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Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitions


Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitions

FieldValue
nameAbu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship (ADWPJJC)
imageADWPJJC.jpg
localeAbu Dhabi, UAE
disciplineBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu
typeJiu-Jitsu Championship
organiserUAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation
Weight classes:<ref>{{cite newsurlhttp://ibjjf.org/info/weight-lists/title =Weight Listspublisher = IBJJF.orgaccess-date = 2016-01-11}}
firstMay 1st and 2nd, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, UAE
mostwinsBRA Rodolfo Vieira (9)

Weight classes: ;Men

  • Heavy (-120 kg)
  • Light Heavy (-94 kg)
  • Middle (-85 kg)
  • Welter (-77 kg)
  • Light (-69 kg)
  • Feather (-62 kg)
  • Light Feather -(-56 kg) ;Women
  • Heavy (-95 kg)
  • Middle (-70 kg)
  • Light (-62 kg)
  • Light Feather (-55 kg)
  • Rooster (-49 kg)

The Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship (ADWPJJC), often simply called the Abu Dhabi World Pro, and from 2009 to 2014 known as the World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup (WPJJC), is an international Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition that takes place every year in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The tournament is organized by the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation (UAEJJF) since 2012, attracting competitors from 60 countries across all belt levels.

History

The first Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship was established in 2009 as the World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup. In 2022 it is considered the main event of the Abu Dhabi Jiu Jitsu Pro (AJP), a tournament circuit with over 80 events in all six continents, that also include the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour.

Supported personally by H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, the inaugural 2009 tournament had a prize purse of US$111,000. This amount was increased further to US$150,000 in 2010 and is planned to increase to US$272,000 (AED 1,000,000) in 2011, which are the largest money prizes in history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments. In 2019 the World Pro attracted more than 5,000 competitors for a prize pot of $600,000.

Participation in the trials is not mandatory; however the winners of the trials have an all expenses (airfare, hotel, meals) paid trip to Abu Dhabi for the tournament.

Gold medalists

Male black belt gold medalists

2009–2011

Year65 kg74 kg83 kg92 kg+92 kgAbsolute
2009Brazil Rafael Mendes (1/2)Brazil Michael Langhi (1/1)Brazil Tarsis Humphreys (1/2)Brazil Rodolfo Vieira (1/7)Brazil Alexandre Souza (1/1)Brazil Tarsis Humphreys (2/2)
2010Brazil Rafael Mendes (2/2)Brazil Gilbert Burns (1/1)Brazil Claudio Calasans (1/5)Brazil Alexandro Ceconi (1/1)Brazil Ricardo Abreu (1/1)Brazil Claudio Calasans (2/5)
2011Brazil Augusto Mendes (1/2)Brazil Leandro Lo (1/5)Brazil Claudio Calasans (3/5)Brazil Rodolfo Vieira (2/7)Brazil Lucio Rodrigues (1/1)Brazil Rodolfo Vieira (3/7)

2012–2014

Year64 kg70 kg76 kg82 kg88 kg94 kg100 kg+100 kgAbsolute
2012Brazil Fernando Vieira (1/1)Brazil Samuel Canquerino (1/1)Brazil Roberto de Souza (1/2)Brazil Claudio Calasans (4/5)Brazil André Galvão (1/3)Brazil Rodolfo Vieira (4/7)Brazil Alexandre Ribeiro (1/1)Brazil Marcus Almeida (1/6)Brazil Rodolfo Vieira (5/7)
2013Brazil Thiago Marquez (1/1)Brazil Augusto Mendes (2/2)Brazil Leandro Lo (2/5)Brazil Marcos Souza (1/1)Brazil André Galvão (2/3)Brazil Rodolfo Vieira (6/7)Brazil Antonio Braga Neto (1/1)Brazil Rodrigo Cavaca (1/1)Brazil Marcus Almeida (2/6)
2014Brazil João Miyao (1/2)Brazil Leandro Saggiorio (1/1)Brazil Roberto de Souza (2/2)Brazil Leandro Lo (3/5)Brazil André Galvão (3/3)Brazil Braulio Estima (1/1)Brazil Rodolfo Vieira (7/7)Brazil Marcus Almeida (3/6)Brazil Marcus Almeida (4/6)

