2022 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds black belt results and highlights
Below are results and highlights from the black belt divisions of the 2022 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds.
The 2022 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds took place December 8-11, live from Anaheim, CA, with black belts competing on Saturday and Sunday. Results and brackets from every division can be found here.
The weekend saw several standout stars among the black belt ranks. On the women’s side, Ares BJJ’s Elisabeth Clay earned gold in both the middleweight and open class, racking up submissions along the way. Notably, in the final of the open class, Clay avenged a loss to recent ADCC gold medalist Amy Campo. Campo had a strong showing in the medium heavy division, where she captured gold.
And in featherweight the featherweight division, Tammi Musumeci picked up her fourth no-gi world championship. Although she competes somewhat irregularly, she looked to be in top form, dismantling the talented Jasmine Rocha in the final.
Also, ADCC silver medalist Brianna Ste-Marie impressed in her IBJJF black belt debut, winning gold in the lightweight division.
And on the men’s side, Atos representative Lucas Pinheiro used his relentless pressure passing to win the light feather division, defeating Junny Ocasio and the top-seeded Carlos “Bebeto” Oliveira in the semifinals and final.
Gianni Grippo took home his third no-gi world title in a stacked featherweight division, defeating 2022 no-gi Pans champion Gavin Corbe in the final to cap a sensational weekend for the longtime elite competitor. Grippo showed off his trademark back-takes all weekend, often baiting the leg entanglements to create back exposure.
Returning 2019 no-gi world champion Dante Leon looked better than ever, now down at lightweight. The recent ADCC bronze medalist’s strength seemed to carry over, as his back-takes, wrestle-ups, and takedowns were on point all weekend on his way to his second no-gi world championship.
2022 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds results
Men’s divisions
Rooster:
1- Osamah Ali Almarwai
2- Roiter Lima
3- Coco Izutsu
3- Estevan Martinez
Light feather:
1- Lucas Pinheiro
2- Carlos “Bebeto” Oliveira
3- Junny Ocasio
3- Clever Sousa
Feather:
1- Gianni Grippo
2- Gavin Corbe
3- Anthony de Oliveira
3- Daniel Maira
Light:
1- Dante Leon
2- Carlos Henrique Costa
3- Deandre Corbe
3- Ellis Younger
Middle:
1- Andy Murasaki
2- Igor Nascimento
3- John Combs
3- Italo Moura
Medium heavy:
1- Jonnatas Gracie
2- Sebastian Rodriguez
3- Bruno Matias
3- Felipe Silva
Heavy:
1- Vagner Rocha
2- Santeri Lilius
3- Charles Negromonte
Super Heavy:
1- Henrique Cardoso
2- Fellipe Trovo
3- Adam Wardzinski
3- Felipe Costa
Ultra heavy:
1- Roberto Abreu
2- Victor Hugo
3- John Hansen
3- Roosevelt Souza
Open class:
1- (Roberto Abreu and Henrique Cardoso did not appear for the final and were disqualified)
3- Victor Hugo
3- Roosevelt Souza
Women’s divisions
Rooster:
1- Jhenifer Aquino
2- Giulia Gregorut
3- Mariana Cabral Rolszt
3- Amber Rymarz-Freitas
Light feather:
1- My Bao Nguyen
2- Jessica Crane
3- Nina Navid
3- Andreza Costa Morais de Sousa
Feather:
1- Tammi Musumeci
2- Jasmine Rocha
3- Ashley Bendle
3- Alexandria Enriquesz
Light:
1- Brianna Ste-Marie
2- Nikki Sullivan
3- Claire North
3- Janin Mutton
Middle:
1- Elisabeth Clay
2- Vanessa Griffin
3- Rachel Ranschau
3- Julia Maele
Medium heavy:
1- Amy Campo
2- Melissa Cueto
3- Ane Svendsen
3- Marcia Karina Figueiredo Ramos
Heavy:
1- Andressa Cintra
2- Thalyta Silva
3- Tara White
3- Eleftheria Christodoulou
Super heavy:
1- Leticia Cardozo de Carvalho
2- Lucian Mota Casetlo Branco
3- Graciele del Fava de Carvalho
3- Fernanda Mazzelli Almeida Maio
Open class:
1- Elisabeth Clay
2- Amy Campo
3- Luciana Mota Castelo Branco
3- Fernanda Mazzelli Almeida Maio
