WHAT ARE THE WEIGHT DIVISION’S FOR WOMENS BJJ?
There are several weight division’s for women’s BJJ competitions/tournaments depending on the type of tournament you are entering.
Some Grappling tournaments require you to weight in the same day or the night before.
There a several well known tournaments that travel around the world as well as locally. Some share the same weight classes and some have a slight change.
Here is the typical women’s weight classes:
Women’s weight classes:
Rooster
Super featherweight
featherweight
Lightweight
Middleweight
Medium heavy
Heavy
LIST OF WOMEN’S BJJ TOURNAMENTS
Here is a list of some of the most well known tournaments and their women’s weight classes:
IBJJF– The most well known and prestigious BJJ tournament that travel across the world.
Requirements to compete:
- School must to be registered with the IBJJF
- Fill out the form and become a member
- IBJJF approved Gi and No Gi
- CLICK HERE TO COMPETE
NBJJF– Second biggest national Brazilian jiu jitsu tournament founded in 2005.
Requirements to compete:
- School must be registered with the NBJJF
- Fill out a form to become a member
- NBJJF approved GI and no Gi
- CLICK HERE TO COMPETE
Grappling Industries- A Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and submission- wrestling tournament that focuses on the round robin style format.
Requirements to compete:
- Must Register for event
- pay registration fee
- Gi and No Gi uniforms are less strict
- CLICK HERE TO COMPETE
NAGA- Naga has been throwing grappling events for over a decade and in the past has had lots of former and current UFC/MMA fighters compete for their tournament.
Requirements to compete:
- must register
- pay registration fee
- rules are similar to IBJJF
- CLICK HERE TO COMPETE
