Pan-American Championship (jiu-jitsu)

Pan-American Championship
Competition details
Location United States
Nickname(s) "Pan Ams"
Discipline Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Type Open
Organiser United States Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (1996 & 1997 - collaboration between CBJJ and United States Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)
Divisions
Current skill divisions

Age Categories[1]

  • Juvenile 1 (16 years old)
  • Juvenile 2 (17 years old)
  • Adult (18+ years old)
  • Máster 1 (30-35 years old)
  • Máster 2 (36-40 years old)
  • Máster 3 (41-45 years old)
  • Máster 4 (46-50 years old)
  • Máster 5 (51-55 years old)
  • Máster 6 (56+ years old)
History
First edition 1996
Editions 20
Most wins Men - André Galvão (9)
Women - Gabrielle Garcia (9)

The Pan-American Championship, often referred to colloquially as the "Pan Ams", is the largest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament held in North America.[2] The event which is held annually by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.[3]

History

Representing one of the first steps toward internationalization of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the Pan-American Championship has been held annually since 1995. While the first event garnered only 250 athletes, the event has grown every year and now hosts thousands of competitors.[2][4]

The event was last held in Irvine, California, but has been held in other regions of the US in order to boost the expansion of the sport.[2]

The IBJJF gives tournaments weighting which helps calculate the number of points an athlete can win via their participation. For the 2017/2018 IBJJF calendar the Pan American Championship has a weighting of 4 alongside the European Championship (Brazilian jiu-jitsu) making it second in importance only to the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship which has a weighting of 7.[5]



Pan American Champions in Men's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Year and Weight

