By Philipp — Rollbook · Updated October 18, 2026
ADCC 2026 Qualified Athletes: The Full Field and How They Fared
The full ADCC 2026 field for Krakow, division by division: how every athlete qualified and how they fared, with the champions, the six late replacements and the Day 1 disqualifications marked.
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ADCC 2026 Qualified Athletes
The ADCC 2026 World Championship took place September 12-13 at TAURON Arena in Krakow, Poland. The field was built through two pathways: continental Trials events (roughly half the spots) and direct invitations from the ADCC organization.
Update (October 2026): ADCC 2026 is over. Every division below now shows how each athlete fared in Krakow, with the six late replacements and the two Day 1 disqualifications marked. For full brackets and storylines, see our ADCC 2026 results and champions post.
The final Trials event — the 2nd Asia & Oceania Trials — wrapped on June 21, 2026 in Australia, and the field that competed in Krakow had five men's divisions of 16 athletes and three women's divisions of 8. Qualification routes follow FloGrappling's official athlete tracker; results follow FloGrappling's final brackets.
For event details, rules, prize money and venue information, see our complete ADCC 2026 World Championship guide, and for replays see how to watch ADCC 2026.
ADCC 2026 Champions
| Division | Champion | How They Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Men's -66 kg | Kennedy Maciel | Invitation |
| Men's -77 kg | Magomed Dzharbaev | 1st EMEA Trials winner |
| Men's -88 kg | Pawel Jaworski | 1st EMEA Trials winner |
| Men's -99 kg | Luke Griffith | Invitation |
| Men's +99 kg | Victor Hugo | Invitation |
| Men's absolute | Felipe Pena | 2024 +99 kg champion |
| Women's -55 kg | Jasmine Rocha | Invitation |
| Women's -65 kg | Ana Carolina Vieira | 2024 champion |
| Women's +65 kg | Helena Crevar | Invitation |
| Superfight | Yuri Simões | Superfight invitation |
Invitations produced five of the eight weight-class champions. The Trials produced two — Dzharbaev and Jaworski, both winners of the 1st EMEA Trials in Warsaw — and Vieira was the only 2024 champion to retain her title.
How the 2024 Champions Fared
All eight 2024 champions earned automatic invitations, but only three defended their titles in Krakow — and only one kept hers:
| Weight Class | 2024 Champion | ADCC 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Men's -66 kg | Diogo Reis | Not on the 2026 entry list |
| Men's -77 kg | Mica Galvão | Not on the 2026 entry list |
| Men's -88 kg | Giancarlo Bodoni | Not on the 2026 entry list |
| Men's -99 kg | Kaynan Duarte | Silver — submitted by Luke Griffith in the final |
| Men's +99 kg | Felipe Pena | 4th (forfeited the bronze match), then won the absolute |
| Women's -55 kg | Adele Fornarino | Withdrew (August 2026), citing athlete pay |
| Women's -65 kg | Ana Carolina Vieira | Gold — the only successful defense |
| Women's +65 kg | Rafaela Guedes | Withdrew (late August 2026); Gabrieli Pessanha took her place |
Two storylines hung over the champions' table. First, the superfight: Gordon Ryan retired from competition in February, leaving his superfight title vacant, and on May 10 the superfight was confirmed as Kaynan Duarte vs. Yuri Simões — the 2024 absolute winner against the 2022 absolute winner. Simões won by submission at 22:26 when Duarte's shoulder gave out in overtime. Second, Adele Fornarino — the 2024 double champion (-55 kg and absolute) — withdrew in August, publicly criticizing the women's purse (half the men's) and the quiet discontinuation of the women's absolute division and women's superfight.
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The Complete Field by Division
Qualification routes: champion (2024 title), Trials winner (won a continental Trials event), invitation (selected by ADCC), or late replacement (added to the field after the summer lists, replacing a withdrawn athlete). Men qualified from all eight Trials; women's spots went to the winners of the second Trials in each region. "Round of 16" and "Quarterfinal" mark the round in which an athlete was eliminated.
