2016 IBJJF World Championship

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• ▸ Marcus Almeida "Buchecha" led all competitors with 7 wins on record at the 2016 Worlds, and 5 of those came by submission. He took both his weight class and the absolute, claiming his 4th absolute world title and passing Roger Gracie's record for absolute titles.
• ▸ Across 216 recorded matchups, only 29 percent ended by submission. Points decided the most bouts with 84, so if you train for Worlds, expect the majority of matches to go to the scoreboard rather than a finish.
• ▸ Of the 62 recorded submissions, the armbar led the way with 14. The gi choke from back was a distant second at 6, which tells you where the highest-percentage finishes were coming from.
• ▸ Not every top performer relied on submissions. Leandro Lo posted 6 recorded wins with 0 by submission, while Romulo Barral put up 5 wins with 4 of them by submission, two very different paths to deep runs.
• ▸ Eberth Santos had a standout absolute run, beating Romulo Barral 11 to 2 in the quarterfinals and submitting Bernardo Faria by armbar in the semis before running into Buchecha in the final.