2011 IBJJF Pan Championship

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• ▸ Across the recorded matches, submissions accounted for a 32 percent finish rate, with 9 wins by submission and 12 by points. That lines up with what most of us see at black belt IBJJF: positions and points decide more than taps.
• ▸ Rodolfo Vieira posted 4 wins on record here, the most of any competitor listed, but only 1 of those came by submission. He beat Bernardo Faria in both the Heavyweight final on points and the Absolute final on an advantage.
• ▸ Rodolfo Vieira faced Bernardo Faria in two finals, and the Absolute title came down to a single advantage. When two grapplers know each other that well, matches get decided on the smallest edges.
• ▸ Claudio Calasans closed out his Middleweight final over Lucas Leite with a wristlock, one of his recorded submission wins here. It is a reminder that a joint you rarely drill can end a final.