IBJJF No-Gi Pans 2026: Final Results, Champions & Recap

Final results from IBJJF No-Gi Pans 2026 in Secaucus, NJ: every adult black belt champion, full brown and black belt podiums with finish methods, the official academy rankings, and how adult and Masters bracket sizes compare with 2023 and 2024.

IBJJF No-Gi Pans 2026 is over. Three days of competition at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey (October 2–4) ended with Pawel Jaworski (Academia Gorila) and Sarah Galvão (Atos) each taking double gold at adult black belt, half of the black belt finals ending by submission, and AOJ and Atos topping the official adult academy rankings. Here are the final results, the full podiums, a look at how bracket sizes have changed, and what comes next.

Final Results at a Glance

Every adult black belt champion, from the official IBJJF results.

Men's Adult Black Belt

Rooster: Lucas de Souza Castro · Gracie Barra
Light Feather: Vinicius Gomes Inacio · Alliance
Feather: Emilio Hernandez Rodriguez · Zenith BJJ
Light: Pierre-Olivier Leclerc · Tri-Star Montreal
Middle: Elijah Dorsey · Team Lloyd Irvin
Medium Heavy: Pawel Jaworski · Academia Gorila
Heavy: Wallisson Oliveira Souza · Campeão United Jiu-Jitsu
Super Heavy: Natã Tenca Lima · Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Ultra Heavy: Alexandre Papa Manara · Lotus Club
Open Class: Pawel Jaworski · Academia Gorila

Women's Adult Black Belt

Rooster: Mariana Cabral Rolszt · Gracie Humaitá
Light Feather: Emily Leyva · Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Feather: Sabrina Gondim · Fight Sports
Light: Amanda Bruse · Corvus Grappling Collective
Middle: Sarah Galvão · Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Medium Heavy: Martyna Kapuscinska · Academia Gorila
Heavy: Maia Matalon · High Noon BJJ Team
Super Heavy: Helena Crevar · Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu
Open Class: Sarah Galvão · Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Adult Black Belt Results

Black belt divisions started on Saturday, October 3, and every final was on Sunday, October 4. Medalists are from the official IBJJF results page and the brackets. Finish methods are from FloGrappling's live finals coverage. IBJJF awards two bronze medals per division; a division with only one bronze listed had one.

Men's Adult Black Belt

Rooster: Lucas de Souza Castro (Gracie Barra) def. Christopher Tran (Team Lloyd Irvin), 2-1 on advantages after 0-0 on points. Bronze: Eric Naples (RMNU Team), Mohammed Sadiq (Telari).
Light Feather: Vinicius Gomes Inacio (Alliance) def. Edwin "Junny" Ocasio (Unity Jiu-Jitsu), 6-4 on points. Bronze: Carlos Alberto Oliveira da Silva (GF Team), Daniël de Groot (The House FC).
Feather: Emilio Hernandez Rodriguez (Zenith BJJ) def. Steven Gomez (AOJ) by heel hook. Bronze: Amit Burshtein (Nxtgen Jiu-Jitsu), Luan Gomes da Silva (A-Force Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu).
Light: Pierre-Olivier Leclerc (Tri-Star Montreal) def. Guilherme Rodrigues Fernandes (AOJ), 2-0 on advantages after 0-0 on points. Bronze: Danilo Soares Moreira (Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu), João Matheus de Melo Assonitis (Double Five).
Middle: Elijah Dorsey (Team Lloyd Irvin) def. Tarik Hopstock (Frontline Academy) by armlock in the first minute. Bronze: Kieran Kichuk (Cicero Costha Internacional), Maximilian Hanson (Pedigo Submission Fighting).
Medium Heavy: Pawel Jaworski (Academia Gorila) def. David Garmo (Detroit Jiu-Jitsu Syndicate) by triangle choke. Bronze: Alehander da Silva Mariano (Atos Jiu-Jitsu), Natan Chueng Freitas (Unity Jiu-Jitsu).
Heavy: Wallisson Oliveira Souza (Campeão United Jiu-Jitsu) def. Austin Oranday (Alliance), 8-0 on points. Bronze: Bradley Schneider (Pedigo Submission Fighting), Joab de Oliveira Camara (Triunfo Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu).
Super Heavy: Natã Tenca Lima (Atos Jiu-Jitsu) gold, Andre Galvão (Atos Jiu-Jitsu) silver. The final was an Atos closeout, so the teammates did not compete. Bronze: Marcelo Gonzalez Montoro (Fabricio JJ International), Sergio Vilas (Team Lloyd Irvin).
Ultra Heavy: Alexandre Papa Manara (Lotus Club) def. Sean Goolsby (Esporte Dez / Instituto Calasans Camargo) by heel hook. Bronze: Deyvson Fernando Araujo de Souza (Gracie Barra), Gabriel Aguiar Costa (Vuk / 617 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu).
Open Class: Pawel Jaworski (Academia Gorila) def. Wallisson Oliveira Souza (Campeão United Jiu-Jitsu) by referee decision. Bronze: Jett Thompson (Watkins Wrecking Crew), Luuk van Nieuwamerongen (NS Brotherhood International).