YearHost57 kg64 kg70 kg76 kg82 kg88 kg94 kg100 kg+100 kgAbsolute
1996United StatesBrazil Marcos Barreto (1/1)Brazil Vinicius Magalhaes (1/2)Brazil João Roque (1/1)Brazil Marcio Feitosa (1/4)Brazil Alexandre Paiva (1/1)Brazil Roberto Magalhaes (1/4)Brazil Luis Roberto Duarte (1/1)Brazil Roberto Correa (1/4)Brazil Eduardo Galvão (1/1)Brazil Rigan Machado (1/3)
1997United StatesBrazil Royler Gracie (1/2)Brazil Marcio Feitosa (2/4)Brazil Fernando Vasconcelos(1/2)Brazil Ricardo Herriot (1/2)Brazil Roberto Magalhaes (2/4)Brazil Roberto Correa (2/4)Brazil Rigan Machado (2/3)Brazil Rigan Machado (3/3)
1998United StatesBrazil Luis Renato (1/1)Brazil Vinicius Magalhaes (2/2)Brazil Marcio Feitosa (3/4)Brazil Fernando Vasconcelos (2/2)Brazil Roberto Magalhaes (3/4)Brazil Saulo Ribeiro (1/2)Brazil Bruno Severiano (1/3)Brazil Ryan Gracie (1/1)Brazil Saulo Ribeiro (2/2)
1999United StatesBrazil Nay Cunha (1/1)Brazil Royler Gracie (2/2)Brazil Marcio Feitosa (4/4)Brazil Bruno Severiano (2/3)Brazil Antonio Schembri (1/1)Brazil Ricardo Herriot (2/2)Brazil Pericles Laudier (1/1)Brazil Roberto Magalhaes (4/4)Brazil Antonio Schembri (1/1)
2000United StatesBrazil Rafael Duarte (1/1)Brazil João Eduardo (1/1)Brazil Celso Vinicius (1/2)Brazil Augusto Lopez (1/1)Brazil Erick Santos (1/1)Brazil Fabricio Prantera (1/1)Brazil Diego Jose (1/1)Brazil Bruno Mathias (1/1)Brazil Luis Felipe (1/1)Brazil Fabricio Monteiro (1/1)
2001United StatesJapan Takeo Tani (1/1)Brazil Wellington Dias (1/1)Brazil Sandro Santiago (1/1)Brazil Edson Diniz](1/1)Brazil Bruno Severiano (3/3)Brazil Roberto Correa (3/4)Brazil Fernando Pontes (1/1)Brazil Roberto Tozi (1/1)Brazil Jorge Patiano (1/1)Brazil Xande Ribeiro (1/4)
2002United StatesBrazil Ricardo Vieira (1/1)Brazil Leo Vieira (1/2)Brazil Carlos Eduardo (1/2)Brazil Delson Heleno (1/1)Brazil Xande Ribeiro (2/4)Brazil Fabio Leopoldo (1/1)Brazil Alexandre Dantas (1/3)Brazil Marcio Dantas (1/1)Brazil Alexandre Dantas (2/3)
2003United StatesBrazil Leonardo Escobar (1/1)Brazil Renato Migliaccio (1/1)Brazil Carlos Eduardo (2/2)Brazil Paulo Guilobel (1/1)Brazil Cassio Werneck (1/1)Brazil Roberto Correa (4/4)Brazil Adriano Maciel (1/1)Brazil Marcio Cruz (1/4)Brazil Marcio Cruz (2/4)
2004United StatesBrazil Bibiano Fernandes (1/3)Brazil Leo Vieira (2/2)Brazil Daniel Moraes (1/1)Brazil Fernando Augusto (1/1)Brazil Ronaldo Souza (1/2)Brazil Gabriel Vella](1/2)Brazil Jorge Oliveira (1/1)Brazil Alexandre Dantas (3/3)Brazil Ronaldo Souza (2/2)
2005United StatesBrazil Bibiano Fernandes (2/3)Brazil Mario Reis (1/2)Brazil André Galvão (1/9)Brazil Givanildo Santana (1/1)Brazil Rodrigo Pinheiro (1/1)Brazil Xande Ribeiro (3/4)Brazil Marcio Cruz (3/4)Brazil Mario Cruz (4/4)
2006United StatesBrazil Mauro Ayes (1/1)Japan Dai Yoshida (1/1)Brazil Bibiano Fernandes (3/3)Brazil Thiago Gomez Diaz (1/1)Brazil André Galvão (2/9)Brazil Demian Maia (1/1)Brazil Braulio Estima (1/1)Brazil Xande Ribeiro (4/4)Brazil Rolles Gracie (1/1)Brazil Roger Gracie (1/1)
2007United StatesBrazil Bruno Malfacine (1/6)Brazil Robson Moura (1/1)Brazil Rubens Charles (1/5)Brazil Lucas Leite (1/4)Brazil Marcelo Garcia (1/1)Brazil Romulo Barral (1/2)Brazil Eduardo Telles (1/1)United States Rafael Lovato Jr. (1/2)Brazil Rodrigo Medeiros (1/1)Brazil Romulo Barral (2/2)
