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CompetitionSanta Cruz, California, United States
Sat, May 2, 2026

Santa Cruz International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026

This IBJJF International Open No-Gi tournament runs in Santa Cruz, California, contested under IBJJF no-gi rules across all belts, weights, and age divisions.

Venue
Kaiser Permanente Arena
Format
Single day
About this event

This IBJJF International Open No-Gi tournament runs in Santa Cruz, California, contested under IBJJF no-gi rules across all belts, weights, and age divisions.

Venue
Kaiser Permanente Arena

220 Front St, Santa Cruz, CA - 95060, United States of America

Results

Team standings

Overall
  1. 1CheckMat32
  2. 2Gracie Fighter31
  3. 3Alliance30
  4. 4Aspire To Inspire28
  5. 5Magalit Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu28
  6. 6Cleber Jiu-Jitsu Visalia27
  7. 7Sabre Jiu-Jitsu Academy21
  8. 8Brasa Caio Terra21
  9. 9967 Black Sheep19
  10. 10Ralph Gracie19

Podiums by division

77 divisions

Female / Adult / Black / Open Class
  1. Place 1: Thaynara Victoria Soares da Silva — DreamArt
Female / Adult / Brown / Open Class
  1. Place 1: Anna Vyrginnia da Silva Rocha — CheckMat
Female / Adult / Brown / Super Heavy
  1. Place 1: Anna Vyrginnia da Silva Rocha — CheckMat
Female / Master 1 / Blue / Feather (125.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Nicole Marie Ward — Alliance
  2. Place 2: Kate Anissimov — Ralph Gracie
Female / Master 1 / Blue / Heavy (169.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Amanda Taylor Sheffield — Aspire To Inspire
Female / Master 1 / Blue / Medium Heavy (158.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Lavonna Aurraellya Vargas — Behring Last Stand
Female / Master 1 / Blue / Middle (147.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Akira Ka Demoss — Gracie Fighter
  2. Place 2: Risa Takeda — Brasa Caio Terra
Female / Master 1 / Blue / Open Class
  1. Place 1: Akira Ka Demoss — Gracie Fighter
  2. Place 2: Risa Takeda — Brasa Caio Terra
  3. Place 3: Amanda Taylor Sheffield — Aspire To Inspire
Female / Master 2 / Blue / Light (136.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Aleah Ardelle Smith — LEAD BJJ
Female / Master 2 / Blue / Open Class
  1. Place 1: Aleah Ardelle Smith — LEAD BJJ
Female / Master 2 / Purple / Light Feather (114.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Christina Chen — Gracie Fighter
Female / Master 2 / Purple / Open Class
  1. Place 1: Christina Chen — Gracie Fighter
Male / Adult / Black / Heavy (202.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Joab de Oliveira Camara — Triunfo Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
  2. Place 2: Christiano Tayfour Troisi Moreira — Ground Control MMA
  3. Place 3: Nicholas Benjamin Greene — Ralph Gracie
Male / Adult / Black / Light (162.60lb)
  1. Place 1: Marco Vinicius Mendes Brito — Aspire To Inspire
  2. Place 2: Matheus Ferreira S. Gonçalves Dias — RCJJ - Caporal
Male / Adult / Black / Open Class
  1. Place 1: Joab de Oliveira Camara — Triunfo Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
  2. Place 2: Christiano Tayfour Troisi Moreira — Ground Control MMA
  3. Place 3: Bryce Allen Sexton — American Jiu-Jitsu Syndicate
  4. Place 3: Jefferson Vericimo Silva Batista — CheckMat
Male / Adult / Black / Ultra Heavy
  1. Place 1: Jefferson Vericimo Silva Batista — CheckMat
  2. Place 2: Bryce Allen Sexton — American Jiu-Jitsu Syndicate
  3. Place 3: Pietro Emanuel do Amaral Leal — DreamArt
Male / Adult / Blue / Feather (149.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Demitri Edward Lopez — Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu
  2. Place 2: Rocco Joseph Rouse — Coalition 95
Male / Adult / Blue / Heavy (202.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Apollo Angelo Santos — Brasa Caio Terra
Male / Adult / Blue / Light (162.60lb)
  1. Place 1: Samuel Hristov — Academie Caio Terra
  2. Place 2: Lorenzo Antonio Orozco-Mora — Camarillo Jiu-Jitsu
  3. Place 3: Kendall Tri Cao Thach — 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu
Male / Adult / Blue / Middle (175.60lb)
  1. Place 1: Bryan A. Jimenez Serrano — Sabre Jiu-Jitsu Academy
  2. Place 2: Kaden Choon Sup Nho — Rooted Jiu-Jitsu
  3. Place 3: Andrew Bimal Biswas — Gracie Barra
  4. Place 3: Gabriel Juaquin Cortez — Heroes Martial Arts
Male / Adult / Blue / Open Class
