Nogi Worlds Competitor List and Preview
Nogi Worlds is upon us once more, and as usual, there is an absolute abundance of competitors competing from blue belt through to black. The tournament will span four days, from the 12th to the 15th of December in Anaheim, California.
There are far too many athletes competing to even list them all here but some big names have entered at black belt. Richard Alarcon competes at Light-Featherweight after a quick recovery from a worrying finish at Polaris 12 against Ash Williams and fellow Polaris 12 competitor, Devhonte Johnson, has entered Nogi Worlds at Heavyweight just as he predicted.
Adam Wardzinski will also meet Johnson at Heavyweight and Jonnatas Gracie enters at Medium-Heavyweight after a great performance at the BJJ Fanatics Grand Prix. Meanwhile at Super-Heavyweight, one of this year’s breakout stars, Vinicius “Trator” Gazola looks set to end his year on a high note. Quite a lot of high profile women are missing from this year’s competition, most notably the woman who had the best debut year at black belt in recent memory, Ffion Davies.
See below for the full entrant list, subject to change:
Nogi Worlds Male Entrants
Rooster (122.5 pounds)
- Taniel Santos de Jesus | Ares BJJ
- Kristian R. Woodmansee | Atos Jiu-Jitsu
- Thalison Vitorino Soares | Cicero Costha Internacional
- Marko Tapani Oikarainen | Hilti BJJ Turku
- Rodnei Barbosa Gabriel Junior | Qatar BJJ
- Nobuhiro Sawada | Tri-Force Jiu-Jitsu Academy
- David B. Zennario | Unity Jiu-jitsu
Light-Feather (136 pounds)
- Lucas dos Santos Pinheiro | Atos Jiu-Jitsu
- Francisco Jonas Borges Andrade | Cicero Costha Barcelona
- Hiago George Santos Silva | Cicero Costha Internacional
- João R. Bordignon Miyao | Cicero Costha Internacional
- Suraj Kumar Budhram | Fight Sports
- Richard Alarcon | One Jiu-Jitsu USA
- Edwin Ocasio | Unity Jiu-jitsu
- Anthony Guy De Oliveira | Werdum Combat Team France
Feather (149 pounds)
- Gabriel Marangoni de Oliveira | Brasa CTA
- Rene Eduardo Lopez | Brasa CTA
- Orlando Fernando Castillo Andaviza | Fight Sports
- Thomas James Halpin | Fight Sports
- Alejandro Carreras Lecoq | Focus Jiu-Jitsu Espanha
- Thiago Cintra Vieira Brito | G13 BJJ USA
- Israel de Sousa Almeida | GF Team
- Alexssandro Pinto Sodré | Nova União
- Silvio Duran de Barros Saraiva | Nova União
- Cole Thomas Franson | R1NG BJJ
- Thiago Augusto Araujo Macedo | Rodrigo Pinheiro BJJ
- Thiago Aguiar Abud | Unity Jiu-jitsu
- Emilio Alejandro Hernandez-Rodgriquez | Zenith BJJ
- João Gabriel Batista de Sousa | ZR Team Association
Light (162.5 pounds)
- Lachlan John Warne | Absolute MMA Australia
- Athos Ribeiro de Miranda | Alliance
- Fabio Murat Caloi | Alliance
- Frederico Augusto Alves Silva | Alliance International
- Johnny Joachin Tama Apolinario | Alliance International
- Lucas de Araujo Gomes | Alliance JJ
- Samir José Chantre Dahás | Ares BJJ
- Tomoshige Sera | Carpe Diem
- Kevin Melendrez | Caveirinha Jiu-Jitsu Family USA
- Natan Chueng Freitas | Cicero Costha Internacional
- Pedro Henrique Segura Veras | Cicero Costha Internacional
- Ygor dos Santos Rodrigues | CT MR
- Issa Able | Nova União
- Daniel Seth Davis | Open Mat Mixed Martial Arts
- Matthew Henry Kocal | Open Mat Mixed Martial Arts
- Rodrigo Lamounier de Freitas | Rodrigo Freitas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Leonardo Domingos Costa Benedito | Zenith BJJ
Middle (175.5 pounds)
- Jonathan T. Satava | Alliance
- Vinicius Lino Wong | Alliance
- Guthierry Barbosa Nascimento Conceição | Carlson Gracie Team
- Pedro Henrique de Oliveira e Silva Rocha | Double Five
- Sebastian Brosché | Frontline Academy
- Dante Leon | GF Team
- Jaime Soares Canuto | GF Team
- Robert G. Malof | GF Team International
- Oliver Johnathon Lovell | Gracie Barra
- Otavio Ferreira de Sousa | Gracie Barra
- Michael Ray Trasso | Gracie Humaita
- Jaakko Vilander | Hilti BJJ Turku
- Burak Z Sarman | Pedro Sauer – Team Canada
- Marco Aurellio de Queiroz | Pirâmide Grappling Association
- Enrique D. Galarza | Silver Fox BJJ
