2016 IBJJF South American Championships

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• ▸ Across 40 recorded matchups at the 2016 IBJJF South American Championships, 21 ended by submission for a submission rate of 53 percent. That is a slightly submission-heavy event when you consider the other 13 wins came by points.
• ▸ Victor Honorio led all competitors here with 7 wins on record, and he closed out both his brackets in style: a points win over Erberth Santos in the Absolute Division final and an advantage decision over Igor Schneider in the Ultra Heavyweight final.
• ▸ Hiago George went a perfect 3 for 3 by submission, meaning every one of his 3 recorded wins ended the match rather than going to the scoreboard. If you finish your matches, this is what that looks like on paper.
• ▸ The most common submissions on record were the Gi Choke From Back and an unknown category, each with 4, followed by the Armbar and Lapel Choke at 3 apiece. That spread tells you back attacks and chokes carried a lot of the finishes.
• ▸ Erberth Santos took the Super Heavyweight final over Vitor Toledo by Kneebar, an uncommon high-level finish in the gi and worth noting given how much of this event ran through chokes.