Men's -66 kg
| Athlete | Country | How They Qualified | Krakow Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikodem Mikuliszyn | Poland | 1st EMEA Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to Gavin Corbe, decision) |
| Dorian Olivarez | United States | 1st North American Trials winner | Disqualified after beating Kapashov; one-year ADCC ban |
| Ryoma Anraku | Japan | 1st Asia & Oceania Trials winner | Quarterfinal (lost to Gavin Corbe, submission) |
| Yigit Hanay | Türkiye | 2nd EMEA Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to Dominic Mejia, 0-7) |
| David Santos | Brazil | 1st South American Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to Fabricio Andrey, submission) |
| Kaua Gabriel | Brazil | 2nd South American Trials winner | Withdrew before the event |
| Gianni Grippo | United States | 2nd North American Trials winner | Quarterfinal (lost to Diego "Pato" Oliveira, 0-6) |
| Bekzat Kapashov | Kazakhstan | 2nd Asia & Oceania Trials winner | Disqualified after losing to Olivarez; one-year ADCC ban |
| Fabricio Andrey | Brazil | Invitation | Quarterfinal (lost to Kennedy Maciel, decision) |
| Jakub Wiklacz | Poland | Invitation | Round of 16 (lost to Diego "Pato" Oliveira, submission) |
| Kennedy Maciel | Brazil | Invitation | Gold |
| Diego "Pato" Oliveira | Brazil | Invitation | Bronze |
| Felipe Machado | Brazil | Invitation | Round of 16 (lost to Gianni Grippo, 0-3) |
| Owen Jones | United Kingdom | Invitation | Lost his opener to Anraku; re-entered in Olivarez's place, lost quarterfinal to Mejia (0-3) |
| Dominic Mejia | United States | Invitation | 4th (forfeited the bronze match) |
| Josh Cisneros | United States | Invitation | Withdrew before the event |
| Gavin Corbe | — | Late replacement | Silver (entered on 11 days' notice) |
| Kamil Wilk | Poland | Late replacement | Round of 16 (lost to Kennedy Maciel, 0-10) |
Maciel, the 13th seed and son of former ADCC champion Rubens "Cobrinha" Maciel, beat top seed Pato in the semifinal and Corbe with a triangle armlock in the final. Olivarez and Kapashov were disqualified after Kapashov bit Olivarez's finger during their match and a brawl broke out afterwards between Olivarez's camp and Kapashov's supporters (BJJ Heroes, MMA Mania).
Men's -77 kg
| Athlete | Country | How They Qualified | Krakow Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magomed Dzharbaev | Russia | 1st EMEA Trials winner | Gold |
| Jacob Bornemann | United States | 1st North American Trials winner | 4th |
| Nikolay Vetrov | Russia | 2nd EMEA Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to Dante Leon, submission) |
| Julio Martins | Brazil | 1st South American Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to Mateusz Szczeciński, submission) |
| Alexandre de Jesus | Brazil | 2nd South American Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to Magomed Dzharbaev, 0-3) |
| Michael Sainz | United States | 2nd North American Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to Vagner Rocha on penalties) |
| Kaya Rudolph | New Zealand | 2nd Asia & Oceania Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to PJ Barch, 0-2) |
| Mateusz Gamrot | Poland | Invitation | Round of 16 (lost to Elijah Dorsey, submission) |
| Mateusz Szczeciński | Poland | Invitation | Bronze |
| Dante Leon | Canada | Invitation | Quarterfinal (lost to Jacob Bornemann, decision) |
| Vagner Rocha | Brazil | Invitation | Quarterfinal (lost to Magomed Dzharbaev, decision) |
| PJ Barch | United States | Invitation | Silver |
| Elijah Dorsey | United States | Invitation | Quarterfinal (lost to Mateusz Szczeciński on penalties) |
| Tommy Langaker | Norway | Invitation | Quarterfinal (lost to PJ Barch, 0-8) |
| Oliver Taza | Canada | Invitation | Round of 16 (lost to Jacob Bornemann, 0-3) |
| Taylor Pearman | United Kingdom | Invitation | Round of 16 (lost to Tommy Langaker, 0-3) |
