Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings Rules, Guidelines, and FAQs
Weight Classes
The weight classes in the Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings are designed to appropriately cover every single promotion without any favor towards one or the other, and each one has a 1lb weight allowance to account for any minor discrepancy. Any matches won in a specific weight class not listed below will be allocated to the next highest weight class e.g. wins for male no gi competitors at featherweight (148.8lbs) for IBJJF rules, under 66kg (145.5lbs) for ADCC rules, and under 65kg (143.3lbs) for ADCC Open Rules will all be allocated to the Lightweight – 148lbs division below.
Openweight Matches
Openweight or absolute division matches are not considered to take place under any weight class in the Jits Magazine BJJ ranking system. They will have no effect on a competitor’s ranking anywhere other than on the Pound for Pound rankings. The only exception will be if two competitors under the same weight class happen to meet in an openweight match e.g. A lightweight beating a heavyweight in the absolute division will not move up the lightweight rankings, but a lightweight beating a lightweight in the absolute division may move up the lightweight rankings.
Activity
The Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings aim to reward activity as well as performance and as a result, any competitor who has not had a match under that weight limit in one year will be removed from the ranking and will not be eligible for that division. As soon as they do compete under that weight limit again, they will immediately be eligible for ranking and any past performances will be taken into account.
Opponent Weighting
A simple reporting of a competitor’s record does not indicate their skill level, unless their opponents’ skill levels are taken into account. Wins over other ranked competitors will be judged accordingly, and wins over unranked competitors will have the following weightings applied:
- Maximum weighting – An opponent who is ranked in another weight class.
- Major weighting – An opponent who was ranked immediately prior to one year or longer of inactivity.
- Minor weighting – An opponent who has been ranked at any point in the past, or a former world champion who predates the ranking system.
- Minimum weighting – An opponent who has never been ranked in any weight class and has never won a world title.
Win Method Weighting
As the Jits Magazine BJJ Ranking system takes into account a number of different gi and no gi rulesets, there are a number of different win methods available for competitors. Not all win methods are considered equal, so eligible wins will be given additional weight in the rankings based on the following criteria:
- Maximum weighting – Submission win in regulation time.
- Major weighting – Points win, Golden score win, Submission win in EBI overtime.
- Minor weighting – Advantages win, Ride-time win in EBI overtime, Injury win not caused by submission.
- Minimum weighting – Decision win.
Titles and Accolades
The most important metric when determining a competitor’s skill level is their performances against their peers, but major titles are impressive accomplishments regardless of the competition beaten. Podium-placements in qualifying events will have an effect on the competitor’s ranking regardless of who they beat to win that title, as follows:
Gi
- Maximum effect – IBJJF World Championship gold medal.
- Major effect – IBJJF World Championship silver and bronze medal, IBJJF Major gold medal (Brasileiro, European, and Pan Championship).
- Minor effect – IBJJF Major silver and bronze medal (Brasileiro, European, and Pan Championship), Abu Dhabi World Pro gold medal,
- Minimum effect – Abu Dhabi World Pro silver and bronze medal.
No Gi
- Maximum effect– ADCC World Championship gold medal.
- Major effect – ADCC World Championship silver and bronze medal, IBJJF No Gi World Championship gold medal.
- Minor effect – ADCC Trials gold medal, IBJJF No Gi World Championship silver and bronze medal.
- Minimum effect – ADCC Trials silver and bronze medal, IBJJF No Gi Major gold medal (Brasileiro, European, and Pan Championship).
The Jits Magazine BJJ rankings also appreciate the work done by several major promotions around the world, although their status in the sport is forever changing. As such, competitors winning titles or tournaments on the following major promotions will also receive a minor effect (although this list is continually reviewed and subject to change):
Who’s Number One, Polaris, Eddie Bravo Invitational, BJJ Stars, IBJJF Grand Prix, The Crown, UFC Fight Pass Invitational.
