IBJJF 2017 World Championship Black Belt Competitors BLACK / Adult / Male / Rooster Bruno da Silva Malfacine Alliance Lucas dos Santos Pinheiro AMBJJ - Alex Martins Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Takahito Yoshioka Atos Jiu-Jitsu Caio Terra Brasa CTA Tomoyuki Hashimoto Carpe Diem Andrea Verdemare Flow Jorge Luiz Nakamura GF Team Vincent Nguyen GF Team Juan Lopes da Silva PRM Team Aniel Bonifacio Candido Qatar BJJ Rodnei Barbosa Gabriel Junior Qatar BJJ Raul Gomes Marcello Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Javier Gomez Ares BJJ Total: 13 BLACK / Adult / Male / Light-Feather Paulo Roberto Santana e Silva Filho Alliance USA Carlos Vieira Holanda Alliance International Thomas Lincoln Correa Lisboa Alliance International Gabriel Afonso dos Santos Moraes Alliance Isaac Doederlein Alliance Ary de Melo Farias Atos Jiu-Jitsu Tadashi Takashima Boston BJJ Academy Gabriel Marangoni de Oliveira Brasa CTA Michael Musumeci Jr. Brasa CTA Kim Terra Caio Terra Association Rene Eduardo Lopez Caio Terra Association Mayko de Araujo Girotto Borges CheckMat João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao Cicero Costha Internacional José Tiago da Silva Barros Cicero Costha Internacional Mathias Jules Jardin GF Team Washington Luis do M. Lima GF Team Takuto Kako Grappling Shoot Boxers Luis Felipe Ninja de Moraes Pinto Leonardo Peçanha Association Yuta Shimada Nexusense Hiago George Santos Silva PSLPB Cicero Costha Samir José Chantre Dahás Ares BJJ Daniel Beleza G. de Andrade SAS Team USA Wallace Fernando Santos Soul Fighters BJJ Hideyuki Yamada Tri-Force Jiu-Jitsu Academy Total: 24 BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather Jeffrey Timothy Cummings Alliance USA Jonathan Paul Thomas Alliance USA Caio Rigante Nunes Alliance International Jason Alexander Gagnon Alliance Los Angeles Nicollas Welker Amorim Araujo Alliance Los Angeles Gianni Paul Grippo Alliance Rubens Charles Maciel Alliance Leonardo Fernandes Saggioro Brazilian Top Team Int. Daisuke Shiraki Carpe Diem Hope Sergio Calderon Gonzalez Cerdanyola Fight Club Gilson Nunes De Oliveira Neto CheckMat Michael Thomas Hourigan Peter de Been JJ Ítalo Silva Lins de Albuquerque GF Team AJ Agazarm Gracie Barra Samuel Braga Olivar da Cruz Gracie Barra Wellington Leal Dias Gracie Humaita Wanki Chae John Frankl Jiu Jitsu Christopher M. Kriebel Nova União Marcio Andre C. Barbosa Junior Nova União Thiago Augusto Araujo Macedo Rodrigo Pinheiro BJJ Osvaldo Augusto Honorio Moizinho Ares BJJ Shane Jamil Hill-Taylor Team Lloyd Irvin Silvio Duran de Barros Saraiva Vitor Shaolin BJJ Eduardo Yezeguiellian Botega Zenith BJJ Total: 24 BLACK / Adult / Male / Light João Paulo de Fatima Alves Ferreira Alliance USA Johnny Joachin Tama Apolinario Alliance USA Jhonny Loureiro Sigallis Souza Alliance International Juan Caio Kamezawa da Silva Alliance International Fabio Murat Caloi Alliance SP Lucas Alves Lepri Alliance Michael Alexandre Langhi Alliance Kevin Javier Mahecha American Top Team Andris Auseklis Brunovskis Atos Jiu-Jitsu Michael Remiglio Liera Jr. Atos Jiu-Jitsu Caio Almeida Silva Atos JJ International Roberto Satoshi de Souza Bull-Terrier Bonsai Masahiro Iwasaki Carpe Diem Akira Hosokawa Carpe Diem Hope Gabriel Rollo da Silva Pontes CheckMat Marcelo França Mafra CheckMat Thiago Aragão de Abreu CheckMat USA Francisco Antonio Iturralde Lara Del Mar Jiu-Jitsu Club Jacob Williams Mackenzie GF Team Matheus Guilherme da Costa GF Team Edwin Najmi Gracie Barra John Rickel Gracie Barra Yan Lucas Cordeiro Paiva Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Rodrigo Lamounier de Freitas Rodrigo Freitas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Celso Venicius Alves Pinho Júnior Ryan Gracie Team Diego Bispo Conceição Ares BJJ Lucas Benévolo Valle Start Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Renato