2014 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship

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• ▸ Across 69 recorded matchups at the 2014 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship, submissions accounted for a 39 percent finish rate, with 27 wins coming by submission and 26 by points. That is close to an even split between finishing and grinding out the score.
• ▸ The single most common submission on record at the event was the gi choke from back with 8 finishes, followed by the armbar with 7. If you train gi, that is a clear reminder of where the back attack and the armbar still pay off at the highest level.
• ▸ Marcus Almeida and Andre Galvao both posted 8 recorded wins to lead the event, but Buchecha did it with 3 submission wins while Galvao had 1. Same win total, different roads to it.
• ▸ Marcus Almeida beat Rodolfo Vieira on points in the Absolute Division final. It is worth noting Vieira himself finished 4 of his 5 recorded wins by submission, including an armbar over Luiz Panza in the 100kgs final, so Buchecha kept a heavy finisher off his best game.
• ▸ Braulio Estima was among the most efficient at the event, with 4 submission wins out of 6 recorded victories, capped by a triangle choke on Tarcisio Jardim in the 94kgs final.