Pawel Jaworski Enters Heavy at the 2026 Lisbon Open: The No-Gi No. 1 Moves Up a Division
The top ranked man in IBJJF no-gi, a 2025 No-Gi world champion and 2026 ADCC gold medalist at 88kg, is one of two black belts at heavy in Lisbon on Saturday.
Pawel Jaworski, No. 1 in the IBJJF adult black belt no-gi ranking, is registered at heavy for the Lisbon International Open No-Gi on Saturday, October 10, according to IBJJF registrations. The Academia Gorila black belt has built his no-gi run at medium heavy, so Lisbon is a move up one division, and it comes six days after he competed at the Pan No-Gi in Secaucus. The Open runs at Complexo Municipal Esportivo do Casal Vistoso, and no stream has been announced.
Jaworski leads the no-gi ranking with 1,335 points as of October 8, the most in the men’s adult black belt list, and his next registration after Lisbon is the IBJJF European No-Gi Championship in Lido di Ostia from October 28, where he is entered back at medium heavy. Here is what he brings to Lisbon.
His titles and results
Jaworski’s biggest results come from the last two seasons, all in no-gi, according to the IBJJF’s and ADCC’s official results. His ADCC gold at 88kg in Kraków last month was the first ADCC world title for Poland, according to ADCC.
| Year | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ADCC World Championship, 88kg | Gold (ADCC results) |
| 2026 | IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship, medium heavy and open class | Gold, gold (IBJJF results) |
| 2026 | IBJJF Brasileiro No-Gi, medium heavy and open class | Gold, gold (IBJJF results) |
| 2025 | IBJJF No-Gi World Championship, medium heavy and open class | Gold, silver (IBJJF results) |
| 2025 | IBJJF European No-Gi Championship, medium heavy and open class | Gold, gold (IBJJF results) |
| 2025 | IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship, medium heavy and open class | Gold, bronze (IBJJF results) |
He also competes in submission grappling for ONE Championship, where he beat Rafael Lovato Jr. by submission in 1:51 at ONE Fight Night 47 in September after losing a title match to Tye Ruotolo at ONE Fight Night 41 in March, according to ONE.
The heavy division
Two men are entered at adult black belt heavy (91.5kg) in the no-gi tournament, according to IBJJF registrations, which makes their match the final.
| Athlete | Team | IBJJF no-gi rank (Oct 8) |
|---|---|---|
| Pawel Jaworski | Academia Gorila | 1 |
| Matheus Paiva | Nous Dojo - Stefano Correa | Unranked |
Matheus Paiva is also registered in the gi tournament on Friday, at medium heavy, one of six in that division. Elsewhere on the Lisbon no-gi card, Marcos Carrozzino of GF Team, the 2024 No-Gi world champion at super heavy according to IBJJF results, is one of two entrants at super heavy.
Brackets and where to watch
The IBJJF has published the brackets. Jaworski and Paiva are Fight 6 on Mat 1, listed as the final and scheduled for Saturday at 12:00 PM in Lisbon (4:00 AM PT, 7:00 AM ET), according to the official bracket. Bracket times can move on the day. No stream has been announced for the Lisbon Open.
Every registered black belt, the brackets and the results are on our Lisbon International Open event page. The rest of the weekend is in the Weekend Ahead, and every upcoming event is on the calendar.