Updates
The Jits Magazine BJJ Rankings will be updated every single month on the first of the month. They will not be updated as the month progresses, so any changes due to match results will not be reflected until the end of that month.
Jits Magazine Men's No Gi BJJ Rankings
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira | 1 |
2 | Gordon Ryan | 2 |
3 | Kade Ruotolo | 3 |
4 | Diogo Reis | 4 |
5 | Nicholas Meregali | 5 |
6 | Mica Galvao | 6 |
7 | Roberto Jimenez | 7 |
8 | Dante Leon | 8 |
9 | Edwin ‘Junny’ Ocasio | 10 |
10 | Ronaldo Junior | 11 |
11 | Jacob Couch | 13 |
12 | Kaynan Duarte | 12 |
13 | Mason Fowler | 9 |
14 | Fabricio Andrey | 14 |
15 | Mikey Musumeci | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Edwin ‘Junny’ Ocasio | 1 |
2 | Mikey Musumeci | 2 |
3 | Everton Teixeira | 3 |
4 | Riki Yoshinaga | 4 |
5 | Zach Kaina | 5 |
6 | Rodnei Barbosa | 6 |
7 | Shoya Ishiguro | 7 |
8 | Christopher Tran | 8 |
9 | Emilio Hernandez | 9 |
10 | John Stapleton | 10 |
11 | Shay Montague | 11 |
12 | Carlos ‘Bebeto’ Oliveira | 12 |
13 | Roiter Lima | 13 |
14 | Cleber Sousa | 14 |
15 | Zayed Alkatheeri | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira | 1 |
2 | Diogo Reis | 2 |
3 | Kennedy Maciel | 3 |
4 | Gabriel Sousa | 4 |
5 | Deandre Corbe | 5 |
6 | Dorian Olivarez | 6 |
7 | Owen Jones | 7 |
8 | Fabricio Andrey | 8 |
9 | Gairbeg Ibragimov | 9 |
10 | Kaua Gabriel | 10 |
11 | Keith Krikorian | 11 |
12 | Andrew DeGraff | 12 |
13 | Yigit Hanay | 13 |
14 | Ethan Crelinsten | 14 |
15 | Huaiqing Xu | NR |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira | 1 |
2 | Deandre Corbe | 2 |
3 | Lucas Valente | 3 |
4 | Daniel Sathler | 4 |
5 | Dante Leon | 5 |
6 | Diogo Reis | 6 |
7 | Fabricio Andrey | 7 |
8 | Josh Cisneros | 8 |
9 | Ethan Crelinsten | 9 |
10 | Carlos Henrique | 11 |
11 | Kennedy Maciel | 12 |
12 | Gianni Grippo | NR |
13 | Julian Espinosa | 10 |
14 | Ruan Alvarenga | 13 |
15 | Danilo Moreira | 14 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Mica Galvao | 1 |
2 | Kade Ruotolo | 2 |
3 | Andrew Tackett | 5 |
4 | Elijah Dorsey | 4 |
5 | Tommy Langaker | 3 |
6 | Andy Varela | 6 |
7 | PJ Barch | 7 |
8 | Levi Jones-Leary | 8 |
9 | Alexandre De Jesus | 9 |
10 | Luiz Paulo | 10 |
11 | Jozef Chen | 11 |
12 | Dante Leon | 12 |
13 | Oliver Taza | 13 |
14 | Jonnatas Gracie | 15 |
15 | Nicky Ryan | NR |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Ronaldo Junior | 1 |
2 | Rafael Paganini | 2 |
3 | Tye Ruotolo | 3 |
4 | Jacob Couch | 4 |
5 | Kade Ruotolo | 5 |
6 | Sebastian Rodriguez | 6 |
7 | Ryan Aitken | 7 |
8 | Tainan Dalpra | 8 |
9 | Izaak Michell | 9 |
10 | Francisco Lo | 10 |