Forasieppi Alves Canuto Zenith BJJ Victor de Matos Zenith BJJ Total: 29 BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle Lachlan S. Giles Absolute MMA Australia Gabriel Rodrigues A. Goulart Alliance USA Samuel Seth Snow Alliance Atlanta Jonathan T. Satava Alliance International Marcos Vinícius da Silva Tinoco Alliance International Alec Jerrod Baulding Alliance Isaque Bahiense Braz Alliance Joshua Roy Hinger Atos Jiu-Jitsu Felipe Cesar Silva BARBOSA JIU-JITSU Nathan Albrecht Mendelsohn Coalition 95 Thomas Hernan Oyarzun Fernando Terere Jiu-Jitsu Vinícius Tavares Marinho GF Team Vitor Henrique Silva Oliveira GF Team Jaime Soares Canuto GF Team Recreio Victor Silverio Santos GF Team Recreio Gabriel Arges de Sousa Gracie Barra Magid Hage IV Gracie Barra JJ Otavio Ferreira de Sousa Gracie Barra Santeri Lilius Gracie Barra JJ Pedro Henrique Monteiro Palhares Luiz Palhares Jiu Jitsu Manuel Ribamar V. de Oliveira Filho Ns Brotherhood Matheus Spirandeli Souza Ns Brotherhood Vinicius Carvalho Garcia Ns Brotherhood Leandro de Souza Kussano Over Limit BJJ Javier Valenciano Yamuni Renzo Gracie International Oliver Leys Geddes Roger Gracie Academy Dainis Nguyen-Huu Jiu-Jitsu For Life Team Mansher Khera Zenith BJJ Diego Dias Ramalho ZR Team Association Total: 29 BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium-Heavy Kit James Dale Maromba Academia International Renato Guimaraes Cardoso Alliance Tarsis Carvalho Humphreys Alliance Andre Luiz Leite Galvão Atos Jiu-Jitsu Lucas Daniel Silva Barbosa Atos Jiu-Jitsu Marcos Yoshio de Souza Bull-Terrier Bonsai Henrique Russi Felix de Lima CheckMat Thiago Sá Fortes Silva CheckMat Valdir Araujo de Lima Júnior Fight Sports Patrick Pontes Moura Santos Gaudio GF Team Victor Del Corso Bomfim GF Team Adriano Candido de Lima GF Team International Viking Wai Chun Wong GF Team International Felipe Carsalade Araujo Pena Gracie Barra Inacio Ferreira Gomes Neto Gracie Barra JJ Rodrigo Fajardo Gracie Barra JJ Rômulo Claudio Barral Gracie Barra Horlando de Jesus Monteiro Nova União Jose M Portillo Jr Paragon BJJ Academy Gregor de Carvalho Rangel Gracie Renzo Gracie Academy Diogo Sampaio Araujo Soul Fighters BJJ Giacomo Raupp Zanini Jiu-Jitsu For Life Team Jorge Britto Lima Filho Jiu-Jitsu For Life Team Romulo de Souza Azevedo Vitor Shaolin BJJ Dillon Danis Zenith BJJ Charles Negromonte Santos ZR Team Association Lucas Rocha de Freitas ZR Team Association Total: 27 BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy Matheus Oliveira Diniz Alliance International Nicholas de Barcellos Meregali Alliance International Dimitrius Soares Souza Alliance Guilherme Augusto Soares Santos Alliance Jackson Sousa dos Santos CheckMat Lucas Joas Gomes Leite CheckMat Adam Wardzinski CheckMat USA Arnaldo Maidana de Oliveira CheckMat USA Helton Jose Mendes da Silva Junior Cicero Costha Internacional Rodrigo Martins Ribeiro da Silva G13 Jiu-Jitsu Joshua Lee Bowlin Gracie Barra Leandro Lo Pereira do Nascimento Ns Brotherhood Wellington Modena Peroto One Jiu-Jitsu USA Eduardo Alves de Inojosa Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Nick Schrock Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Romes Pereira Ramos Junior Rio Grappling Club Tanner Wade Rice Soul Fighters BJJ Roberto Torralbas Team Lloyd Irvin Aaron Michael Johnson Unity Jiu-jitsu Total: 19 BLACK / Adult / Male / Super-Heavy Bernardo Augusto Rocha de Faria Alliance Fernando Andrade dos Reis Alliance Dany Guy Steve Gerard Atos Jiu-Jitsu Erberth Santos de Mesquita Atos Jiu-Jitsu Vitor Fabio Martins Toledo Atos JJ International Luiz Fernando de Azevedo Panza CheckMat Roberto de Abreu Filho Fight Sports Rodolpho Paulo Oliveira do Bonfim GF Team Julio Augusto Gomes Guerra Gracie Barra Jared Lynn Dopp Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu