International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation, Inc.

Name

International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation, Inc.

Legal name

International BJJ, Inc.

Website

https://www.ibjjf.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Federation / Martial Arts Governance

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

International Sport Federations (IFs) (MPAKAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Combat Sports Sanctioning Bodies & Commissions (Boxing/MMA/Kickboxing) (MPAKAFAI), Grappling & Submission Wrestling Promotions (MPAKAHAE), Combat Sports Event Series & Tournament Operators (Grand Prix, leagues) (MPAKAHAI)

Keywords

• Sports federation governance
• Mixed martial arts competitions
• Athlete ranking systems
• Belt certification programs
• Championship event management

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Athlete Membership Fees: Annual or periodic membership fees for athletes to register with IBJJF, which provides official recognition of their graduation/belt ranking and eligibility to compete in sanctioned events.
2. Championship Registration Fees: Fees charged to athletes for entering IBJJF-sanctioned competitions including World Championships, Regional Opens, and other tournaments.
3. Academy Registration: Registration fees for academies to become IBJJF registered academies and participate in the academy ranking system.
4. Rules Course and Educational Materials: Revenue from Rules Courses, seminars, webinars, and official IBJJF books and videos.
5. Official Merchandise (IBJJF Shop): Sale of official IBJJF merchandise through ibjjfshop.com.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IBJJF sanctions, organizes, and governs Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitions worldwide, offering athlete and academy memberships, championship registration, official belt (graduation) certification, and rules education. The federation maintains the sport's standardized rules, uniform regulations, and athlete and academy ranking systems across Gi and No-Gi disciplines, while producing a global championship calendar including World, Pan, European, and regional International Open events.

Product overview

IBJJF operates a unified platform for governing, sanctioning, and managing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitions worldwide. The core offering consists of a championship management system paired with athlete membership and ranking databases. Supporting modules include black belt certification, academy registration, rules education (online course, seminars, webinars), anti-doping services, and Safe Sport programs. The platform tracks over 1,500 male and 550 female black belt athletes across global rankings and manages events spanning the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Athlete Membership
• IBJJF-Sanctioned Championships
• Academy Registration
• Black Belt Certification Program
• Rules Education Courses and Materials
• Official IBJJF Merchandise
• Anti-Doping Program
• Safe Sport Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Global championship events attracting athletes from multiple continents

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FloSportscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFloSports serves as the official streaming partner for IBJJF championships, providing live and on-demand coverage of major events including World Master IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Pan Kids IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship, and other flagship competitions through FloGrappling.
• YouTube (Official IBJJF Channel)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerIBJJF maintains an official YouTube channel featuring athlete documentaries, championship highlights, training content, and match footage. Content includes series like 'THE FUTURE IS NOW | Jalen's Road to 2x World Champion' and athlete-specific documentaries.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Polaris Pro Grappling: Polaris is an invite-only professional grappling event series with production values and rules aimed at mainstream audiences. It is a peer through alternative-event competition for elite athletes and viewers, especially in the UK/European market.
• Craig Jones Invitational / Who Is Number One (WNO): WNO and the Craig Jones Invitational are newer, high-profile submission-only events featuring prize purses that rival or exceed IBJJF prize money. They are emerging competitors for top athlete attention and viewer engagement, particularly in no-gi.

Direct peers

• Sport Jiu-Jitsu International Federation (SJJIF): SJJIF runs its own BJJ and grappling championships, national federations, and athlete rankings. It directly competes with IBJJF for athletes, academies, and event dates, and represents an alternative BJJ governing body for athletes frustrated with IBJJF rules.
• ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club): ADCC organizes the most prestigious submission grappling/no-gi tournament in the world. It overlaps with IBJJF's elite-athlete audience and competes for top competitors and broadcast attention, particularly in the no-gi format.
• Confederação Brasileira de Jiu-Jitsu (CBJJ / CBJJE): The Brazilian national BJJ federation runs domestic Brazilian championships and is the historical authority in the sport's home country. It competes with IBJJF for the Brazilian athlete pool and influences which rules are considered canonical.

Regional players

• UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation (UAEJJF): UAEJJF is a heavily state-sponsored national federation running the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam and World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Tour. It is a comparable governing body and event operator, but its primary geographic scope (UAE/MENA) and government funding make it more of a regional parallel than a head-to-head competitor in IBJJF's core markets.

Others

• FloGrappling / FloSports: FloGrappling is IBJJF's primary streaming partner and the dominant media platform for competitive grappling. It is ecosystem-critical but a partner/enabler rather than a direct competitor, comparable through its role in monetizing IBJJF event IP.

Broad incumbents

• International Judo Federation (IJF): The IJF is the IOC-recognized international federation for judo, a closely related grappling sport. While it governs a different discipline, it is a structural peer in combat-sports federation governance, rules dissemination, anti-doping, and Olympic pathway strategy.
• Ju-Jitsu International Federation (JJIF): JJIF is the IOC-recognized international federation for ju-jitsu as a whole, including BJJ. It competes with IBJJF for legitimacy as the sport's governing body and pursues Olympic inclusion, making it the closest structural peer in federation-level governance.
• UFC (Zuffa / TKO Group): UFC is the dominant global MMA promotion and an adjacent combat-sports property. Many IBJJF athletes cross over into MMA/UFC, and UFC's Fight Pass and event content overlap thematically with IBJJF's FloGrappling distribution, positioning UFC as a broader-incumbent combat-sports peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ibjjf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ibjjf

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Funding overview

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Investors

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