2012 IBJJF European Championship

Jan 25 - 29, 2012

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Across 25 recorded matchups at the 2012 IBJJF European Championship, 14 ended by submission, giving a submission rate of 56 percent. That is a high finishing rate for a gi tournament at this level.
Rodolfo Vieira led the recorded field with 5 wins, 4 of them by submission. He closed out the Absolute Division final over Bernardo Faria on points.
Rodolfo Vieira met Lucio Rodrigues in the Absolute semi-finals and finished with an Ezekiel Choke. He used the same Ezekiel Choke to win the Heavyweight final over Roberto Alencar.
The Bow And Arrow was the most common submission on record with 3 finishes, ahead of the Triangle Choke, Armbar, and Ezekiel Choke, each recorded 2 times.
Not every gold went the easy way. The Medium Heavyweight final between Rodrigo Fajardo and Nivaldo Oliveira went to a Decision, one of only 1 Decision and 1 Penalty result among the 25 recorded matchups.

Total Matchups

Submission Rate

60.0%

Fighters	Result	Opponent	Method	Weight
Bruno Frazatto	def.	Leonardo Saggioro	Triangle Choke	Featherweight
Jonathan Torres	def.	Tiago Rocha	Penalty	Lightweight
Roberto de Souza	def.	Pedro Bessa	Armbar	Lightweight
Michael Langhi	def.	Pakissi Njinga	Bow And Arrow	Lightweight
Lucio Rodrigues	def.	Leonardo Nogueira	Choke	Absolute Division
Bernardo Faria	def.	Roberto Alencar	Omoplata	Absolute Division
Rafael Lovato Jr	def.	Igor Silva	Kimura	Absolute Division
Rodolfo Vieira	def.	Victor Estima	Gi Choke From Back	Absolute Division
Jonathan Torres	def.	Eduardo Ramos da Silva	Bow And Arrow	Lightweight
Roberto de Souza	def.	Jonathan Torres	Advantage	Lightweight
Alan Finfou Nascimento	def.	Gabriel Goulart	Other	Middleweight
Victor Estima	def.	Clark Gracie	Armbar	Middleweight
Roberto Alencar	def.	Rafael Lovato Jr	Other	Heavyweight
Rodolfo Vieira	def.	Tarcisio Jardim	Gi Choke From Back	Heavyweight
Bruno Frazatto	def.	Max Campos	Other	Super Heavyweight
Alexander Trans	def.	Andre Campos	Advantage	Ultra Heavyweight
Bernardo Faria	def.	Rafael Lovato Jr	Points	Absolute Division
Rodolfo Vieira	def.	Lucio Rodrigues	Ezekiel Choke	Absolute Division
Roberto de Souza	def.	Jonathan Torres	Bow And Arrow	Lightweight
Victor Estima	def.	Alan Finfou Nascimento	Triangle Choke	Middleweight