View results and video highlights from the 2025 Brasileiros, which took place last week in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The dust has settled on another IBJJF major event, and the 2025 Brasileiros delivered plenty of thrilling moments. The event took place April 26 – May 4, with adult black belts competing on the final Saturday and Sunday.
Tayane Porfirio upsets Gabi Pessanha
While there was no shortage of significant and compelling moments, the most drama came in the women’s super-heavyweight division. Tayane Porfirio scored a stunning upset over Gabi Pessanha, snapping the young phenom’s nearly 200-match winning streak. Notably, the pair had met just one week prior at BJJ Stars, with Pessanha picking up a dominant submission victory.
This time around, though, Porfirio turned the tide in a performance for the ages. Porfirio pulled guard early, only to see Pessanha sit back on an ill-advised ankle lock. Porfirio then took top position to take 2-0 lead.
From there, Pessanha nearly swept back, but when the pair returned to their feet, it was Porfirio who scored the takedown to earn a commanding 4-0 lead. And while Pessanha would turn up the aggression in the contest’s closing minutes and nearly take her opponent’s back in the final seconds, Porfirio was able to defend the hooks and keep her advantage intact.
With the victory, Porfirio is now a three-time Brasileiros champion.
For her part, Pessanha won gold in the absolute division to keep her Grand Slam hopes alive, but the loss ended perhaps the most impressive run of dominance the sport has ever seen. Pessanha had won double-gold at each of the previous three Brasileiros and each of the last four Worlds.
Adam Wardzinski, Diego Pato remain dominant
On the men’s side, both Adam Wardzinski and Diego “Pato” Oliveira kept their 2025 Grand Slam hopes alive.
Wardzinski looked in top form, whether he was working from his trademark butterfly guard or employing his pressure passing game. He submitted respected veteran Gregor Gracie with a triangle choke, then 2024 Worlds silver medalist Vinicius Liberati before earning a close, 1-0 advantage victory over last year’s brown belt double-gold world champion Leo Ferreira in the final.
Considering his high submission rate and elite level of competition, Wardzinski has put together one of the most impressive IBJJF major runs in recent memory.
And in the men’s light-feather division, Diego Pato was nothing short of dominant en route to his first Brasileiros gold at black belt. The Art of Jiu-Jitsu product proved he’s much more than a leg locker, submitting Nathannael Jackson in the semifinals via armbar, then, in the division’s final, he took a commanding points lead before submitting Anderson Duarte with a rear-naked choke.
Pato hasn’t lost a gi match since the quarterfinals of the absolute division at the 2024 IBJJF Pans and looks well on his way to earning the Grand Slam in 2025.
View the full black belt results from the 2025 Brasileiros below.
2025 Brasileiros black belt results
Women’s rooster
1st – Mayssa Bastos
2nd – Thais Loureiro
3rd – Gabrielle Etzel
3rd – Mariana Cabral
Women’s light-feather
1st – Brenda Larissa
2nd – Jessica Caroline
3rd – Andressa Nogueira
3rd – Polyanna Souza
Women’s feather
1st – Cassia Moura
2nd – Margot Ciccarelli
3rd – Caroline Brunacio
3rd – Maria Luiza
Women’s light
1st – Janaina Maia
2nd – Brianna Ste-Marie
3rd – Natalia Zumba
3rd – Maria Claudia
Women’s middle
1st – Elisabeth Clay
2nd – Rebeca Lima
3rd – Gisele Tavares
3rd – Alexia Arantes
Women’s medium-heavy
1st – Maria Carolina Vicentini
2nd – Aurelie Le Vern
3rd – Sabatha Lais
3rd – Giovanna Carniero
Women’s heavy
1st – Yara Soares
2nd – Tamiris Silva
3rd – Mel Cueto
3rd – Giovanna Jara
Women’s super-heavy
1st – Tayane Porfirio
2nd – Gabi Pessanha
3rd – Isa Lemos
3rd – Kauany Ramos
Women’s open class
1st – Gabi Pessanha
2nd – Yara Soares
3rd – Isabely Lemos
3rd – Mel Cueto
Men’s rooster
1st – Rodrigo Otavio
2nd – Yuri Silva
3rd – Aniel Bonifacio
3rd – Oziel Santos de Carvalho
Men’s light-feather
1st – Diego Pato
2nd – Anderson Delfino
3rd – Jonathan Santos
3rd – Nathannael Jackson
Men’s feather
1st – Cole Abate
2nd – Isaac Doederlein
3rd – Cleber Sousa
3rd – Giuliano Francesco Spera
Men’s light
1st – Lucas Maquine
2nd – Luiz Paulo
3rd – Leandro Souza
3rd – Lucas Protasio
Men’s medium
1st – Tainan Dalpra
2nd – Elijah Dorsey
3rd – Yuri Rodrigues
3rd – Jefferson Goteu
Men’s medium-heavy
1st – Jansen Gomes
2nd – Davi Vetoraci
3rd – Matheus Vetoraci
3rd – U Anderson Ferreira
Men’s heavy
1st – Adam Wardzinski
2nd – Leo Ferreira
3rd – Vinicius Liberati
3rd – Pedro Machado
Men’s super-heavy
1st – Erich Munis
2nd – Nolan Braga Stuart
3rd – Eli Braz
3rd – Lucas Alves
Men’s ultra-heavy
1st – Marcus Scooby Ribeiro
2nd – Gui Soares
3rd – Kjetil Lydvo
3rd – Felipe Augusto
Men’s open class
1st – Erich Munis
2nd – Marcus Scooby Ribeiro
3rd – Felipe Augusto
3rd – Pedro Machado
