2023 World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi ChampionshipDec 7, 2023
IBJJF No-Gi Worlds Brown Belt Cheat Sheet: Start Times & Mats
IBJJF No-Gi Worlds Brown Belt Cheat Sheet: Start Times & Mats
See where all the best brown belts will be competing at the 2023 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds, with start times and mat assignments
The 2023 IBJJF World Championships are kicking off, and while most attention is going to the black belts there is still a ton of amazing action in the colored belt divisions. We are especially excited for the brown belts, where the stars of tomorrow will be taking the mats on Thursday for their shot at gold.
The favorite coming into the tournament for the elusive double gold is #8 ranked Luke Griffith, New Wave's rising star who last year won gold-silver at this same tournament. In 2023, he is 37-1 with 37 submissions - an incredible campaign at any belt level.
We have compiled this list of some of the best brown belts to keep an eye on at Worlds, and which mats they will start out on (all times local PST).
Men's Divisions
Rooster
- Richard Wetherell, Mat 5, 11:48am
- Kaimoni Operana, Mat 5, 12:18pm
Light-Feather
- Mourece Ramirez, Mat 1, 11:40am
- Vinicius Inacio, Mat 1, 11:20am
- Cameron Mellott, Mat 2, 11:10am
Feather
- Henrique Cordeiro, Mat 1, 10:00am
- Michael Sainz, Mat 10, 9:30am
- Yigit Hanay, Mat 12, 9:40am
- Cameron Donnelly, Mat 12, 9:30
- Fabian Ramirez, Mat 11, 10:10am
Light
- Henrique Camargo Barreto, Mat 6, 10:30am
Middle
- Fabyury Texeira Freitas, Mat 5, 9:40am
- Noah Chen, Mat 5, 10am
- Anthony Briones, Mat 4, 9:40am
- Miguel Costa Campos, Mat 4, 9:50am
- Alejandro Wajner, Mat 3, 9:50am
Medium-Heavy
- Joao Matheus de Melo Assonitis, Mat 8, 10:20am
- Dory Aoun, Mat 9, 10:40am
- Joab de Oliveira Camara, Mat 9, 10:20am
- Maxim Cote, Mat 8, 9:50am
Heavy
- Takeshiro Tanino Kauan Yuuki, Mat 11, 11:10am
- Andre Fernando Vieira Soares, Mat 4, 11:50am
- Troy Mercer, Mat 4, 11:40am
Super-Heavy
- Marcin Maciulewicz, Mat 10, 11:40am
- James Johnson, Mat 10, 12:10pm
- Jean-Sebastian Dionne-Roy, Mat 10, 11:50am
- Vince Corrado, Mat 10, 12pm
Ultra-Heavy
- Luke Griffith, Mat 12, 12:18pm
- Damon Ramos, Mat 12, 12:28pm
Women's Divisions
Rooster
- Yasmyn Castro, Mat 1, 12:28pm
Light-Feather
- Marilyn Cruz, Mat 9, 11:10am
- Thaynara Victoria, Mat 9, 11:40am
- Izabella Frezzo, Mat 9, 11am
Feather
- Tabatha Watkins, Mat 3, 11:50am
- Ana Mayordomo Garcia, Mat 3, 12pm
- Sophia Cassella, Mat 3, 11:10am
- Josefine Modig, Mat 3, 11:40am
- Mona Bailey, Mat 3, 10:40am
Light
- Peyton Letcher, Mat 8, 12:18pm
- Nicole Mathew, Mat 8, 11:40am
- Miranda Maverick, Mat 8, 11am
- Leilani Bernales, Mat 8, 12:08pm
Middle
- Nadia Frankland, Mat 6, 12:18pm
- Brittney Johnson, Mat 6, 11:48am
- Amanda Schurtz, Mat 6, 12:08pm
Medium-Heavy
- Nora Schultz, Mat 7, 12:28pm
- Jaidyn Mueller, Mat 7, 11:20am
- Aislinn O'Connell, Mat 7, 11:10am
Heavy
- Nia Blackman, Mat 11, 12:48pm
- Hannah Sternblitz, Mat 11, 12:38pm