2016 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship

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• ▸ Across 82 recorded matchups at the 2016 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship, only 39 percent ended by submission. In a no-gi format people expect to be sub-heavy, points still decided 23 matches and advantages another 18.
• ▸ The armbar led all finishes with 8 recorded submissions, ahead of the rear naked choke at 7. Worth noting the toe hold landed 5 times, a reminder that leg attacks were live even under IBJJF rules at this event.
• ▸ Yuri Simões posted 6 wins on record here, the most of anyone at the event, and took the Ultra Heavyweight final over Gustavo Elias on points before winning the Absolute final over Murilo Santana by penalty.
• ▸ Luiz Panza closed out the Super Heavyweight final against Jared Dopp with a calf slicer, one of the few finals at the event decided by submission rather than points or advantages.
• ▸ Josh Hinger racked up 5 recorded wins and beat Charles Negromonte on points in the Medium Heavyweight final. Negromonte finished with 3 wins and 0 submission wins on record, showing he ground his way through the bracket on positional work.