2011 ADCC World Championship

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• ▸ Andre Galvao was the standout of the 2011 ADCC World Championship in Nottingham, England, piling up 10 wins across his weight class and the absolute. Only 3 of those came by submission, so most of his run was decided on points and control.
• ▸ Marcelo Garcia recorded 7 wins at the event with 6 of them by submission, the highest finishing rate among the top performers. That is the finishing pace people mean when they talk about his hunting style.
• ▸ Of 147 recorded matchups, 65 ended by submission and 74 by points, putting the submission rate at 44 percent. Points still edged out taps as the most common way to win.
• ▸ The heel hook was the most common submission on record at the event with 15 finishes, well clear of the armbar at 8. That lines up with the leg lock reputation of names like Rousimar Palhares and Dean Lister here.
• ▸ Dean Lister showed both sides of his game with 5 wins, closing the -99kg final over Joao Assis with a heel hook and reaching it after beating Rodolfo Vieira by injury in the semi-final.