[5] The 14th edition of the championship was originally scheduled to take place in September 2021 but was postponed to 2022 due to the international travel restrictions and the global lockdowns, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

[2] In order to participate, competitors were required to place first in a continental qualifying event, known as ADCC Trials, or by being invited to compete by the organisation.

[7] Men's divisions had sixteen competitors: eight qualified athletes, seven invitations and the defending ADCC champion.

Women's divisions had eight competitors: approximately four qualified athletes, three invitations and the defending ADCC champion; there was some variation due to returning champions, invitees and trials winners moving into different weight divisions.

[24] The 2022 ADCC world championships won Fight Card of the Year at the 2022 Jitsmagazine BJJ Awards, and Diego "Pato" Oliveira won Submission of the Year for his quarter-final victory over Kennedy Maciel by Z-Lock.