The 2015 World No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu championship held in Lond Beach, California on November 7 & 8 was a big success.

At black belt, the breakout stars were Felipe ‘Preguica’ Pena and Mackenzie Dern who both won the open class.

Pena made a huge impression, winning double gold, beating Matheus Diniz in the final (the only one not to be submitted by Pena). ‘Preguica’ won 7 out of 8 of is matches by submission.

Mackenzie Dern defeated the very aggressive Andresa Correa in the female open class final, catching her with a guillotine. Dern couldn’t make it double gold this time as she was defeated by Tammi Musumeci 6-2 in her weight class final.

Other athletes did well in the Worlds. At rooster weight, Caio Terra had ​​a nice campaign and in the final, he defeated Yusuke Honma with an armbar in just 45 seconds, taking gold in his division. At light featherweight, João Miyao confirmed at the big stage by winning the gold in his division, defeating Samir Chantre by 8 to 6. At feather, Augusto Tanquinho closed with Osvaldo Queixinho, who defeated in the semifinals the favorite Paulo Miyao by 2 advantages, after a real battle 8-8 in points.

Black belt results:

BLACK / Adult / Male / Rooster

First – Caio Terra – Brasa CTA
Second – Yusuke Homma – Carpe Diem
Third – Leandro Lopes Escobar – Soul Fighters BJJ
Third – Jorge Elias Bucaram Santistevan – Alliance

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather

First – João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Second – Samir José Chantre Dahás – Samir Chantre BJJ
Third – Thomas Lincoln Correa Lisboa – Alliance
Third – Rafael Freitas – Gracie Barra

BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather

First – Augusto Lopes Mendes – Soul Fighters BJJ
Second – Osvaldo Augusto Honorio Moizinho – Gracie Fighter
Third – Gianni Paul Grippo – Alliance
Third – Paulo Henrique Bordignon Miyao – PSLPB Cicero Costha

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light

First – Michael Alexandre Langhi – Alliance
Second – Mansher Khera – Alliance
Third – Thiago Cardial Gaia – Barbosa JJ
Third – Thiago Aragão de Abreu – CheckMat

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle

First – De’Alonzio Jerome Jackson – Team Lloyd Irvin
Second – Jonathan T. Satava – Alliance
Third – Otavio Ferreira de Sousa – Gracie Barra
Third – Marcelo França Mafra – CheckMat

BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy

First – Lucas Daniel Silva Barbosa – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Second – Thiago Sá Fortes Silva – CheckMat
Third – Matheus Oliveira Diniz – Alliance
Third – Charles Negromonte Santos – Gracie Barra

BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy

First – Felipe Carsalade Araujo Pena – Gracie Barra
Second – Jackson Sousa dos Santos – CheckMat
Third – Felipe Menezes Bueno – Alliance
Third – Arnaldo Maidana de Oliveira – CheckMat

BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy

First – João Francisco de Moraes Assis – CheckMat
Second – Roberto Camargo de Alencar – Gracie Barra
Third – Guybson Costa e Sá – SAS Team USA
Third – James Richard Puopolo – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy

First – Gabriel Lyrio Lucas – CheckMat
Second – Mahamed Aly Santos da Silva – Team Lloyd Irvin
Third – Roberto de Abreu Filho – Fight Sports
Third – Gustavo Dias Elias – Gracie Humaita San Diego

BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class

First – Felipe Carsalade Araujo Pena – Gracie Barra
Second – Matheus Oliveira Diniz – Alliance
Third – De’Alonzio Jerome Jackson – Team Lloyd Irvin
Third – Mahamed Aly Santos da Silva – Team Lloyd Irvin

Female

BLACK / Adult / Female / Light Feather

First – Patrícia Maria N. Fontes dos Santos – CheckMat
Second – Chelsea Leah Bainbridge-Donner – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Kristina Sofia Puruganan Barlaan – Brasa CTA

BLACK / Adult / Female / Feather

First – Tammi Alana Musumeci – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Second – Mackenzie Lynne Dern – Gracie Humaita
Third – Ana Michelle Tavares Dantas – Equipe Zero
Third – Emilie Maxine M. H. Thylin – Gracie Humaita South Bay

BLACK / Adult / Female / Light

First – Karen Deisy Antunes Girotto Borges – CheckMat
Second – Kiri Noelle Liao – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Josephine Masiello – Peter de Been JJ

BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle

First – Angelica Cabral Firme Galvao – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Second – Amanda Loewen – SBG International (SBGI)
Third – Megan Ann Nevill – Alliance

BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium Heavy

First – Andresa Correa – Alliance
Second – Leanna M Dittrich – Fight Sports
Third – Monique Ricardo Carvalho – CheckMat

BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class

First – Mackenzie Lynne Dern – Gracie Humaita
Second – Andresa Correa – Alliance
Third – Emilie Maxine M. H. Thylin – Gracie Humaita South Bay
Third – Tammi Alana Musumeci – Atos Jiu-Jitsu