World No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF ChampionshipNov 2, 2015 by Hywel Teague
Confirmed: 2015 No-Gi Worlds Black Belt Competitors
Confirmed: 2015 No-Gi Worlds Black Belt Competitors
The final list of black belt competitors for this year's No-Gi Worlds is out, and we've got the breakdown below. Injuries have taken a number of big names o
The final list of black belt competitors for this year's No-Gi Worlds is out, and we've got the breakdown below.
Injuries have taken a number of big names out of this year's No-Gi World Championships – there's no Yuri Simoes, JT Torres or Keenan Cornelius – while many others, such as Claudio Calasans and Joao Gabriel Rocha, are still resting after their gruelling runs during August's ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships.
But the black belt ranks are still stacked with a total of 164 entrants signed up in both the male and female divisions.
The male feather, light and middleweight divisions are all full with 16 entrants apiece. The smallest divisions this year are the light featherweight and ultra heavyweight divs, with 8 entrants in each category.
Take a look at the final list of black belts who have signed up for this year's IBJJF No-Gi Worlds.
Don't forget you can watch No-Gi Worlds on Nov 7-8 exclusively here on FloGrappling!
BLACK / Adult / Male / Rooster
Jorge Elias Bucaram Santistevan – Alliance
Caio Terra – Brasa CTA
Felipe P. da Costa e Silva – Brasa CTA
Thiago Dias D. Narciso – Brasa CTA
Yusuke Homma – Carpe Diem
Bruno Celio Costa de Melo – GF Team
Washington Luis do M. Lima – GF Team
José João Alves C. Santos – Gracie Lisboa
Leandro Lopes Escobar – Soul Fighters BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather
Leonard Alexander Canders Jr. – 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu
Thomas Lincoln Correa Lisboa – Alliance
Helio Cordeiro Guilherme – CheckMat
João Pedro Oliveira Rodrigues – CheckMat
Rafael Freitas – Gracie Barra
João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Mark Daniel Ramos – Ricardo "Rey" Diogo BJJ
Samir José Chantre Dahás – Samir Chantre BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
Gianni Paul Grippo – Alliance
Luiz Henrique Cunha Tosta – Alliance
Kim Terra – Brasa CTA
Vitor Peres Paschoal –Brasa CTA
Mayko de Araujo Girotto Borges – CheckMat
Thiago Augusto Araujo Macedo – Club Pina Jiu-Jitsu
Jerold Antonio Shapiro – Cobra Kai Jiu Jitsu
Geoffrey Villarreal – Fabio Santos BJJ
Osvaldo Augusto Honorio Moizinho– Gracie Fighter
Matthew Carlton Magana – Paragon BJJ Academy
Berndt Greger Forsell – Polar Jiu Jitsu Team
Paulo Henrique Bordignon Miyao – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Isaque Alberto de Oliveira Paiva – Saikoo Jiu-Jitsu
Augusto Lopes Mendes – Soul Fighters BJJ
Baret Yoshida – The Arena
Wilson Reis Monte Alto Gonçalves – Tri State Martial Arts / Godoi JJ Club
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
Mansher Khera – Alliance
Michael Alexandre Langhi – Alliance
Fabio Murat Caloi – Alliance International
Francisco Antonio Iturralde Lara – Alliance International
Thiago Cardial Gaia – Barbosa JJ
Gabriel Rollo da Silva Pontes – CheckMat
Thiago Aragão de Abreu – CheckMat
Cristian Lopez Equipe –Tsunami Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Issa Able – GD Jiu-Jitsu Association
Garry Lee Tonon – Gracie Elite Team America
Marcus Cole Wilson – Grappling Unlimited
Marcelo dos Santos Motta – Prime Jiu-Jitsu Center
Andreas Achniotis Perales – Renzo Gracie International
Rodrigo Lamounier de Freitas – Rodrigo Freitas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Ross Nicholls – Roger Gracie
Rafael Domingos Benedito – Zenith BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
Jonathan T. Satava – Alliance
Paul Andrew Schon – Alliance
Rodrigo Benedito Caporal – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Thabet Al Taher – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Felipe Cesar Silva – Barbosa JJ