Men's -88 kg
| Athlete | Country | How They Qualified | Krakow Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pawel Jaworski | Poland | 1st EMEA Trials winner | Gold |
| Jon Blank | United States | 1st North American Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to Gabriel Brod, 0-9) |
| Jozef Chen | South Africa | 1st Asia & Oceania Trials winner | Bronze |
| Marlon Tajik | Sweden | 2nd EMEA Trials winner | Silver (also 4th in the absolute) |
| Franco Diaz | Peru | 1st South American Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to Jozef Chen, 0-3) |
| Gustavo Batista | Brazil | 2nd South American Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to Nathan Haddad, 0-3) |
| Nathan Haddad | United States | 2nd North American Trials winner | Quarterfinal (lost to Marlon Tajik, submission) |
| Roberto Frias | Australia | 2nd Asia & Oceania Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to Pawel Jaworski, submission) |
| Gabriel Brod | Brazil | Invitation | 4th |
| Jay Rodriguez | United States | Invitation | Withdrew before the event |
| Santeri Lillius | Finland | Invitation | Round of 16 (lost to Chris Wojcik, submission) |
| Pedro Marinho | Brazil | Invitation | Withdrew before the event |
| Matheus Diniz | Brazil | Invitation | Round of 16 (lost to Lucas Kanard, 2-3) |
| Felipe Costa | Brazil | Invitation | Quarterfinal (lost to Pawel Jaworski, submission) |
| Chris Wojcik | United States | Invitation | Quarterfinal (lost to Jozef Chen, 0-6) |
| Faris Ben-Lamkadem | Morocco | Invitation | Round of 16 (lost to Marlon Tajik, submission) |
| Lucas Kanard | Australia | Late replacement | Quarterfinal (lost to Gabriel Brod, submission) |
| Mateusz Mazur | Poland | Late replacement | Round of 16 (lost to Felipe Costa, submission) |
All three -88 kg medalists came through the Trials. Jaworski, the 9th seed, submitted Frias, top seed Costa and Brod, then won the final over Tajik on a penalty to become Poland's first ADCC champion.
Men's -99 kg
| Athlete | Country | How They Qualified | Krakow Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaynan Duarte | Brazil | 2024 champion | Silver (then lost the superfight) |
| Declan Moody | Australia | 1st EMEA Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to Achilles Rocha, submission) |
| Achilles Rocha | Brazil | 1st North American Trials winner | 4th |
| Nico Maglicic | Australia | 1st Asia & Oceania Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to Kaynan Duarte, submission) |
| Eoghan O'Flanagan | United Kingdom | 2nd EMEA Trials winner | Quarterfinal (lost to Daniel Schuardt, submission) |
| Eli Braz | Brazil | 1st South American Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to Roberto Abreu, decision) |
| Vinicius Lessa | Brazil | 2nd South American Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to Javier Zaruski, submission) |
| Daniel Schuardt | Australia | 2nd Asia & Oceania Trials winner | Bronze |
| Adam Wardziński | Poland | Invitation | Round of 16 (lost to Eoghan O'Flanagan, submission) |
| Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu | Brazil | Invitation | Quarterfinal (lost to Achilles Rocha, decision) |
| Michael Pixley | United States | Invitation | Round of 16 (lost to Daniel Schuardt, submission) |
| Marcin Maciulewicz | Poland | Invitation | Round of 16 (lost to Luke Griffith, submission) |
| Patrick Gaudio | Brazil | Invitation | Round of 16 (lost to Steffen Banta, 0-5) |
| Steffen Banta | United States | Invitation | Quarterfinal (lost to Luke Griffith on penalties) |
| Javier Zaruski | Uruguay | Invitation | Quarterfinal (lost to Kaynan Duarte, submission) |
| Luke Griffith | South Africa | Invitation | Gold |
Elder Cruz won the -99 kg bracket at the 2nd North American Trials but was not in the Krakow field; Steffen Banta, the man he beat in that final, competed on an invitation.
