2005 ADCC World Championship

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• ▸ Across 140 recorded matchups at the 2005 ADCC World Championship, the submission rate sat at 18 percent, a reminder that at this level a lot of matches go to points and referee decisions rather than a finish.
• ▸ The Rear Naked Choke was the most common finish with 6 recorded, ahead of the Kneebar and Armbar at 3 each. If you want to mirror ADCC finishing, back exposure still pays.
• ▸ Roger Gracie led all competitors with 10 wins and 7 of those by submission, the highest finish count among the top performers here.
• ▸ Roger Gracie won the Absolute Division final over Ronaldo de Souza by Rear Naked Choke, and he closed out the Heavyweight final by submission as well.
• ▸ Not every top performer relied on finishes. Marcelo Garcia and Alexandre Ribeiro both had 7 wins, while Pablo Popovich and Fabricio Werdum each racked up 6 wins with 0 submission wins, taking their matches on points and control.