2015

Year65 kg75 kg85 kg95 kg+95 kgAbsolute
2015USA Gianni Grippo (1/2)Brazil Lucas Lepri (1/1)Brazil Leandro Lo (4/5)Brazil Felipe Pena (1/4)Brazil Marcus Almeida (5/6)Brazil Marcus Almeida (6/6)

2016

Year62 kg69 kg77 kg85 kg94 kg+94 kgAbsolute
2016BRA Hiago George (1/2)BRA Marcio Junior (1/1)Brazil Gabriel Arges (1/2)Brazil Leandro Lo (5/5)Brazil Erberth Santos (1/2)Brazil Ricardo Evangelista (1/1)Brazil Felipe Pena (2/4)

2017–2019

Year56 kg62 kg69 kg77 kg85 kg94 kg110 kg
2017BRA Rodnei Junior (1/1)USA Mikey Musumeci (1/1)USA Gianni Grippo (2/2)Brazil Gabriel Arges (2/2)Brazil Claudio Calasans (5/5)Brazil Felipe Pena (3/4)Brazil José Junior (1/1)
2018Brazil José Carlos Lima (1/1)BRA João Miyao (2/2)BRA Paulo Miyao (1/2)NOR Espen Mathiesen (1/1)Brazil Isaque Bahiense (1/3)Brazil Felipe Pena (4/4)Brazil Erbeth Santos (2/2)
2019BRA Hiago George (2/2)BRA Joao Batista De Souza (1/1)BRA Paulo Miyao (2/2)NOR Tommy Langaker (1/1)BRA Hudson Mateus Teles (1/1)BRA Kaynan Duarte (1/1)BRA Joao Rocha (1/1)

2020-2025

Year56 kg62 kg69 kg77 kg85 kg94 kg120 kg
2020BRA Jonas Andrade (1/1)BRA Diego Batista (1/2)BRA Israel Sousa (1/1)Argentina Pablo Lavaselli (1/2)Brazil Isaque Bahiense (2/3)Poland Adam Wardziński (1/1)Brazil Gutemberg Pereira (1/1)
2021BRA Nathannael Fernandes (1/1)BRA Diego Reis (1/1)Argentina Pablo Lavaselli (2/2)BRA Micael Galvão (1/1)Brazil Isaque Bahiense (3/3)BRA Erich Munis (1/1)Brazil Gutemberg Pereira (2/2)
2022UAE Zayed Alkatheeri (1/2)BRA Meyram Maquiné (1/2)BRA Diego Sodré (1/2)BRA Lucas Protásio (1/3)Brazil Fellipe Silva (1/4)BRA Catriel Oliveira (1/1)Brazil Yatan Bueno (1/1)
2023BRA Yuri Hendrex (1/1)BRA Meyram Maquiné (2/2)BRA Diego Sodré (2/2)Portugal Pedro Ramalho (1/1)Portugal Bruno Lima (1/1)BRA Fellipe Silva (2/4)Brazil Felipe Bezerra (1/2)
2024BRA Thalison Soares (1/2)BRA Jefferson Fagundes (1/1)USA Thiago Macedo (1/1)BRA Lucas Protásio (2/3)BRA Uanderson Ferreira (1/2)BRA Fellipe Silva (3/4)Brazil Felipe Bezerra (2/2)
title=Results - ABU DHABI WORLD PROFESSIONAL JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2025url=https://ajptour.com/en/event/1331/resultsaccess-date=2025-11-24website=Abu Dhabi Jiu Jitsu Prolanguage=en}}BRA Thalison Soares (2/2)UAE Zayed Alkatheeri (2/2)USA Sebastian Serpa (1/1)BRA Lucas Protásio (3/3)BRA Uanderson Ferreira (2/2)BRA Fellipe Silva (4/4)Germany Alexander Sak (1/1)

