No-gi divisions & weight classes
Plan your competition day with the rules, divisions, and event information below.
Before choosing a division, read the uniform, hygiene, and no-gi experience requirements. Master 4 is available for athletes age 50 and over.
No-Gi Divisions
No-Gi Weight Classes
IMPORTANT NOTE: Competitors weigh-in WITH no-gi uniform on. The correction deadline is 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the Friday of the week before the tournament (eight days before a Saturday event). Check the individual event registration page for its exact calendar date and any event-specific updates. To avoid disqualification, we recommend that all competitors double check their weight before this date, especially youth and junior competitors as sudden growth spurts can happen.
Children, Youth, and Juniors (ages 5-17) Weight Classes *
When registering, children, youth, and junior competitors, are required to submit actual current weight. Please be accurate and double check weight with their no-gi attire, as these numbers will help us to form the best brackets possible. Please avoid having children cut weight. In order to discourage weight cutting with our children, we use what is commonly called and known as the 10-2 rule. We try and keep the children within 10% of each others body weight and within 2 years in age.
*Please note that children and youth division routinely combine boys and girls.
Children, youth, and junior No-Gi Weight Divisions
(ages 5-12)
- Up to 40.0 lbs.
- 40.1 – 50.0 lbs.
- 50.1 – 60.0 lbs.
- 60.1 – 70.0 lbs.
- 70.1 – 80.0 lbs.
- 80.1 – 90.0 lbs.
- 90.1 – 100.0 lbs.
- 100.1 – 110.0 lbs.
- 110.1 – 122.5 lbs.
- 122.6 – 135.0 lbs.
- 135.1 lbs. and over (may move to Junior division)
(ages 13-17)
- Rooster: up – 118.0 lbs.
- Light Feather: 118.1 – 129.0 lbs.
- Feather: 129.1 – 141.5 lbs.
- Light: 141.6 – 152.5 lbs.
- Middle: 152.6 – 163.5 lbs.
- Medium Heavy: 163.6 – 175.0 lbs.
- Heavy: 175.1 – 186.0 lbs.
- Super Heavy: 186.1 – 197.0 lbs.
- Ultra Heavy: no maximum weight
*Please avoid having children, youth, and juniors cut weight.
*Please avoid having children cut weight. In order to discourage weight cutting with our children, we use what is commonly called and known as the 10-2 rule. We try and keep the children within 10% of each others body weight and within 2 years in age.
Men
Weight Divisions
| Division | Weight (lb) |
|---|---|
| Rooster | 122.5 lbs. and Below |
| Light Feather | 122.6 to 136.0 lbs. |
| Feather | 136.1 to 149.0 lbs. |
| Light | 149.1 to 162.5 lbs. |
| Middle | 162.6 to 175.5 lbs. |
| Medium Heavy | 175.6 to 188.5 lbs. |
| Heavy | 188.6 to 202.0 lbs. |
| Super-Heavy | 202.1 to 215.0 lbs. |
| Ultra Heavy | 215.1 lbs. and Above |
Women
Weight Divisions
| Division | Weight (lb) |
|---|---|
| Class A | 136.0 lbs. and Below |
| Class B | 136.1 to 158.0 lbs. |
| Class C | 158.1 lbs and Above |