Men's +99 kg
| Athlete | Country | How They Qualified | Krakow Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Pena | Brazil | 2024 champion | 4th (forfeited the bronze match), then absolute gold |
| Mark MacQueen | Scotland | 1st EMEA Trials winner | Bronze |
| Brandon Reed | Canada | 1st North American Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to Roosevelt Sousa, submission) |
| Tito John Carle | Australia | 1st Asia & Oceania Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to Ruslan Abdulaev, submission) |
| Haisam Rida | Ghana | 2nd EMEA Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to Nick Hartman, decision) |
| Roosevelt Sousa | Brazil | 1st South American Trials winner | Quarterfinal (lost to Josh Saunders, decision), then absolute silver |
| Pedro Lucas | Brazil | 2nd South American Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to Daniel Manasoiu, submission) |
| Nick Hartman | United States | 2nd North American Trials winner | Quarterfinal (lost to Felipe Pena, submission) |
| Belal Etiabari | New Zealand | 2nd Asia & Oceania Trials winner | Round of 16 (lost to Felipe Pena, submission) |
| Daniel Manasoiu | United States | Invitation | Quarterfinal (lost to Mark MacQueen, 0-3) |
| Josh Saunders | Australia | Invitation | Silver |
| Pouya Rahmani | Iran | Invitation | Round of 16 (lost to Mark MacQueen, 0-2) |
| Victor Hugo | Brazil | Invitation | Gold |
| Ruslan Abdulaev | Russia | Invitation | Quarterfinal (lost to Victor Hugo, submission), then absolute bronze |
| Francis Pana | Canada | Invitation | Round of 16 (lost to Josh Saunders, 0-5) |
| Heikki Jussila | Finland | Invitation | Round of 16 (lost to Victor Hugo, submission) |
Victor Hugo won all four of his matches by submission, all from guard, and said afterwards that he was retiring from ADCC competition. In the absolute, Pena beat Francis Pana, Eoghan O'Flanagan, Ruslan Abdulaev and Roosevelt Sousa to become the first two-time ADCC absolute champion.
Women's -55 kg
| Athlete | Country | How They Qualified | Krakow Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janette Gloger | Germany | EMEA Trials winner | Quarterfinal (lost to Ana Rodrigues, decision) |
| Mayssa Bastos | Brazil | South American Trials winner | 4th |
| Sheliah Lindsey | United States | North American Trials winner | Quarterfinal (lost to Ana Mayordomo, 0-3) |
| Kanae Ikeda | Japan | Asia & Oceania Trials winner | Quarterfinal (lost to Jasmine Rocha, submission) |
| Jasmine Rocha | United States | Invitation | Gold |
| Ana Rodrigues | Brazil | Invitation | Silver |
| Ana Mayordomo | Spain | Invitation | Bronze |
| Valerie Hamilton | United States | Invitation | Quarterfinal (lost to Mayssa Bastos, submission) |
Women's -65 kg
| Athlete | Country | How They Qualified | Krakow Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ana Carolina Vieira | Brazil | 2024 champion | Gold (title defended) |
| Injana Goodman | United Kingdom | EMEA Trials winner | Quarterfinal (lost to Joslyn Molina, 0-4) |
| Livia Barasine | Brazil | South American Trials winner | Quarterfinal (lost to Sarah Galvão, submission) |
| Sarah Galvão | Brazil | North American Trials winner | Silver |
| Nadia Frankland | Australia | Asia & Oceania Trials winner | Quarterfinal (lost to Ana Carolina Vieira, 0-2) |
| Morgan "Mo" Black | United States | Invitation | 4th |
| Ane Svendsen | Norway | Invitation | Quarterfinal (lost to Mo Black, decision) |
| Joslyn Molina | United States | Invitation | Bronze |
Molina, 14, became the youngest medalist in ADCC history. Vieira beat Galvão with a rear-naked choke in double overtime.
Women's +65 kg
| Athlete | Country | How They Qualified | Krakow Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafaela Guedes | Brazil | 2024 champion | Withdrew before the event |
| Anabel Lopez | United Kingdom | EMEA Trials winner | Silver |
| Yara Soares | Brazil | South American Trials winner | Quarterfinal (lost to Paige Ivette Clymer, submission) |
| Paige Ivette Clymer | United States | North American Trials winner | Bronze |
| Matilda Reid | Australia | Asia & Oceania Trials winner | Quarterfinal (lost to Helena Crevar, submission) |
| Gabi Garcia | Brazil | Invitation | Withdrew before the event |
| Helena Crevar | United States | Invitation | Gold |
| Elizabeth Mitrovic | United States | Invitation | 4th |
| Gabrieli Pessanha | Brazil | Late replacement | Quarterfinal (lost to Anabel Lopez, decision) |
| Nia Blackman | Barbados | Late replacement | Quarterfinal (lost to Elizabeth Mitrovic, 0-7) |
Crevar, 19, submitted all three opponents and became the youngest female champion in ADCC history.