Female brown / black belt gold medalists

Ed.YearUnder 63 kgOver 63 kgEd.YearUnder 65 kgOver 65 kgEd.Year54 kg60 kg66 kg72 kg+72 kgAbsoluteEd.Year60 kg66 kg72 kg+72 kgOpen ClassEd.Year55 kg65 kg75 kg+75 kgOpen ClassEd.Year55 kg62 kg70 kg+70 kgOpen ClassEd.Year49 kg55 kg62 kg70 kg90 kgEd.Year49 kg55 kg62 kg70 kg95 kg
22010Brazil Luana Alzuguir
Alliance Jiu JitsuBrazil Gabi Garcia
Alliance Sp BRA
3title=World Pro Jiu Jitsu Cup Final Results 2011website=BJJ Heroesdate=2011-04-14url=https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-news/jiu-jitsu-world-pro-cup-final-results-2011}}Brazil Luana Alzuguir
Alliance Jiu JitsuBrazil Gabi Garcia
Alliance Sp BRA
4title=Jiu Jitsu World Pro Cup 2012 Resultswebsite=BJJ Heroesdate=2012-04-14url=https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-news/world-professional-jiu-jitsu-cup-2012-results}}Brazil Samara Reis
Soul FightersBrazil Michelle Nicolini
CheckmatBrazil Luana Alzuguir
Alliance Jiu JitsuBrazil Fernanda Mazelli
Striker JJBrazil Gabi Garcia
Alliance Sp BRABrazil Gabi Garcia
Alliance Sp BRA
5title=2013 WPJJC: The finals and Buchecha's dream come truewebsite=Graciemag – BJJ newsdate=2013-04-12url=https://www.graciemag.com/2013/04/12/2013-wpjjc-the-finals-and-buchechas-dream-come-true}}Brazil Michelle Nicolini
CheckmatBrazil Luana Alzuguir
Alliance Jiu JitsuBrazil Caroline de Lazzer
Emirates TeamBrazil Gabi Garcia
Alliance Sp BRABrazil Gabi Garcia
Alliance Sp BRA
6last=Grantfirst=T.P.title=BJJ World Pro Championship Results and Videowebsite=Bloody Elbowdate=2014-04-21url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/4/21/5636010/2014-abu-dhabi-bjj-world-pro-championship-results-and-video}}Brazil Ariadne Oliveira
Equipe Mestre Wilson/IronBrazil Luiza Monteiro
ATOSSweden Janni Larsson
CheckmatBrazil Gabi Garcia
Alliance Sp BRABrazil Gabi Garcia
Alliance Sp BRA
7date=2015-04-25title=Results: 2015 Abu Dhabi World Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championshipurl=https://www.bjjee.com/featured/results-2015-abu-dhabi-world-pro-jiu-jitsu-championshipwebsite=Bjj Eastern Europe}}USA Mackenzie Dern
Gracie HumaitaBrazil Beatriz Mesquita
Gracie HumaitaBrazil Monique Elias
Alliance Sp BRABrazil Gabi Garcia
Alliance Sp BRAUSA Mackenzie Dern
Gracie Humaita
8date=2016-04-23title=Abu Dhabi World Pro 2016 – Final Resultsurl=https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-news/world-pro-day-3-final-resultswebsite=BJJ Heroes}}BRA Mackenzie Dern
Gracie HumaitaBrazil Beatriz Mesquita
Gracie HumaitaBrazil Nathiely Melo Jesus
Pslpb Cicero CosthaBrazilTayane Porfírio
Alliance Matriz (São Paulo)BrazilTayane Porfírio
Alliance Matriz (São Paulo)
9date=2017-04-22title=Vitor Shaolin Puts Kenny Florian To Sleep at Abu Dhabi World Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championshipurl=https://jiujitsutimes.com/abu-dhabi-world-professional-jiu-jitsu-championship-2017-black-belt-resultswebsite=Jiu-Jitsu Times}}Brazil Mayssa Bastos
