Paweł Jaworski
Paweł Jaworski, a leg-locking guard player from Academia Gorila in Warsaw, won IBJJF no-gi world gold as a new black belt and ADCC gold at 22 in Kraków.
Biography
Sources for this profile
IBJJF, «Five Gold Medals in Five Weeks: The Rise of Poland's Pawel Jaworski», Kaelan Crisosto, 19 November 2025.(opens in a new tab)
At the 2025 Pan No-Gi he beat Wallisson Souza, the reigning medium-heavy No-Gi world champion, by advantage.
Where in the source: Penultimate paragraph, rematch sentence — «advantage»
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Jaworski told IBJJF he simply wants to be known for beautiful and effective jiu-jitsu.
Where in the source: Closing quote of the article — «beautiful and effective»
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IBJJF described Jaworski in November 2025 as an Academia Gorila athlete guided by head coach Marcin Polczyk.
Where in the source: Article opening paragraph, second sentence (team and coach named)
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He opened his 2025 no-gi season at the IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship in early October, winning the medium-heavy division for his first major black belt title.
Where in the source: Third paragraph, first sentence — «first major»
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He followed with double gold at the 2025 IBJJF European No-Gi Championship; IBJJF says he has won double gold at that event at purple, brown and black belt, and that seven of his nine opponents there in 2025 were submitted.
Where in the source: Third paragraph, European No-Gi sentences — «forced to tap»
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A week after the European No-Gi he won double gold at the IBJJF Dublin Open; IBJJF counted five golds and one bronze across the three tournaments in five weeks.
Where in the source: Paragraph after the European No-Gi paragraph (Dublin Open) — «single bronze»
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IBJJF wrote that he favours lower-body submissions set up from guard, and that his latest instructional focused on inside heel hook variations and the false reap.
Where in the source: Paragraph on his technique, after the Dublin Open paragraph — «lower body submissions»
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Jaworski told IBJJF that his flexibility sometimes lets him enter leg locks from unusual positions, and that he wants to put on exciting matches for the audience.
Where in the source: Quoted paragraph after the technique paragraph — «almost weird positions»
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Jaworski said he thinks Academia Gorila is the first gym in Europe to truly let young athletes make a living from jiu-jitsu, and that the sport is becoming popular in Poland.
Where in the source: Paragraph naming Mateusz Szczecinski, Jaworski's quote — «make a living»
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IBJJF noted that Mateusz Szczeciński is both a training partner and a coach to Jaworski at Academia Gorila.
Where in the source: Paragraph comparing his game with a teammate's — «training partner»
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IBJJF gave his age as 21 in its article of 19 November 2025, during his first black belt no-gi season.
Where in the source: Third paragraph, sentence on his European No-Gi titles (age stated)
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Academia Gorila, «Trenerzy» (coaches page), gorila.pl, undated; Polish original.(opens in a new tab)
Academia Gorila's coaches page lists Paweł Jaworski on its Brazilian jiu-jitsu coaching team and says he teaches private classes at the academy.
Where in the source: Trenerzy page, section MEET THE BJJ TEAM, collapsible entry 'Paweł Jaworski', first sentence — «Prowadzi zajęcia indywidualne»
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According to the academy's coach profile, Jaworski has trained combat sports since the age of six, starting with judo, and has trained Brazilian jiu-jitsu for 11 years.
Where in the source: Trenerzy page, entry 'Paweł Jaworski', first paragraph — «zaczynając od judo»
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The academy profile lists his biggest achievements as an IBJJF world title, double gold at the IBJJF European Championship, first place at the IBJJF Pan Ams at black belt, and a win at the ADCC European trials.
Where in the source: Trenerzy page, entry 'Paweł Jaworski', first paragraph — «zwycięstwo w europejskich trialsach ADCC»
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The academy profile says Jaworski has taught classes since 2020, has been attached to Academia Gorila as a coach for three years at the time the undated page was read (October 2026), and that his coaching stresses a good atmosphere, a practical approach and his students' continued development.
Where in the source: Trenerzy page, entry 'Paweł Jaworski', second paragraph — «Zajęcia prowadzi od 2020 roku»
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Marcin Polczyk's coach profile on the same page names Jaworski among the world, European and Polish champions whose successes Polczyk helped build after devoting himself from 2020 to the academy's competition team.
Where in the source: Trenerzy page, collapsible entry 'Marcin Polczyk' — «współtworząc sukcesy mistrzów świata»
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Academia Gorila, «Competition Team», gorila.pl, undated; Polish original.(opens in a new tab)
Academia Gorila's competition team page names Paweł Jaworski among the athletes who represent the team.
