2011 Women's Brown/Black Belt World Champions
| Weight Division | Champion (Gold) | Finalist (Silver) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Name | Team | |
| Absolute | Gabrielle Garcia | Alliance | Bia Mesquita | Graice Humaita |
| Heavyweight | Gabrielle Garcia | Alliance | Emily Wetzel | Rodrigo Medeiros |
| Medium Heavyweight | Talita Nogueira | Ryan Gracie Team | Penny Thomas | Gracie Humaita |
| Middleweight | Hannete Stack | Gracie Humaita | Ida Hansson | Checkmat |
| Lightweight | Luana Alzuguir | Alliance | Luiza Monterio | Checkmat |
| Featherweight | Michelle Nicolini | Checkmat | Kyra Gracie | Gracie Barra |
| Light Featherweight | Leticia Ribeiro | Gracie Humaita | Nyjah Easton | Lloyd Irvin |
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