2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Los Angeles

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• ▸ Across 48 recorded matchups at the 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Los Angeles, only 21 percent ended by submission. Points settled the most fights with 18, and another 7 went to referee decision, which fits what you expect under AJP rules.
• ▸ Roberto Abreu led all competitors with 6 recorded wins at the event, 3 of them by submission. On his way to the absolute final he choked Erberth Santos from the back in the semis before running into Ricardo Evangelista.
• ▸ Roberto Abreu and Andre Campos met in an absolute final that ended with Abreu finishing by choke. It was a different night for Campos, who earlier took his own quarter-final win over James Puopolo by referee decision in a closely contested match.
• ▸ The absolute division came down to Ricardo Evangelista and Roberto Abreu, with Evangelista taking the final on points 10x0. He had already shown he could win any way needed, edging Lucio Rodrigues in the semis by a 0x0 referee decision.
• ▸ The finishes at this event were spread thin, with the most common submissions being toe holds, chokes, and triangle chokes at just 2 apiece. Jackson Sousa was one of the few going after legs, opening his run with a toe hold in the 1/8 finals.