Where in the source: Competition Team page, paragraph listing team members — «REPREZENTUJĄ TAKIE NAZWISKA JAK PAWEŁ JAWORSKI»
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Academia Gorila says its competition team was founded in 2020 on Marcin Polczyk's initiative, that he is still its head coach, and that it was set up as one of Europe's first professional Brazilian jiu-jitsu teams, giving young athletes training and organisational support so they could commit fully to competing.
Where in the source: Competition Team page, first two paragraphs — «POWOŁANY DO ŻYCIA W 2020 ROKU»
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IBJJF, «2025 No-Gi Worlds | Black Belt Day 2 Recap», Kaelan Crisosto, 14 December 2025.(opens in a new tab)
At the 2025 IBJJF No-Gi World Championship, Jaworski beat Sebastian Rodriguez by two points in the medium-heavy semifinal; IBJJF wrote that his guard drew penalties that decided the match.
Where in the source: Male Divisions, paragraph on Pawel Jaworski — «drawing penalties»
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In the black belt medium-heavy final he entangled Gabriel Brod's legs and finished him with an inside heel hook from cross-ashi in under 90 seconds, becoming the 2025 black belt No-Gi world champion at medium-heavyweight.
Where in the source: Same paragraph, final described — «under 90 seconds»; list '2025 Black Belt No-Gi World Champions', Male Divisions, Medium-Heavyweight
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IBJJF described Jaworski as a Poland native representing Academia Gorila, and said the world title capped a rookie black belt season in which he won European, Pan and No-Gi World gold.
Where in the source: Male Divisions, paragraph on Pawel Jaworski, first and last sentences — «rookie season»
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IBJJF presented his 2025 No-Gi world title as part of a wave of young European talent making its mark on the sport.
Where in the source: Male Divisions, paragraph on Pawel Jaworski, last sentence — «young European talent»
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IBJJF, «Match Rewind | Pawel Jaworski Continues to Impress», Kaelan Crisosto, 4 August 2026.(opens in a new tab)
An IBJJF article published in August 2026 reported that he had recently won double gold at the Brasileiro No-Gi, submitting all eight of his medium-heavy and open-class opponents.
Where in the source: Second paragraph after the match heading — «Brasileiro No-Gi double-gold»
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At the IBJJF Venice Jesolo Open on 4 July 2026 he won double gold; IBJJF singled out the top pressure and tripod passing he used in the medium-heavy final against Luis Sandoya, which he finished with a z-lock.
Where in the source: Match heading 'Venice Jesolo Open Medium-Heavyweight Finals'; fourth and fifth paragraphs — «tripod passing system», «z-lock finish»
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IBJJF's analysis said his top game was still developing and that his dominance came mainly from the leg-lock system that won him the 2025 No-Gi world title.
Where in the source: Paragraph beginning 'To keep this in perspective' — «building phase»
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ONE Championship, «5 Things To Know About Polish Grappling Sensation Pawel Jaworski», Kriel Ibarrola, 8 January 2026.(opens in a new tab)
ONE Championship named Marcin Polczyk and Jędrek Loska of Academia Gorila in Warsaw as his coaches and mentors.
Where in the source: Section #1, second paragraph — «coaches and mentors»
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ONE said his double gold at the 2025 IBJJF No-Gi European Championship came in the 85 kg division and the absolute, and that he finished seven of nine opponents with inside heel hooks, outside heel hooks and straight ankle locks.
Where in the source: Section #2, second paragraph — «and the absolute»
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ONE reported that he beat PJ Barch and Devhonte Johnson at Polaris, and that he stood out at the ADCC EMEA trials and the CJI 2 trials.
Where in the source: Section #2, third paragraph — «at Polaris»
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ONE wrote that Jaworski regards his teammate Mateusz Szczeciński as his biggest idol, and that he has trained at specialised camps across Europe, including the Leglock Camp series.
Where in the source: Section #3, second and third paragraphs — «biggest idol», «Leglock Camp»
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ONE reported that he released an instructional on inside leg locks and false reaps, and described his approach to the reverse De La Riva guard as the base of his leg-lock attacks.
Where in the source: Section #4, second and third paragraphs — «innovative approach»
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ONE said he has taught seminars across Europe and in Brazil alongside head coach Marcin Polczyk, and that travel is his main interest outside grappling.
