The biggest professional Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) event in the traditional gi is back, with the 2025 IBJJF Crown happening on Sunday (November 23, 2025) at the Walter Pyramid in Anaheim, California.
8-man tournaments will be held across four divisions for men, and two divisions for women. The event will reportedly again award every tournament winner $20,000 each, plus smaller purses to the other medalists. Several BJJ world champions will be participating, including five of the six champions from last year, like two-time Crown winners Erich Munis and Gabi Pessanha, along with Adam Wardzinski, Andy Murasaki, and Brianna Ste-Marie.
Other big name BJJ grapplers competing involve ADCC world champ Bianca Basilio and young stars Cole Abate, Sarah Galvao, and Cassia Moura.
The gi jiu-jitsu event will stream LIVE on FloGrappling, starting at 1 p.m. ET.
2025 IBJJF Crown live video stream
A free live stream of the earlier matches from the 2025 IBJJF Crown will likely be on YouTube, and will be embedded below once available. Brackets can be viewed here, while the first round match ups, full results and highlights will be below.
2025 IBJJF Crown full results, video highlights
Men’s Featherweight
Quarterfinals
- João Mendes def. Keven Carrasco by decision
- Eduardo Granzotto def. Ademir Barreto by points
- Cole Abate def. Danilo Moreira by points
- Kennedy Maciel def. Marco Mendes by advantages
Semifinals
Finals
Men’s Middleweight
Quarterfinals
- Jackson Nagai vs Luiz Victor
- Jose Steve vs Mateus Moraes
- Andy Murasaki vs Mateo Cardona
- Pedro Maia vs Danylo Wruck
Semifinals
Finals
Men’s Heavyweight
Quarterfinals
- Adam Wardzinski vs Igor Tanabe
- Paulo Merlin vs Mateus Rodrigues
- Lucas Barbosa vs Windson Torres
- Nolan Stuart vs Robson Chaves
Semifinals
Finals
Men’s Ultra-Heavyweight
Quarterfinals
- Erich Munis vs Paulo Lanzillotti
- Marcos Carrozzino vs Guilherme Avelino
- Gustavo Batista vs Elder Cruz
- Fran Papasidero vs Pedro Lucas
Semifinals
Finals
Women’s Lightweight
Quarterfinals
- Janaina Lebre vs Sabrina Gondim
- Elisabeth Clay vs Bianca Basilio
- Thalyta Silva vs Cassia Moura
- Brianna Ste-Marie vs Sarah Galvão
Semifinals
Finals
Women’s Super-Heavyweight
Quarterfinals
- Gabi Pessanha vs Anabel Lopez
- Izadora Cristina vs Maria Alencar
- Tayane Porfirio vs Maria Vicentini
- Larissa Dias vs Giovanna Carneiro
Semifinals
Finals
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