Five IBJJF Opens, From Lisbon to Curitiba, Fill the Weekend of October 9 to 11
Five IBJJF Opens fill the weekend from Lisbon to Curitiba, and Pawel Jaworski and Larissa Dias are both moving up a division.
Five IBJJF Opens fill the weekend, starting with Lisbon on Friday and finishing with Houston, Toronto and Curitiba on Sunday.
That adds up to 241 black belt entries, 162 in the gi and 79 in no-gi. Main Character Jiu-Jitsu 10 closes things out in Miami on Sunday.
Brackets are out for all five Opens. Registrations, brackets and rankings in this preview come from the IBJJF.
Before the weekend, two matches worth a look. Jaworski at the Turin Open No-Gi two weeks ago:
And Dias against Gabby Etzel at the New York Summer Open last month:
The Headliner: Lisbon International Open
Event page · Official gi page · Official no-gi page · Registrations · Gi brackets · No-gi brackets
The gi runs Friday and no-gi follows Saturday, with 54 black belts in the gi and 24 in no-gi.
The name to watch is Pawel Jaworski. The No. 1 man in the no-gi ranking moves up from medium heavy to heavy on Saturday, where Matheus Paiva is his only opponent, so their match is the final. Our story on his move up has his titles.
Also in Lisbon:
- Marcos Carrozzino (super heavy, gi and no-gi): 2024 No-Gi world champion. In no-gi, Luuk van Nieuwamerongen is his only opponent, so that match is the final.
- Bruno Lima (gi super heavy): 2022 world bronze medalist at medium heavy, in the same four man bracket as Carrozzino.
- Rose Walsh (no-gi middle): No. 14 in the women’s no-gi ranking, and the only woman in her division.
Ranked black belts registered
| Rank | Athlete | Event, division (entrants) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Dayvison Calado | Charlotte, super heavy (1) |
| 17 | Ethan Major | Toronto, middle (5) |
| 27 | Andy Pereira | Houston, medium heavy (3) |
| 35 | Eduardo Roque | Toronto, middle (5) |
| 38 | Wallisson Oliveira | Charlotte, medium heavy (1) |
| 44 | Mikael Arruda | Lisbon, super heavy (4) |
| 58 | Kalum Klausner | Houston, super heavy (1) |
| 78 | Rômulo Rocha | Curitiba, light (9) |
| 79 | Rodrigo Mariani | Lisbon, middle (8) |
| W2 | Larissa Dias | Charlotte, super heavy (1) |
| W7 | Olivia Schauer | Charlotte, medium heavy (1) |
| W43 | Samayra Zaura | Curitiba, light (2) |
| W49 | Maria Carolina da Silva | Curitiba, middle (2) |
| 1 (no-gi) | Pawel Jaworski | Lisbon no-gi, heavy (2) |
| 8 (no-gi) | Wallisson Oliveira | Charlotte no-gi, medium heavy (1) |
| 37 (no-gi) | Marcos Carrozzino | Lisbon no-gi, super heavy (2) |
| 39 (no-gi) | Austin Oranday | Houston no-gi, heavy (2) |
| 47 (no-gi) | Jefferson Batista | Curitiba no-gi, ultra heavy (3) |
| 80 (no-gi) | Marco Aurelio Oliveira | Curitiba no-gi, medium heavy (6) |
| W9 (no-gi) | Gabi Schuck | Houston no-gi, medium heavy (1) |
| W14 (no-gi) | Rose Walsh | Lisbon no-gi, middle (1) |
IBJJF adult black belt gi ranking unless marked no-gi, as of October 8, 2026. W marks the women’s ranking. Division entrants in parentheses.
IBJJF Opens
Charlotte Fall International Open
Event page · Official gi page · Official no-gi page · Registrations · Gi brackets · No-gi brackets
Small field, big names. Charlotte has nine black belts in each tournament, and two of them are world champions.
- Larissa Dias (super heavy, gi and no-gi): three time world champion at heavy, now moving up. Read our story.
- Wallisson Oliveira (medium heavy, gi and no-gi): 2024 No-Gi world champion.
Both are alone in their divisions, and so are Olivia Schauer (No. 7 in the women’s gi ranking) and Dayvison Calado (No. 7 in the men’s gi ranking).
Gi black belts start Saturday at 9:30 AM ET with the feather final between Bruno Canto Junior and Daniel Fierro.