Where in the source: Section #5, second paragraph — «teaching seminars»
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ONE Championship, «'I'm Just Living The Life' – How A Weight Loss Mission Became Pawel Jaworski's Lifelong Grappling Obsession», Kriel Ibarrola, 1 March 2026.(opens in a new tab)
In an interview with ONE Championship, Jaworski said he began combat sports at six with judo, trained judo for five years, and started jiu-jitsu at 11.
Where in the source: Second quoted block — «when I was 11»
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ONE wrote that he grew up in the small Polish town of Mława, where high-level jiu-jitsu training was not available.
Where in the source: Paragraph introducing his hometown, and the passage after the second quoted block — «town of Mława»
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Jaworski said he moved from his hometown to a bigger city so he could learn from classes, seminars and private lessons; ONE wrote that the move to Warsaw brought him to Academia Gorila and coach Marcin Polczyk.
Where in the source: Sentence on the move to Warsaw and the fourth quoted block after it — «classes, seminars, and privates»
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Jaworski described himself as obsessed with jiu-jitsu, saying he has no other hobbies and that everything in his life is set around the sport, which he suggested may be the key to his progress.
Where in the source: Final quoted block — «obsessed with jiu-jitsu»
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He told ONE he sees himself as an ordinary guy from Poland who trains jiu-jitsu and is living the life he dreamed of as a child when he started.
Where in the source: Quoted block after the move to Warsaw — «nobody special»
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ONE Championship, «'He's The Best In The World' – Pawel Jaworski Ready To Dethrone Tye Ruotolo At ONE Fight Night 41», Kriel Ibarrola, 23 February 2026.(opens in a new tab)
Jaworski told ONE that the organisation contacted his team between the semifinal and the final of the IBJJF No-Gi Worlds in December 2025, that they accepted at once, and that his coach then told him it would be a title match against Tye Ruotolo.
Where in the source: First quoted block — «semifinal and the final»
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Before the match, Jaworski called Ruotolo the best in the world and said he would take the fight into leg locks, having noticed that most of Ruotolo's losses came by leg lock or decision.
Where in the source: Quoted block after 'credible path to the upset' — «leg locks or by decision»
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ONE set the bout as a 10-minute submission grappling match for Ruotolo's ONE welterweight submission grappling world title, at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, as Jaworski's first match in ONE.
Where in the source: First and second paragraphs — «10-minute all-grappling showdown»
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ONE Championship, athlete page «Pawel Jaworski», onefc.com, read 5 October 2026.(opens in a new tab)
ONE Championship's athlete page lists his country as Poland and records two submission grappling bouts: a unanimous-decision loss to Tye Ruotolo at ONE Fight Night 41 (dated 14 March 2026) and a first-round submission win over Rafael Lovato Jr. at 1:51 at ONE Fight Night 47 (dated 5 September 2026).
Where in the source: Athlete header 'Country: Poland'; table 'Event Results', rows LOSS (Tye Ruotolo) and WIN (Rafael Lovato Jr.)
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ONE Championship, «Tye Ruotolo Edges Pawel Jaworski In Thrilling Battle To Retain Welterweight Submission Grappling World Title», Fachrul Sidiq, 14 March 2026.(opens in a new tab)
In ONE's match report, Ruotolo opened with a double-leg takedown, Jaworski repeatedly attacked his legs, and in the final 90 seconds Jaworski scored the match's first catch with a kneebar before Ruotolo slipped free.
Where in the source: Report paragraphs 3–7 — «first catch with a kneebar»
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Ruotolo answered with a mounted choke attempt and a late triangle; with one catch each after 10 minutes, all three judges gave Ruotolo the decision, his third defence of the ONE welterweight submission grappling world title.
Where in the source: Report, final four paragraphs — «one catch apiece»
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ONE Championship, «'This Is Gonna Fire Me Up' – Tye Ruotolo Reflects On Challenging Title Defense Against Pawel Jaworski At ONE Fight Night 41», Chris Mohan, 16 March 2026.(opens in a new tab)
After the match Ruotolo said he had known it would be a challenge, especially over 10 minutes, and that he would have liked to get past Jaworski's leg locks from guard more than he did; ONE wrote that Jaworski's leg locks, flexibility and inversions were harder for the champion to handle than expected.
