World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
The World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (commonly known as Mundials) is the most prestigious Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) tournament in the world. Hosted annually by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, the first World Championship was held in 1996 at the Tijuca Tênis Clube gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The tournament has grown to over 1,650 competitors. The first Mundial tournament to be held outside of Brazil was in 2007 at California State University, Long Beach in Long Beach, California, United States.
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| Location | Long Beach, California |
| Local name(s) | Mundials, Worlds |
| Discipline | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Organiser | International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation |
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| Current weight divisions | Ultra Heavyweight: over 221.0 lbs (+100.5 kg) Super Heavyweight: under 221.0 lbs (-100.5 kg) Heavyweight: under 207.5 lbs (-94.3 kg) Medium Heavyweight: under 194.5 lbs (-88.3 kg) Middleweight: under 181.0 lbs (-82.3 kg) Lightweight: under 167.5 lbs (-76 kg) Featherweight: under 154.0 lbs (-70 kg) Light Featherweight: under 141.0 lbs (-64 kg) Roosterweight: under 126.5 lbs (-57 kg) |
| History | |
| First edition | 1996 |
| Editions | 21 |
| Most wins | Marcus Almeida (13) |
IBJJF Black Belt World Champions in Men's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Year and Weight
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Multiple-Time Male World Championships
13 World Championships
10 World Championships
7 World Championships
6 World Championships
5 World Championships
4 World Championships
IBJJF Black Belt World Champions in Women's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by year and weight
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Multiple-Time Female World Champions
9 World Championships
8 World Championships
7 World Championships
6 World Championships
5 World Championships
4 World Championships
Notable mundials champions
- Leandro Lo - 6x World Champion (1 Absolute title)
- Andre Galvao - 6x World Champion
- Robson Moura - 5x World Champion
- Saulo Ribeiro - 5x World Champion
- Alexandre Ribeiro - 7x World Champion (2 Absolute titles)
- Bruno Malfacine - 10x Roosterweight World Champion
- João Roque - 1997 Light Featherweight World Champion (1st African & Non-Brazilian champion)
- B.J. Penn - 2000 Featherweight World Champion (1st American)
- Marcelo Garcia - 5x World Champion
- Roger Gracie - 10x World Champion (3 Absolute titles)
- Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza - 3x World Champion (2 Absolute titles)
- Royler Gracie - 4x World Champion
- Marcio Feitosa - 3x World Champion
- Rubens 'Cobrinha' Charles - 4x World Champion
- Rafael Lovato Jr. - 2007 Ultra Heavyweight champion (2nd American & Non-Brazilian champion)
- Fredson Paixao - 3x World Champion
- Fabio Medeiros - 2x World Champion
- Fabrício Werdum - 2x World Champion
- Teco Shinzato - 2x World Champion
- Roberto Traven - 2x World Champion
- Michael Musumeci- 3x World Champion (first American to ever win 2 and 3 world titles and first American to ever win world titles in two different divisions)
See also
- IBJJF
- World No-Gi Championship
- Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship
- Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
- European Open Championship
- European Open Nogi Championship
- Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship
- Brazilian Nationals Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
- Asian Open Championship
- Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championship
References
- (PDF). IBJJF.org. May 6, 2008 http://www.ibjjf.org/TABELA-PESO-OFICIAL-3-ingles.pdf. Retrieved 2008-09-06. Missing or empty
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- International Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. World Championship, Results. ibjjf.com. URL last accessed June 10, 2008.
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