View results and video highlights from the 2024 IBJJF No-Gi Pans, which took place November 1-3, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Over the weekend, many of the planet’s top no-gi grapplers converged in Fort Worth, Texas for the 2024 IBJJF No-Gi Pans, with black belts competing on Saturday and Sunday. In addition to several established champions finding their way back to the top of the podium, the event saw an incredible 13 athletes crowned as first-time No-Gi Pans champions.
Perhaps the most notable performance came from Ares BJJ’s Elisabeth Clay, who returned to competition just two months after giving birth to her first child to win gold in both the heavyweight and absolute divisions. The 24-year-old scored submission wins in four of her five matches, employing her trademark leg lock game to announce her return to the competition scene in dominant fashion.
A multiple-time no-gi world champion, current Who’s Number One featherweight champion, and now a six-time No-Gi Pans champion, Clay is one of the sport’s best pound-for-pound competitors.
Also on the women’s side, top American grapplers Amanda Bruse and Amanda Leve each picked up their first No-Gi Pans gold medals in the lightweight and medium-heavy divisions, respectively. Both women are established players at the elite level and will head into No-Gi Worlds this December with plenty of momentum.
On the men’s side, Unity Jiu-Jitsu’s Junny Ocasio continued his incredible run of dominance in the talent-laden light-feather division, earning his second consecutive No-Gi Pans gold. While the 35-year-old is best known for his creative leg locks and dynamic open guard, he showcased a well-rounded game that included plenty of solid work from the top position on his way to winning gold, defeating 10th Planet standout Isaac Cordova in the division final.
The performance further solidified Ocasio as one of BJJ’s top pound-for-pound athletes. After winning gold at the 2023 IBJJF No-Gi Euros, Pans, and Worlds, he is now a 2024 IBJJF No-Gi European and Pans champion and will look for his second No-Gi Worlds title this December.
Also, in the featherweight division, 19-year-old phenom Cole Abate won his first IBJJF major gold. The Art of Jiu-Jitsu product took out multiple-time IBJJF no-gi world champion Gianni Grippo in the quarterfinals, and, in the final, he bested no-gi European champion Julian Espinosa.
View the full event results from every division here.
Check out the black belt results below.
2024 IBJJF No-Gi Pans results
Men’s divisions
Rooster:
1st – Everton Teixeira
2nd – Christopher Tran
3rd – Lucas Feitosa Pereira Bosshard
3rd – Michael Fonacier
Light-feather
1st – Junny Ocasio
2nd – Isaac Cordova
3rd – Bruno Sena
3rd – Roiter Lima Silva Junior
Feather:
1st – Cole Abate
2nd – Julian Espinosa
3rd – Emilio Rodriguez
3rd – Ismael dos Santos Lima
Light:
1st – Max Hanson
2nd – Carlos Henrique Costa Campos
3rd – Joao Matheus de Melo Assonitis
3rd – Yigit Hanay
Middle:
1st – Natan Chueng
2nd – Eduardo Avelar de Carvalho
3rd – Arley Pacheco Damaceno Brandao
3rd – Kade Tsitos
Medium-Heavy
1st – Alehander da Silva Mariano
2nd – Jon Blank
3rd – Felipa Silva
3rd – Martin Alejandro Gonzalez Mejia
Heavy:
1st – Jose Jurema Mascimento de Carvalho
2nd – Francisco Lo
3rd – Anthony Robinson
3rd – Gabriel Brod
Super-heavy:
1st – Rafael Lovato Jr.
2nd – Yan Lucas Cordeiro Paiva
3rd – Gabriel de Oliveira Haddad Duarte
3rd – Marlon Kenjiro Tanak Fagundes
Ultra-heavy:
1st – Lucas Valentim Alves Montalvao
2nd – Leonardo Lemos de Andrade
3rd – Devhonte Johnson
3rd – Pedro Jose Pessoa de Melo Bisneto
Open class:
1st – Devhonte Johnson
2nd – Alehander da Silva Mariano
3rd – David Garmo
3rd – Marcos Carrozzino
Women’s divisions
Rooster:
1st – Thais Loureiro Felipe
2nd – Mariana Cabral Roszt
3rd – Amber Rymarz-Freitas
3rd – Mara Ananda Kelly
Light-feather:
1st – Ana Carolina de Andrade Lima Soares da Silva
2nd – Shelby Murphey
3rd – Jessica Crane
3rd – Sophia Cassella
Feather:
1st – Talita Alencar
2nd – Amanda Monteiro Canuto
3rd – Raquel Ferreira da Silva
3rd – Thaynara Victoria Soares da Silva
Light:
1st – Amanda Bruse
2nd – Julia Maela
3rd – Beatrice Jin
3rd – Joanna Trindade
Middle:
1st – Nadia Frankland
2nd – Gabriele Schuck
3rd – Amanda Schurtz
3rd – Brittney Johnson
Medium-Heavy
1st- Amanda Leve
2nd – Jordan Elizabeth Patrick
3rd – Kennedy Paige Franklin
3rd – Salla Mari Simola
Heavy:
1st – Elisabeth Clay
2nd – Maria Ruffatto
3rd – Graciele Del Fava de Carvalho
Super-Heavy:
1st – Mayara Moreira Ribeiro
2nd – Paige Ivette Borras
3rd – Hannah Marie Harjo
Open class:
1st – Elisabeth Clay
2nd – Maria Ruffatto
3rd – Deise Leonanjo
3rd – Nadia Frankland