GfteamBrazil Talita Alencar
AllianceBrazil Beatriz Mesquita
Gracie HumaitáBrazil Ana Carolina Vieira
GfteamBrazil Nathiely de Jesus
Cícero Costha
10title=ABU DHABI WORLD PROFESSIONAL JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2018website=Abu Dhabi Jiu Jitsu Prodate=2022-03-24url=https://ajptour.com/en/event/89/results}}Brazil Mayssa Bastos
GfteamBelgium Amal Amjahid
C.E.N.S. AcademyBrazil Bianca Basílio
JFC Almeida JJBrazil Ana Carolina Vieira
GfteamBrazil Angelica Galvao
ATOS
11title=ABU DHABI WORLD PROFESSIONAL JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2019website=Abu Dhabi Jiu Jitsu Prodate=2022-03-24url=https://ajptour.com/en/event/183 }}Brazil Mayssa Bastos
GfteamBrazil Bianca Basílio
JFC Almeida JJBrazil Beatriz Mesquita
Gracie HumaitáBrazil Thamara Silva
Pslpb Cicero CosthaBrazil Gabrieli Pessanha
Infight Japan
12title=ABU DHABI WORLD PROFESSIONAL JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2020website=Abu Dhabi Jiu Jitsu Prodate=2022-03-24url=https://ajptour.com/en/event/353}}Brazil Brenda Larissa
Al Wahda club Jiu-Jitsu AcademyBrazil Bianca Basílio
ATOSBrazil Beatriz Mesquita
Gracie HumaitáBrazilJulia Boscher
GfteamBrazil Gabrieli Pessanha
Infight Brazil
13title=ABU DHABI WORLD PROFESSIONAL JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2021website=Abu Dhabi Jiu Jitsu Prodate=2022-03-24url=https://ajptour.com/en/event/395}}Brazil Brenda Larissa
Al Wahda club Jiu-Jitsu AcademyBrazil Ana Rodrigues
Al Wahda club Jiu-Jitsu AcademyBrazil Beatriz Mesquita
Gracie HumaitáBrazil Ingridd Sousa
Guigo Jiu JitsuBrazil Gabrieli Pessanha
Infight Brazil
14title=ABU DHABI WORLD PROFESSIONAL JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2022website=Abu Dhabi Jiu Jitsu Prodate=2022-03-24url=https://ajptour.com/en/event/395}}Brazil Brenda Larissa
Al Wahda club Jiu-Jitsu AcademyBrazil Ana Rodrigues
Al Wahda club Jiu-Jitsu AcademyBrazil Julia Alves
GfteamBrazil Izadora Silva
ADMABrazil Gabrieli Pessanha
Infight Brazil
15title=ABU DHABI WORLD PROFESSIONAL JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2023website=Abu Dhabi Jiu Jitsu Prodate=2022-12-11url=https://ajptour.com/en/event/719}}Brazil Mayssa Bastos
Art of Jiu JitsuBrazil Ana Rodrigues
ADMA BrazilBrazil Julia Alves
GfteamBrazil Ingridd Sousa
ADMA BrazilBrazil Gabrieli Pessanha
Infight Brazil
16title=ABU DHABI WORLD PROFESSIONAL JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2024website=Abu Dhabi Jiu Jitsu Prodate=2024-11-22url=https://ajptour.com/en/event/1048}}Brazil Grasielle Brandao
Commando GroupBrazil Maria Luisa Delahaye
Commando GroupUSA Sarah Galvao
ATOSCanada Lillian Marchand
ATOSBrazil Yara Soares
Fratres Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
152025Brazil Grasielle Brandao
Commando GroupBrazil Gabriela PereiraCanada Lillian MarchandBrazil Sabatha SantosBrazil Yara Nascimento

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