2025 IBJJF Pans, Day 1-5: BJJ Results, Highlights
03/21/2025 12:09 AM
Join us for the 2025 IBJJF Pans, with the major BJJ event happening from Mar. 19 to Mar. 23, 2025.
The second of four major IBJJF events happens at the Silver Spurs Arena in Florida. The 2025 Pan Jiu-jitsu Championship starts Wednesday (March 19, 2025) and will go on for five days until Sunday (Mar. 23, 2025).
The gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) event will stream LIVE on FloGrappling, starting at 9:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, and will continue until the event concludes on Sunday. A free live stream of the earlier matches will possibly be on YouTube, which will be embedded below once it's available.
2025 IBJJF Pans preview: Can BJJ stars Dalpra, Reis, Pato continue path to Grand Slam Title?
After the IBJJF Euros in January, the IBJJF Pans is the second of four major IBJJF tournaments in 2025, with the World Championship and Brazilian Nationals happening later in the year.
12 gold medalists from the IBJJF Euros are set to return for the IBJJF Pans, including world champion grapplers in Tainan Dalpra, Diogo Reis, Diego Pato, Adam Wardzinski, Mayssa Bastos and Gabi Pessanha. It'll be interesting to see which of these BJJ stars can take another step towards winning all four majors and achieve the distinction as an "IBJJF Grand Slam" winner.
Much like the IBJJF Euros, featherweight will be the most stacked division in the IBJJF Pans, with six-time world champ Diego Pato, no gi world champ Cole Abate, and IBJJF world champ Samuel Nagai all joining. Dalpra will be a favorite at middleweight, but Pedro Maia and Atos standouts Andy Murasaki and Rolando Samson will all be looking for the upset.
In the women's side of things, lightweight is pretty deep with six-time IBJJF world champ Luiza Monteiro, ADCC trials winner Alex Enriquez, and 2025 IBJJF Euros winner Janaina Lebre competing.
Lower belts start on the first couple of days, with the list of competitors found here. Black belt Master divisions start on Thursday (Mar. 20, 2025), while Adult black belt divisions happen on the final two days of the event (Mar. 22-23, 2025).
2025 IBJJF Pan Jiu-jitsu Championship: Results and Video Highlights
Thousands of grapplers are in Florida for the 2025 IBJJF Pan Jiu-jitsu Championship, with adult black belt divisions alone accounting for almost 250 grapplers. This results post will mainly focus on black belts, along with the few notable professionals and performances in the colored belts.
The long list of medalists and key highlights will be posted below, so keep checking back in the next nine days for all the 2025 IBJJF Pans action.
Black Belt
UFC legend Demetrious Johnson loses in the first round
Former UFC champion Demetrious Johnson joined the 2025 IBJJF Pans at the Master 2 (age 35 and up) featherweight division. The decorated MMA champion faced a far more seasoned BJJ competitor and world masters champion in Leon Amancio, and Johnson lost in the opening round.
"Your boy went 0 and 1. I lost the first match," Demetrious Johnson said. "Single elimination, the gentlemen was able to sweep me, he got up by 2 points. I was not able to pass his guard, but we came away with some good knowledge from the tournament."
Amancio went on to take silver in the division, losing to eventual gold medalist Lucas Lima.
MALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / LIGHT-FEATHER (141.60LB)
Gold: João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao
Silver: Misha Akira Kanai
Bronze: Cleito Soares de Resende Junior
Bronze: Dennis Jacome de Oliveira
BJJ legend Joao Miyao added another title to his incredible resume, winning three matches and submitting every opponent by foot lock.
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