11 | Max Hanson | 11 |
12 | Oliver Taza | 12 |
13 | PJ Barch | 13 |
14 | Vitor Peres | 14 |
15 | David Garmo | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Mason Fowler | 1 |
2 | Giancarlo Bodoni | 2 |
3 | Jacob Couch | 3 |
4 | Pedro Marinho | 4 |
5 | William Tackett | 5 |
6 | Taylor Pearman | 6 |
7 | Roberto Jimenez | 7 |
8 | Charles Negromonte | 8 |
9 | Izaak Michell | 9 |
10 | Jacob Rodriguez | 10 |
11 | Gabriel Almeida | 11 |
12 | Adam Wardzinski | 12 |
13 | Oliver Taza | NR |
14 | Lucas ‘Hulk’ Barbosa | 14 |
15 | Lucas Kanard | NR |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Kaynan Duarte | 1 |
2 | Vinicius ‘Trator’ Ferreira | 2 |
3 | Dante Leon | 3 |
4 | Craig Jones | 4 |
5 | Nicholas Meregali | 5 |
6 | Felipe Costa | 6 |
7 | Felipe Pena | 7 |
8 | Paul Ardila | 8 |
9 | Michael Pixley | 9 |
10 | Henrique ‘Ceconi’ Cardoso | 10 |
11 | Declan Moody | 11 |
12 | Marcin Maciulewicz | 12 |
13 | Roberto Jimenez | NR |
14 | Elioenai Braz | 13 |
15 | Daniel Schuardt | NR |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Gordon Ryan | 1 |
2 | Nicholas Meregali | 2 |
3 | Victor Hugo | 3 |
4 | Luke Griffith | 4 |
5 | Heikki Jussila | 5 |
6 | Nicky Rodriguez | 6 |
7 | Roosevelt Sousa | 7 |
8 | Inacio Santos | 8 |
9 | Victor Honorio | 9 |
10 | Mark Macqueen | 10 |
11 | Pedro Alex | 12 |
12 | Felipe Pena | 13 |
13 | Josh Saunders | 14 |
14 | Mansur Makhmakhanov | NR |
15 | Dan Manasoiu | 15 |
Jits Magazine Men's Gi BJJ Rankings
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Nicholas Meregali | 1 |
2 | Jansen Gomes | 2 |
3 | Mica Galvao | 3 |
4 | Tainan Dalpra | 4 |
5 | Victor Hugo | 5 |
6 | Erich Munis | 6 |
7 | Lucas Pinheiro | 7 |
8 | Rayron Gracie | 8 |
9 | Fellipe Andrew | 9 |
10 | Johnatha Alves | 10 |
11 | Adam Wardzinski | 11 |
12 | Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira | 12 |
13 | Andy Murasaki | 13 |
14 | Meyram Maquine | 14 |
15 | Kennedy Maciel | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Lucas Pinheiro | 1 |
2 | Thalison Soares | 2 |
3 | Meyram Maquine | 3 |
4 | Jonas Andrade | 4 |
5 | Khaled Alshehhi | 7 |
6 | Carlos ‘Bebeto’ Oliveira | 5 |
7 | Yuri Hendrex | 6 |
8 | Zayed Alkatheeri | 9 |
9 | Leonardo Mario | 8 |
10 | Welerson Goncalves | 10 |
11 | Rodnei Barbosa | 11 |
12 | Bruno Cordeiro | 12 |
13 | Cory Walker | 13 |
14 | Oziel Santos | 14 |
15 | Everton Teixeira | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira | 1 |
2 | Meyram Maquine | 2 |
3 | Kennedy Maciel | 3 |
4 | Diogo Reis | 4 |
5 | Samuel Nagai | 5 |
6 | Fabricio Andrey | 6 |
7 | Cleber Sousa | 7 |
8 | Alex Sodre | 8 |
9 | An Vu | NR |
10 | Diego Sodre | 10 |
