Andy Murasaki Opens Against João Venancio at the 2026 Orange County Fall Open

Andy Murasaki opens the Orange County Fall Open on Saturday against João Venancio at 10:42 AM PT (1:42 PM ET), in the first match of a three man medium heavy bracket in Costa Mesa. Two weeks later, he defends his IBJJF Crown title in Long Beach.

The IBJJF posted the brackets for this weekend’s three Opens on Friday morning. Eleven divisions across Orange County, Nashville and Boston have only two black belts, so their first match is the final.

None of the three Opens has an announced stream, and every time below is the IBJJF’s bracket time, which can move during the day.

Murasaki against Pedro Menezes at the Houston Fall Open earlier this month:

And Thierry Felipe, who opens ultra heavy in both Orange County tournaments, at the 2026 European Championship in January, where he won ultra heavy at brown belt:

The Two Time IBJJF Crown Champion Opens a Three Man Bracket in Orange County

Andy Murasaki vs. João Venancio · Orange County Fall Open, medium heavy · Saturday, 10:42 AM PT (1:42 PM ET), Mat 1

• Andy Murasaki: IBJJF Crown champion at middleweight in 2024 and 2025, 2022 No-Gi world champion at middle, world silver medalist in 2022 and 2023, and the 2026 Brasileiro champion at light. No. 20 in the gi ranking as of October 22.
• Luiz Victor: 2026 American Nationals champion at medium heavy, silver at the 2026 Europeans and bronze at the 2026 Pans. No. 22 in the gi ranking.

Venancio, of Atos, is the third man in the division. Luiz Victor faces the loser at 11:18 AM, and the final is at 11:50 AM. On Sunday, Luiz Victor also opens no-gi heavy against Carlos Baruch Ferreira at 2:12 PM PT.

Murasaki won medium heavy at the Houston Fall Open earlier this month. At the Crown on November 8 he defends his middleweight title in a bracket with Mica Galvão and Jackson Nagai, and our story on the Crown field has all eight contenders.

A Week After His Black Belt Debut, Thierry Felipe Opens Ultra Heavy Twice

Thierry Felipe vs. Adrian Roberto · Orange County Fall Open, ultra heavy · Saturday, 11:18 AM PT (2:18 PM ET), Mat 6, and again in no-gi on Sunday, 3:24 PM PT (6:24 PM ET), Mat 1

Felipe, the 2026 world silver medalist at brown belt, won the open class at the Sacramento Fall Open last weekend in his black belt debut, beating Fran Papasidero in the final. He also won no-gi ultra heavy there over Pietro Emanuel, and he’s in the ultra heavyweight field at the IBJJF Crown. Our Prospect of the Week story has his record.

Both of his Orange County brackets have the same three men. Pietro Emanuel, silver at ultra heavy at the 2026 American Nationals, faces the loser of Felipe and Roberto, of Atos, in each one: Saturday at 11:50 AM with the final at 12:22 PM, and Sunday at 3:57 PM with the final at 4:25 PM.

Two Pans Medalists Meet in the First Round of No-Gi Feather

Cleber Sousa vs. Leo Vilela · Orange County Fall Open no-gi, feather · Sunday, 2:24 PM PT (5:24 PM ET), Mat 1

• Cleber Sousa: 2019 Pans champion at rooster, world bronze medalist in 2019, 2022 and 2023, and the 2025 American Nationals champion at feather.
• Leo Vilela: bronze at light feather at the 2026 Pans, and the gi and no-gi feather champion at the Sacramento Fall Open last weekend.

Five black belts are in the division, and the winner of this one goes straight to the final. Sousa is also in gi feather on Saturday, where he opens against the loser of Seungmoon Baek and Jeong Taekseung at 10:30 AM PT.

Thiago Cesar and Alex Liscano Are the Only Two at No-Gi Super Heavy

Thiago Cesar vs. Alex Liscano · Orange County Fall Open no-gi, super heavy · Sunday, 3:24 PM PT (6:24 PM ET), Mat 6

• Thiago Cesar: 2025 American Nationals champion at heavy and a 2023 Pan No-Gi bronze medalist at super heavy.
• Alex Liscano: silver at heavy at the 2026 Pans.

With nobody else in the division, the match is the final. Cesar also has gi super heavy on Saturday, opening against João Márcio at 11:30 AM PT, with Guilherme Cypriano, a 2026 Pans bronze medalist at ultra heavy, facing the loser.

Two American Nationals Medalists Open the Heavy Bracket Before Fellipe Andrew

Samir Abdol Kader vs. Dory Aoun · Orange County Fall Open, heavy · Saturday, 10:54 AM PT (1:54 PM ET), Mat 6

• Samir Abdol Kader: bronze at heavy at the 2026 American Nationals, and at medium heavy at the 2016 Pan No-Gi.
• Dory Aoun: silver at no-gi heavy and bronze at gi medium heavy at the 2024 American Nationals.

It’s a three man division. Fellipe Andrew, the 2021 world champion in the open class and the 2023 world champion at heavy, faces the loser at 11:30 AM, and the final follows at 12:02 PM. Our story on Fellipe has his titles.

Two American Nationals Bronze Medalists Open Light Feather

Errol Field vs. Mateus Porto · Orange County Fall Open, light feather · Saturday, 9:54 AM PT (12:54 PM ET), Mat 6

Field took light feather bronze at the 2026 American Nationals in both the gi and no-gi, and Porto took feather bronze in the gi. Five black belts are in the division.

The Pan No-Gi Feather Champion Has a Final Waiting in Nashville

Emilio Hernandez vs. Luan Martiniano · Nashville Fall Open, feather · Saturday, 9:42 AM CT (7:42 AM PT / 10:42 AM ET), Mat 1

Hernandez won feather at the IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship earlier this month, after silver there in 2019 and 2023 and bronze in 2024. Martiniano, of Gracie Barra, is the only other black belt in the division, so this match decides the gold.

Boston’s Super Heavy Final Puts Fabricio Barbarotti Against Gilvan Gomes

Fabricio Barbarotti vs. Gilvan Gomes · Boston Fall Open, super heavy · Saturday, 10:54 AM ET (7:54 AM PT), Mat 1

Barbarotti is No. 57 in the gi ranking as of October 22 and won super heavy at last year’s Nashville Fall Open. Thursday’s registration list had him alone in the division, and the published bracket adds Gomes, of Brazilian Top Team, so their match is the final.

Every Final Already Set This Weekend

These divisions have two black belts each, so the first match decides the gold. Brackets: Orange County, Orange County no-gi, Nashville, Nashville no-gi, Boston and Boston no-gi.

What Changed in the Brackets Since Thursday

• Wallisson Oliveira is listed at heavy in both Nashville brackets, gi and no-gi, and is the only entrant in each. Thursday’s registrations had him at medium heavy.
• Jonathan Carvalho (gi) and Clay Mayfield (no-gi) are now the only entrants at medium heavy in Nashville.
• Alehander Mariano is the only entrant at no-gi medium heavy in Orange County.
• Fabricio Barbarotti now has an opponent at super heavy in Boston, above.

What Comes Next

The ADCC Vancouver Open streams Saturday from 6:00 AM PT (9:00 AM ET) on FloGrappling, and Elevate’s Cage Event 28 follows from 10:00 AM PT, with its card still unannounced. The IBJJF Crown is November 8 in Long Beach. The rest of the weekend is in The Weekend Ahead and on the calendar.

All brackets, rankings, results and videos in this story come from official channels.