2014 Copa Podio Heavyweight GP
Feb 1, 2014
Did you know?
- Across 22 recorded matchups at the 2014 Copa Podio Heavyweight GP, 10 ended by submission for a submission rate of 45 percent, with another 8 decided on points. That tells you the bracket rewarded finishers but still came down to grip and position battles more often than not.
- Rodolfo Vieira went 5 wins with all 5 coming by submission on record at this event. Not a single one of his recorded wins here needed the judges.
- The most common finish of the event was the gi choke from the back with 5 recorded, ahead of the armbar at 3. If you want to know what worked at 94kgs that weekend, it was riding the back and closing the collar.
- Rodolfo Vieira beat Leandro Lo in the 94kgs final by gi choke from the back. Lo had 4 recorded wins on the way there but only 1 by submission, so the final was a finisher meeting a points-and-pressure specialist.
- Vieira submitted Travis Stevens in the Semi-Finals and Alan Belcher in the Round Robin, both by gi choke from the back. The same attack kept showing up on his path through the bracket.
Overall Summary
Total Matchups
22
Submission Rate
45.5%
Matchups
| Fighters | Result | Opponent | Method | Weight | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Stevens | vs. | Leonardo Nogueira | Other | 94kgs | |
| Faisal Al Kitbe | def. | Alexandre Souza | Armbar | 94kgs | |
| Leonardo Nogueira | def. | Timothy-Michael Spriggs | Points | 94kgs | |
| Faisal Al Kitbe | def. | Alan Belcher | Points | 94kgs | |
| Leonardo Nogueira | def. | Rico Bastos | Points | 94kgs | |
| Luiz Panza | vs. | Leonardo Nogueira | Other | 94kgs | |
| Travis Stevens | def. | Timothy-Michael Spriggs | Points | 94kgs | |
| Timothy-Michael Spriggs | def. | Luiz Panza | Points | 94kgs | |
| Leandro Lo | def. | Alan Belcher | Gi Choke From Back | 94kgs | |
| Rodolfo Vieira | def. | Alexandre Souza | Armbar | 94kgs | |
| Leandro Lo | def. | Alexandre Souza | Points | 94kgs | |
| Rodolfo Vieira | def. | Faisal Al Kitbe | Gi Choke From Back | 94kgs | |
| Travis Stevens | def. | Rico Bastos | Armbar | 94kgs | |
| Rodolfo Vieira | vs. | Leandro Lo | Other | 94kgs | |
| Rodolfo Vieira | def. | Alan Belcher | Gi Choke From Back | 94kgs | |
| Leandro Lo | def. | Faisal Al Kitbe | Advantage | 94kgs | |
| Luiz Panza | def. | Rico Bastos | Triangle Choke | 94kgs | |
| Leandro Lo | def. | Luiz Panza | Points | 94kgs | |
| Rodolfo Vieira | def. | Travis Stevens | Gi Choke From Back | 94kgs | |
| Luiz Panza | def. | Travis Stevens | Submission | 94kgs |