Houston Fall International Open
Event page · Official gi page · Official no-gi page · Registrations · Gi brackets · No-gi brackets
Houston is Sunday only, with 13 black belts in the gi and 12 in no-gi.
- Lucas Emanuel da Silva (gi light): 2021 No-Gi world silver medalist, opening a six man bracket against David Townsend.
- Austin Oranday (no-gi heavy): No. 39 in the no-gi ranking, facing Joshua Dawson in a two man final.
- Gabi Schuck (no-gi medium heavy): No. 9 in the women’s no-gi ranking, alone in her division.
One to keep an eye on: Rodrigo Ferreira dos Santos is still ranked 20th at brown belt in no-gi, but he’s entered at black belt and meets Logan Walker Smith in the no-gi medium heavy final.
Toronto International Open
Event page · Official gi page · Official no-gi page · Registrations · Gi brackets · No-gi brackets
Toronto is also Sunday only, with 14 black belts in the gi and five in no-gi.
The deepest division is gi middle, with five entrants. Ethan Major (No. 17 in the gi ranking) has a first round bye, and Eduardo Roque (No. 35) opens against Nicholas Kondo. All five no-gi black belts are alone in their divisions.
Curitiba Spring International Open
Event page · Official gi page · Official no-gi page · Registrations · Gi brackets · No-gi brackets
Curitiba has the biggest field of the weekend: 72 black belts in the gi on Saturday and 29 in no-gi on Sunday. Four gi divisions have nine entrants each.
- Rômulo Rocha (gi light): 2026 world bronze medalist, one of nine in his bracket.
- Samayra Zaura (women’s gi light): No. 43 in the women’s gi ranking, facing Giovana Batista in the final.
- Maria Carolina da Silva (women’s gi middle): No. 49, facing Júlia Berté Matos in the final.
Pro Cards
Main Character Jiu-Jitsu 10 is Sunday at 11:00 AM PT (2:00 PM ET) in Miami, streaming on FloGrappling. The card hasn’t been announced yet.
Where to Watch
| Event | Day | PT / ET | Stream |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon International Open, gi (black belts from 9:30 AM local) | Fri | 1:30 AM / 4:30 AM | No stream announced |
| Lisbon International Open, no-gi (black belts from 11:00 AM local) | Sat | 3:00 AM / 6:00 AM | No stream announced |
| Curitiba Spring International Open, gi (black belts from 9:00 AM local) | Sat | 5:00 AM / 8:00 AM | No stream announced |
| Charlotte Fall International Open, gi (black belts from 9:30 AM ET) | Sat | 6:30 AM / 9:30 AM | No stream announced |
| Toronto International Open, gi (black belts from 10:30 AM ET) | Sun | 7:30 AM / 10:30 AM | No stream announced |
| Houston Fall International Open, gi (black belts from 10:30 AM CT) | Sun | 8:30 AM / 11:30 AM | No stream announced |
| Main Character Jiu-Jitsu 10 | Sun | 11:00 AM / 2:00 PM | FloGrappling |
| Curitiba Spring International Open, no-gi (black belts from 3:00 PM local) | Sun | 11:00 AM / 2:00 PM | No stream announced |
| Charlotte Fall International Open, no-gi (black belts from 3:30 PM ET) | Sun | 12:30 PM / 3:30 PM | No stream announced |
| Houston Fall International Open, no-gi (black belts from 4:30 PM CT) | Sun | 2:30 PM / 5:30 PM | No stream announced |
Prospect Watch: Rodrigo Dantas
Rodrigo Dantas leads the men’s purple belt gi ranking with 795 points, and he’s entered at ultra heavy in Curitiba, one of five in his division.
Points only come from podium finishes, so a total that big means a long run of medals across this season and the two before it.
Thursday Night Results
UFC BJJ 12 ran Thursday night in Las Vegas with two titles on the line. Every result is on our UFC BJJ 12 event page.
Next Weekend
The Pan Pacific runs October 16 to 18 in Melbourne, with 52 black belts in the gi and 32 in no-gi. Opens run the same weekend in Rio de Janeiro, Fort Lauderdale and Sacramento.
Luiz Felipe Assis, the 2026 Pan champion at heavy, is entered in Rio, and Larissa Dias is back at super heavy in Fort Lauderdale. Everything is on the calendar.
