Most individual gold medals won at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation World Championships (female)

The most individual gold medals won at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation World Championships (female) is 12 and was achieved by Gabrieli Pessanha (Brazil) in Long Beach, California, USA, on 31 May 2026.

On 31 May 2026, Gabrieli Pessanha (Brazil) set the record for the most individual gold medals won at the IBJJF World Championships (female) with 12 titles, achieved in Long Beach, California, USA. Competing for the InFight team, Pessanha claimed both the Women's Super-Heavyweight and Women's Absolute titles at the 2026 event, pushing her career total to 12 and making her the most decorated female competitor in the tournament's history. In the Super-Heavyweight final she controlled Tayane Porfirio with calculated pressure and methodical scoring to win by points, then carried that momentum into the Absolute bracket, submitting Maria Ruffatto via a straight ankle lock in the semifinals before beating Porfirio again in the final by a 2–0 score. The 2026 IBJJF World Championship ran from 28–31 May at Long Beach, California, and was contested entirely in the gi across nine weight divisions for each gender plus an Open Weight Absolute division. Pessanha's milestone extends a run of dominance that has included multiple IBJJF Grand Slams (sweeping the European, Pan American, Brazilian National and World titles in the same season) across both gi and no-gi competition in recent years.