11 | Malachi Edmond | 9 |
12 | Guilherme Fernandes | 11 |
13 | Zach Kaina | NR |
14 | Anderson Duarte | 13 |
15 | Jordan Vaisman | 12 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Johnatha Alves | 1 |
2 | Elijah Dorsey | 2 |
3 | Jackson Nagai | 3 |
4 | Espen Mathiesen | 4 |
5 | Kade Ruotolo | 5 |
6 | Lucas Valente | 6 |
7 | Natan Chueng | 7 |
8 | Pedro Ramalho | 8 |
9 | Pedro Maia | 9 |
10 | Pedro Silva | 10 |
11 | Felipe Ribas | 11 |
12 | Lucas Protasio | 15 |
13 | Luiz Paulo | 12 |
14 | Michael Liera Jr | 13 |
15 | Rolando Samson | 14 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Jansen Gomes | 1 |
2 | Mica Galvao | 3 |
3 | Tainan Dalpra | 2 |
4 | Andy Murasaki | 4 |
5 | Rolando Samson | 5 |
6 | Tye Ruotolo | 6 |
7 | Jhonathan Pessanha | 7 |
8 | Mauricio Oliveira | 8 |
9 | Lucas Protasio | NR |
10 | Pedro Silva | 9 |
11 | Pedro Maia | 10 |
12 | Fabyury Khrysthyan | 11 |
13 | Jackson Nagai | 12 |
14 | Raul Basilio | 13 |
15 | Bruno Bressan | 14 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Jansen Gomes | 1 |
2 | Fellipe Andrew | 2 |
3 | Andy Murasaki | 3 |
4 | Uanderson Ferreira | 4 |
5 | Gustavo Batista | 5 |
6 | Matheus Spirandeli | 6 |
7 | Isaque Bahiense | 7 |
8 | Mauricio Oliveira | 8 |
9 | Matheus Vetoraci | 9 |
10 | Bruno Lima | 10 |
11 | Gabriel Costa | 11 |
12 | Caio Vinicius | 12 |
13 | Mateus Rodrigues | 13 |
14 | Sebastian Rodriguez | 14 |
15 | Manoel Junior | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Rayron Gracie | 1 |
2 | Fellipe Andrew | 2 |
3 | Patrick Gaudio | 3 |
4 | Pedro Machado | 4 |
5 | Adam Wardzinski | 5 |
6 | Vinicius Liberati | 6 |
7 | Renan Cruz | 8 |
8 | Leonardo Lara | NR |
9 | Dimitrius Souza | 9 |
10 | Vital Neto | 7 |
11 | Italo Lima Costa | 10 |
12 | Jackson Sousa | NR |
13 | Lucas Alves | 12 |
14 | Rider Zuchi | 13 |
15 | Henrique Betta | 11 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Erich Munis | 1 |
2 | Kaynan Duarte | 2 |
3 | Felipe Costa | 3 |
4 | Anderson Munis | 4 |
5 | Henrique Betta | 5 |
6 | Rayron Gracie | 6 |
7 | Harryson Pereira | 7 |
8 | Gabriel Oliveira | 8 |
9 | Anderson Kauan | 9 |
10 | Eldeson Santino | 10 |
11 | Pedro Lucas | 11 |
12 | Davi Cabral | 12 |
13 | Fellipe Trovo | 13 |
14 | Wildemar Souza | 14 |
15 | Gutemberg Pereira | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Nicholas Meregali | 1 |
2 | Victor Hugo | 2 |
3 | Erich Munis | 3 |
4 | Felipe Bezerra | 7 |
5 | Gutemberg Pereira | 6 |
6 | Yatan Bueno | 4 |
7 | Roosevelt Sousa | 5 |
8 | Pedro Lucas | 8 |
9 | Pedro Alex | 9 |
10 | Kjetil Lydvo | 10 |
11 | Alexander Trans | 11 |
12 | Guilherme Lambertucci | 12 |
13 | Guilherme Augusto | 13 |
