Weekend Results | Sak, Jaworski and Souza de Oliveira Win Double Gold
Alexander Sak and Pawel Jaworski won double gold in Turin, and Leonardo Souza and Olivia Schauer did the same in San Antonio, on a weekend that also brought the Sul-Americano and UFC BJJ 11.
Two IBJJF International Opens rounded out the weekend of September 25 to 27, alongside the Sul-Americano in Barueri and UFC BJJ 11 in Las Vegas. Turin held gi and no-gi events on Saturday and San Antonio followed on Sunday, and every podium below is from the IBJJF's official results.
This weekend's results posts
- Sul-Americano 2026 Results: Every Black Belt Podium From Barueri
- UFC BJJ 11 Results: Every Match From Las Vegas
Turin International Open results
Alexander Sak of Abdullaev Team, 15th in the IBJJF adult black belt gi ranking as of September 23, won ultra heavy over Mahir Zuka, ranked 76th, and then won the open class. Sak won the same two divisions at the 2026 Asian Championship, according to IBJJF results.
In the no-gi event, Pawel Jaworski of Academia Gorila won medium heavy and the open class. He won 88kg at the ADCC World Championship in Kraków this month, according to ADCC's official results. Sebastian Sonntag of Sigma Jiu-Jitsu, eighth in the adult brown belt gi ranking as of September 23 and entered at black belt, won gi medium heavy, took silver behind Jaworski in no-gi medium heavy and took bronze in both open classes. Giuliano Francesco Spera of Cicero Costha Internacional, ranked 63rd, won gi light.
Gi: men
| Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light feather | Amit Meir Burshtein (Nxtgen Jiu-Jitsu) | Caio Barbosa Barreto (Team Ganbaru) | None |
| Feather | Vladislav Safonov (Abdullaev Team) | None | None |
| Light | Giuliano Francesco Spera (Cicero Costha Internacional) | André Miguel Areias Cruz (Gracie Barra) | Jack Robert Alexander Ginder (Roger Gracie Academy) Keenan Henry Capel (Roger Gracie Academy) |
| Middle | Artur Osipov (CheckMat) | Andy Sukandar (Roger Gracie Academy) | Luca Poletti (Milano Jiu-Jitsu - L'Accademia) Youness Bennouali (Moka Team 443) |
| Medium heavy | Sebastian Sonntag (Sigma Jiu-Jitsu) | Douglas Antonio Bernal (CheckMat BJJ) | None |
| Heavy | Martin Moiraghi (Stance) | Eliott Sarthou (GF Team) | Muhamed Adzamija (NS Brotherhood International) |
| Super heavy | Harry William Loseby (Roger Gracie Academy) | Csaba Hocz (Carlson Gracie Team) | Bartosz Zawadzki (Rio Grappling Club Europe) |
| Ultra heavy | Alexander Sak (Abdullaev Team) | Mahir Zuka (NS Brotherhood International) | None |
| Open class | Alexander Sak (Abdullaev Team) | Youness Bennouali (Moka Team 443) | Sebastian Sonntag (Sigma Jiu-Jitsu) Vladislav Safonov (Abdullaev Team) |
Gi: women
| Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium heavy | Anaïs Fiona Vintalas (Geneva - DJJS) | Violet Xanthe Bennett (Grapple Collective) | None |
| Open class | Violet Xanthe Bennett (Grapple Collective) | None | None |
No-gi: men
| Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feather | Amit Meir Burshtein (Nxtgen Jiu-Jitsu) | Robert Delic (Nick Brooks BJJ) | None |
| Light | Daniele Santisi (Dunamis) | None | None |
| Medium heavy | Pawel Jaworski (Academia Gorila) | Sebastian Sonntag (Sigma Jiu-Jitsu) | None |
| Super heavy | Benjamin Jean Marie Tettü (BJJ Swiss Academy) | Michal Paczkowski (Academia Gorila) | Csaba Hocz (Carlson Gracie Team) |
| Open class | Pawel Jaworski (Academia Gorila) | Kristiyan Krasimirov Krastev (GF Team) | Daniele Santisi (Dunamis) Sebastian Sonntag (Sigma Jiu-Jitsu) |
The gi brackets list two weight misses at heavy, Alessandro Speziali and Belmir Ahmespahic. All disqualifications are on our Turin International Open event page, with links to the official results for the gi and no-gi events.
San Antonio Fall International Open results
Leonardo Souza of Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu, ranked 85th as of September 23 and the 2025 European champion at light, won middle and the open class, where teammate Kalum Klausner, ranked 84th, took silver. Klausner was the only entrant at super heavy. Olivia Schauer of Tony Passos Jiu-Jitsu, ninth in the women's ranking, won medium heavy as its only entrant and the women's open class. Bruno Sena of Pablo Silva BJJ, ranked 47th and the 2026 American Nationals champion at light feather, won light feather.
Two veterans won their divisions: Ricardo “Jegue” Evangelista of GF Team, a two time European champion, won ultra heavy, and Thiago Macedo of Rodrigo Pinheiro, the 2020 Pan champion at feather, won light. Manuel Ribamar, the only entrant at medium heavy, is listed on the bracket as a no show. Pedro de Azevedo Ferreira Rubim of GF Team won heavy.
Men
| Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light feather | Bruno Sena (Pablo Silva BJJ) | Welison Fernandes (Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu Fort Worth - Team Marra) | Abraham Majedi (Alliance) |
| Light | Thiago Augusto Araujo Macedo (Rodrigo Pinheiro BJJ) | Mo'olele H. A. Cuellar (Rodrigo Pinheiro BJJ) | Sérgio Sobreira Soares Filho (Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu - Brasil) |
| Middle | Leonardo Souza (Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu - Brasil) | João Victor Machado (MCHD) | None |
| Heavy | Pedro de Azevedo Ferreira Rubim (GF Team) | Lucas Garcia de Alcantara (Double Five) | José Andrés Balda Cedeno (Snow Jiu-Jitsu) |
| Super heavy | Kalum Klausner (Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu Fort Worth - Team Marra) | None | None |
| Ultra heavy | Ricardo Evangelista (GF Team) | Jonathan Ten Broek (Ohana Jiu-Jitsu Academy) | None |
| Open class | Leonardo Souza (Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu - Brasil) | Kalum Klausner (Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu Fort Worth - Team Marra) | Lucas Garcia de Alcantara (Double Five) Mo'olele H. A. Cuellar (Rodrigo Pinheiro BJJ) |
Women
| Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium heavy | Olivia Schauer (Tony Passos Jiu-Jitsu) | None | None |
| Open class | Olivia Schauer (Tony Passos Jiu-Jitsu) | None | None |
Full results are on our San Antonio Fall International Open event page and the IBJJF results page.
Still waiting on official results
These events are over, and their results go on each event page once the organizer posts them:
- ADCC Petrópolis Open
- ADCC Montreal Open
- Fight to Win 326
- Elevate Submission Series 28
- LIJJN Team Series CT 3
- Finishers: Queen of the Mat
What comes next
The IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship runs October 2 to 4 in Secaucus, NJ, with ONE Fight Night 48 in Bangkok on October 2 and Polaris 39 in Doncaster on October 3. Every upcoming event is on the calendar, and every results page is on the Results page.
