The third of four major IBJJF gi events in 2026 happens at the Ginásio Poliesportivo José Correa in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The 2026 IBJJF Brasileiros, or Brazilian Nationals, starts Friday (Apr. 24, 2025) and will go on for a whopping 10 days up to May 3, 2025.
The gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) event will stream LIVE on FloGrappling, starting at 8:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, and will continue until the event concludes over a week later on Sunday. A free live stream of the earlier matches will possibly be on YouTube, which will be embedded below once it’s available.
Three BJJ stars will continue their goals of trying to win all four major events for a potential Grand Slam title, with Diego Pato, Tainan Dalpra and Gabi Pessanha all competing at the 2026 IBJJF Brasileiros. Sarah Galvao could also continue her brewing rivalry with Pessanha at the absolute division, as despite being almost 100 lbs apart, the pair went 1-1, including the monumental upset at the IBJJF Pans.
Also joining the event are BJJ champs like Mayssa Bastos, Erich Munis, Fellipe Andrew, and Andy Murasaki, along with teen prodigies Ashlee Funegra and Mia Funegra,
2026 IBJJF Brasileiros free live stream
2026 IBJJF Brasileiros: Results and Video Highlights
Almost 8000 grapplers are in Sao Paulo for the 2026 IBJJF Brasileiros, with adult black belt divisions alone accounting for almost 250 grapplers. This results post will mainly focus on black belts, along with the few notable professionals and performances in the colored belts.
Black Belt Masters divisions will kick off the first two days, with lower belts scheduled for the next few days after. The adult black belt divisions happens on the final two days, on May 2 and 3, 2026.
The long list of medalists and key highlights will be posted below, so keep checking back in the next nine days for all the 2026 IBJJF Brasileiros action.
Master 1 Black Belt
Jiu-jitsu legend and current UFC BJJ grappler Joao Miyao continued his winning ways, taking another major title at Master 1 (Age 30 and up). Mackenzie Dern’s father, BJJ legend Megaton Dias also took gold at Master 7 at age 58.
MALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK
Gold: João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao
Silver: André Barbosa da Silva Moura
Bronze: Anderson Diego da Silva Costa
Bronze: Andre Vitor Gonçalves Militao
Adult Black Belt
MALE / ADULT / BLACK / ROOSTER (57.50KG)
Gold: Raimundo Ítalo Pereira de Almeida
Silver: Welerson Gonçalves da Silva
Bronze: Andrew Soares dos Santos
Bronze: Oziel Santos de Carvalho
MALE / ADULT / BLACK / FEATHER (64.00KG)
Gold: Rerisson dos Santos Gabriel
Silver: Diego Oliveira Batista
Bronze: Carlos José Luiz Junior
Bronze: Shoya Ishiguro
MALE / ADULT / BLACK / LIGHT (70.00KG)
Gold: Meyram Maquiné Alves
Silver: Cleison dos Santos Gabriel
Bronze: Giuliano Francesco Spera
Bronze: Raimundo Diego Pinto Sodre
MALE / ADULT / BLACK / MIDDLE (76.00KG)
Gold: Andy Tomas Murasaki Pereira
Silver: Luis Felipe da Silva Ribas
Bronze: Ethan Roy Major
Bronze: Sandrey Henrique da Silva de Paula
MALE / ADULT / BLACK / MEDIUM HEAVY (82.30KG)
Gold: Tainan Dalpra Costa
Silver: José Steve Nduazulu Ndilu
Bronze: Gabriel Ávila Queiroz Machado
Bronze: José Matheus Macedo de Lira Luna
MALE / ADULT / BLACK / HEAVY (88.30KG)
Gold: Alex Munis dos Santos
Silver: João Gabriel Galvão da Silva
Bronze: Lucas Gualberto Gomes Nascimento
Bronze: Rui Alves Neto
MALE / ADULT / BLACK / SUPER HEAVY (94.30KG)
Gold: Leonardo Silveira Ferreira
Silver: Rider Zuchi Samelo do Amaral
Bronze: Davi Vetoraci de Menezes
Bronze: Fellipe Andrew Leandro Silva
MALE / ADULT / BLACK / ULTRA HEAVY (100.50KG)
Gold: Vinicius Liberati
Silver: Erich Munis dos Santos
Bronze: Harryson Santana Pereira
Bronze: Nolan Patrick Braga Stuart
MALE / ADULT / BLACK / ULTRA HEAVY (NO WEIGHT)
Gold: Gutemberg de Jesus Santos Pereira
Silver: Pedro Alex dos Santos Pimenta
Bronze: Gabriel de Sousa Ribeiro
Bronze: Seif-Eddine Houmine
MALE / ADULT / BLACK / OPEN CLASS
Gold: Erich Munis dos Santos
Silver: Gabriel de Sousa Ribeiro
Bronze: Harryson Santana Pereira
Bronze: Pedro Alex dos Santos Pimenta
FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / ROOSTER (48.50KG)
Gold: Mayssa Caldas Pereira Bastos
Silver: Jessica Caroline Coelho Dantas
Bronze: Gabrielle Kari Etzel
Bronze: Thais Loureiro Felipe
FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / FEATHER (53.50KG)
Gold: Ashlee Funegra
Silver: Maria Luiza Nunes Pinto
Bronze: Andressa Nogueira Tolentino Guirau
Bronze: Victoria Damiana Silva de Assis
FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / LIGHT (58.50KG)
Gold: Mia Funegra
Silver: Gabriela Andrelevicius Pereira
Bronze: Giovanah Oliveira da Silva
Bronze: Keanna Carolyn Klay
FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / MIDDLE (64.00KG)
Gold: Sarah C. Firme Galvao
Silver: Vitoria Carolina Araujo Vieira
Bronze: Randryely da Silva Souza
Bronze: Stephanie Caroline Delphine Faure
FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / MEDIUM HEAVY (69.00KG)
Gold: Elisabeth Ann Clay
Silver: Lillian Jane Marchand
Bronze: Gisele Constante Menezes Tavares
Bronze: Larissa Martins dos Santos
FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / HEAVY (74.00KG)
Gold: Maria Carolina Baron Vicentini
Silver: Ingridd Alves de Sousa
Bronze: Giovanna Xavier Carneiro
Bronze: Sábatha Laís Francisco dos Santos
FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / SUPER HEAVY (79.30KG)
Gold: Yara Soares do Nascimento
Silver: Tamiris Fernanda da Silva
Bronze: Isabely Sanches Ribeiro
Bronze: Natacha Amanda Ribeiro da Silva
FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / ULTRA HEAVY
Gold: Gabrieli Pessanha de Souza Marinho
Silver: Mikaela Barros de Lima
Bronze: Marina Carraro Penedo
FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / OPEN CLASS
Gold: Gabrieli Pessanha de Souza Marinho
Silver: Sarah C. Firme Galvao
Bronze: Giovanah Oliveira da Silva
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