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# Thalison Soares Enters Light Feather at the 2026 Pan Pacific: The 2022 World Champion Heads to Melbourne
- URL: https://www.fabricjiujitsu.com/thalison-soares-pan-pacific-2026/
- Published: 2026-10-17T15:30:50.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-17T15:30:50.000Z
- Description: The 2022 world champion and three time European champion is one of four black belts at gi light feather in Melbourne on Saturday.
- Author: Chase Smith
- Tags: News, IBJJF Pan Pacific Championship 2026, Thalison Soares

Thalison Soares, the 2022 world champion at rooster, is entered at light feather at the IBJJF Pan Pacific in Melbourne. His division runs Saturday, Melbourne time, which is Friday evening in the U.S.

He’s one of four in the bracket and opens against Shehan Seneviratne at 11:42 AM local time, or 5:42 PM PT (8:42 PM ET) Friday.

Thalison against Tadiyah Danforth at the 2024 European Championship, which he went on to win at rooster:

And against Matheus Azancot at the 2024 Pan Championship, another title run that year:

## His titles

Thalison has won all four of the IBJJF’s biggest gi titles: the Worlds, the Pans, the Europeans and the Brazilian Nationals. He’s also a No-Gi world champion and a three time Pan Pacific champion at light feather, the division he’s entered in this weekend.

![Thalison Soares in a white gi and black belt, smiling and throwing a shaka](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/3d/253d3449-b760-4784-93a7-b4078a758450/content/images/2026/10/thalison-soares-shaka.jpg)

| Year | Event                                                                                    | Division      | Result |
| ---- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ------ |
| 2026 | [World Championship](https://ibjjf.com/events/3171/results?ref=fabricjiujitsu.com)       | Rooster       | Silver |
| 2025 | [World Championship](https://ibjjf.com/events/2816/results?ref=fabricjiujitsu.com)       | Rooster       | Bronze |
| 2024 | [European Championship](https://ibjjf.com/events/2342/results?ref=fabricjiujitsu.com)    | Rooster       | Gold   |
| 2024 | [Pan Championship](https://ibjjf.com/events/2359/results?ref=fabricjiujitsu.com)         | Rooster       | Gold   |
| 2024 | [Brazilian Nationals](https://ibjjf.com/events/2427/results?ref=fabricjiujitsu.com)      | Rooster       | Gold   |
| 2024 | [Pan Pacific Championship](https://ibjjf.com/events/2552/results?ref=fabricjiujitsu.com) | Light feather | Gold   |
| 2023 | [World Championship](https://ibjjf.com/events/2025/results?ref=fabricjiujitsu.com)       | Rooster       | Silver |
| 2023 | [European Championship](https://ibjjf.com/events/1985/results?ref=fabricjiujitsu.com)    | Rooster       | Gold   |
| 2023 | [Pan Pacific Championship](https://ibjjf.com/events/2318/results?ref=fabricjiujitsu.com) | Light feather | Gold   |
| 2022 | [World Championship](https://ibjjf.com/events/1877/results?ref=fabricjiujitsu.com)       | Rooster       | Gold   |
| 2022 | [European Championship](https://ibjjf.com/events/1819/results?ref=fabricjiujitsu.com)    | Rooster       | Gold   |
| 2022 | [Pan Championship](https://ibjjf.com/events/1817/results?ref=fabricjiujitsu.com)         | Rooster       | Silver |
| 2020 | [European Championship](https://ibjjf.com/events/1415/results?ref=fabricjiujitsu.com)    | Rooster       | Silver |
| 2019 | [No-Gi World Championship](https://ibjjf.com/events/1303/results?ref=fabricjiujitsu.com) | Rooster       | Gold   |
| 2019 | [Pan Pacific Championship](https://ibjjf.com/events/1334/results?ref=fabricjiujitsu.com) | Light feather | Gold   |

## The light feather division

Four black belts are registered at gi light feather.

- **Thalison Soares** (AOJ)
- **Mittz Shinoda** (Tri-Force Jiu-Jitsu Academy): 2024 Pan Pacific champion at rooster and 2025 silver medalist.
- **Rei Nagao** (Starta)
- **Shehan Seneviratne** (Australian Elite Team)

## Brackets and where to watch

The bracket is published. Thalison opens against Seneviratne in Fight 12 on Mat 1 at 11:42 AM Saturday, Melbourne time. Shinoda and Nagao meet in the other opening match at 12:06 PM, and the final is scheduled for 12:42 PM.

![Thalison Soares in a white gi, in profile](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/3d/253d3449-b760-4784-93a7-b4078a758450/content/images/2026/10/thalison-soares-portrait.jpg)

No stream has been announced. Everything else from Melbourne is on our [Pan Pacific event page](https://www.fabricjiujitsu.com/pan-pacific-2026/) and in [The Weekend Ahead](https://www.fabricjiujitsu.com/weekend-ahead-oct-16-18-2026/), and the full schedule is on the [calendar](https://www.fabricjiujitsu.com/calendar/).

*All results, records and videos in this story come from official channels.*