IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship 2026

The IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship ran October 2 to 4, 2026 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey, with 170 adult black belts registered across 17 divisions. It is a no-gi IBJJF major, and all three days streamed on FloGrappling from 6:30 AM PT (9:30 AM ET).

Updated October 5, 2026.

Official links

• Official IBJJF event page
• Registered athletes by division
• Brackets on bjjcompsystem
• Watch on FloGrappling

Adult black belt registrations

128 men and 42 women are registered, according to IBJJF registrations checked on September 29. Ranks come from the IBJJF adult black belt no-gi ranking as of September 29, 2026 (top 100 men and top 50 women checked).

Defending champions

Seven 2025 Pan No-Gi champions are registered in the division they won, according to IBJJF results from the 2025 Pan No-Gi.

• Vinicius Inacio, men’s light feather
• Marcelo Fausto, men’s middle
• Pawel Jaworski, men’s medium heavy
• Mariana Rolszt, women’s rooster
• Carol Brunacio, women’s light
• Sarah Galvão, women’s middle
• Ana Lopez Beard, women’s heavy

Past champions in the field

These world champions are also registered. Titles are from IBJJF results, and Galvão’s ADCC titles are from ADCC.

• André Galvão (super heavy): five time IBJJF world champion in the gi and four time ADCC superfight winner. More in our story on his entry.
• Tarik Hopstock (middle): 2025 No-Gi world champion.
• Tarta (heavy): 2024 No-Gi world champion at medium heavy.
• Junny (light feather): 2023 No-Gi world champion.
• Bones (ultra heavy): 2021 No-Gi world champion at super heavy.
• Carlos “Bebeto” Oliveira (light feather): 2021 No-Gi world champion.
• Lillian Marchand (light): 2026 world champion at middle and 2025 No-Gi world champion at light.
• Sabrina Gondim (feather): 2026 world champion.
• Helena Crevar (super heavy): 2025 No-Gi world champion at medium heavy.

Brackets

The IBJJF has published the adult black belt brackets on bjjcompsystem. All 170 registered black belts are in them, and the first adult black belt matches are scheduled for Saturday, October 3 at 11:02 AM ET (8:02 AM PT), so Friday has no adult black belt matches. The opening matches below are listed exactly as published, with times as scheduled on bjjcompsystem, which can move during the day.

Key first round matches

Nine opening matches put two athletes with medals from the majors against each other, according to IBJJF results. Our key first round matches story has every athlete’s titles.

• Women’s feather, Sat 11:14 AM ET / 8:14 AM PT: Beatriz Gutierrez (Brasa CTA) vs. Sabrina Gondim (Fight Sports)
• Women’s light, Sat 11:38 AM ET / 8:38 AM PT: Carol Brunacio (Pirâmide Grappling Association) vs. Zara Di Tofano (ECJJA)
• Men’s feather, Sat 11:38 AM ET / 8:38 AM PT: Huthayfah “Passarinho” Penney (Carlson Gracie Team) vs. Sebastian Serpa (Outer Heaven)
• Men’s light, Sat 11:50 AM ET / 8:50 AM PT: Danilo Moreira (Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu) vs. Guilherme Rocha (ZR Team Association)
• Women’s middle, Sat 12:02 PM ET / 9:02 AM PT: Julia Maele (OXY) vs. Sarah Galvão (Atos Jiu-Jitsu)
• Women’s medium heavy, Sat 12:38 PM ET / 9:38 AM PT: Fernanda Cristo (Celso Ricardo New Level School) vs. Gabi Schuck (Double Five Highland Village)
• Women’s heavy, Sat 1:02 PM ET / 10:02 AM PT: Maria Vitória Ruffatto (Canby Jiu-Jitsu) vs. Maia Matalon (High Noon BJJ Team)
• Women’s super heavy, Sat 1:26 PM ET / 10:26 AM PT: Helena Crevar (Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu) vs. Bridgett Brumbaugh (Active Jiu-Jitsu)
• Women’s rooster, the final, Sun 2:54 PM ET / 11:54 AM PT: Mariana Rolszt (Gracie Humaita) vs. Gabby Etzel (Upper Twelve Jiu-Jitsu)

Men’s opening matches

Women’s opening matches

Athletes with a bye

These athletes open in a later match, according to the brackets.

Results

Adult black belt podiums from the IBJJF’s official results, posted as final on October 4, with each athlete’s team in parentheses.

Men's podiums

Women's podiums

Disqualifications

Two athletes were disqualified for missing weight and 19 were listed as no shows, according to the notes on the official brackets.

• Men’s light feather: John Stapleton (API - Ascension Athletics), disqualified for being over the weight limit.
• Men’s feather: Jose Fernandez (Morselli Jiu-Jitsu Academy), disqualified for being over the weight limit.
• Men’s feather, no show: Jonathan Pridham (Jiu-Jitsu For Life Team), Cleber Fernandes (Alliance).
• Men’s light, no show: Guilherme Rocha (ZR Team Association), David Weintraub (Nova União).
• Men’s middle, no show: Gary Gioni (BETA Academy), Kaio da Silva (Submit Your Friend Academy), Ivan Popov (CheckMat).
• Men’s medium heavy, no show: Dustin Wagner (Enlisted Nine Fight Company), Angelo Claiborne (Team Lloyd Irvin), Brandon Wilson (Cascao Jiu-Jitsu).
• Men’s heavy, no show: Benjamin Bennett (Combat Base UK), Alex Hudic (Renzo Gracie), Sean Yadimarco (Bodega Jiu-Jitsu), Felipe Lacerda (Nova União).
• Men’s super heavy, no show: Lucas Norat (Gracie Barra), Jefferson Batista (Crow Jiu-Jitsu).
• Men’s ultra heavy, no show: Devhonte Johnson (Unity Jiu-jitsu), Pietro Leal (DreamArt).
• Women’s heavy, no show: Ana Lopez Beard (CheckMat), the 2025 champion in the division.

Where to watch

Adult black belts start Saturday at 8:02 AM PT (11:02 AM ET) on FloGrappling. All three days stream from 6:30 AM PT (9:30 AM ET) on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, according to FloGrappling’s schedule, and the women’s rooster final is set for Sunday at 11:54 AM PT (2:54 PM ET), according to the published brackets.

Coverage

• Pan No-Gi 2026 Results: Every Black Belt Podium From Secaucus
• Weekend Results: October 2 to 4
• Seven Defending Champions Return Among 170 Black Belts at the 2026 Pan No-Gi (The Weekend Ahead)
• André Galvão Enters Super Heavy at the 2026 Pan No-Gi: His Titles and His Division
• Key First Round Matches at the 2026 Pan No-Gi
• Eight Pan No-Gi Finals Submissions Lead This Week’s Must Watch

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