Gabriel Procópio da Fonseca – Brazilian Top Team
Dustin Baradaran Akbari – Cassio Werneck BJJ
Marcelo França Mafra – CheckMat
Stephen Gabriel Martinez – CheckMat
Marcel Goulart Cubel Gonçalves – Fight Sports
Nic Ruben Nikolaisen – Frontline Academy
David Jeremy Binder – Gracie Barra
Otavio Ferreira de Sousa – Gracie Barra
Manuel Ribamar V. de Oliveira Filho – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Vinicius Agudo Silva – Soul Fighters BJJ
De'Alonzio Jerome Jackson – Team Lloyd Irvin
BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
Marcos Vinícius da Silva Tinoco – Alliance
Matheus Oliveira Diniz – Alliance
Ezra Zendt Lenon – American Top Team
Joshua Roy Hinger – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Lucas Daniel Silva Barbosa – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Pedro Régis da Cunha Mello – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Steven J. Patterson – Brasa CTA
Thiago Sá Fortes Silva – CheckMat
Gabriel Kitober Vieira – GF Team
Patrick Pontes Moura Santos Gaudio – GF Team
Charles Negromonte Santos – Gracie Barra
Inacio Ferreira Gomes Neto – Gracie Barra
Gottrell W King Jr. – Gracie Barra JJ
Ryan John Robinson – Gracie Barra JJ
Matthew Kevin Jubera – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy
Felipe Menezes Bueno – Alliance
Arnaldo Maidana de Oliveira – CheckMat
Jackson Sousa dos Santos – CheckMat
Felipe Carsalade Araujo Pena – Gracie Barra
Tony Eduardo de Lima e Silva – Gracie Floripa International
Jason Scott Ackerman – Kron Gracie Jiu Jitsu
Keller Locke-Sodhi – Nova União International
Rodrigo Ferreira Reis – Tanque Jiu-Jitsu
Roberto Torralbas – Team Lloyd Irvin
Timothy-Michael Spriggs – Team Lloyd Irvin
BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy
James M Quinlan – Boston BJJ
Diego Gamonal Nogueira – Brazilian Top Team
João Francisco de Moraes Assis – CheckMat
Rodrigo Martins Ribeiro da Silva – G13 BJJ
Lucas Rocha de Freitas – Gracie Barra
Roberto Camargo de Alencar – Gracie Barra
James Richard Puopolo – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Nicholas A Liaskos – Ricardo Almeida
Evandro Nunes – Sampa BJJ Academy
Guybson Costa e Sá – SAS Team USA
Eliot Andrew Kelly – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy
Joseph Moku Kahawai Jr. – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
John Douglas Fain III – Boston BJJ
Gabriel Lyrio Lucas – CheckMat
Roberto de Abreu Filho – Fight Sports
Gustavo Dias Elias – Gracie Humaita San Diego
Adam Lucas Wheeler – Prime Jiu-Jitsu Center
Jared Lynn Dopp – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Mahamed Aly Santos da Silva – Team Lloyd Irvin
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light Feather
Chelsea Leah Bainbridge-Donner – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Kristina Sofia Puruganan Barlaan – Brasa CTA
Patrícia Maria N. Fontes dos Santos – CheckMat
BLACK / Adult / Female / Feather
Tammi Alana Musumeci – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Ana Michelle Tavares Dantas – Equipe Zero
Mackenzie Lynne Dern – Gracie Humaita
Emilie Maxine M. H. Thylin – Gracie Humaita South Bay
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light
Karen Deisy Antunes Girotto Borges – CheckMat
Josephine Masiello – Peter de Been JJ
Kiri Noelle Liao – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle
Megan Ann Nevill – Alliance
Angelica Cabral Firme –Galvao Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Amanda Loewen – SBG International (SBGI)
BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium Heavy
Andresa Correa – Alliance
Monique Ricardo Carvalho – CheckMat
Leanna M Dittrich – Fight Sports
Injuries have taken a number of big names out of this year's No-Gi World Championships – there's no Yuri Simoes, JT Torres or Keenan Cornelius – while many others, such as Claudio Calasans and Joao Gabriel Rocha, are still resting after their gruelling runs during August's ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships.