- Felipe Cesar Silva | Unity Jiu-jitsu
- Jeferson Guaresi | Unity Jiu-jitsu
- Diego Dias Ramalho | ZR Team Association
Medium-Heavy (188.5 pounds)
- Lucas Jose Alves de Oliveira | Alliance
- Rafael Lopes Paganini | Alliance
- Edson Antonio de Oliveira Filho | Alliance International
- Jonnatas Gracie Araujo da Silva | Atos Jiu-Jitsu
- Ronaldo Pereira de Souza Júnior | Atos Jiu-Jitsu
- Nisar Amin Loynab | Atos JJ USA
- Marcos Vinicius de Oliveira Martins | Barbosa Jiu-Jitsu
- Sergio Raimundo Rios da Silva | Brasa CTA
- Gabriel Salles Muniz Almeida | CheckMat
- Jose Mathias Macedo de Lira Luna | CheckMat
- Yuri A V Silva | Fight Sports
- Kenji Benjamin Sette | GF Team
- Servio Tulio Cardoso Guimarães Junqueira | Gracie Barra
- Jake Michael Watson | Maracaba BJJ
- Nicholas Greene | Ralph Gracie
- Manuel Ribamar V. de Oliveira Filho | Rodrigo Pinheiro BJJ
- Lucas Rocha de Freitas | ZR Team Association
Heavy (202 pounds)
- Charles Kilyan Mcguire | American Top Team Junior Fernandes
- Adam Wardzinski | CheckMat
- Jackson Sousa dos Santos | CheckMat
- Jorge Andres Escudero Barba | CheckMat World
- Fellipe Ubaiz Trovo | Gracie Barra
- Roberto Camargo de Alencar | Gracie Barra
- Max Leon Bickerton | Inglorious Grapplers
- Todd Brandon Mueckenheim | R1NG BJJ
- Devhonte M. Johnson | Unity Jiu-jitsu
- Murilo Silva Ferreira de Santana | Unity Jiu-jitsu
Super-Heavy (215 pounds)
- Vinicius Ferreira Gazola | Alliance
- Helton Jose Mendes da Silva Junior | Atos Jiu-Jitsu
- Renato dos Santos Tagliari | Brasa CTA
- Frederic Leonhard Vosgröne | Carlson Gracie Team
- Arnaldo Maidana de Oliveira | CheckMat
- Aaron Michael Johnson | Fight Sports
- Marcelo Gomide Oliveira | Gracie Barra
- Jan Victor Zander | Gracie Humaita
- Perttu Tapio Tepponen | Hilti BJJ Tampere
- Roberto Torralbas | Team Lloyd Irvin
- Eliot Andrew Kelly | Yemaso Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Ultra-Heavy (no weight limit)
- Fernando Camôles Ribas | Demian Maia Jiu-Jitsu
- Roberto de Abreu Filho | Fight Sports
- Vinicius de Barros | Gracie Barra
- James Richard Puopolo | Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
- Victor Hugo Costa Marques | Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
- Vinicius de Magalhães | Vinny Magalhaes BJJ
Nogi Worlds Female Entrants
Rooster (103 pounds)
- Mayssa Caldas Pereira Bastos | GF Team
- Amber Rymarz-freitas | Gracie Barra
Light-Feather (114 pounds)
- Patrícia Magalhães Machado | Brazilian Top Team
- Amanda Monteiro Canuto | GF Team
- Fiona M. Watson | Notorious Mixed Martial Arts
Feather (125 pounds)
- Liwia Gluchowska | Absolute MMA Australia
- Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar | Alliance
- Heather H. Raftery | Atos Jiu-Jitsu
- Gabriela Meireles Fechter | CheckMat
- Karen Deisy Antunes Girotto Borges | CheckMat
Light (136 pounds)
- Jena Rae Bishop | Alliance
- Nicole C. Sullivan | Atos Jiu-Jitsu
- Anna Sophia Maria Nordenö | BJJ Revolution Team
- Kristin Mikkelson | Brazil 021 International
- Nathalie Wan Soares Veras Ribeiro | CheckMat
- Josephine Masiello | de Been 100% Jiu-Jitsu
- Hannah Sharp | Silver Fox BJJ
Middle (147 pounds)
- Jaqueline de Moraes Amorim Ramos | CheckMat
- Raquel Dayne Kaleialoha Canuto | CheckMat
- Gabrielle McComb Lima | Gracie Humaita
- Hannah Katharina Rauch | Gracie Humaita
- April L. Parks | RCJ Machado
- Amanda Loewen | SBG International
Medium-Heavy (158 pounds)
- Vedha Clemente Toscano | CheckMat
- Thamara Ferreira Silva | Cicero Costha Internacional
- Julia Boscher Seixas Pinto | Double Five
- Andressa Mezari Cintra | Gracie Barra
Heavy (169 pounds)
- Elizabeth Katherine Mitrovic | Cassio Werneck BJJ
- Veronica Macedo Fernandez | Mako Team Paris
- Talita Andrea Nogueira | Ns Brotherhood
- Jessica Lynn Guedry | Soul Fighters BJJ
Super-Heavy (no weight limit)
- Jessica D Flowers | Gracie Barra
- Kendall Marie Reusing | Gracie Barra
- Tammy M Griego | Gracie Barra BJJ
This article is part of our weekend’s coverage of No Gi Worlds 2019, for more news click here.
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