Six athletes on the July lists did not compete: Kaua Gabriel and Josh Cisneros (-66 kg), Jay Rodriguez and Pedro Marinho (-88 kg), and Rafaela Guedes and Gabi Garcia (women's +65 kg). Gavin Corbe, Kamil Wilk, Lucas Kanard, Mateusz Mazur, Gabrieli Pessanha and Nia Blackman replaced them.
The Trials That Built the Field
All eight Trials events of the 2025-2026 cycle are complete. Men's divisions qualified through every Trials; women's spots went to the second Trials in each region.
| Trials Event | Date | Location | Divisions Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Asia & Oceania Trials | March 2025 | — | Men's |
| 1st EMEA Trials | September 2025 | Warsaw, Poland | Men's |
| 1st North American Trials (East Coast) | November 2025 | Orlando, USA | Men's |
| 2nd EMEA Trials | February 2026 | Belgrade, Serbia | Men's + women's |
| 1st South American Trials | March 13, 2026 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Men's |
| 2nd South American Trials | March 21, 2026 | Indaiatuba (São Paulo), Brazil | Men's + women's |
| 2nd North American Trials (West Coast) | April 18-19, 2026 | Pomona, USA | Men's + women's |
| 2nd Asia & Oceania Trials | June 21, 2026 | Carrara (Gold Coast), Australia | Men's + women's |
How the Trials winners fared: they took 9 of the 24 weight-class medals in Krakow, including two golds (Dzharbaev and Jaworski) and all three medals at -88 kg. Roosevelt Sousa, the 1st South American Trials winner at +99 kg, added silver in the absolute.
Highlights from the final event in Australia, per FloGrappling's recap: Kaya Rudolph (a Lachlan Giles / Absolute MMA product) finished four of six matches by submission at -77 kg, Roberto Frias upset the heavily favored Lucas Kanard at -88 kg, and Belal Etiabari became the first New Zealander to win an ADCC Trials at +99 kg. Daniel Schuardt, the -99 kg winner in Carrara, went on to take bronze in Krakow.
For the Pomona storylines — Gianni Grippo's 11-year ADCC return, Nathan Haddad's 6-0 comeback, Sheliah Lindsey's 5-of-6 submission run — and how those qualifiers fared, see our ADCC North American Trials 2026 recap.
How Qualification Worked
ADCC used a dual qualification system that differs significantly from IBJJF's point-based ranking:
Trials Pathway (~50% of spots)
- Open-entry tournaments held across four regions (two events per region)
- Full ADCC rules applied (no points in the first half, guard pull penalty, all submissions legal)
- Winning your weight class earned a World Championship invitation
Direct Invitation (~50% of spots)
- ADCC invited elite grapplers directly
- Based on previous ADCC performances, major competition results, and overall record
- Designed to ensure the strongest possible field in every division
For a full breakdown of ADCC rules and how they differ from IBJJF competition, see our ADCC rules and format explainer.
Key Takeaway
The ADCC 2026 field — 104 athletes across five men's and three women's divisions, built from eight Trials events and two years of invitations — produced seven first-time weight-class champions. Only three 2024 champions defended in Krakow (Duarte, Pena and Vieira), and only Vieira kept her title, though Pena won a record second absolute. Six late replacements reshaped the field in the final weeks, and one of them, Gavin Corbe, took silver at -66 kg.
Official Sources
- FloGrappling: ADCC 2026 Results and Brackets - Every round, every division
- FloGrappling: Every Athlete Officially Invited to ADCC 2026 - The official field tracker
- ADCC Official Website - Event details and announcements
- FloGrappling: Asia & Oceania Trials Recap - Results from the final qualifying event
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