals: Pessanha, Oliveira Take Gold

The 2025 IBJJF Euros have finished up in Lisbon, Portugal, with one of the best events of the week, the open class finals. Here's the full results.

Jan 25, 2025 by Caden Senn
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The 2025 IBJJF Euros have finished, with the final day on Saturday, Jan. 25. The Euros were wrapped up in Lisbon, Portugal, by one of the best events of the week, the open class finals.

The open class brackets are a type of bracket where any competitor of a certain belt color can compete against their belt regardless of their weight class.

Super-heavyweights Gabi Pessanha and Yara Soares battled for the women's black belt open class gold, with Pessanha defeating Soares.

Here's everything to know about the 2025 IBJJF Euros black belt open class finals.

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Marcus Ribeiro Squares Off Against Marcos Carrozzino In Finals, Both Disqualified. Oliveira Faces Ferreira Instead

The black belt men's open class finals match pit ultra-heavyweight Marcus Ribeiro against super-heavyweight Marcos Carrozzino. Both competitors were looking to win their first IBJJF open class title, but after a long battle, both competitors were disqualified.

The double disqualification led to Luis Oliveira and Leonardo Ferreira facing off instead. Both competitors were knocked out in the semifinals and were brought back for the new final matchup.

IBJJF Euros 2025 Black Belt Men's Open Class Bracket Results

Bracket 1/2:

  • FIGHT 1: Mat 4
    Fawaz Samer Khalil Haddadin (Jiu-Jitsu For Life Team) def. Guilherme Carmo Cypriano (Cicero Costha Internacional)
  • FIGHT 2: Mat 3
    Leonardo de Assis Cruz (GF Team) def. Alessandro Speziali (Stance)
  • FIGHT 3: Mat 3
    Marcus Vinicius Ribeiro de Siqueira (Alliance) def. Leonardo de Assis Cruz (GF Team)
  • FIGHT 3: Mat 4
    Luis Fernando de Oliveira (Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) def. Guilherme Carmo Cypriano (Cicero Costha Internacional)
  • FIGHT 5: Mat 3
    Marcus Vinicius Ribeiro de Siqueira (Alliance) def. Luis Fernando de Oliveira (Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)
  • FIGHT 5: Mat 3
    Marcus Vinicius Ribeiro de Siqueira (Alliance) def. Nicholas Maglicic (Atos Jiu-Jitsu)
  • FIGHT 6: Mat 4
    Marcus Vinicius Ribeiro de Siqueira (Alliance) def. Jefferson Alves Goteu (CheckMat)

Bracket 2/2:

  • FIGHT 1: Mat 7
    Tacio Carneiro Alves (Vision) def. Pedro Henrique Segura Veras (Cicero Costha Internacional)
  • FIGHT 1: Mat 8
    Faisal Kayani (Equipe Liga Jiu-Jitsu International) def. João Victor Ovando Viera (Otávio de Almeida)
  • FIGHT 3: Mat 7
    Tacio Carneiro Alves (Vision) def. Rider Zuchi Samelo do Amaral (Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)
  • FIGHT 8: Mat 7
    Leonardo Silveira Ferreira (Alliance) def. Marcos Carrozzino (GF Team)
  • FIGHT 3: Mat 8
    João Victor Ovando Viera (Otávio de Almeida) def. Anderson Kauan Gomes Marinho (Infight JJ)
  • FIGHT 5: Mat 7
    Leonardo Silveira Ferreira (Alliance) def. Windson Alves de Oliveira Torres (Gracie Barra BJJ)
  • FIGHT 5: Mat 8
    Marcos Carrozzino (GF Team) def. Caio Viturino de Mendonça (CheckMat)
  • FIGHT 2: Mat 7
    Leonardo Silveira Ferreira (Alliance) def. Marcos Carrozzino (GF Team)
  • FIGHT 2: Mat 8
    João Victor Ovando Viera (Otávio de Almeida) def. Marcos Carrozzino (GF Team)

Final:

  • FIGHT 46: Mat 1 (Saturday, 01/25 at 1:18 p.m. ET) (DOUBLE DISQUALIFICATION)
    Marcus Vinicius Ribeiro de Siqueira (Alliance) vs. Marcos Carrozzino (GF Team)

Revised Final:

  • FIGHT 46: Mat 1
    Leonardo Silveira Ferreira (Alliance) vs. Luis Fernando de Oliveira (Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)

Winner: Luis Fernando de Oliveira

Gabi Pessanha Defeats Yara Soares In IBJJF Black Belt Women's Open Class Finals

The black belt women's open class finals match saw super-heavyweights Gabi Pessanha and Yara Soares battle for the title. The two grapplers have met in a number of finals matches in their careers, and also be faced off in the super-heavyweight finals the same day.

In both matches, Gabi Pessanha took the win with an ankle-lock submission.

IBJJF Euros 2025 Black Belt Women's Open Class Bracket Results

Bracket:

  • FIGHT 1: Mat 2
    Sula-Mae Barbara Loewenthal (Gracie Barra) def. Giovanna Jara de Souza (Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)
  • FIGHT 1: Mat 9
    Maria Victoria Barboza de Santiago (LEAD BJJ) def. Camille Mai-Tam Coué (GF Team)
  • FIGHT 2: Mat 2
    Maryanna Santos Cardoso (CheckMat) def. Amanda Pamela Nicole Schurtz (ECJJA)
  • FIGHT 2: Mat 9
    Yara Soares do Nascimento (Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) def. Melissa Stricker Cueto (Alliance)
  • FIGHT 4: Mat 2
    Giovanna Jara de Souza (Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) def. Gabrieli Pessanha de Souza Marinho (Infight JJ)
  • FIGHT 5: Mat 9
    Melissa Stricker Cueto (Alliance) def. Welma Moreira dos Santos (Skull JJ Team)
  • FIGHT 6: Mat 9
    Yara Soares do Nascimento (Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) def. Maryanna Santos Cardoso (CheckMat)
  • FIGHT 7: Mat 2
    Gabrieli Pessanha de Souza Marinho (Infight JJ) def. Amanda Pamela Nicole Schurtz (ECJJA)

Final

  • FIGHT 45: Mat 1 (Saturday, 01/25 at 1:06 p.m. ET)
    Gabrieli Pessanha de Souza Marinho (Infight JJ) vs. Yara Soares do Nascimento (Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)

Winner: Gabrieli Pessanha

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