ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
Year Host 66 kg 77 kg 88 kg 99 kg +99 kg Absolute
1998 Abu Dhabi Alexander Freitas ( 1/1 ) Renzo Gracie ( 1/2 ) Rodrigo Gracie ( 1/1 ) Mario Sperry ( 1/2 ) Ricco Rodriguez ( 1/1 ) Mario Sperry ( 2/2 )
1999 Abu Dhabi Royler Gracie ( 1/3 ) Jean Jacques Machado ( 1/1 ) Karimula Barkalaev ( 1/1 ) Jeff Monson ( 1/2 ) Mark Kerr ( 1/3 ) Roberto Traven ( 1/1 )
2000 Abu Dhabi Royler Gracie ( 2/3 ) Renzo Gracie ( 2/2 ) Saulo Ribeiro ( 1/2 ) Ricardo Arona ( 1/3 ) Mark Kerr ( 2/3 ) Mark Kerr ( 3/3 )
2001 Abu Dhabi Royler Gracie ( 3/3 ) Marcio Feitosa ( 1/1 ) Sanae Kikuta ( 1/1 ) Ricardo Arona ( 2/3 ) Mark Robinson ( 1/1 ) Ricardo Arona ( 3/3 )
2003 São Paulo Leo Vieira ( 1/2 ) Marcelo Garcia ( 1/4 ) Saulo Ribeiro ( 2/2 ) Jon Olav Einemo ( 1/1 ) Márcio Cruz ( 1/1 ) Dean Lister ( 1/2 )
2005 Los Angeles Leo Vieira ( 2/2 ) Marcelo Garcia ( 2/4 ) Ronaldo Souza ( 1/1 ) Roger Gracie ( 1/2 ) Jeff Monson ( 2/2 ) Roger Gracie ( 2/2 )
2007 Trenton Rani Yahya ( 1/1 ) Marcelo Garcia ( 3/4 ) Demian Maia ( 1/1 ) Alexandre Ribeiro ( 1/2 ) Fabrício Werdum ( 1/2 ) Robert Drysdale ( 1/1 )
2009 Barcelona Rafael Mendes ( 1/2 ) Pablo Popovitch ( 1/1 ) Braulio Estima ( 1/2 ) Alexandre Ribeiro ( 2/2 ) Fabrício Werdum ( 2/2 ) Braulio Estima ( 2/2 )
2011 Nottingham Rafael Mendes ( 2/2 ) Marcelo Garcia ( 4/4 ) André Galvão ( 1/2 ) Dean Lister ( 2/2 ) Vinny Magalhães ( 1/1 ) André Galvão ( 2/2 )
2013 Beijing Rubens Charles ( 1/3 ) Kron Gracie ( 1/1 ) Romulo Barral ( 1/1 ) João Assis ( 1/1 ) Marcus Almeida ( 1/2 ) Roberto Abreu ( 1/1 )
2015 São Paulo Rubens Charles ( 2/3 ) Davi Ramos ( 1/1 ) Yuri Simões ( 1/2 ) Rodolfo Vieira ( 1/1 ) Orlando Sanchez ( 1/1 ) Claudio Calasans ( 1/1 )
2017 Espoo Rubens Charles ( 3/3 ) Jonathan Torres ( 1/2 ) Gordon Ryan ( 1/3 ) Yuri Simões ( 2/2 ) Marcus Almeida ( 2/2 ) Felipe Pena ( 1/1 )
2019 Anaheim Augusto Mendes ( 1/1 ) Jonathan Torres ( 2/2 ) Matheus Diniz ( 1/1 ) Gordon Ryan ( 2/3 ) Kaynan Duarte ( 1/1 ) Gordon Ryan ( 3/3 )
ADCC World Championships -- List of ADCC Champions in Men 's Submission Wrestling by Year and Weight
The ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship is a grappling competition involving professional athletes who have been successful at the highest levels of Luta Livre, wrestling, catch wrestling, judo, jiu-jitsu, sambo, shooto and mixed martial arts. The rules of the event disallow strikes while promoting grappling and submissions. ADCC refers to the Abu Dhabi Combat Club, and the event was originally hosted in Abu Dhabi. Later host countries have included Brazil, China, Finland, Spain, the UK, and the US.