2015 Abu Dhabi World Pro Championship

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• ▸ Across 38 recorded matchups at the 2015 Abu Dhabi World Pro, points decided the most bouts at 17, followed by 13 submissions. If you train for the AJP ruleset, that split is a reminder that a strong points game still wins the majority of matches.
• ▸ Alexander Trans reached the final with 6 wins on record, and 5 of those came by submission. That is a rare finishing rate for a heavyweight, though it ran out against Buchecha in the final.
• ▸ The final between Buchecha and Alexander Trans ended with no points scored, decided by 2 advantages to Buchecha. At the top level, matches often come down to the smallest margins.
• ▸ The overall submission rate for the event was 34 percent, and the toe hold led the finishes with 3, ahead of the kneebar and armbar at 2 each. Leglocks were doing real work here, not just chokes and arms.
• ▸ Mackenzie Dern went 4 wins with 2 by submission, standing out in the women's division by beating Gabi Garcia in the semi-final and Vanessa Oliveira in the final. Garcia also finished with 4 wins, so Dern got past one of the tournament's strongest runs.