Women's Adult Black Belt

Rooster: Mariana Cabral Rolszt (Gracie Humaitá) def. Gabrielle Etzel (Upper Twelve Jiu-Jitsu) by referee decision after 0-0. Two-athlete division; no bronze awarded.
Light Feather: Emily Leyva (Atos Jiu-Jitsu) def. Karen Martinho Cerqueira Terra (Titanium Jiu-Jitsu) by foot lock in the first minute. Bronze: Cathryn Millares (TAC Team BJJ), Rayssa da Silva Cezar (Rising Sun BJJ).
Feather: Sabrina Gondim (Fight Sports) def. Cindy Ung (Balance), 1-0 on advantages after 0-0 on points. Bronze: Beatriz Gutierrez Campos (Brasa CTA), Josefine Modig (CheckMat).
Light: Amanda Bruse (Corvus Grappling Collective) def. Jenna Garcia (10th Planet Sacramento) by foot lock. Bronze: Caroline Brunacio Vinhaes (Pirâmide Grappling Association), Lillian Marchand (VA Jiu-Jitsu Luxembourg).
Middle: Sarah Galvão (Atos Jiu-Jitsu) def. Nadia Frankland (Corvus Grappling Collective), 3-1 on advantages after 2-2 on points. Bronze: Amanda Schurtz (ECJJA), Julia Maele (OXY).
Medium Heavy: Martyna Kapuscinska (Academia Gorila) def. Fernanda Cristo (Celso Ricardo New Level School) by heel hook. Bronze: Deise Assonitis (Double Five Highland Village), Gabriela de Miranda Barroso (Double Five).
Heavy: Maia Matalon (High Noon BJJ Team) def. Sa'idah Durkee (Team Lloyd Irvin) by arm-triangle choke. Bronze: Maria Vitória Ruffatto-Gilpin (Canby Jiu-Jitsu).
Super Heavy: Helena Crevar (Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu) def. Sara Resetar (TDBJJ) by foot lock. Bronze: Bridgett Brumbaugh (Active Jiu-Jitsu), Maria Luiza Fragoso Pinto Loreiro (Gracie Barra).
Open Class: Sarah Galvão (Atos Jiu-Jitsu) def. Maria Vitória Ruffatto-Gilpin (Canby Jiu-Jitsu), 12-2 on points. Bronze: Martyna Kapuscinska (Academia Gorila), Nadia Frankland (Corvus Grappling Collective).

Adult Brown Belt Results

Adult brown belts competed on Friday, October 2. Podiums are from the official IBJJF results page, listed as gold, silver, bronze. Two athletes won double gold: Sebastian Patyk (Academia Gorila) at middleweight and in the open class, and Lauriane Afonso (Gracie Barra) at heavyweight and in the open class.