  1. Place 1: Bryan A. Jimenez Serrano — Sabre Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Male / Adult / Blue / Super Heavy (215.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Abram William Bashaw — Cleber Jiu-Jitsu Visalia
  2. Place 2: Richard Rey Vega — Brasa Caio Terra
  3. Place 3: Andres James Ruelas — Camarillo Jiu-Jitsu
Male / Adult / Brown / Heavy (202.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Noah Alfredo Chen — Magalit Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
  2. Place 2: Nicklaus Anderson Menge — Brasa Caio Terra
Male / Adult / Brown / Middle (175.60lb)
  1. Place 1: Paul Hans Tiedje — Akxe Jiu-Jitsu California
  2. Place 2: Matias Heredia — Stockton Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Male / Adult / Brown / Open Class
  1. Place 1: Noah Alfredo Chen — Magalit Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
  2. Place 2: Paul Hans Tiedje — Akxe Jiu-Jitsu California
  3. Place 3: Matias Heredia — Stockton Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Male / Adult / Purple / Feather (149.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Joshua Ninoos Tuman — Ralph Gracie
  2. Place 2: Josiah Daniel Rowland — Camarillo Jiu-Jitsu
  3. Place 3: Rogelio Ernesto Cortes Perez — Amazing Serpente Jiu-Jitsu
Male / Adult / Purple / Heavy (202.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Divonte Derrick T. Beale — CheckMat
Male / Adult / Purple / Middle (175.60lb)
  1. Place 1: Michael Jesse Estrada Jr. — Coalition 95
Male / Adult / Purple / Open Class
  1. Place 1: Divonte Derrick T. Beale — CheckMat
  2. Place 2: Joshua Ninoos Tuman — Ralph Gracie
  3. Place 3: Michael Jesse Estrada Jr. — Coalition 95
Male / Adult / Purple / Ultra Heavy
  1. Place 1: Terry Wendell Johnson Jr — Cleber Jiu-Jitsu Visalia
Male / Juvenile / Blue / Light Feather (125.00lb)
  1. Place 1: C. Ottman — Marco Nascimento BJJ
Male / Juvenile / Blue / Medium Heavy (169.00lb)
  1. Place 1: J. Figueiredo — Marcio Andre Jiu-Jitsu
Male / Juvenile / Blue / Open Class Heavy
  1. Place 1: J. Figueiredo — Marcio Andre Jiu-Jitsu
Male / Master 1 / Black / Heavy (202.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Tyler Brandon Shew — Brasa Caio Terra
  2. Place 2: Dino Alejandro Wilson Jr — Sabre Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Male / Master 1 / Black / Middle (175.60lb)
  1. Place 1: Christian Omar Buron Navarro — Garth Taylor Jiu-Jitsu
  2. Place 2: Connor James Donaldson — Gracie Barra
  3. Place 3: Francisco Ademir Claudino Neto — CheckMat
  4. Place 3: Richard Lee Storelee — Gracie Fighter
Male / Master 1 / Black / Open Class
  1. Place 1: Elvis Hernandez de Souza — Icon Jiu-Jitsu Team Petrópolis
Male / Master 1 / Black / Ultra Heavy
  1. Place 1: Elvis Hernandez de Souza — Icon Jiu-Jitsu Team Petrópolis
Male / Master 1 / Blue / Feather (149.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Jacob Allen Nathanson — Alliance
Male / Master 1 / Blue / Light (162.60lb)
  1. Place 1: Torrance Lorenzo Martez Smith Jr — Carlson Gracie Team
  2. Place 2: Jacob Ryan Lucas — Gracie Fighter
Male / Master 1 / Blue / Open Class
  1. Place 1: Torrance Lorenzo Martez Smith Jr — Carlson Gracie Team
  2. Place 2: Jacob Allen Nathanson — Alliance
Male / Master 1 / Brown / Feather (149.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Jason Matthew Wong — Gracie Fighter
Male / Master 1 / Brown / Open Class
  1. Place 1: Lucius Ciberius de Souza e Silva — CheckMat
Male / Master 1 / Brown / Ultra Heavy
  1. Place 1: Lucius Ciberius de Souza e Silva — CheckMat
Male / Master 2 / Black / Heavy (202.00lb)
  1. Place 1: David Charles Mitchell — 967 Black Sheep
Male / Master 2 / Black / Light (162.60lb)
  1. Place 1: Matthew Terrence Aragoni — Raul Castillo BJJ
Male / Master 2 / Black / Medium Heavy (188.60lb)
  1. Place 1: Eduardo Souza da Silva — Gracie Barra
Male / Master 2 / Black / Open Class
  1. Place 1: David Charles Mitchell — 967 Black Sheep
  2. Place 2: Matthew Terrence Aragoni — Raul Castillo BJJ
  3. Place 3: Eduardo Souza da Silva — Gracie Barra
Male / Master 2 / Blue / Medium Heavy (188.60lb)
  1. Place 1: Evan Keith James — Garth Taylor Jiu-Jitsu
  2. Place 2: Elliott Issac Cook — Stockton Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Male / Master 2 / Blue / Middle (175.60lb)
  1. Place 1: David Joseph Weintraub — Alliance