2008United StatesBrazil Bruno Malfacine (2/6)Brazil Carlos Holanda (1/2)Brazil Rubens Charles (2/5)Brazil Celso Vinicius (2/2)Brazil Gustavo Campos (1/2)Brazil André Galvão (3/9)United States Rafael Lovato Jr. (2/2)Brazil Roberto Abreu (1/1)Brazil Luis Theodoro (1/2)Brazil André Galvão (4/9)
2009United StatesBrazil João Kuraoka (1/1)Japan Yoshihiko Matsumoto (1/1)Brazil Rubens Charles (3/5)Brazil Lucas Lepri (1/4)Brazil Lucas Leite (2/4)Brazil Otavio Souza (1/2)Brazil Roberto Alencar (1/2)Brazil Antonio Braga Neto (1/4)Brazil Marcio Corleta (1/1)Brazil Antonio Braga Neto (2/4)
2010United StatesBrazil Bruno Malfacine (3/6)Brazil Carlos Holanda (2/2)Brazil Rubens Charles (4/5)Brazil Michael Langhi (1/2)Brazil Kayron Gracie (1/2)Brazil Otavio Souza (2/2)Brazil Bernardo Faria (1/6)Brazil Antonio Braga Neto (3/4)Brazil Gabriel Vella (2/2)Brazil Bernardo Faria (2/6)
2011United StatesBrazil Rafael Freitas (1/1)Brazil Caio Terra (1/3)Brazil Bruno Frazatto (1/1)Brazil Lucas Lepri (2/4)Brazil Claudio Calasans (1/2)Brazil André Galvão (5/9)Brazil Rodolfo Vieira (1/2)Brazil Marcus Almeida (1/3)Brazil Antonio Braga Neto (4/4)Brazil Rodolfo Vieira (2/2)
2012United StatesBrazil Caio Terra (2/3)Brazil Bruno Malfacine (4/6)Brazil Rafael Mendes (1/2)Brazil Leandro Lo (1/8)Brazil Claudio Calasans (2/2)Brazil Kayron Gracie (2/2)Brazil Lucas Leite (3/4)Brazil Bernardo Faria (3/6)Brazil Marcus Almeida (2/3)Brazil Antônio Carlos Júnior (1/1)
2013United StatesBrazil Caio Terra (3/3)Brazil Guilherme Mendes (1/1) Brazil Rafael Mendes (2/2)Brazil Michael Langhi (2/2) United States Clark Gracie (1/1) Brazil André Galvão (6/9) Brazil Roberto Alencar (2/2) Brazil Leo Nogueira (1/1) Brazil Marcus Almeida (3/4)Brazil Marcus Almeida (4/4)
2014United StatesBrazil João Rodriguez (1/1)Brazil Paulo Miyao (1/3) Brazil Mario Reis (2/2)Brazil Lucas Lepri (3/4) Brazil Leandro Lo (2/8) Brazil Gustavo Campos (2/2) Brazil Yuri Simões (1/1) Brazil Luis Panza (1/2) Brazil André Galvão (7/9)Brazil André Galvão (8/9)
2015United StatesBrazil Bruno Malfacine (5/6)Brazil Paulo Miyao (2/3) United States Gianni Grippo (1/2)United States Jonathan Torres (1/2) Brazil Leandro Lo (3/8) United States Keenan Cornelius (1/2) Brazil Lucas Leite (4/4)Brazil Bernardo Faria (4/6) Denmark Alexander Trans (1/1) Brazil Bernardo Faria (5/6)
2016United StatesUnited States Michael Mesumeci (1/1)Brazil João Miyao (1/3) Brazil Paulo Miyao (3/3)United States Edwin Najmi (1/1) Brazil Yago de Souza (1/1) Brazil Leandro Lo (4/8) Brazil Cassio Da Silva (1/1) Brazil Luis Panza (2/2) Brazil André Galvão (9/9) Brazil Bernardo Faria (6/6)
2017United StatesBrazil Bruno Malfacine (6/6)Brazil João Miyao (2/3) Brazil Rubens Charles (5/5)Brazil Lucas Lepri (4/4) Brazil Otavio Souza (1/1) Brazil Patrick Gáudio (1/1) Brazil Leandro Lo (5/8) Brazil Erberth Santos (1/1) Brazil João Gabriel Rocha (1/2) Brazil Leandro Lo (6/8)
2018United StatesJapan Tomoyuki Hashimoto (1/1) Brazil João Miyao (3/3) United States Gianni Grippo (2/2) United States Jonathan Torres (2/2) Brazil Gabriel Arges (1/1) Brazil Lucas Barbosa (1/1) Brazil Leandro Lo (7/8) United States Keenan Cornelius (2/2) Brazil João Gabriel Rocha (2/2) Brazil Leandro Lo (8/8)