Men's Adult Brown Belt

Rooster: Alexander Osorio Mendez (AOJ); Joseph Snyder (Alliance). Two-athlete podium.
Light Feather: Hawann Santos (Gracie Barra); Spencer Quayle (Absolute MMA Australia); Afek Agababa (Nxtgen Jiu-Jitsu), Jorge Macías Arista (Renzo Gracie).
Feather: Steven Erched (Gracie Allegiance); Leon Olguin Bazan (Renato Tavares Association Mexico); Afif Khan (CheckMat), Alejandro Swait Cordova (Alliance).
Light: Shai Esquilin (Brasa CTA); Guy Burshtein (Nxtgen Jiu-Jitsu); Alex Vazquez (AOJ), Carlos Van Beek (Brasa CTA).
Middle: Sebastian Patyk (Academia Gorila); Winter Breget (Atos Jiu-Jitsu); Guilherme Santos do Nascimento (GF Team), Segundo Arancibia (Jiu-Jitsu For Life Team).
Medium Heavy: Moussa Kadi (Unity Jiu-Jitsu); Lukas Bressmer (Sportschule Wolfgang Heindel); Daniel Fernandes Cruz de Souza (Rio Jiu-Jitsu Lifestyle), Malik Belhaj (Tri-Star Montreal).
Heavy: Patrick Shahgholi (10th Planet San Mateo); Henry Zachary (Detroit Jiu-Jitsu Syndicate); Enrico Beltran Said (Fight Sports), Hasnat Raza (Double Five).
Super Heavy: Nacim Sarhan (CBT Academy); IBJJF lists two silver medalists, Abraham La Montagne (Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu) and Luke Ruffo (Pedigo Submission Fighting), and one bronze, "W. IV" (Round Table BJJ, name as published).
Ultra Heavy: Vincent Corrado (Unity Jiu-Jitsu); Killian Humair (FSA Switzerland); Arthur Lopes da Silva Bysnetto (VA Jiu-Jitsu Luxembourg), Steven Mason (Detroit Jiu-Jitsu Syndicate).
Open Class: Sebastian Patyk (Academia Gorila); Abraham La Montagne (Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu); Enrico Beltran Said (Fight Sports), Shai Esquilin (Brasa CTA).

Women's Adult Brown Belt

Rooster: Maya Youngblood (Bruno Bastos BJJ Midland); Serena Mejia (CheckMat). Two-athlete podium.
Feather: Madison Porcelli (Carbon Submission Grappling); Giovanna Maximiano Lopes (Marcio Andre Jiu-Jitsu Brasil); Alexia Arnold (Ares BJJ), Eduarda Franklin Soares (Tetris BJJ).
Light: Elizabeth Genge (Stealth BJJ); Holly Martin (TAC Team BJJ); Giovanna Rangel Chaves (Gracie Humaitá), Maria Golden (High Altitude Martial Arts).
Middle: Rebecca Charbonneau (Alaska South Side Jiu-Jitsu Academy); Jadeya Reber (Logos JJ); Adriana Gutowska (Relson Gracie), Caitlin Ghalayini (Fifty/50).
Medium Heavy: Peyton Letcher (Workshop); Delia Kolanowski (Detroit Jiu-Jitsu Syndicate); Emily Haase (Jiu-Jitsu Haus), Molli Zborowski (Renzo Gracie).
Heavy: Lauriane Afonso (Gracie Barra); Rainen Cumberland (Main Quest Martial Arts); Anna da Silva Rocha (Lucas Leite Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu), Gabriella Fernandes Mendes de Souza (Inspirit Jiu-Jitsu Academy).
Super Heavy: Samayyah Cook (Detroit Jiu-Jitsu Syndicate); Yasmim Santana Gonçalves Santos (Alliance); Julia Parkins (Legion American Jiu-Jitsu).
Open Class: Lauriane Afonso (Gracie Barra); Delia Kolanowski (Detroit Jiu-Jitsu Syndicate); Maria Golden (High Altitude Martial Arts), Yasmim Santana Gonçalves Santos (Alliance).