  2. Place 2: Jemaell Diamond Dominique Riley — Aspire To Inspire
Male / Master 2 / Blue / Open Class
  1. Place 1: Kyle Anthony Engels — Aspire To Inspire
  2. Place 2: Jemaell Diamond Dominique Riley — Aspire To Inspire
  3. Place 3: Elliott Issac Cook — Stockton Jiu-Jitsu Academy
  4. Place 3: Kyle Andrew Jennings — Magalit Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Male / Master 2 / Blue / Ultra Heavy
  1. Place 1: Kyle Andrew Jennings — Magalit Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
  2. Place 2: Kyle Anthony Engels — Aspire To Inspire
Male / Master 2 / Brown / Light (162.60lb)
  1. Place 1: Kevin James English — Sabre Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Male / Master 2 / Brown / Super Heavy (215.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Frederick Michael Persons Jr — Gracie Fighter
  2. Place 2: Josue Aguirre — Coalition 95
Male / Master 2 / Purple / Heavy (202.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Uriel Amador — 967 Black Sheep
  2. Place 2: Nathaniel Allen Chadwick — 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu
Male / Master 2 / Purple / Light (162.60lb)
  1. Place 1: Spencer Guion Choi — 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu
  2. Place 2: Madon Richard N. Barberie — Art Of Entanglement
  3. Place 3: Wayne Robbins IV — True Original Grappler Vancouver
Male / Master 2 / Purple / Open Class
  1. Place 1: Madon Richard N. Barberie — Art Of Entanglement
  2. Place 2: Spencer Guion Choi — 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu
  3. Place 3: Nathaniel Allen Chadwick — 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu
  4. Place 3: Uriel Amador — 967 Black Sheep
Male / Master 3 / Black / Light (162.60lb)
  1. Place 1: Victor de Albuquerque Shinzato — Gracie Barra
Male / Master 3 / Black / Open Class
  1. Place 1: Victor de Albuquerque Shinzato — Gracie Barra
Male / Master 3 / Blue / Heavy (202.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Larry W Wigington — Cleber Jiu-Jitsu Visalia
  2. Place 2: Jonathan James Hateley — Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu
Male / Master 3 / Blue / Light Feather (136.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Brent M. Wood — Garth Taylor Jiu-Jitsu
Male / Master 3 / Blue / Open Class
  1. Place 1: Larry W Wigington — Cleber Jiu-Jitsu Visalia
Male / Master 3 / Brown / Heavy (202.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Adrian Vasquez Jr. — Ares BJJ
Male / Master 3 / Brown / Medium Heavy (188.60lb)
  1. Place 1: Arturo Arciniega Jr — Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu
Male / Master 3 / Brown / Super Heavy (215.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Blaine Freitas Lopes — Behring Last Stand
Male / Master 3 / Purple / Super Heavy (215.00lb)
  1. Place 1: Steven Mallory Hood — Gracie Barra
Male / Master 4 / Black / Medium Heavy (188.60lb)
  1. Place 1: Jonathan Myer Garfinkel — Fevas Academy
  2. Place 2: Guilherme Madeira Goraib — Gracie Humaita
Male / Master 4 / Black / Open Class
  1. Place 1: Jonathan Myer Garfinkel — Fevas Academy
Male / Master 4 / Blue / Open Class
  1. Place 1: David Yu Kuen Yuan — 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu
Male / Master 4 / Blue / Super Heavy (215.00lb)
  1. Place 1: David Yu Kuen Yuan — 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu
Male / Master 4 / Blue / Ultra Heavy
  1. Place 1: Thomas J Sanchez — Gracie Barra
Male / Master 5 / Black / Medium Heavy (188.60lb)
  1. Place 1: Gilbert Barcinas Mendiola — Camas Base Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Male / Master 5 / Black / Open Class
  1. Place 1: Gilbert Barcinas Mendiola — Camas Base Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Male / Master 6 / Black / Light (162.60lb)
  1. Place 1: Richard Ge Keong Masato Ho — Ralph Gracie
Male / Master 6 / Black / Open Class
  1. Place 1: Ira Edmund Daugherty — CheckMat
  2. Place 2: Richard Ge Keong Masato Ho — Ralph Gracie
Male / Master 6 / Black / Ultra Heavy
  1. Place 1: Onsomu Momanyi Tengeri — OT Grapplers Crew
  2. Place 2: Ira Edmund Daugherty — CheckMat
Male / Master 7 / Black / Medium Heavy (188.60lb)
  1. Place 1: Matthew Clyde Grant — Higher Ground BJJ
Male / Master 7 / Black / Open Class
  1. Place 1: Matthew Clyde Grant — Higher Ground BJJ

Results published by ibjjf.com, retrieved September 25, 2026. Source

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