Lisbon International Open 2026
October 9 to 10 · Lisbon, Portugal. Dates, venue, registered black belts, where to watch and results.
The Lisbon International Open is an IBJJF International Open on October 9 to 10, 2026 at Complexo Municipal Esportivo do Casal Vistoso in Lisbon, Portugal, with gi and no-gi divisions.
Updated October 8, 2026.
| Dates | October 9 to 10, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Location | Complexo Municipal Esportivo do Casal Vistoso, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Organizer | IBJJF |
| Format | Gi and no-gi |
| Stream | Not yet announced |
| Official page | Gi event page · No-gi event page |
Registered black belts
According to IBJJF registrations checked on October 8, the final pull before the event, 54 adult black belts are entered in the gi on Friday (44 men and 10 women, 10 divisions) and 24 in no-gi on Saturday (19 men and 5 women, 12 divisions).
Gi
| Rank | Athlete | Team | Division (entrants) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Mikael Arruda | LGC-Luton Grappling Club | Super Heavy (4) |
| 79 | Rodrigo Mariani | CheckMat | Middle (8) |
Also at gi super heavy are Marcos Carrozzino of GF Team, who won super heavy at the 2024 No-Gi World Championship and took bronze at super heavy at the 2025 World Championship, and Bruno Lima of Duna Jiu-Jitsu, a bronze medalist at medium heavy at the 2022 World Championship. Titles from IBJJF results.
No-gi
| Rank | Athlete | Team | Division (entrants) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pawel Jaworski | Academia Gorila | Heavy (2) |
| 37 | Marcos Carrozzino | GF Team | Super Heavy (2) |
| W14 | Rose Walsh | Essential Jiu-Jitsu | Middle (1) |
Pawel Jaworski, first in the no-gi ranking, is registered at heavy, one division above the medium heavy division where he won his No-Gi world title in 2025; our story on his move up has his titles. Rose Walsh took silver at middle at the 2024 European No-Gi Championship and bronze in 2025. Titles from IBJJF results.
Ranks from the IBJJF adult black belt gi and no-gi rankings as of October 8, 2026. W marks the women’s ranking.
Brackets and results
The IBJJF has published the brackets (gi · no-gi). Times are Lisbon local time. The gi black belts start Friday at 9:30 AM (1:30 AM PT, 4:30 AM ET) and the no-gi black belts Saturday at 11:00 AM (3:00 AM PT, 6:00 AM ET).
- Gi super heavy: Marcos Carrozzino vs. Isaias Cerqueira do Nascimento (Fight 19, Mat 2, Friday 1:06 PM) and Mikael Arruda vs. Bruno Lima (Fight 20, Mat 2, Friday 1:18 PM).
- Gi middle: Artur Osipov vs. João Pedro da Costa Souza (Fight 3, Mat 2, Friday 9:54 AM) and Andy Sukandar vs. Shalev Ellenbarg (Fight 4, Mat 2, Friday 10:06 AM).
- No-gi heavy final: Pawel Jaworski vs. Matheus Paiva (Fight 6, Mat 1, Saturday 12:00 PM).
- No-gi super heavy final: Marcos Carrozzino vs. Luuk van Nieuwamerongen (Fight 3, Mat 2, Saturday 11:24 AM).
- No-gi medium heavy final: Sebastian Sonntag vs. Luan Veras (Fight 3, Mat 1, Saturday 11:24 AM).
- Alone in the no-gi brackets: Peter Morcom (rooster), Lucas Bosshard (light feather), Sam Mc Nally (feather), Thiago Montenegro dos Santos (ultra heavy), Rose Walsh (women’s middle) and Anna Remneva (women’s medium heavy).
Adult black belt podiums will be added here after the event, exactly as the IBJJF publishes them.
Coverage
- Five IBJJF Opens, From Lisbon to Curitiba, Fill the Weekend of October 9 to 11
- Pawel Jaworski Enters Heavy at the 2026 Lisbon Open: The No-Gi No. 1 Moves Up a Division
- Seven Defending Champions Return Among 170 Black Belts at the 2026 Pan No-Gi
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