14 | Victor Honorio | 14 |
15 | Helder Junior | 15 |
Jits Magazine Women's No Gi BJJ Rankings
Rank | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Ffion Davies | 1 |
2 | Mayssa Bastos | 2 |
3 | Elisabeth Clay | 3 |
4 | Andressa Cintra | 4 |
5 | Anna Rodrigues | 5 |
6 | Alex Enriquez | 6 |
7 | Amy Campo | 7 |
8 | Kendall Reusing | 8 |
9 | Nathiely De Jesus | 10 |
10 | Tammi Musumeci | 9 |
11 | Adele Fornarino | 11 |
12 | Brianna Ste-Marie | 12 |
13 | Jasmine Rocha | 13 |
14 | Ana Vieira | 14 |
15 | Danielle Kelly | NR |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Mayssa Bastos | 1 |
2 | Tammi Musumeci | 2 |
3 | Danielle Kelly | 3 |
4 | Jessa Khan | 4 |
5 | Dorothy Dao | 5 |
6 | Mariana Rolszt | 6 |
7 | Faye Cherrier | 7 |
8 | Mara Kelly | 8 |
9 | Lavinia Barbosa | 9 |
10 | Amber Rymarz-Freitas | 10 |
11 | Jessica Dantas | 11 |
12 | Thais Loureiro | 12 |
13 | Lauren Sears | 13 |
14 | Kathleen Egan | 14 |
15 | Andreza Morais | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Anna Rodrigues | 1 |
2 | Adele Fornarino | 2 |
3 | Ffion Davies | 3 |
4 | Jasmine Rocha | 4 |
5 | Alex Enriquez | 5 |
6 | Tammi Musumeci | 6 |
7 | Vitoria Assis | 7 |
8 | Margot Ciccarelli | 8 |
9 | Amanda Bruse | 9 |
10 | Bianca Basilio | 10 |
11 | Ashley Bendle | 11 |
12 | Amanda ‘Tubby’ Alequin | 12 |
13 | Franciele Santos | 13 |
14 | Brenda Larissa | 14 |
15 | Cindy Ung | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Ffion Davies | 1 |
2 | Alex Enriquez | 3 |
3 | Morgan Black | 2 |
4 | Julia Maele | 4 |
5 | Maria Claudia | 5 |
6 | Amanda Bruse | 6 |
7 | Jasmine Rocha | 7 |
8 | Trinity Pun | 8 |
9 | Janette Gloger | 9 |
10 | Laylah Watkins | 10 |
11 | Nicole Mathew | 11 |
12 | Jaine Fragoso | 12 |
13 | Joanna Trindade | 13 |
14 | Sheliah Lindsey | 14 |
15 | Vitoria Vieira | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Elisabeth Clay | 1 |
2 | Amy Campo | 2 |
3 | Ana Vieira | 3 |
4 | Thamara Ferreira | 4 |
5 | Brianna Ste-Marie | 5 |
6 | Helena Crevar | 6 |
7 | Morgan Black | 7 |
8 | Gabrielle McComb | 8 |
9 | Deise Leonanjo | 10 |
10 | Aurelie Le Vern | 9 |
11 | Nora Schultz | 11 |
12 | Peyton Letcher | 12 |
13 | Ffion Davies | 13 |
14 | Leilani Bernales | 14 |
15 | Sula-Mae Lowenthal | NR |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Andressa Cintra | 1 |
2 | Kendall Reusing | 2 |
3 | Nathiely De Jesus | 5 |
4 | Amy Campo | 4 |
5 | Elizabeth Mitrovic | 3 |
6 | Rafaela Guedes | 6 |
7 | Nia Blackman | 7 |
8 | Maria Ruffatto | 8 |
9 | Amanda Leve | 9 |
10 | Salla Simola | 10 |
11 | Maria Malyjasiak | 11 |
12 | Nikki Lloyd-Griffiths | NR |
13 | Mikaela Barros | 12 |
14 | Roberta Ribeiro | 13 |
