Fellipe Andrew Enters Heavy at the 2026 Orange County Fall Open: A Two Time World Champion Two Weeks Before the Crown
The 2021 world open class champion and 2023 world champion at heavy is one of three men at gi heavy in Costa Mesa, two weeks before the IBJJF Crown.
Fellipe Andrew is registered at heavy for the Orange County Fall International Open on October 24 and 25 at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California. He’s one of three men in the division, and no stream has been announced.
Andrew won the open class at the 2021 Worlds and heavy at the 2023 Worlds, and he won the IBJJF Crown heavyweight title in 2023. He’s back in the Crown’s heavyweight field on November 8 in Long Beach.
Andrew against Samir Kader at the San Diego Summer Open this summer, where Andrew won heavy. Kader is in his division again this weekend:
And from the 2021 Worlds, the year he won the open class:
His titles
Andrew’s titles at the IBJJF majors, world titles first:
| Year | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | World Championship | Gold, heavy |
| 2021 | World Championship | Gold, open class Silver, super heavy |
| 2023 | IBJJF Crown | Champion, heavyweight |
| 2023 | European Championship | Gold, heavy |
| 2022 | European Championship | Gold, super heavy Gold, open class |
| 2020 | European Championship | Gold, open class |
| 2019 | European Championship | Gold, super heavy |
| 2021 | Pan Championship | Gold, super heavy Gold, open class |
| 2020 | Pan Championship | Gold, open class |
| 2019 | Pan Championship | Gold, super heavy |
| 2023 | Brasileiro | Gold, heavy |
| 2018 | Brasileiro | Gold, heavy |
This year he took silver at heavy at the Brasileiro and won heavy at the San Diego Summer Open.
The heavy division
Three men are registered at gi heavy in Orange County, according to the IBJJF registrations as of October 19:
| Athlete | Team | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fellipe Andrew | Del Mar Jiu-Jitsu Club | Unranked |
| Samir Kader | Carlson Gracie Team | Unranked |
| Dory Aoun | Lucas Leite / Hustle BJJ Santa Ana | No. 91 in no-gi |
Ranks from the IBJJF adult black belt rankings as of October 22, 2026. Aoun is also entered at heavy in the no-gi tournament on Sunday. He took silver at heavy at the 2024 American Nationals No-Gi.
Brackets and where to watch
IBJJF brackets usually post a day or two before the event, and every black belt bracket goes on our Orange County Fall Open page exactly as published. No stream has been announced.
His Crown field is on our IBJJF Crown page, the rest of the weekend is in The Weekend Ahead, and every upcoming event is on the calendar.
All registrations, rankings, results and videos in this story come from official channels.
