The ADCC World Championship bracket will be announced between 10:00 PM and 11:00 PM ET on August 16th at T-Mobile Arena, with first round matches beginning approximately 13 hours later.
However, while the tournament bracket has been shrouded in mystery for over a year, the players who will compete in the ADCC have been decided well in advance.
The ADCC World Championship Qualifiers have begun in 2023 with eight trials in four regions. Sixteen athletes will compete in each weight class for men and eight athletes in each weight class for women. There will be five men's weight classes, three women's weight classes and two absolute weight classes. There will also be two super fights.
Here is a complete list of athletes competing in the ADCC World Championships.
2024 ADCC World Championships Athlete List
The full list of athletes competing at ADCC Las Vegas is below:
-66kg (end of division)
Diogo Reis (defending champion, invited) | BrazilOwen Jones (1st European Qualifier winner) | EnglandDorian Olivares (East Coast Qualifier winner) | USAEthan Thomas (1st Asia & Oceania Qualifier winner) | AustraliaGailbeg Ibragimov (2nd Europe Qualifier winner) | RussiaKennedy Maciel (1st South American Qualifier winner) | BrazilFabricio Andrei (2nd South American Qualifier winner) | BrazilEthan Crelinsten (invited) | CanadaDeAndre Kolbe (West Coast Qualifier winner) | CanadaKauan Gabriel (invited) | BrazilAsh Williams (invited) | WalesKeith Krikorian (invited) | USAJosh Cisneros (defending champion, invited) | USAXu Huaiqing (2nd Asia & Oceania Qualifier winner) | China Diego Pato Oliveira (invited athlete, returning medalist) | Brazil Gabriel Sousa (invited athlete, returning medalist) | Brazil
ADCC Men's 77kg
Elijah Dorsey (East Coast Qualifier winner) | USAJT Torres (Invited) | USALuiz Paolo (1st South American Qualifier winner) | BrazilAlexandre de Jesus (2nd South American Qualifier winner) | BrazilJonnatas Gracie (Invited) | BrazilMica Galvao (Returning medalist, invited) | BrazilDante Leon (Returning medalist, invited) | CanadaPJ Barch (Returning runner-up, invited) | USAOliver Taza (Invited) | CanadaMateusz Szczecinski (Invited) | PolandDavi Ramos (Invited) | BrazilVagner Rocha (Returning medalist, invited) | BrazilGarry Tonon (Invited) | USAFabio Caloi (Invited) | BrazilJeremy Skinner (Invited) | AustraliaMax Hanson (Invited) | Canada
ADCC Men's -88kg
Santeri Lilius (1st European Qualifier winner) | FinlandJacob Couch (East Coast Qualifier winner) | USAIsaac Michel (1st Asia & Oceania Qualifier winner) | AustraliaTaylor Pearman (2nd European Qualifier winner) | EnglandCharles Negromonte (1st South American Qualifier winner) | BrazilPedro Marinho (2nd South American Qualifier winner) | BrazilJay Rodrigues (Invited) | USAGabriel Almeida (Invited) | BrazilHeldar Cruz (Invited) | HondurasGiancarlo Bodoni (Invited, repeat winner) | USAAndre Porfirio (Invited) | BrazilChris Wojcik (Invited) | USARyan Aitken (Invited) | USAFelipe Costa (1st South American Qualifier winner, -99kg) | BrazilJosh Hinger (Invited) | Achilles Rocha (Invited) | Brazil
ADCC Men's -99kg
Kaynan Duarte (defeating winner, invited) | BrazilPaul Ardila (East Coast Trials winner) | USADeclan Moody (1st Asia & Oceania Trials winner) | AustraliaMarcin Maciulewicz (2nd Europe Trials winner) | PolandHenrique Ceconi (2nd South America Trials winner) | BrazilMichael Pixley (West Coast Trials winner) | USACyborg Abreu (invited) | BrazilRafael Lovato Jr. (invited) | USADaniel Schuardt (2nd Asia & Oceania Trials winner) | AustraliaEli Braz (invited) | BrazilNicholas Meregali (defeating winner, invited) | BrazilAlex Grandy (invited) | USAPatrick Gaudio (invited) | BrazilJavier Zaruski (invited) | IsraelVinicius Trator (invited) | BrazilDaishi Goto (Invitation) | United States
