Gabrieli Pessanha has etched her name into Jiu-Jitsu history – by becoming the first athlete to achieve an IBJJF double grand slam in no-gi competition!
Securing gold at the 2025 IBJJF European Championship capped off a flawless campaign across all four major IBJJF tournaments, completing a feat that only the rarest of grapplers have even dreamed of.
To win a single grand slam demands months of travel, unbroken focus, and total dominance across the European, Pan, Brazilian, and World Championships.
Pessanha did it twice – in both her weight division and the absolute.
Pessanha, long regarded as a gi specialist, only entered no-gi competition less than a year ago.
Her debut came at the 2024 IBJJF No-Gi World Championship, where she won gold in both categories.
Pessanha has become just the second person ever to win every major IBJJF title in both gi and no-gi, following in the footsteps of Rafael Lovato Jr., who reached the milestone earlier this year.
Her dominance in gi competition has already been legendary. From 2022 to 2024, Pessanha completed three consecutive double grand slams and amassed an astounding 161-match undefeated streak, losing only once since 2021.
Now boasting a perfect 20–0 record in no-gi, Pessanha’s reign shows no sign of slowing down.
The question on everyone’s mind is whether she will take her talents to ADCC 2026, the final major title missing from her already historic resume.
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