FloGrappling's Day 1 winners list covers every belt and age division from Friday.

Smaller Brackets, Bigger Masters?

Did adult black belt brackets shrink while Masters grew? The official registration lists give a mixed answer.

Method. We counted athletes in IBJJF's official "athletes list by divisions": the live 2026 list and Wayback Machine copies of the 2024 and 2023 lists saved after those events. Totals count each athlete once, in their weight division; open class is shown but not totaled, since those athletes also enter a weight division. These are registrations, so a few may not have competed. Checked October 5, 2026.

2025 isn't in the table. The only archived 2025 list was saved September 7, 2025, before the September 24 registration deadline (2025 event page), and the 2025 brackets were not archived. We have no final 2025 count, so we left it out rather than estimate.

Division	Brown 2023	Brown 2024	Brown 2026	Black 2023	Black 2024	Black 2026
Men's Rooster	8	1	2	8	15	7
Men's Light Feather	9	17	16	9	11	17
Men's Feather	14	16	20	15	14	15
Men's Light	17	25	22	15	13	16
Men's Middle	18	19	29	25	24	23
Men's Medium Heavy	8	22	19	18	17	14
Men's Heavy	11	16	14	15	14	15
Men's Super Heavy	13	10	14	11	17	11
Men's Ultra Heavy	6	8	7	10	10	10
Men's Open Class	11	15	13	19	22	20
Women's Rooster	–	–	2	4	7	2
Women's Light Feather	4	6	–	6	6	4
Women's Feather	11	11	5	5	9	4
Women's Light	6	8	8	6	6	9
Women's Middle	6	9	6	6	6	5
Women's Medium Heavy	5	4	4	5	6	10
Women's Heavy	3	8	5	2	4	4
Women's Super Heavy	1	4	4	3	4	4
Women's Open Class	14	15	11	12	10	14
Adult total (weight divisions)	140	184	177	163	183	170
Change vs. previous column		+31.4%	−3.8%		+12.3%	−7.1%
Masters M1–M7 total (weight divisions)	204	198	230	329	401	411
Masters share of all entrants	59.3%	51.8%	56.5%	66.9%	68.7%	70.7%

What the numbers show. Adult black belt registrations fell from 183 in 2024 to 170 in 2026 (−7.1%), but 2026 was still above 2023 (163). Over the same period, Masters (M1–M7) black belt registrations rose from 329 to 401 to 411, and Masters went from 66.9% to 70.7% of all black belt entrants. Women's adult black belt medium heavy grew to 10 athletes, while men's rooster dropped from 15 to 7.

Who moved. Under IBJJF rules (2026 event page), Masters-eligible athletes (born 1996 or earlier) may also enter Adult. Ten athletes who registered for adult black belt in 2024 registered only for Masters in 2026: Jhonatas da Conceição Moraes Ramos (GF Team), Relter Lima Silva Filho (Gracie Barra), Luis Armando Magana Gamino (Siri Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu), Erike Souza Martins (Gracie Sports USA), Joshua Murdock (Pedigo Submission Fighting), Alexandre Faria Molinaro (Molinaro Jiu-Jitsu), Yan Lucas Cordeiro Paiva (Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu), Nicole Sullivan and Beatrice Jin (Kogaion Academy), and João Pedro Oliveira Rodrigues (Soul Fighters Dallas) in Master 2.

Possible reasons (context, not conclusions). The lists show what changed, not why. Calendar: the event moved from November 1–3 in 2024 to October 2–4 in 2026, about nine and a half weeks before No-Gi Worlds. Location and cost: Fort Worth, Texas hosted in 2023 and 2024, Hempstead, New York in 2025, and Secaucus in 2026. The last-tier entry fee rose from $172 (2024) to $182 (2026), before travel. Masters growth: the one trend the numbers show directly. No athlete we know of has explained their choice, so we don't attribute the drop to one cause.