But the black belt ranks are still stacked with a total of 164 entrants signed up in both the male and female divisions.
The male feather, light and middleweight divisions are all full with 16 entrants apiece. The smallest divisions this year are the light featherweight and ultra heavyweight divs, with 8 entrants in each category.
Take a look at the final list of black belts who have signed up for this year's IBJJF No-Gi Worlds.
Don't forget you can watch No-Gi Worlds on Nov 7-8 exclusively here on FloGrappling!
BLACK / Adult / Male / Rooster
Jorge Elias Bucaram Santistevan – Alliance
Caio Terra – Brasa CTA
Felipe P. da Costa e Silva – Brasa CTA
Thiago Dias D. Narciso – Brasa CTA
Yusuke Homma – Carpe Diem
Bruno Celio Costa de Melo – GF Team
Washington Luis do M. Lima – GF Team
José João Alves C. Santos – Gracie Lisboa
Leandro Lopes Escobar – Soul Fighters BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather
Leonard Alexander Canders Jr. – 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu
Thomas Lincoln Correa Lisboa – Alliance
Helio Cordeiro Guilherme – CheckMat
João Pedro Oliveira Rodrigues – CheckMat
Rafael Freitas – Gracie Barra
João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Mark Daniel Ramos – Ricardo "Rey" Diogo BJJ
Samir José Chantre Dahás – Samir Chantre BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
Gianni Paul Grippo – Alliance
Luiz Henrique Cunha Tosta – Alliance
Kim Terra – Brasa CTA
Vitor Peres Paschoal –Brasa CTA
Mayko de Araujo Girotto Borges – CheckMat
Thiago Augusto Araujo Macedo – Club Pina Jiu-Jitsu
Jerold Antonio Shapiro – Cobra Kai Jiu Jitsu
Geoffrey Villarreal – Fabio Santos BJJ
Osvaldo Augusto Honorio Moizinho– Gracie Fighter
Matthew Carlton Magana – Paragon BJJ Academy
Berndt Greger Forsell – Polar Jiu Jitsu Team
Paulo Henrique Bordignon Miyao – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Isaque Alberto de Oliveira Paiva – Saikoo Jiu-Jitsu
Augusto Lopes Mendes – Soul Fighters BJJ
Baret Yoshida – The Arena
Wilson Reis Monte Alto Gonçalves – Tri State Martial Arts / Godoi JJ Club
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
Mansher Khera – Alliance
Michael Alexandre Langhi – Alliance
Fabio Murat Caloi – Alliance International
Francisco Antonio Iturralde Lara – Alliance International
Thiago Cardial Gaia – Barbosa JJ
Gabriel Rollo da Silva Pontes – CheckMat
Thiago Aragão de Abreu – CheckMat
Cristian Lopez Equipe –Tsunami Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Issa Able – GD Jiu-Jitsu Association
Garry Lee Tonon – Gracie Elite Team America
Marcus Cole Wilson – Grappling Unlimited
Marcelo dos Santos Motta – Prime Jiu-Jitsu Center
Andreas Achniotis Perales – Renzo Gracie International
Rodrigo Lamounier de Freitas – Rodrigo Freitas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Ross Nicholls – Roger Gracie
Rafael Domingos Benedito – Zenith BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
Jonathan T. Satava – Alliance
Paul Andrew Schon – Alliance
Rodrigo Benedito Caporal – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Thabet Al Taher – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Felipe Cesar Silva – Barbosa JJ
Gabriel Procópio da Fonseca – Brazilian Top Team
Dustin Baradaran Akbari – Cassio Werneck BJJ
Marcelo França Mafra – CheckMat
Stephen Gabriel Martinez – CheckMat
Marcel Goulart Cubel Gonçalves – Fight Sports
Nic Ruben Nikolaisen – Frontline Academy
