The 2018 SJJIF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship was held at the Long Beach Arena on October 26 through 28, with athletes from 72 countries stepping on the mats to put their skill to the test. Classical and no-gi contests took place across all weight divisions, ages and ranks — not to mention the inclusive parajiu-jitsu matches for fighters with special needs.
Among adult black-belts, Keenan Cornelius and Tayane Porfírio confirmed their favoritism, each repeating their absolute championship from last year.
Keenan stood out due to his blue hair and refined jiu-jitsu. In the heavyweight division, after making his way through his bracket, he met his Atos teammate Gustavo Braguinha, with whom he closed out the tournament. In the absolute, Keenan again had friendly company on the podium, which he shared with Braguinha and Kaynan Duarte — the latter having previously won gold at super-heavyweight.
Alliance star Tayane Porfírio gave no chance to her opponents in the women’s open division. After taking the heavyweight title unopposed, she fought Nathiely de Jesus with absolute gold on the line and prevailed.
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The masters’ section found Rafael Dallinha of Rada Jiu-Jitsu Academy beating the middleweight field. Kennedy Maciel, Lucas Pinheiro, Manuel Ribamar, Karen Antunes and Luiza Monteiro were also among the winners. Check out the list of adult black-belt champions below.
MALE BLACK ADULT 18 ROOSTER |
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1st | Cícero Ribeiro Saldanha Pai.. | Ares Bjj | BRA |
2nd | Javier Gomez | Ares Bjj | USA |
3rd | Florentino Morales | Cobrinha Bjj | MEX |
MALE BLACK ADULT 18 SUPER FEATHER |
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1st | Lucas Pinheiro | Atos Jiu-Jitsu | BRA |
2nd | Ari Tavira | Dojo Jiu-Jitsu | USA |
3rd | Takahito Yoshioka | Tokushima Bjj | JPN |
MALE BLACK ADULT 18 FEATHER |
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1st | Kennedy Maciel | Alliance | BRA |
2nd | Samir Chantre | Ares Bjj | BRA |
3rd | Bruno Valdivino | Zr Team | BRA |
MALE BLACK ADULT 18 LIGHT |
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1st | Johnny Tama | Alliance | ECU |
2nd | Piter Silva | Alliance | BRA |
3rd | Gustave Epee | Clube De Jiu Jitsu Hollywood | BEL |
MALE BLACK ADULT 18 MIDDLE |
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1st | Edmund Kim | Art Of Jiu Jitsu | USA |
2nd | Jose Souza | Alliance | BRA |
3rd | Alef Morais | Ares Bjj | BRA |
MALE BLACK ADULT 18 MEDIUM HEAVY |
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1st | Manuel Filho | Unity Jiu-Jitsu | BRA |
2nd | Gabriel Almeida | Checkmat | BRA |
3rd | Cesar Herrera | Checkmat | USA |
MALE BLACK ADULT 18 HEAVY |
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1st | Gustavo Batista | Atos Jiu-Jitsu | BRA |
2nd | Keenan Cornelius | Atos Jiu-Jitsu | USA |
3rd | Mike Colon | Gracie Barra | USA |
MALE BLACK ADULT 18 SUPER HEAVY |
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1st | Kaynan Duarte | Atos Jiu-Jitsu | BRA |
2nd | Arnaldo De Oliveira | Checkmat | USA |
3rd | Rafael De Lima | Atos Jiu-Jitsu | BRA |
MALE BLACK ADULT 18 ULTRA HEAVY |
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1st | Marcelo Lucena | Ralph Gracie Jiu-Jitsu | BRA |
2nd | Daniel Pollaccia | Mastermind Brazilian Jiu Jitsu | USA |
MALE BLACK ADULT 18 OPEN WEIGHT |
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1st | Keenan Cornelius | Atos Jiu-Jitsu | USA |
2nd | Gustavo Batista | Atos Jiu-Jitsu | BRA |
3rd | Kaynan Duarte | Atos Jiu-Jitsu | BRA |
FEMALE BLACK ADULT 18 FEATHER |
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1st | Nathalie Ribeiro | Checkmat | BRA |
2nd | Karen Antunes | Checkmat | BRA |
FEMALE BLACK ADULT 18 MIDDLE |
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1st | Luiza Monteiro Moura Da Cos.. | Atos Jiu-Jitsu | BRA |
2nd | Hannette Staack | Brazil 021 | BRA |
FEMALE BLACK ADULT 18 MEDIUM HEAVY |
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1st | Nathiely De Melo | Unity Jiu-Jitsu | BRA |
2nd | Talita Nogueira | Level Up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | BRA |
FEMALE BLACK ADULT 18 HEAVY |
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1st | Tayane De Araujo | Alliance | BRA |
FEMALE BLACK ADULT 18 OPEN WEIGHT |
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1st | Tayane De Araujo | Alliance | BRA |
2nd | Nathiely De Melo | Unity Jiu-Jitsu | BRA |
3rd | Luiza Monteiro Moura Da Cos.. | Atos Jiu-Jitsu | BRA |