The IBJJF uses the ruleset of the Confederação Brasileira de Jiu-Jitsu, which is their sister organization in Brazil.

[1] On October 11, 2020, the IBJJF announced that they will begin to allow both heel hooks and knee-reaping for all brown and black belts competing in no-gi tournaments, starting on an undisclosed date in 2021.

The weighting of a tournament is a factor in the calculation of the number of points the athlete can win via their participation.

This originally began with the introduction of the IBJJF Grand Prix, an invitation-only tournament that took place on a single night and was only contested in either one or two weightclasses at each event.

[5] On March 20, 2023, the IBJJF announced a new tournament format called 'The Crown' which was scheduled for later that year.