2023 World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship

IBJJF No-Gi Worlds Purple Belt Cheat Sheet: Start Times & Mats

See where all the best purple belts will be competing at the 2023 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds, with start times and mat assignments

Dec 9, 2023

IBJJF No-Gi Worlds Purple Belt Cheat Sheet: Start Times & Mats

The 2023 IBJJF World Championships are kicking off, and while most attention is going to the black belts on Sunday, there will be a ton of amazing action in the ourple belt divisions.

We have compiled this list of some of the best purple belts to keep an eye on at Worlds, and which mats they will start out on (all times local PST).

Men's Divisions

Rooster

Michael Fonacier, Mat 16, 3:03pm
Tri Thien Quang, Mat 16, 3:30pm

Light-Feather

Gadiel Rivera, Mat 17, 1:24pm
Adam Bejaoui, Mat 14, 1:15pm
Carlos Maia, Mat 18, 1:42pm
Washington Ferreira, Mat 17, 12:17

Feather

Reese Lafever, Mat 12, 11:09am
Juan Pablo Rubio Landero, Mat 18, 12:12pm
Wellington Andrade, Mat 16, 11:18am
Steven Gomez, Mat 16, 11:45am

Light

Chazz Canas, Mat 13, 9:30am
Riley Golden, Mat 11, 9:57am
Sidney Tavolaro, Mat 16, 9:39am
Michael DeVita, Mat 13, 9:54am
Luca Ramaci, Mat 14, 9:39am
Tad Cravens, Mat 16, 9:48am
Lisander Lopes, Mat 18, 10:06am

Middle

Joao Pedro Menezes de Barros, Mat 11, 11:54pm
James Burgess, Mat 17, 11:18am
Jacob Bornemann, Mat 13, 11:18am
Jose Steve, Mat 15, 10:51am

Medium-Heavy

Davis Asare, Mat 11, 1:24pm
Caleb Crump, Mat 11, 1:06pm

Heavy

Mazen Azab, Mat 13, 2:45pm
Abe La Montagne, Mat 13, 2:36pm
Dylan Melton, Mat 12, 2:18pm
David Clay, Mat 12, 2:27pm
Michael Pixley, Mat 13, 2:18pm

Super-Heavy

Nata Tenca, Mat 11, 2:45pm
Brian Guevara, Mat 17, 2:45pm
Placido Santos, Mat 11, 2:00pm
Nick Ruffo, Mat 11, 2:27pm

Ultra-Heavy

Nicklas Vinso Hartman, Mat 14, 2:36pm
Tafon Nchukwi, Mat 14, 1:42pm

Women's Divisions