João Paulo de Sousa Soares SAS Team Mahamed Aly Santos da Silva Team Lloyd Irvin Eliot Andrew Kelly Yemaso Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Total: 13 BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra-Heavy Carlos Eduardo de Araujo Farias Brasa CTA Hideki Sekine Bull-Terrier Bonsai Felipe Augusto Farias Bezerra CheckMat Gabriel Lyrio Lucas CheckMat Marcus Vinícius Oliveira de Almeida CheckMat Alexander Riis Hilligsoe Trans GF Team Igor Gregório Schneider Ns Brotherhood Gustavo Dias Elias Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu James Richard Puopolo Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Antonio Henriques Junior Roger Gracie Academy João Gabriel de Oliveira e S. Rocha Soul Fighters BJJ Otavio de Souza Nalati Team Lloyd Irvin Vinicius de Magalhães Vinny Magalhaes BJJ Rodrigo Henrique Cavaca Zenith BJJ Total: 14 BLACK / Adult / Female / Rooster Rayanne Amanda Carmo dos Santos Attack JJ Team - Belém PA Outi Järvilehto Brasa CTA Kanako Inaba AOA Champion BJJ Serena Gabrielli Flow Rikako Yuasa Paraestra Shinagawa Total: 5 BLACK / Adult / Female / Light-Feather Liwia Gluchowska Absolute MMA Australia Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar Alliance Gezary Matuda Kubis Bandeira American Top Team Chelsea Leah Bainbridge-Donner Atos Jiu-Jitsu Kristina Sofia Puruganan Barlaan Brasa CTA Patrícia Maria N. Fontes dos Santos CheckMat Sofia Rosa Amarante Fight Sports Thamires Diógenes de Aquino GF Team Carolina Carriello Gracie Barra Total: 9 BLACK / Adult / Female / Feather Bianca Barbosa Basilio Atos Jiu-Jitsu Jaqueline de Moraes Amorim CheckMat Ana Carolina Schmitt Gracie Humaita Mackenzie Lynne Dern Gracie Humaita Emilie Maxine M. H. Thylin Gracie Humaita South Bay Eloisa Alexandre Souto Nova União Aarae Alexander Team Lloyd Irvin Total: 7 BLACK / Adult / Female / Light Tammi Alana Musumeci Brasa CTA Jessica Cristina C. A. dos Santos Elite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Redmond Laurah Elizabeth Hallock GF Team Fabiana Alves Borges Gracie Barra Beatriz de Oliveira Mesquita Gracie Humaita Jena Rae Bishop Gracie Humaita Danielle Renee Alvarez Gracie Humaita South Bay Luiza Monteiro Moura da Costa Ns Brotherhood Jess Corinne Fraser Phuket Top Team - MMA Training Camp Thailand Total: 9 BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle Jackeline Rodrigues M. de Oliveira Alliance Monique Medeiros Elias Alliance Leanna M Dittrich Fight Sports Ana Carolina Vieira Srour GF Team Nivia de Souza Moura Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Ida Fløisvik Roger Gracie Academy Norway Amanda Loewen SBG International (SBGI) Caitlin Huggins Terra Planus Jiu-Jitsu Total: 8 BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium-Heavy Andresa Correa Alliance Monique Ricardo Carvalho CheckMat Nathiely Karoline Melo de Jesus Cicero Costha Internacional Charlene Marie Coats Coalition 95 Jessica D Flowers Gracie Barra Leah Roseanne Taylor SBG International (SBGI) Total: 6 BLACK / Adult / Female / Heavy Alison Victoria Tremblay Brazilian Top Team Claudia Fernanda Onofre V. Doval De La Riva JJ Talita Andrea Nogueira Ns Brotherhood Samela Shoham Lopes Leite Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Fernanda Mazzelli Almeida Maio Striker JJ Total: 5 BLACK / Adult / Female / Super-Heavy Tayane Porfírio de Araújo Alliance Venla Orvokki Luukkonen Hilti BJJ Jyvaskyla Total: 2

We now know exactly who is in and who is out as the deadline to sign up for the 2017 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship closed last night and final sign-off on the list took place earlier today.Take a look at the black belt divisions and see who has made their participation official, and who won't be in action this year.List updated Friday May 26 to reflect athlete and team corrections.