2009 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship

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• ▸ Across the 34 recorded matchups at the 2009 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship, only 21 percent ended by submission. This was a decision-heavy event where positional control and points did most of the deciding.
• ▸ When submissions did land, they came from the classics. The Kimura and rear naked choke each showed up 3 times, with the triangle choke appearing once on record.
• ▸ Roberto Tussa Alencar posted 5 wins here, more than anyone else, and 2 of those came by submission. He closed out the Heavyweight final over Marcel Louzado with a triangle choke.
• ▸ Lucas Leite racked up 4 recorded wins at this event but did it without a single submission, taking the Middleweight final over Carlos Ferreira Neves on points instead.
• ▸ Antonio Braga Neto edged Rafael Lovato Jr in the Super Heavyweight final, and the margin was razor thin: the bout was decided by advantage. Braga Neto finished the event with 2 wins on record.