David Jeremy Binder – Gracie Barra
Otavio Ferreira de Sousa – Gracie Barra
Manuel Ribamar V. de Oliveira Filho – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Vinicius Agudo Silva – Soul Fighters BJJ
De'Alonzio Jerome Jackson – Team Lloyd Irvin
BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
Marcos Vinícius da Silva Tinoco – Alliance
Matheus Oliveira Diniz – Alliance
Ezra Zendt Lenon – American Top Team
Joshua Roy Hinger – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Lucas Daniel Silva Barbosa – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Pedro Régis da Cunha Mello – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Steven J. Patterson – Brasa CTA
Thiago Sá Fortes Silva – CheckMat
Gabriel Kitober Vieira – GF Team
Patrick Pontes Moura Santos Gaudio – GF Team
Charles Negromonte Santos – Gracie Barra
Inacio Ferreira Gomes Neto – Gracie Barra
Gottrell W King Jr. – Gracie Barra JJ
Ryan John Robinson – Gracie Barra JJ
Matthew Kevin Jubera – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy
Felipe Menezes Bueno – Alliance
Arnaldo Maidana de Oliveira – CheckMat
Jackson Sousa dos Santos – CheckMat
Felipe Carsalade Araujo Pena – Gracie Barra
Tony Eduardo de Lima e Silva – Gracie Floripa International
Jason Scott Ackerman – Kron Gracie Jiu Jitsu
Keller Locke-Sodhi – Nova União International
Rodrigo Ferreira Reis – Tanque Jiu-Jitsu
Roberto Torralbas – Team Lloyd Irvin
Timothy-Michael Spriggs – Team Lloyd Irvin
BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy
James M Quinlan – Boston BJJ
Diego Gamonal Nogueira – Brazilian Top Team
João Francisco de Moraes Assis – CheckMat
Rodrigo Martins Ribeiro da Silva – G13 BJJ
Lucas Rocha de Freitas – Gracie Barra
Roberto Camargo de Alencar – Gracie Barra
James Richard Puopolo – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Nicholas A Liaskos – Ricardo Almeida
Evandro Nunes – Sampa BJJ Academy
Guybson Costa e Sá – SAS Team USA
Eliot Andrew Kelly – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy
Joseph Moku Kahawai Jr. – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
John Douglas Fain III – Boston BJJ
Gabriel Lyrio Lucas – CheckMat
Roberto de Abreu Filho – Fight Sports
Gustavo Dias Elias – Gracie Humaita San Diego
Adam Lucas Wheeler – Prime Jiu-Jitsu Center
Jared Lynn Dopp – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Mahamed Aly Santos da Silva – Team Lloyd Irvin
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light Feather
Chelsea Leah Bainbridge-Donner – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Kristina Sofia Puruganan Barlaan – Brasa CTA
Patrícia Maria N. Fontes dos Santos – CheckMat
BLACK / Adult / Female / Feather
Tammi Alana Musumeci – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Ana Michelle Tavares Dantas – Equipe Zero
Mackenzie Lynne Dern – Gracie Humaita
Emilie Maxine M. H. Thylin – Gracie Humaita South Bay
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light
Karen Deisy Antunes Girotto Borges – CheckMat
Josephine Masiello – Peter de Been JJ
Kiri Noelle Liao – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle
Megan Ann Nevill – Alliance
Angelica Cabral Firme –Galvao Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Amanda Loewen – SBG International (SBGI)
BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium Heavy
Andresa Correa – Alliance
Monique Ricardo Carvalho – CheckMat
Leanna M Dittrich – Fight Sports