2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam London

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• ▸ The 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam London was the fifth and final leg of the 2016/2017 UAEJJF Grand Slam Tour, held March 18 to 19 at the Excel London Arena. It ran opposite the IBJJF Pan American Championship in California, which pulled some competitors away from that event.
• ▸ Across 38 recorded matchups, points were the most common path to victory with 17 wins, while submissions accounted for 10. That works out to a submission rate of 26 percent, so most matches here were decided by grappling out the clock rather than a finish.
• ▸ Hiago George led all competitors with 4 wins on record at this event, including 1 by submission. He capped his 62kg run by taking mount and finishing Erno Elgland with a mounted triangle choke in the final.
• ▸ Alexandre Ribeiro went 2 for 2 with both wins coming by submission, the only top performer here to finish every recorded win. For a heavyweight of his era, that is a clear statement of finishing intent over point-fighting.
• ▸ The 110kg final between Jose Junior and Gabriel Arges was tied on points and decided by a single penalty in Junior's favor. Junior kept the title and held his lead in the ranking off that one-penalty margin.