2015 IBJJF South American Championships

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• ▸ Across 23 recorded matchups at the 2015 IBJJF South American Championships, 61 percent ended by submission. That is 14 finishes out of the recorded results, with only 7 decided on points.
• ▸ The most common finish on record here was the gi choke from the back, showing up 4 times. Armbars followed with 3, and the rest of the finishes were spread across kneebars, wristlocks, footlocks, and toe holds.
• ▸ Erberth Santos posted 5 recorded wins at this event, 4 of them by submission, closing out the Super Heavyweight final over Pablo Yuri with a gi choke from the back.
• ▸ Erberth Santos and Jaime Canuto each had 5 recorded wins here, and they met in the Absolute Division final where Santos took it by armbar.
• ▸ The Medium Heavyweight final between Patrick Gaudio and Renato Cardoso was one of the tightest results on record, decided by a single advantage in Gaudio's favor.