Where in the source: Section after the spear anecdote, narration and Ruotolo's second quote — «flexibility, and inversions»
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ONE Championship, «ONE Fight Night 47 MMA And Submission Grappling Results: Henrique, Jaworski, Dantas, And Aragon Stun In Bangkok», John Wolcott, 5 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
At ONE Fight Night 47 in Bangkok, in his ONE middleweight debut, Jaworski took Rafael Lovato Jr.'s back early, then moved to the front and switched to a lateral kneebar that forced the tap at 1:51; the finish earned him a US$50,000 bonus.
Where in the source: Section 'Jaworski Shocks Lovato Jr. With Kneebar Submission' — «lateral kneebar», «US$50,000 bonus»
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ONE Championship, «Helena Crevar, Pawel Jaworski Make History With Gold Medal Performances At The 2026 ADCC World Championships», Kriel Ibarrola, 14 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
ONE reported that Jaworski won the men's -88 kg division at the 2026 ADCC World Championships at the Tauron Arena in Kraków, and called him the first Polish grappler to win ADCC gold.
Where in the source: Third paragraph — «first Polish grappler in history»
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ONE wrote that he beat Gabriel Brod in the semifinal with an inside heel hook, then played from his back in a tight final against Sweden's Marlon Tajik and won by a single penalty, six months after losing to Tye Ruotolo in his ONE debut.
Where in the source: Section 'Jaworski Delivers Leg Lock Masterclass', final paragraph on the bout — «single penalty»
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ONE described him as 22 years old when he won at ONE Fight Night 47 and the 2026 ADCC World Championships in September 2026.
Where in the source: Section 'Jaworski Delivers Leg Lock Masterclass', second paragraph — «22-year-old»
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FloGrappling, «ADCC World Championship 2026 Results By Country: Which Nation Had The Most Wins?», Tobias Linkin, 13 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
FloGrappling's results list his -88 kg route at the 2026 ADCC World Championships: submission wins over Roberto Dib Frias (first round, 6:10), Felipe Costa (quarterfinal, 3:55) and Gabriel Brod (semifinal, 5:34), then a decision over Marlon Tajik in the final.
Where in the source: Results by country, section 'Poland', entry '-88kg Paweł Jaworski' — round-by-round list ending «Final: Marlon Tajik by decision»
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Jaworski won the -88 kg division at the 2026 ADCC World Championships in Poland, beating Gabriel Brod in the semifinal and Marlon Tajik of Sweden in the final.
Where in the source: Results by country, 'Poland' and 'Sweden' sections, -88kg entries
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FloGrappling, «FloGrappling's No-Gi Pound-For-Pound Rankings Ahead Of The 2026 ADCC World Championships», Tobias Linkin, 9 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
FloGrappling's men's no-gi pound-for-pound rankings, published before the 2026 ADCC World Championships (held in Kraków on 12–13 September), added Jaworski (Academia Gorila, Poland) as a new entry, alongside his teammate Mateusz Szczeciński.
Where in the source: Article intro (dates and venue); list 'Men's P4P', entry 'Pawel Jaworski – Academia Gorila – Poland' — «Previous: NR»
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FloGrappling, «Pawel Jaworski Becomes First Polish Gold Medalist In ADCC World Championship History», Tobias Linkin, 13 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
Jaworski became the first Polish grappler to win gold at the ADCC World Championships, taking the -88 kg title at the Tauron Arena in Kraków in front of a home crowd.
Where in the source: Headline and third paragraph — «First Polish Gold Medalist»
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FloGrappling reported that he won the -88 kg final against Marlon Tajik by one penalty, after submitting his three previous opponents with leg locks, in his first ADCC World Championships.
Where in the source: Subheading and second paragraph — «via one penalty»; 'The ADCC rookie'
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FloGrappling counted him as the fourth Polish grappler to medal at ADCC Worlds, the third male European gold medallist and the first European champion since Ffion Davies in 2022, and said the -88 kg final was the first ADCC final between two Europeans since 1999.
Where in the source: Third paragraph and section 'Pawel Jaworski Makes European ADCC History' — «third male European gold medalist»
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FloGrappling, «2025 ADCC European Trials Live Updates», Joe Gilpin, 6 September 2025.(opens in a new tab)
He won the -88 kg division at the 2025 ADCC European, Middle East and African Trials, which qualified him for the ADCC World Championships.
Where in the source: Live updates, -88 kg final entry — «Pawel takes the decision»
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FloGrappling's live coverage of the trials in Warsaw reported that Jaworski built a five-point lead to beat Patryk Rekman in the -88 kg semifinal, then beat Santeri Lilius on the judges' decision after overtime in the final.
