Houston Fall International Open 2026
October 10 to 11 · Houston, TX. Dates, venue, registered black belts, where to watch and results.
The Houston Fall International Open is an IBJJF International Open on October 11, 2026 at Reliant Center, Hall D in Houston, TX, with gi and no-gi divisions.
Updated October 8, 2026.
| Dates | October 11, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Location | Reliant Center, Hall D, Houston, TX |
| Organizer | IBJJF |
| Format | Gi and no-gi |
| Stream | Not yet announced |
| Official page | Gi event page · No-gi event page |
Registered black belts
According to IBJJF registrations checked on October 8, the final pull before the event, 13 adult black belts are entered in the gi (12 men and 1 woman, 5 divisions) and 12 in no-gi (11 men and 1 woman, 6 divisions).
Gi
| Rank | Athlete | Team | Division (entrants) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Andy Pereira | AOJ | Medium Heavy (3) |
| 58 | Kalum Klausner | Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu | Super Heavy (1) |
No-gi
| Rank | Athlete | Team | Division (entrants) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Austin Oranday | Alliance | Heavy (2) |
| W9 | Gabi Schuck | Double Five Highland Village | Medium Heavy (1) |
Lucas Emanuel da Silva of Gracie Barra, a silver medalist at light at the 2021 No-Gi World Championship, is one of six at gi light. Austin Oranday took bronze at medium heavy at the 2024 European No-Gi Championship, and Gabi Schuck took bronze at middle at the 2024 No-Gi World Championship. Titles from IBJJF results. Rodrigo Ferreira dos Santos of Gracie Barra is registered at black belt (no-gi medium heavy) while still 20th in the adult brown belt no-gi ranking.
Ranks from the IBJJF adult black belt gi and no-gi rankings as of October 8, 2026. W marks the women’s ranking.
Brackets and results
The IBJJF has published the brackets (gi · no-gi). The adult tournament runs Sunday only: the gi black belts start at 10:30 AM CT (8:30 AM PT, 11:30 AM ET) and the no-gi black belts at 4:30 PM CT (2:30 PM PT, 5:30 PM ET).
- Gi light: Lucas Emanuel da Silva vs. David Townsend (Fight 1, Mat 1, 10:30 AM) and Seungmoon Baek vs. Joshua Cagle (Fight 2, Mat 1, 10:42 AM).
- Gi ultra heavy final: Pietro Leal vs. Leonardo Lemos de Andrade (Fight 7, Mat 1, 11:42 AM).
- No-gi heavy final: Austin Oranday vs. Joshua Dawson (Fight 2, Mat 8, 4:42 PM).
- No-gi medium heavy final: Logan Walker Smith vs. Rodrigo Ferreira dos Santos (Fight 1, Mat 8, 4:30 PM).
- Alone in their brackets: Kalum Klausner (gi super heavy), Halie Satava (gi women’s light), Roiter Lima Silva Junior (no-gi feather), Pietro Leal (no-gi ultra heavy) and Gabi Schuck (no-gi women’s medium heavy).
Adult black belt podiums will be added here after the event, exactly as the IBJJF publishes them.
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