2016 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship

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• ▸ The 2016 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship in San Francisco, CA was the 10th edition of the event. Across 28 recorded matchups, submissions closed out only 29 percent of them, so most bouts came down to points, advantages, or decisions.
• ▸ Of the recorded submission finishes, the toe hold led the way with 3, ahead of the rear naked choke and armbar at 2 each. If you train no-gi, that is a useful reminder that leg attacks were already doing real work at the highest level here.
• ▸ Yuri Simões was the standout with 4 wins on record at this event, and none of them came by submission. He grinded through decisions and points, including a 19x0 points win over Aaron Johnson in the semi-final and a passivity penalty win over Murilo Santana in the final.
• ▸ Nathiely De Jesus stood out for finishing ability, going 2 for 2 with both of her recorded wins coming by submission while she took her weight class and the open class in the female division.
• ▸ This event rewarded patience and positional control. Yuri Simões and Augusto Mendes both scored no points in their semi-final, which went to Simões on referee decision, and the Márcio André win over AJ Agazarm was decided 6 to 4 on advantages alone.