This is the preferred deadline for academies to be registered and for athletes to have valid membership in order to register for the championship.
Athletes must have active membership through the event dates under their current belt rank and academy in order to register for championships.
Academies must be registered with IBJJF for their students to request membership.
IBJJF cannot guarantee that applications submitted after the Affiliation Deadline will be processed in time for athletes to register for championship.
For more information on how to request or renew your membership, please click here.
For more information on how to register your academy, please click here.
Before registering, athletes must have active membership that will be valid through the last day of the championship.
Athletes with expired or incomplete membership applications are ineligible to register.
Athletes are strongly advised to complete their championship registrations before making any travel arrangements.
IBJJF reserves the right to close registration prior to the Registration Deadline if the event reaches full capacity.
The Registration Deadline expires at 11:59 PM, event local time, unless the championship reaches full capacity prior to that date.
Athletes may edit their team, age division, and weight division by logging into their account at www.ibjjfdb.com until the Athlete Correction Deadline.
Athletes that miss the Athlete Correction Deadline should contact their professor to request the change during the Professor Correction Period.
Athletes unable to edit their tournament registration from their profile should contact ibjjf@ibjjf.com with their requested change within the deadline.
For security purposes, the request must be made from the athlete’s email address associated with the IBJJF account.
If you no longer have access to the email registered on your IBJJF account, please email us a copy of your government-issued photo ID along with your request.
Athletes who requested a change must verify the correction(s) on the Athlete List. Once the correction has been completed, the Athlete List will update within 30 minutes.
The Athlete Correction Deadline expires at 11:59 PM, event local time.
Authorized professors may make corrections to their team lists during the Professor Correction Period by logging into their account at www.ibjjfdb.com.
Authorized professors unable to make changes online should email their changes from their registered email address to ibjjf@ibjjf.com, during the Professor Correction Period.
For security purposes, all professor requests must be made from the email address associated with the professor’s IBJJF account.
If you no longer have access to the email registered on your IBJJF account, please email us a copy of your government-issued photo ID along with your request.
Professors who completed a correction must verify the correction(s) on the Athlete List. The Athlete List will update every 30 minutes.
The Professor Correction Period expires at 11:59 PM, event local time.
Single-bracket competitors should email ibjjf@ibjjf.com with their preferred championship registration option within the deadline. Check the single-bracket options on the event’s page.
Athletes and professors who requested a change must verify the correction(s) on the Athlete List to ensure the correction was performed correctly.
Only mistakes made by IBJJF staff are eligible for correction on the Registration Checkday. New correction requests will not be considered.
If you need assistance with a correction, please email ibjjf@ibjjf.com within the deadline.
For security purposes, the request must be made from the athlete’s email address associated with the IBJJF account.
If you no longer have access to the email registered on your IBJJF account, please email us a copy of your government-issued photo ID along with your request.
The deadline to contact IBJJF is 5 PM, event local time.
On this date, IBJJF will release the final schedule. Time of release will depend upon the championship’s organization.
The brackets will be available online at bjjcompsystem.com.
*Any athlete who has proven to be a black belt in judo, has fought MMA professionally, has an amateur MMA record or has proven experience in wrestling, Olympic wrestling or Greco-Roman wrestling, can not participate in any IBJJF event as a white belt.
Proven experience in the U.S. consists of having competed at the collegiate level or higher and in other countries, having competed in nationwide events.
| Year Of Birth | Age Division | Belt |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Mightymite1 | Grey |
| 2020 | Mightymite2 | Grey |
| 2019 | Mightymite3 | Grey |
| 2018 | Peewee1 | Grey, Yellow |
| 2017 | Peewee2 | Grey, Yellow |
| 2016 | Peewee3 | Grey, Yellow |
| 2015 | Junior1 | Grey, Yellow, Orange |
| 2014 | Junior2 | Grey, Yellow, Orange |
| 2013 | Junior3 | Grey, Yellow, Orange |
| 2012 | Teen1 | Grey, Yellow, Orange, Green |
| 2011 | Teen2 | Grey, Yellow, Orange, Green |
| 2010 | Teen3 | Grey, Yellow, Orange, Green |
*Any athlete who has proven to be a black belt in judo, has fought MMA professionally, has an amateur MMA record or has proven experience in wrestling, Olympic wrestling or Greco-Roman wrestling, can not participate in any IBJJF event as a white belt.
Proven experience in the U.S. consists of having competed at the collegiate level or higher and in other countries, having competed in nationwide events.