ADCC Men's Over 99kg
Heikki Jussila (1st European Champion) | FinlandDaniel Manasoiu (East Coast Champion) | RomaniaJosh Saunders (1st Asia-Oceania Champion) | AustraliaMark McQueen (2nd European Champion) | ScotlandVictor Honorio (2nd South American Champion) | BrazilMike Perez (West Coast Champion) | USARoosevelt Sousa (Previous Championship Medalist, Invited) | BrazilMansur Makhmakanov (2nd Asia-Oceania Champion) | KazakhstanFelipe Peña (Invited) | BrazilVinny Magalhaes (Invited) | BrazilVince Pezuto (Invited) | USABrandon Reed (Invited) | USA
ADCC Women's 55kg Class
Margot Ciccarelli (European Qualifier winner) | Italy Ana Rodrigues (South American Qualifier winner) | Brazil Maissa Bastos (Invited) | Brazil Jasmin Rocha (West Coast Qualifier winner) | USA Adele Fornarino (Asia Oceania Qualifier winner) | Australia Alex Henriques (Invited) | Philippines Bianca Basilio (Invited) | Brazil Brenda Larissa (Invited) | Brazil
ADCC Women's 65kg
Aurélie Le Vern (European Qualifier winner) | French Guiana's Ana Carolina Vieira (South American Qualifier winner) | Brazil's Helena Clever (West Coast Qualifier winner) | USA's Bea Mesquita (invited, returning medalist) | Brazil's Briana Sainte-Marie (invited, returning medalist) | Canada's Amanda Loew (invited) | USA's Moe Black (invited) | USA's Thula Mae Lowenthal (Asia-Oceania Qualifier winner) | Great Britain
ADCC Women's 65kg+
Nia Blackman (European Champion) | Great BritainMaria Rufat (South American Champion) | BrazilElizabeth Mitrovic (West Coast Champion) | USANikki Lloyd-Griffiths (Asia Oceania Champion) | AustraliaNatieri de Jesus (Invited) | BrazilAmy Campo (Repeat Champion, Invited) | USAKendall Liusing (Invited) | USARafaela Guedes (Repeat Champion, Invited) | Brazil
Gordon Ryan vs. Felipe Peña: The First Super Fight
For the first time, ADCC will feature two Super Fights featuring two-time grapplers, with the first bout featuring reigning Super Fight champion Gordon Ryan against 2017 Absolute Champion Felipe Peña.
Gordon Ryan vs. Yuri Simoes: The Second Super Fight
The first two fighters invited to ADCC 2024 were the Super Fight fighters on August 18. As is customary, the current Super Fight champion will face the current absolute champion.
Gordon Ryan defeated Andre Galvao by submission in the 2022 Superfight to become the current ADCC champion and earn a spot in the Superfight. His opponent, Yuri Simoes, won the absolute title and earned the right to challenge Gordon Ryan in 2024.
Current ADCC World Champion:
The following athletes won gold medals at ADCC 2022 and have secured invitations to the 2024 World Championships. Their participation status has yet to be confirmed by ADCC:
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ADCC World Championship Tickets
The ADCC World Championships will begin on August 17th and conclude on August 18th. The event will begin at 1pm ET on both days. Tickets can be purchased here.
When will the ADCC 2024 bracket be released? August 16th
The ADCC World Championship bracket will be announced during the second hour of the ADCC Hall of Fame and Bracket Reveal Show, which will be streamed on FloGrappling and the FloSports app at 9pm ET.
How to watch the 2024 ADCC World Championships
The 2024 ADCC World Championships will be streamed live in the United States on the FloGrappling and FloSports apps.
Replays, highlights and news will also be available on both platforms.
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ADCC Bracket Predictions
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