2012 Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship

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• ▸ Across the 20 recorded matchups at the 2012 Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship, 8 ended by submission, good for a submission rate of 40 percent. The rest split mostly between Points with 7 and Advantage with 3.
• ▸ The submissions on record here were spread wide rather than clustered around one finish. Armbar and Choke each showed up 2 times, with a Kimura, Kneebar, Triangle Choke, and Bow And Arrow each landing once.
• ▸ Nivaldo Oliveira was the busiest winner recorded at the event with 3 wins, including a Kneebar over William Lima in the Medium Heavyweight final.
• ▸ Nivaldo Oliveira also beat Murilo Santana by Advantage in the Absolute Division semi-finals, a razor-thin result against a man who recorded 2 wins with 2 submissions in his own bracket.
• ▸ Antonio Carlos Jr. edged Romulo Barral on Points in the Absolute Division semi-finals, one of several finals and semis here that came down to Points rather than a finish.