Gabrieli Pessanha vs Yara Soares

Gabrieli Pessanha faces Yara Soares, the heavyweight champion from earlier in the day, in the absolute division at the 2025 IBJJF Brazilian National Championship. Pessanha picks up a quick penalty for a bad guard pull. After a double pull, Yara leads on points. Yara works around to turtle and picks up an advantage, giving her a second advantage overall.

Pessanha re-guards and begins working from her lapel. She sweeps to top position. On a restart following another double pull, Pessanha snatches a foot, but Soares escapes the deep submission attempt. Pessanha stays on top and controls from there.

With one minute remaining, Pessanha leads by two points, though Soares holds the edge on advantages and could take the lead with a score. Pessanha holds on without conceding and takes the absolute gold.