2012 Mens Black Belt World Champions
| Weight Division | Champion (Gold) | Finalist (Silver) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Name | Team | |
| Absolute | Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida | Checkmat | Leonardo Noguiera | Alliance |
| Ultra Heavyweight | Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida | Checkmat | Leo Leite | Alliance |
| Super Heavyweight | Leonardo Nogueira | Alliance | Bernardo Faria | Alliance |
| Heavyweight | Rodolfo Viera | GF Team | Xande Riberio | Riberio JJ |
| Medium Heavyweight | Romulo Barral | Gracie Barra | Diogo Arajau | Soul Fighters |
| Middleweight | Octavio Souza | Gracie Barra | Claudio Calasans | Atos |
| Lightweight | Leandro Lo | Cicero Costha | Lucas Lepri | Alliance |
| Featherweight | Rafael Mendes | Atos | Rubens "Cobrinha" Charles | Alliance |
| Light Featherweight | Guilherme Mendes | Atos | Laercio Fernandes | Lotus JJ |
| Roosterweight | Bruno Malfacine | Alliance | Caio Terra | Gracie Elite |
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