2015 IBJJF Pan American Jiu Jitsu Championship

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• ▸ The 2015 Pan Championship was the 20th edition of the tournament, and it was notable for producing four non-Brazilian champions in the men's adult black belt division, including JT Torres, Keenan Cornelius, Gianni Grippo, and Alexander Trans.
• ▸ Across 195 recorded matchups, the submission rate sat at 36 percent, with 70 finishes by submission and 84 wins decided on points. That points-heavy split is what you tend to see under IBJJF rules at black belt.
• ▸ The most common finish on record was the gi choke from the back with 15, ahead of the armbar with 12 and the bow and arrow with 6. Back attacks and the bow and arrow are closely related, so that top of the list tells you where the finishes were coming from.
• ▸ Leandro Lo led all competitors with 9 recorded wins, taking gold at middleweight and silver in the absolute. He also ran into Bernardo Faria, who submitted him in the absolute division while piling up 8 wins of his own.
• ▸ Bruno Malfacine closed out the U57kg final against Caio Terra with a gi choke from the back, the single most common submission of the event. That is the marquee flyweight matchup of the era decided by a finish rather than points.