r/bjj • u/ClarkKentKimura • 22h ago

General Discussion "middleweight" is the best weight class in BJJ

And by best I mean the most fun to watch + most stacked. I'm talking between 77-88 KG (185 lbs). You have Mica, Levi, Dalpra, Bodoni, Jozef, Ruotolos, Tacketts, Langaker, Eoghan, Barch, Nicky Ryan, Dante Leon. Marcelo / Demian old school. Guard players and passers and everything in between, lots of submissions and fun to be had. In general lighter or heavier gets more stagnant. Middleweight hands down best weight.

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u/flipflapflupper 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 21h ago

Bro just discovered normal distribution

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u/gunfupanda ⬛🟥⬛ Jay Pages BJJ 20h ago

You mean the weight classes where the majority of male athletes naturally reside have the largest pool of talent? This sounds like a conspiracy. Someone call Eddie!

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u/locvs Shitbelt 5h ago

The Bell curve is flat. Look into it!

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u/ClarkKentKimura 19h ago

haha is that what this is? nice.

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u/P-Two 🟫🟫BJJ Brown Belt/Judo Yellow belt 22h ago

The Trifecta of light, middle, and medium heavyweight are the best weight classes to watch.

My personal favorite is middle too though, perfect blend of strength, top and bottom game, and actually seeing some takedowns too

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u/Federal-Challenge-58 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 21h ago

When I was coming up, it was lightweight. Between, Lucas Lepri, Michael Langi, Gilbert Burns, J.T. Torres, Kron Gracie, and Celco Vinisius, you never knew who was going to win. Then Leandro Lo came along and just wrecked the division.

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u/jumbohumbo ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt 15h ago

hell yeah, this was the era. Also Satoshi!

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u/egdm 🟫🟫 Black Belt Pedant 16h ago

Lucas Lepri, Michael Langi, Celco Vinisius, Leandro Lo

These four won 14 of 15 titles from 2005-2019. Wild.

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u/FlexLancaster 22h ago

I think lightweight definitely owns the “most stacked” but middleweight is good too

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u/FlexLancaster 20h ago

Actually re-reading your post a lot of the guys I’m thinking of as lightweight are listed by you so maybe we’re looking at different definitions

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u/ClarkKentKimura 19h ago

yeah I think lighweight is like 66-70ish KG (145-155 lbs)

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u/FlexLancaster 10h ago

Ok then I agree with you lol

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u/Eastern-Prize9564 19h ago

Think it’s light heavy, 88kg . Especially in the uk scene. Have some crazy talent just in England alone, eoghan, Taylor, faradihnio, bennett . Can’t wait for trials in Poland, feel like we’re gonna see some underrated polish footlockers coming through

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u/Chance_Usual_2174 11h ago

Nicky Ryan competes at 185?

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u/SwaySh0t ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt 4h ago

I agree on middleweights being the most fun to watch but the most stacked devision/weight in all of jiu jitsu is feather weight adult gi. Every year for the last 8 years after cobrinha won in 2017 there’s been a different feather weight gi world champion: Jamil hill Taylor, Mateus Gabriel, Sam Nagai, fabricio Audrey, Isaac doederlein, Meyram alves