Description
Ocean BJJ Pro Championship is a No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament with an exclusive ruleset, organized by UIJJ / FIJLKAM. It is open to all grappling disciplines, including Judo, BJJ, Sambo, Olympic Wrestling, MMA, or any other grappling skill.
STRUCTURE
Ocean is divided into two phases:
Phase 1 >>> Trial: Multiple selection events held in various Italian and European cities.
Phase 2 >>> Final: The winners of the Trials will compete in a one-night event, alongside Special Guests invited by Ocean, to fight for the final cash prize.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Trial registration is open to everyone, with no restrictions on Age / Belt Rank / Discipline / Nationality.
There are two weight categories:
Man
-80 kg (Lightweight) and Openweight (any weight category).
Women
-65 kg (Lightweight) and Openweight (any weight category).
To qualify for the Finals, you only need to win one Trial.
If you don’t win a Trial, you can compete in as many Trials as you want.
PRIZES
FINAL PRIZE FOR LIGHT WEIGHT WINNER 10.000 EUROS*
FINAL PRIZE FOR OPEN WEIGHT WINNER 10.000 EUROS*
*TOTAL OF ATHLETES AT THE END OF ALL TRIALS:
30 to 49 athletes --> 2.500€ (For male and female for both category)
50 to 99 athletes --> 5.000€ (For male and female for both weight category)
100 to 149 athletes --> 7.500€ (For male and female for both weight category)
OVER 150 athletes --> 10.000€ (For male and female for both weight category)
Prize for Category Winners at September 2025 Finale
Additionally, there are three cash bonuses for:
- Best Submission
- Best Throw
- Most Submissions
RULESET
The exclusive Ocean ruleset is designed to prioritize submissions.
If no submission occurs, the scoring system follows this order of priority:
Submission Advantages
Points
Penalties
You can check the full ruleset on our website: oceanbjj.com
ACADEMY / TEAM
During Ocean Trial registration, you must fill out the "Your Academy and Team/Association" section.
There are three options:
1 - If your academy is already on Smoothcomp → Select it from the drop-down menu.
2 - If your academy is not listed → You can create a new academy following the guided process, then select it during registration.
3 - If you don’t want to select an academy → Enter "No Academy" in the "Academy/Club" field.
FOR ANY INFORMATION
REGISTRATION >>> trial@oceanbjj.com
GENERAL INFO or RULES >>> submission@oceanbjj.com
