WNO BJJ: Who is the best Jiu Jitsu fighter? [2024 Rankings Update]
The WNO BJJ event – Flograppling WNO championship – is getting popular. This show is becoming popular for no gi jiu jitsu mainly.
It has plenty of support from big references such as Joe Rogan, Lex Friedman, and Alex Jones. As known and just to remind Joe Rogan is a no gi BJJ black belt under Eddie Bravo (10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu).
WNO – Who is the best?
WNO means Who’s Number 1 and is Flograppling’s fight event.
Flograppling has its jiu jitsu rankings results for different divisions like no gi or male black belt gi rankings, etc. starting from 2019. You will find a lot of prominent Brazilian jiu jitsu fighters and grappling names – Gordon Ryan, Roberto Satoshi Souza, Craig Jones, etc.
For instance, here are the 2024 FloGrappling Pound-For-Pound female black belt gi rankings:
| Ranking | Name | Team | Country | Previous |
| 1 | Ffion Davies | Essential | WAL | 1 |
| 2 | Elisabeth Clay | Ares BJJ | USA | 2 |
| 3 | Mayssa Bastos | Art of Jiu Jitsu | BRA | 3 |
| 4 | Amy Campo | Zenith | USA | 4 |
| 5 | Brianna Ste-Marie | BTT | CAN | 5 |
| 6 | Tammi Musumeci | Evolve MMA | USA | 6 |
| 7 | Andressa Cintra | Gracie Barra | BRA | 7 |
| 8 | Amanda Alequin | Gamblers | BRA | 8 |
| 9 | Alex Enriquez | Atos | USA | 9 |
| 10 | Nathiely de Jesus | Rodrigo Pinheiro BJJ | BRA | 10 |
| 11 | Gabi McComb | Atos | BRA | 11 |
| 12 | Adele Fornarino | Atos | AUS | 12 |
| 13 | Jasmine Rocha | Vagner Rocha Martial Arts | BRA | 13 |
| 14 | Danielle Kelly | Silver Fox BJJ | USA | 14 |
| 15 | Jessa Khan | Art of Jiu Jitsu | KHM | 15 |
And, of course, the 2023 FloGrappling Pound-For-Pound male black belt gi rankings:
| Ranking | Name | Team | Country | Previous |
| 1 | Gordon Ryan | New Wave Jiu-Jitsu | USA | 1 |
| 2 | Mica Galvao | Melqui Galvao JJ | BRA | 2 |
| 3 | Nicholas Meregali | New Wave Jiu-Jitsu | BRA | 3 |
| 4 | Dante Leon | Pedigo Submission Fighting | CAN | 4 |
| 5 | Diego Oliveira | AOJ | BRA | 5 |
| 6 | Diogo Reis | Melqui Galvao JJ | BRA | 6 |
| 7 | Tye Ruotolo | Atos | USA | 7 |
| 8 | Pedro Marinho | Gracie Barra | BRA | 8 |
| 9 | Mikey Musumeci | Evolve MMA | USA | 9 |
| 10 | Kade Ruotolo | Atos | USA | 10 |
| 11 | Kaynan Duarte | Atos | BRA | 11 |
| 12 | Craig Jones | B-Team | AUS | 12 |
| 13 | Fabricio Andrey | Alliance | BRA | 13 |
| 14 | Giancarlo Bodoni | New Wave Jiu-Jitsu | USA | 14 |
| 15 | Felipe Pena | Gracie Barra | BRA | 15 |
Earlier we shared the 3-minutes WNO submission by Danielle Kelly BJJ female fighter.
How much do WNO athletes earn?
The fighting fan community always tends to know, how much money you can earn from training jiu jitsu, MMA, grappling, etc. WNO athletes are not an exception. BJJ Reddit subscribers share their opinions:
“They don’t release the numbers because it gives a promoter more negotiation power, the only people who know are people who are on the same team or who have mutual managers.”
“Probably ranging from a thousand to a few grand depending on where you’re at on the card.”
“Andrew Wiltse an elite black belt got paid for 2k. A lot of the blues and purples get pay a percentages of the tickets they sell so not much.”
According to the information on the 2021 WNO Championship page, the event had more than $250,000 in total prizes.
The winner of placing 3rd was fighting for a $7,500 prize, the champion took home $30,000, and the 2nd place was granted $15,000.
Who is #1 in BJJ According to IBJJF Rankings?
The up-to-date 2024 IBJJF rankings data reveals to us, who does Brazilian jiu-jitsu the best.
Here are the top 10 best male BJJ black belts gi division
IBJJF Male Adult Black Belts Rankings 2024
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fellipe Andrew Leandro Silva | Alliance San Diego | 1239.0 |
| 2 | Victor Hugo Costa Marques | Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu | 841.5 |
| 3 | Erich Munis dos Santos | Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | 732.5 |
| 4 | Tainan Dalpra Costa | Art of Jiu Jitsu | 666 |
| 5 | Diego Oliveira Batista | Art of Jiu Jitsu | 516.0 |
| 6 | Kaynan Casemiro Duarte | Atos Jiu Jitsu USA | 474.0 |
| 7 | Nicholas de Barcellos Meregali | Renzo Gracie Austin | 447.0 |
| 8 | Gustavo Espindola Batista | Atos Jiu Jitsu USA | 431.0 |
| 9 | Cássio Felipe Sousa Costa | Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu – Brasil | 386.0 |
| 10 | Jansen Gomes Ramos | CheckMat | 384.5 |
Top 10 female black belts gi division in IBJJF 2024
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabrieli Pessanha de S. Marinho | Infight Jiu-Jitsu | 2385.0 |
| 2 | Melissa Stricker Cueto | Alliance San Diego | 1058.0 |
| 3 | Mayssa Caldas Pereira Bastos | Art of Jiu Jitsu | 877.5 |
| 4 | Amanda Magda de Oliveira | Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | 603.5 |
| 5 | Larissa Dias de Almeida | Elementum Jiu-Jitsu | 589.0 |
| 6 | Jessica Caroline Coelho Dantas | Pax Jiu-Jitsu Academy | 532.5 |
| 7 | Sábatha Laís Francisco dos Santos | Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | 516.0 |
| 8 | Andressa Mezari Cintra | Gracie Barra Texas | 486 |
| 9 | Ana Cristina Araujo Rodrigues | DreamArt | 474.0 |
| 10 | Bianca Barbosa Basilio | JFC Almeida JJ | 444 |
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