Pan American Champions in Women's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Year and Weight

YearHost-53 kg Light Feather-58 kg Feather-64 kg Light-69 kg Middle-74 kg Medium Heavy-80  kg Heavy+80 kg Super HeavyAbsolute
1999United StatesBrazil Bianca Andrade (1/1)Brazil Mariana Coelho (1/3)Brazil Rosangela Silva (1/1)
2000United StatesBrazil Renata Ninomiya (1/1)Brazil Tatina Chaves (1/1)Brazil Mariana Coelho (2/3)
2001United StatesBrazil Alessandra Filha (1/2)Brazil Luciana Tavares (1/1)Brazil Erica Paes (1/1)
2002United StatesBrazil Alessandra Filha (2/2)Brazil Kris Schade (1/1)Brazil Luciana Dias (1/7)
2003United StatesBrazil Kyra Gracie (1/3)Brazil Leticia Ribeiro (1/2)Brazil Alessandra Vieira (1/1)Brazil Jaqueline Andrade (1/1)Brazil Maria do Carmo Paixao (1/1)
2004United StatesJapan Megumi Fuji (1/2)Brazil Leticia Ribeiro (2/2)Brazil Jeniffer Locke (1/1)United States Kelly Paul (1/2Brazil Jaqueline Williams (1/1)
2005United StatesBrazil Tessa Queen (1/1)Brazil Kyra Gracie (2/3)Brazil Cindy Hales (1/1)United States Kelly Paul (2/2)Brazil Luciana Dias (2/7)
2006United StatesJapan Megumi Fuji (2/2)Brazil Mariana Coelho (3/3)Brazil Kelly Paul (1/1)Brazil Luciana Dias (3/7)
2007United StatesBrazil Kanako Inaba (1/1)Brazil Felicia Oh (1/1)Brazil Kyra Gracie (3/3)Brazil Luciana Dias (4/7)South Africa Penny Thomas (1/1)
2008United StatesBrazil Michelle Nicolini (1/3)Brazil Gisele Braga (1/1)Brazil Ana Laura Cordeiro (1/4)Brazil Luciana Dias (5/7)Brazil Luciana Dias (6/7)
2009United StatesBrazil Claudia Kvenbo (1/1)Brazil Fabiana Borges (1/2)Brazil Ana Carolina Vidal (1/2)United States Valerie Worthington (1/2)Brazil Ana Laura Cordeiro (2/4)Brazil Luciana Dias (7/7)Brazil Ana Laura Cordeiro (3/4)
2010United StatesBrazil Michelle Nicolini (2/3)Brazil Fabiana Borges (2/2)Brazil Luana Alzuguir (1/4)United States Hillary Williams (1/1)United States Valerie Worthington (2/2)Brazil Gabrielle Garcia (1/9)Brazil Gabrielle Garcia (2/9)
2011United StatesBrazil Gezary Matuda (1/4)Brazil Michelle Nicolini (3/3)Brazil Beatriz Mesquita (1/7)Brazil Luana Alzuguir (2/4)Brazil Luiza Monteiro (1/5)Brazil Gabrielle Garcia (3/9)Brazil Luana Alzuguir (3/4)
2012United StatesBrazil Sofia Amarante (1/1)Brazil Bruna Ribeiro (1/1)Brazil Beatriz Mesquita (2/7)Brazil Luana Alzuguir (4/4)Brazil Hannette Staack (1/1)Brazil Gabrielle Garcia (4/9)Brazil Gabrielle Garcia (5/9)
2013United StatesBrazil Miriam Cerqueira (1/1)Brazil Luiza Monteiro (2/5)Brazil Ana Carolina Vidal (2/2)Brazil Vanessa Oliveira (1/1)Brazil Talita Nogueira (1/3)Brazil Gabrielle Garcia (6/9)Brazil Gabrielle Garcia (7/9)
2014United StatesBrazil Andrea Encarnacion (1/1)United States Tammi Musumeci (1/2)Brazil Beatriz Mesquita (3/7)Brazil Luiza Monteiro (3/5)Brazil Talita Nogueira (2/3)Brazil Tammy Griego (1/1)Brazil Beatriz Mesquita (4/7)
2015United StatesBrazil Gezary Matuda (2/4)United States Mackenzie Dern (1/2)Brazil Beatriz Mesquita (5/7)Brazil Monique Elias (1/2)Brazil Ana Laura Cordeiro (4/4)Lithuania Dominyka Obelenyte (1/2)Brazil Gabrielle Garcia (8/9)Brazil Gabrielle Garcia (9/9)
2016United StatesBrazil Gezary Matuda (3/4)United States Mackenzie Dern (2/2)Brazil Beatriz Mesquita (6/7)Brazil Luiza Monteiro (4/5)Brazil Andresa Correa (1/2)Brazil Talita Nogueira (3/3)Lithuania Dominyka Obelenyte (2/2)Brazil Andresa Correa (2/2)
2017United StatesBrazil Talita Alencar (1/1)Brazil Bianca Basilio (1/1)United States Tammi Musumeci (2/2)Brazil Monique Elias (2/2)Brazil Jessica Oliveira (1/1)Brazil Samela Shoham (1/1)Brazil Tayane Porfirio (1/2)Brazil Tayane Porfirio (2/2)
2018United StatesBrazil Gezary Matuda (4/4)Brazil Karen Atunes (1/1)Brazil Beatriz Mesquita (7/7)Brazil Angelica Galvão (1/1)Brazil Nathiely de Jesus (1/1)Poland Maria Malyjasik (1/1)Brazil Claudia Doval (1/1)Brazil Luiza Monteiro (5/5)

References

  1. ↑ Official IBJJF Pan jiu-jitsu championship webpage
  2. 1 2 3 "PAN-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  3. ↑ "BJJ Pan-Am Preparation with Alliance and Gracie Barra". Fightworks Podcast. March 30, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Pan American BJJ Results 2011". BJJ Heroes. March 27, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  5. ↑ "IBJJF RANKING INFORMATION". Retrieved 2017-12-24.

See also

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