Where in the source: Live updates: semifinal entry ('five point lead') and -88 kg final entry ('Going to decision')
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IBJJF, athlete results page «Pawel Jaworski», ibjjf.com, read 5 October 2026.(opens in a new tab)
IBJJF's athlete page lists Pawel Jaworski of Academia Gorila as a black belt, ranked first in the adult No-Gi ranking and first in the adult No-Gi Grand Slam ranking when read on 5 October 2026.
Where in the source: Athlete card ('Academia Gorila', belt 'Black') and ranking rows '#1 NO GI ADULT', '#1 NO GI GRAND SLAM ADULT'
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Wikipedia, «Pawel Jaworski», revision of 17 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
English Wikipedia gives his year of birth as 2004 and his birthplace as Mława, Poland, citing BJJ Heroes.
Where in the source: Infobox row 'Born' and category «2004 births»
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Wikipedia, citing BJJ Heroes, says he joined Academia Gorila after first training there while a purple belt.
Where in the source: Section 'Grappling career', first sentence — «holding a purple belt»
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Wikipedia, citing BJJ Heroes, says he received his black belt from Jędrzej Loska and Marcin Polczyk.
Where in the source: Section 'Grappling career', first paragraph, second sentence
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Wikipedia, citing BJJ Heroes, says that in 2025 he won the -88 kg division at the ADCC Europe, Middle East and Africa Trials, qualifying for the 2026 world championship.
Where in the source: Section 'Grappling career', second paragraph, last sentence
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IBJJF, «2026 Pan No-Gi | Pawel Continues Grand Slam Pursuit», Kaelan Crisosto, 29 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
IBJJF's list of his major black belt results for 2025–2026: 2025 Pan No-Gi champion and open-class bronze medallist; 2025 European No-Gi double gold; 2025 World No-Gi champion and open-class silver medallist; 2026 Brasileiro No-Gi double gold.
Where in the source: List after 'For reference' — «Open Class Silver Medalist»
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IBJJF wrote that in his first year at black belt he won fourteen IBJJF gold medals, with his only two losses coming in open-class divisions at major events.
Where in the source: Paragraph on his rookie year, after the paragraph on his guard — «fourteen IBJJF gold medals»
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IBJJF said that with his 2025 World No-Gi and 2026 Brasileiro No-Gi titles he was halfway to its No-Gi Grand Slam, which also requires Pan No-Gi and European No-Gi gold, and called him the top-ranked no-gi athlete in the world.
Where in the source: Opening section (world ranking) and the Grand Slam section that follows — «halfway»
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IBJJF described him attacking constantly from the bottom, inverting into leg attacks or arm-dragging from a seated position, and wrote that he puts finishing by submission ahead of winning on points.
Where in the source: Paragraph on his style from the bottom — «arm dragging»
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IBJJF wrote that Jaworski has acknowledged working on less-used parts of his game, including standing techniques, heavy top pressure and a systematic passing game.
Where in the source: Paragraph on the European Open circuit, before the Pan No-Gi preview — «lesser-utilized aspects»
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IBJJF reported that at the 2025 No-Gi Worlds his Academia Gorila teammates Martyna Kapuścińska (brown belt double gold) and Kacper Garczyński (brown belt featherweight title) also won, and described Jaworski as the headline athlete of a young team under Marcin Polczyk.
Where in the source: Section on the Academia Gorila team, first paragraph — «Polish team's depth»
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IBJJF, «Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2026» results, ibjjf.com, final result 4 October 2026, read 5 October 2026.(opens in a new tab)
IBJJF's official results for the 2026 Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship, which the page marks as final on 4 October 2026, place Jaworski (Academia Gorila) first in the male adult black belt medium-heavy division, ahead of David Garmo, and first in the male adult black belt open class, ahead of Wallisson Oliveira Souza.
Where in the source: Results page header (final-result timestamp, 4 October 2026); divisions 'MALE / ADULT / BLACK / MEDIUM HEAVY (188.60LB)' and 'MALE / ADULT / BLACK / OPEN CLASS', place 1, name and team; place 2 in each
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IBJJF, «2026 Pan No-Gi | Highlight Bracket Breakdowns», Kaelan Crisosto, 1 October 2026.(opens in a new tab)
IBJJF's bracket preview of 1 October 2026 called him the reigning European, Brasileiro, World and Pan No-Gi champion and the top seed at medium-heavyweight for the 2026 Pan No-Gi.
Where in the source: Male medium-heavyweight preview, paragraph on Pawel Jaworski — «top-seed»
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