The largest Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) gi event concluded on Sunday after four days of grappling action at the iconic Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California. At the 2025 IBJJF World Championships, a good mix of established stars, legends, and young talent were crowned.
A handful of grapplers stood out for their consistency throughout the year.
BJJ stars Diego Pato, Tainan Dalpra among five IBJJF Grand Slam winners in 2025
Five BJJ stars not only won world championships this weekend, they also completed the IBJJF Grand Slam after taking gold in every major event in 2025.
Diego Pato, Tainan Dalpra, Adam Wardzinski, Janaina Lebre and Gabi Pessanha all won their respective divisions, achieving the rare Grand Slam distinction for taking gold at the the IBJJF Euros, the IBJJF Pans, the IBJJF Brasileiros, and now, the IBJJF Worlds.
Pato had another impressive run, beating two-time ADCC world champion Diogo Reis in the finals to win his sixth IBJJF world title across both gi and no gi.
After winning back-to-back world titles and an IBJJF Grand Slam, Wardzinski also decided to leave his black belt on the mats and retire from competition at 34 years old.
Gabi Pessanha and Erich Munis take double gold, Mayssa Bastos wins 10th world title at 2025 IBJJF Worlds
Outside of her Grand Slam victory, Gabi Pessanha also managed to take double gold medals at the 2025 IBJJF Worlds. Pessanha’s legendary winning BJJ streak ended at the IBJJF Brasileiros, but she ensured that no upset would happen at the world championships by beating Tayane Porfirio twice at both super heavyweight and absolute divisions.
Pessanha’s dominance now gets her to 10 gi world titles, after taking double gold in the last five years. She also won double gold at the No Gi World Championships in her debut last December, so her IBJJF world title collection is now at 12.
In the men’s side of things, Erich Munis won double gold for his sixth world title.
Outside of these double gold winners, Jansen Gomes also shined for his second world title, while BJJ legend Mayssa Bastos won her 10th IBJJF world championship, with six titles in the gi and four in no gi.
Teenage champs: Mia Funegra becomes youngest ever BJJ world champion, Jalen Fonacier wins debut
Apart from legends and established BJJ stars winning the title, several teenage phenoms also took the spotlight at the 2025 IBJJF Worlds.
Just three days after being promoted to black belt, AOJ prodigy Mia Funegra won gold at the light featherweight division at the 2025 IBJJF Worlds. She not only successfully won her black belt debut, she also became the youngest ever BJJ world champion at just 18 years old.
Another teenage phenom shined at the IBJJF worlds, with 19-year-old Jalen Fonacier winning gold at roosterweight and becoming the first Filipino black belt world champion.
Mia’s twin sister Ashlee Funegra also won gold in the same event, three days prior, winning a brown belt world title before being promoted to black belt on the podium.
Also at brown belt, 18-year-old BJJ pros Helena Crevar and Sarah Galvao both won gold at their respective divisions. Sarah was then promoted to black belt by her parents, BJJ legend Andre Galvao and Angelica Galvao.
2025 IBJJF World Championships Quick Results
Below are the gold medalists and BJJ world champions from each division at the 2025 IBJJF World Championships. For the silver and bronze medalists, full results and much more video highlights on the IBJJF Worlds can be found here.
Men’s Black Belt
- Roosterweight: Michael Jalen B. Fonacier
- Light-Featherweight: Diego Oliveira Batista
- Featherweight: João Pedro Bueno Mendes
- Lightweight: Matheus Gabriel Pinheiro Barros
- Middleweight: Tainan Dalpra Costa
- Medium-Heavyweight: Jansen Gomes Ramos
- Heavyweight: Adam Piotr Wardzinski
- Super-Heavyweight: Erich Munis Dos Santos
- Ultra-Heavyweight: Roosevelt Pereira Lima De Souza
- Open Class: Erich Munis Dos Santos
Women’s Black Belt
- Roosterweight: Mayssa Caldas Pereira Bastos
- Light-Featherweight: Mia Funegra
- Featherweight: Larissa Campos Carvalho
- Lightweight: Janaina Maia De Menezes
- Middleweight: Thalyta Stefhane Lima Silva
- Medium-Heavyweight: Thamara Ferreira Silva
- Heavyweight: Larissa Dias De Almeida
- Super-Heavyweight: Gabrieli Pessanha De Souza Marinho
- Open Class: Gabrieli Pessanha De Souza Marinho
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