2015 IBJJF European Jiu Jitsu Open Championship

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• ▸ The 2015 IBJJF European Jiu Jitsu Open Championship ran at the Casal Vistoso venue in Lisbon, Portugal, and drew over 3400 athletes across the divisions. That scale is part of why Europeans has long been one of the biggest dates on the IBJJF calendar.
• ▸ Of the 175 recorded matchups, 82 ended by submission for a 47 percent submission rate. That is a high finishing rate for a gi event of this size, and it tells you the top competitors came to end matches rather than ride advantages.
• ▸ The armbar led all finishes with 14, followed by the choke at 12 and the gi choke from back at 8. If you train here, the takeaway is old-school fundamentals still close out matches at the highest level.
• ▸ Andre Galvao led all competitors with 9 recorded wins at the event, 7 of them by submission, on his way to taking both his weight class and the absolute. That is a submission-heavy run against the deepest brackets of the tournament.