2025 Ju-Jitsu World Championships Day 1
Courtesy of: Ju-Jitsu International Federation
Text Credits: Ju-Jitsu International Federation
The 2025 Ju-Jitsu World Championships kicked off in style at Bangkok’s Indoor Stadium Huamark, welcoming the world’s top ju-jitsu athletes for an action-packed opening day of the Adult divisions. With high intensity matches across the Fighting, Duo, and Show systems, the competition showcased exceptional skill, strategy, and sportsmanship from over 70 nations.
The opening day featured the Men’s Fighting categories (-77kg, -85kg, -94kg, +94kg) and Women’s Fighting divisions (-45kg, -48kg, -52kg, -57kg), along with the Duo Women and Show Open events, crowning the first set of world champions in this year’s edition.
🥇 Men’s Fighting Medalists
–77 kg Category
🥇 Aaron Gomez Martin – Royal Spain Ju-Jitsu Federation (Spain)
🥈 Olivier Fleurmon – Fédération Française de Judo, Jujitsu, Kendo et DA (France)
🥉 Percy Kunsa – Fédération Française de Judo, Jujitsu, Kendo et DA (France)
–85 kg Category
🥇 Ruben Raghunath – Judo Bond Nederland (Netherlands)
🥈 Murad Hayrapetyan – Royal Spain Ju-Jitsu Federation (Spain)
🥉 Gautier Guillaume – Fédération Française de Judo, Jujitsu, Kendo et DA (France)
–94 kg Category
🥇 Mikhail Kostiuk – Individual Neutral Athletes
🥈 Filip Trajkovic – Ju-Jutsu Savez Srbije (Serbia)
🥉 Ruben Amegán Els – Fédération Française de Judo, Jujitsu, Kendo et DA (France)
+94 kg Category
🥇 Fabian Meyer – Deutscher Ju-Jitsu Verband e.V. (Germany)
🥈 Pierre-Louis Guerin – Fédération Française de Judo, Jujitsu, Kendo et DA (France)
🥉 Yea-on Kunathip – Ju-Jitsu Association of Thailand (Thailand)
🥋 Women’s Fighting Medalists
–45 kg Category
🥇 Kimberly Anne Custodio – Ju-Jitsu Federation of the Philippines Inc. (Philippines)
🥈 Aysha Al Shamsi – UAE Ju-Jitsu Federation (United Arab Emirates)
🥉 Balqees Abdulkareem Abdboh – UAE Ju-Jitsu Federation (United Arab Emirates)
–48 kg Category
🥇 Zhibek Kulumbetova – Kazakhstan Ju-Jitsu Association (Kazakhstan)
🥈 Raikhan Abdullayeva – Kazakhstan Ju-Jitsu Association (Kazakhstan)
🥉 Nutchaya Sugn – Ju-Jitsu Association of Thailand (Thailand)
–52 kg Category
🥇 Asma Al Hosani – UAE Ju-Jitsu Federation (United Arab Emirates)
🥈 Oleksandra Yakovenko – Ju-Jitsu Association of Ukraine (Ukraine)
🥉 Nuchanat Singchalad – Ju-Jitsu Association of Thailand (Thailand)
–57 kg Category
🥇 Annie Ramirez – Ju-Jitsu Federation of the Philippines Inc. (Philippines)
🥈 Astrid Scholin – Swedish Ju-Jitsu Federation (Sweden)
🥉 Lina Grosset – Fédération Française de Judo, Jujitsu, Kendo et DA (France)
🤝 Duo Women Medalists
🥇 Costa Giada / La Rosa Alice Antonia – FIJLKAM (Italy)
🥈 Panyaporn Phawophan / Kanyarath Phawophan – Ju-Jitsu Association of Thailand (Thailand)
🥉 Loane Collie / Morgan Rapilly – Belgian Ju-Jitsu Federation (Belgium)
🎭 Show Open Medalists
🥇 Kitpongsri Charatchai / Netpong Warut – Ju-Jitsu Association of Thailand (Thailand)
🥈 Johannes Horak / Gernot Riegl – Österreichischer Ju-Jitsu Verband (Austria)
🥉 Giada Costa / Sebastiano Amore – FIJLKAM (Italy)
JJIF President Panagiotis Theodoropoulos congratulated all athletes:
“The level of competition today reflects the tremendous growth of Ju-Jitsu worldwide. We witnessed a new generation of champions emerge, and the spirit of respect and discipline was evident in every match.”
The championship continues tomorrow with more exciting categories in the Men’s and Women’s Fighting, Jiu-Jitsu, and Duo Mixed events.