Madre de Deus International Open 2026
November 14 to 15 · Madre de Deus, Brazil. Dates, venue, registered black belts, where to watch and results.
The Madre de Deus International Open is an IBJJF International Open on November 14 to 15, 2026 at Ginásio Poliesportivo de Madre de Deus in Madre de Deus, Brazil, with gi and no-gi divisions. It has 22 adult black belts registered in the gi and 11 in no-gi as of November 4.
Updated November 5, 2026.
| Dates | November 14 to 15, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Location | Ginásio Poliesportivo de Madre de Deus, Madre de Deus, Brazil |
| Organizer | IBJJF |
| Format | Gi and no-gi |
| Stream | Not yet announced |
| Official page | Gi event page · No-gi event page |
Registered black belts
As of November 4, 22 adult black belts are entered in the gi (21 men and 1 woman, 9 divisions) and 11 in no-gi (all men, 7 divisions), according to IBJJF registrations. Lucas Serrado is No. 98 in the gi ranking as of November 4, and in no-gi João Vitor Melo is No. 56 and Marco Aurelio is No. 59.
| Tournament | Division (entrants) | Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Gi | Light feather (3) | Tomas Sanchez Nivaldo Barros Ivaldo Santos |
| Gi | Feather (4) | Iaroslav Filho Lucas Guilherme Aoki Lucas Nascimento Marcos Duarte |
| Gi | Light (1) | Armstrong Carolino |
| Gi | Middle (4) | Marcos Vinicius Leopoldino Uilton Silva Júlio César Ferreira Isaias Santos |
| Gi | Medium heavy (3) | João Guilherme Brandão Athila Andrade Lucas Serrado |
| Gi | Heavy (3) | João Vitor Melo Igor Ferreira Ribeiro Marcos Ryan Santos |
| Gi | Super heavy (1) | Yonathan Guertznstein |
| Gi | Ultra heavy (2) | Mabson Silva Salomao Azevedo |
| Gi | Women’s light (1) | Yuri Silva |
| No-gi | Light feather (1) | Tomas Sanchez |
| No-gi | Feather (2) | Lucas Nascimento Marcos Duarte |
| No-gi | Light (1) | Lucas Guilherme Aoki |
| No-gi | Medium heavy (2) | Athila Andrade Marco Aurelio |
| No-gi | Heavy (1) | João Vitor Melo |
| No-gi | Super heavy (2) | Igor Ferreira Ribeiro Yonathan Guertznstein |
| No-gi | Ultra heavy (2) | Mabson Silva Salomao Azevedo |
Names to know in the field:
- Igor Ferreira Ribeiro (heavy, gi; super heavy, no-gi): bronze at heavy at this year’s Pans and the 2025 Sul-Americano champion at heavy.
- João Vitor Melo (heavy, gi and no-gi): No. 56 in the no-gi ranking, bronze at heavy at this year’s Sul-Americano No-Gi, and the only entrant in no-gi heavy.
- Tomas Sanchez (light feather, gi and no-gi): bronze at feather at this year’s Sul-Americano No-Gi. He competes in Brasília the weekend before.
This is the first look at the field. Registrations are pulled again the week of the event.
Brackets and results
IBJJF brackets are published one to two days before the event. Adult black belt brackets and podiums will be added here exactly as published.
Coverage
Coverage will be linked here as it is published.
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