IBJJF No-Gi Pans black belt results and highlights
View results and video highlights from the 2024 IBJJF No-Gi Pans, which took place November 1-3, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Over the weekend, many of the planet’s top no-gi grapplers converged in Fort Worth, Texas for the 2024 IBJJF No-Gi Pans, with black belts competing on Saturday and Sunday. In addition to several established champions finding their way back to the top of the podium, the event saw an incredible 13 athletes crowned as first-time No-Gi Pans champions.
Perhaps the most notable performance came from Ares BJJ’s Elisabeth Clay, who returned to competition just two months after giving birth to her first child to win gold in both the heavyweight and absolute divisions. The 24-year-old scored submission wins in four of her five matches, employing her trademark leg lock game to announce her return to the competition scene in dominant fashion.
A multiple-time no-gi world champion, current Who’s Number One featherweight champion, and now a six-time No-Gi Pans champion, Clay is one of the sport’s best pound-for-pound competitors.
Also on the women’s side, top American grapplers Amanda Bruse and Amanda Leve each picked up their first No-Gi Pans gold medals in the lightweight and medium-heavy divisions, respectively. Both women are established players at the elite level and will head into No-Gi Worlds this December with plenty of momentum.
On the men’s side, Unity Jiu-Jitsu’s Junny Ocasio continued his incredible run of dominance in the talent-laden light-feather division, earning his second consecutive No-Gi Pans gold. While the 35-year-old is best known for his creative leg locks and dynamic open guard, he showcased a well-rounded game that included plenty of solid work from the top position on his way to winning gold, defeating 10th Planet standout Isaac Cordova in the division final.
The performance further solidified Ocasio as one of BJJ’s top pound-for-pound athletes. After winning gold at the 2023 IBJJF No-Gi Euros, Pans, and Worlds, he is now a 2024 IBJJF No-Gi European and Pans champion and will look for his second No-Gi Worlds title this December.
Also, in the featherweight division, 19-year-old phenom Cole Abate won his first IBJJF major gold. The Art of Jiu-Jitsu product took out multiple-time IBJJF no-gi world champion Gianni Grippo in the quarterfinals, and, in the final, he bested no-gi European champion Julian Espinosa.
View the full event results from every division here.
Check out the black belt results below.
2024 IBJJF No-Gi Pans results
Men’s divisions
Rooster:
- 1st – Everton Teixeira
- 2nd – Christopher Tran
- 3rd – Lucas Feitosa Pereira Bosshard
- 3rd – Michael Fonacier
Light-feather
- 1st – Junny Ocasio
- 2nd – Isaac Cordova
- 3rd – Bruno Sena
- 3rd – Roiter Lima Silva Junior
Feather:
- 1st – Cole Abate
- 2nd – Julian Espinosa
- 3rd – Emilio Rodriguez
- 3rd – Ismael dos Santos Lima
Light:
- 1st – Max Hanson
- 2nd – Carlos Henrique Costa Campos
- 3rd – Joao Matheus de Melo Assonitis
- 3rd – Yigit Hanay
Middle:
- 1st – Natan Chueng
- 2nd – Eduardo Avelar de Carvalho
- 3rd – Arley Pacheco Damaceno Brandao
- 3rd – Kade Tsitos
Medium-Heavy
- 1st – Alehander da Silva Mariano
- 2nd – Jon Blank
- 3rd – Felipa Silva
- 3rd – Martin Alejandro Gonzalez Mejia
Heavy:
- 1st – Jose Jurema Mascimento de Carvalho
- 2nd – Francisco Lo
- 3rd – Anthony Robinson
- 3rd – Gabriel Brod
Super-heavy:
- 1st – Rafael Lovato Jr.
- 2nd – Yan Lucas Cordeiro Paiva
- 3rd – Gabriel de Oliveira Haddad Duarte
- 3rd – Marlon Kenjiro Tanak Fagundes
Ultra-heavy:
- 1st – Lucas Valentim Alves Montalvao
- 2nd – Leonardo Lemos de Andrade
- 3rd – Devhonte Johnson
- 3rd – Pedro Jose Pessoa de Melo Bisneto
Open class:
- 1st – Devhonte Johnson
- 2nd – Alehander da Silva Mariano
- 3rd – David Garmo
- 3rd – Marcos Carrozzino
Women’s divisions
Rooster:
- 1st – Thais Loureiro Felipe
- 2nd – Mariana Cabral Roszt
- 3rd – Amber Rymarz-Freitas
- 3rd – Mara Ananda Kelly
Light-feather:
- 1st – Ana Carolina de Andrade Lima Soares da Silva
- 2nd – Shelby Murphey
- 3rd – Jessica Crane
- 3rd – Sophia Cassella
Feather:
- 1st – Talita Alencar
- 2nd – Amanda Monteiro Canuto
- 3rd – Raquel Ferreira da Silva
- 3rd – Thaynara Victoria Soares da Silva
Light:
- 1st – Amanda Bruse
- 2nd – Julia Maela
- 3rd – Beatrice Jin
- 3rd – Joanna Trindade
Middle:
- 1st – Nadia Frankland
- 2nd – Gabriele Schuck
- 3rd – Amanda Schurtz
- 3rd – Brittney Johnson
Medium-Heavy
- 1st- Amanda Leve
- 2nd – Jordan Elizabeth Patrick
- 3rd – Kennedy Paige Franklin
- 3rd – Salla Mari Simola
Heavy:
- 1st – Elisabeth Clay
- 2nd – Maria Ruffatto
- 3rd – Graciele Del Fava de Carvalho
Super-Heavy:
- 1st – Mayara Moreira Ribeiro
- 2nd – Paige Ivette Borras
- 3rd – Hannah Marie Harjo
Open class:
- 1st – Elisabeth Clay
- 2nd – Maria Ruffatto
- 3rd – Deise Leonanjo
- 3rd – Nadia Frankland