Headline Storylines

1. Jaworski does it again. Pawel Jaworski submitted David Garmo with a triangle choke for medium heavy gold, then beat Calvin Tacey, Sean Goolsby and Luuk van Nieuwamerongen to reach the open class final, where he edged Wallisson Oliveira Souza on a referee decision. He also won medium heavy at No-Gi Pans 2025, beating Logan Smith in the final (2025 results).

2. Galvão's double. Sarah Galvão beat Nadia Frankland on advantages for middleweight gold. In the open class she beat Sa'idah Durkee, Julia Maele and Frankland, then won the final 12-2 over Maria Vitória Ruffatto-Gilpin.

3. Finals finished by submission. Nine of the 18 black belt finals that were actually fought ended in a submission, and six of those were leg locks: heel hooks from Hernandez, Manara and Kapuscinska, and foot locks from Leyva, Bruse and Crevar. Elijah Dorsey's middleweight armlock came in the first minute.

4. The team race. In IBJJF's official academy ranking, AOJ won the adult male division with 52 points, ahead of Gracie Barra (37), Alliance (37), Academia Gorila (36) and CheckMat (31). Atos won adult female with 37, ahead of Gracie Barra (28) and Team Lloyd Irvin (24). Renzo Gracie topped the Masters ranking with 146, ahead of Alliance (108) and Gracie Barra (102). Atos won the most adult black belt titles (four), Academia Gorila won three, and twelve other teams won one each.

5. Brown belts to watch at Worlds. Sebastian Patyk and Lauriane Afonso both left Secaucus with two gold medals at brown belt.

Next up: IBJJF No-Gi Worlds 2026

The World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026 runs December 10–12 at the Las Vegas Convention Center (Halls N3/N4) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Registration closes November 29, 2026. Many of the brown and black belts on these podiums will be chasing a world title there. Details are on the official IBJJF event page.

What's next for us

Pans is a good reminder that this level of jiu-jitsu is built one round at a time. The leg locks, guard retention and scrambles that decided these finals are the same positions we drill every week. Watch a few of the finals, bring a question to class, and try it at open mat. If one of these brackets inspired you to set a goal of your own, we'd love to help you get there.

Thinking about competing?

If you're a Garden member and you've ever thought about competing, at any belt and any level, reach out to us. Tell us about your goals, whether that's your first local tournament or a major like Pans or Worlds, and we'll help with preparation and coaching. If you're over 30, the Masters divisions are an option too.

Talk to any of your coaches after class, or email us at info@thegardenmma.com with what you're aiming for. You can also reach us through our contact page.

Where to watch

FloGrappling carried every mat live, and replays are on the FloGrappling event page. Open mat is on the schedule, so you can try something you saw from the weekend.

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FAQ

Who won No-Gi Pans 2026? Pawel Jaworski (Academia Gorila) won medium heavy and the open class. Sarah Galvão (Atos) won middleweight and the open class. Every champion is listed at the top of this post.

When and where was No-Gi Pans 2026? October 2–4, 2026, at the Meadowlands Exposition Center, 355 Plaza Dr, Secaucus, NJ 07094, about 90 minutes from Philadelphia.

Which team won No-Gi Pans 2026? AOJ won IBJJF's adult male academy ranking and Atos won adult female. Renzo Gracie won the Masters ranking.

When is No-Gi Worlds 2026? December 10–12, 2026, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Details are on the IBJJF event page.

I'm a Garden member and want to compete. Who do I talk to? Your coaches. Tell us your goals after class or email info@thegardenmma.com, and we'll help you prepare.

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Last updated: October 5, 2026 at 9:40 AM ET. Final results.