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The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation runs the sport's main competitive circuit and sets the ruleset most gi tournaments worldwide follow. Its events are open-entry championships with hundreds of brackets, not invitational shows.
IBJJF official site ↗Nashville Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Nashville Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Orange County Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Orange County Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Boston Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Boston Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Rome International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Recife Spring International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Recife Spring International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Brasília International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Brasília International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Kansas City International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Kansas City International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Madre de Deus International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Madre de Deus International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Atlanta Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Atlanta Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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São Paulo BJJ Pro IBJJF Championship 2026
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New Jersey Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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New Jersey Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Paris Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Paris Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Balneário Camboriú International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Balneário Camboriú International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Japanese National IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Japanese National IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Master International Jiu-Jitsu Championship - Asia 2026
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Dublin Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Dublin Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Waco International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Waco International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2027
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San Jose Winter International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2027
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San Jose Winter International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2027
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Dallas Winter International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2027
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Dallas Winter International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2027
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Atlanta Winter International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2027
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Atlanta Winter International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2027
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Los Angeles Winter International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2027
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Los Angeles Winter International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2027
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Memphis International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2027
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Memphis International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2027
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Austin Winter International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2027
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Austin Winter International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2027
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Pan Pacific IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Sacramento Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Sacramento Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Ft. Lauderdale International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Ft. Lauderdale International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Pan Pacific IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Rio Spring International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Rio Spring International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Curitiba Spring International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Charlotte Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Houston Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Houston Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Toronto International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Toronto International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Charlotte Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Curitiba Spring International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Lisbon International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Lisbon International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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San Antonio Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Turin International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Turin International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Campeonato Sul-Americano de Jiu-Jitsu 2026
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Manaus International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026
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Kuala Lumpur International Open 2026
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Manaus International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026
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Campeonato Sul-Americano de Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi 2026
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Competitors are divided by belt rank, age group, weight class and gender, so a single championship runs an enormous number of separate brackets over several days. Black belt adult divisions are the ones that draw attention, but they sit on the same schedule as every other bracket. Each weight class also feeds an open-weight division, where the winner is decided regardless of size — traditionally the most prestigious title of the event.
Matches are won by submission or, failing that, on points: two for a takedown or sweep, three for passing the guard, four for mount or taking the back. Advantages break ties when neither competitor scores. The system rewards positional progression toward a dominant position rather than submission attempts alone, which is what distinguishes IBJJF competition from submission-only rulesets.
The circuit is built around a handful of majors: the World Championship in California, the Pan Championship, the European Open in Lisbon, and separate No-Gi editions of each. These are the events where world titles are decided; the rest of the calendar is a dense schedule of regional opens that competitors use to qualify and accumulate ranking points.
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