Who is the highest ranking BB who has won a world championship in Men's BB?

[lechien]

Originally Posted by Dirty Holt

Damn, a lot more than I had originally thought, but not that many at all.

That was just a few guys that won the 96 world. I guess there would be lot more if I had the time to go trought the list of 96 and later on

[Shizzx]

Robson “Robinho” Moura

World Championships: 8
Years 1996 / 1997 / 1998 / 1999 / 2000 / 2002 / 2007/ 2012

but he did the masters year

[ShanghaiBJJ]

Ok, this is now officially a BJJ legends thread! Let's get to know some people whose name we may have never heard before.

Below is the list of NEW Blackbelt Mundials Champions until 2004, meaning only the names of people that had not won a gold at BB before the year that they are mentioned.

Let's fill out the list with some info on stripes etc...

1996
Marcos Barreto
Hélio Moreira [5th degree]
Royler Gracie [7th degree]
Paulo Barroso
Roberto "Gordo" Correa [3rd degree]
Roberto "Roleta" Magalhães
Fabio Gurgel [5th degree]
Ricardo Liborio
Jose Mario Sperry [5th degree]
Amauri Bitetti [5th degree]

1997
Robson Moura [4th degree]
João Roque
Marcio Feitosa [4th degree]
Saulo Ribeiro [4th degree]
Luiz Guilherme [3rd degree]

1998
MARCELO FERREIRA [6th degree]
LEONARDO VIEIRA [4th degree]
FERNANDO VASCONCELOS
RAFAEL "Gordhino" CORREA
ROBERTO TRAVEN [6th degree]

1999
Omar Salum
Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro [4th degree]
Alexandre "Gigi" Paiva [5th degree]
Murilo Bustamante [5th degree]
Leonardo Leite
Rodrigo Medeiros "Comprido"

2000
BJ Penn
Fernando Terere

2001
BERNARDO PITEL
RICARDO VIEIRA
FREDSON PAIXÃO [3rd degree]
FERNANDO PONTES "Margarida"
FERNANDO MARQUES
MÁRCIO CORLETA

2002 (What a year for Gracie Barra, 8 put of 10 golds at BB!!)
Marcos Norat
Carlos Lemos
Delson Heleno
Fabio Leopoldo [3rd degree]
Gabriel Vella
Marcio Cruz "Pe de Pano" [3rd degree]

2003
Felipe Costa
Bibiano Fernandes
Mario Reis
Daniel Moraes
Cassio Werneck [4th degree]
Jefferson Moura
Eric Wanderley
Fabricio Werdum

2004
Gabriel Moraes
Fernando Vieira
Marcelo Garcia [3rd degree]
Bráulio Estima
Alexandre Ribeiro [3rd degree]
Roger Gracie
Ronaldo de Souza "Jacaré"

[Dirty Holt]

Shanghai, that was the EXACT type post I was looking for. Thanks

[Uchi Mata]

Originally Posted by ShanghaiBJJ

Ok, this is now officially a BJJ legends thread! Let's get to know some people whose name we may have never heard before.

Below is the list of NEW Blackbelt Mundials Champions until 2004, meaning only the names of people that had not won a gold at BB before the year that they are mentioned.

Let's fill out the list with some info on stripes etc...

1996
Marcos Barreto
Hélio Moreira [5th degree]
Royler Gracie [7th degree]
Paulo Barroso
Roberto "Gordo" Correa [3rd degree]
Roberto "Roleta" Magalhães
Fabio Gurgel [5th degree]
Ricardo Liborio
Jose Mario Sperry [5th degree]
Amauri Bitetti [5th degree]

1997
Robson Moura [4th degree]
João Roque
Marcio Feitosa [4th degree]
Saulo Ribeiro [4th degree]
Luiz Guilherme [3rd degree]

1998
MARCELO FERREIRA [6th degree]
LEONARDO VIEIRA [4th degree]
FERNANDO VASCONCELOS
RAFAEL "Gordhino" CORREA
ROBERTO TRAVEN [6th degree]

1999
Omar Salum
Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro [4th degree]
Alexandre "Gigi" Paiva [5th degree]
Murilo Bustamante [5th degree]
Leonardo Leite
Rodrigo Medeiros "Comprido"

2000
BJ Penn
Fernando Terere

2001
BERNARDO PITEL
RICARDO VIEIRA
FREDSON PAIXÃO [3rd degree]
FERNANDO PONTES "Margarida"
FERNANDO MARQUES
MÁRCIO CORLETA

2002 (What a year for Gracie Barra, 8 put of 10 golds at BB!!)
Marcos Norat
Carlos Lemos
Delson Heleno
Fabio Leopoldo [3rd degree]
Gabriel Vella
Marcio Cruz "Pe de Pano" [3rd degree]

2003
Felipe Costa
Bibiano Fernandes
Mario Reis
Daniel Moraes
Cassio Werneck [4th degree]
Jefferson Moura
Eric Wanderley
Fabricio Werdum

2004
Gabriel Moraes
Fernando Vieira
Marcelo Garcia [3rd degree]
Bráulio Estima
Alexandre Ribeiro [3rd degree]
Roger Gracie
Ronaldo de Souza "Jacaré"

That's a cool list, but that' their rank NOW, right? Not when the last won Mundials?

[100%Jiu-Jitsu]

Originally Posted by Uchi Mata

That's a cool list, but that' their rank NOW, right? Not when the last won Mundials?

Correct. But that was apparently what Holt wanted to know. I was also confused.