15 | Hannah Griffith | 14 |
Jits Magazine Women's Gi BJJ Rankings
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Gabrieli Pessanha | 1 |
2 | Ffion Davies | 2 |
3 | Mayssa Bastos | 3 |
4 | Andressa Cintra | 4 |
5 | Bianca Basilio | 5 |
6 | Tayane Porfirio | 6 |
7 | Anna Rodrigues | 7 |
8 | Ana Vieira | 8 |
9 | Amy Campo | 9 |
10 | Nathalie Ribeiro | 10 |
11 | Larissa Dias | 11 |
12 | Thamara Ferreira | 13 |
13 | Melissa Stricker | 14 |
14 | Shelby Murphey | 15 |
15 | Jessa Khan | NR |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Mayssa Bastos | 1 |
2 | Shelby Murphey | 2 |
3 | Jessa Khan | 3 |
4 | Ana Carolina Lima | 5 |
5 | Andressa Tolentino | 6 |
6 | Lavinia Barbosa | 12 |
7 | Diana Teixeira | 15 |
8 | Rose El Sharouni | 7 |
9 | Brenda Larissa | 4 |
10 | Jessica Dantas | 8 |
11 | Thamires Aquino | 9 |
12 | Giulia Gregorut | 10 |
13 | Jhenifer Aquino | 11 |
14 | Amanda Monteiro | 13 |
15 | Thais Loureiro | 14 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Bianca Basilio | 1 |
2 | Anna Rodrigues | 2 |
3 | Margot Ciccarelli | 3 |
4 | Nathalie Ribeiro | 4 |
5 | Maria Luiza | 7 |
6 | Larissa Campos | 8 |
7 | Ariadne de Oliveira | NR |
8 | Beatriz Campos | 6 |
9 | Eduarda Lima | NR |
10 | Randryely Souza | 5 |
11 | Gabriela Pereira | 10 |
12 | Rafaela Rosa | 11 |
13 | Andreia Cavalcante | 12 |
14 | Vitoria Assis | 13 |
15 | Astrid Scholin | 14 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Ffion Davies | 1 |
2 | Nathalie Ribeiro | 2 |
3 | Julia Alves | 4 |
4 | Luiza Monteiro | 5 |
5 | Janaina Lebre | 6 |
6 | Sabrina Gondim | 7 |
7 | Vitoria Vieira | 8 |
8 | Brianna Ste-Marie | 9 |
9 | Violeta Angelova | NR |
10 | Yara Kakish | NR |
11 | Maria Delahaye | 3 |
12 | Stephanie Faure | 10 |
13 | Ludmila Fiori | 11 |
14 | Suellen Lima | 12 |
15 | Maria Claudia | 13 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Andressa Cintra | 1 |
2 | Amy Campo | 2 |
3 | Ana Vieira | 3 |
4 | Thalyta Silva | 4 |
5 | Sabatha Lais | 5 |
6 | Aurelie Le Vern | 6 |
7 | Thamara Ferreira | 7 |
8 | Maria Malyjasiak | 8 |
9 | Ingridd Alves | 9 |
10 | Leticia Cardozo | 10 |
11 | Renata Bueno | 11 |
12 | Elisabeth Clay | 12 |
13 | Mayara Melo | 13 |
14 | Vannessa Griffin | 14 |
15 | Luciana Mota | 15 |
# | Name | Prev. Rank |
1 | Gabrielli Pessanha | 1 |
2 | Tayane Porfirio | 2 |
3 | Larissa Dias | 3 |
4 | Thamara Ferreira | 5 |
5 | Nathiely De Jesus | 6 |
6 | Isabely Lemos | NR |
7 | Yara Soares | 4 |
8 | Giovanna Jara | 8 |
9 | Melissa Stricker | 9 |
10 | Amanda Magda | 10 |
11 | Maria Vicentini | 7 |
12 | Tamiris Silva | 11 |
13 | Izadora Silva | 12 |
14 | Mayara Custodio | 13 |
15 | Kauane Ramos Da Silva | 14 |