2017 ADCC West Coast Trials

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• ▸ The 2017 ADCC West Coast Trials ran April 15 to 17 at The Arena in Los Angeles and served as the final USA trials, producing the last 7 athletes to represent the United States at the World Championship.
• ▸ Across 266 recorded matchups, submissions and points were nearly even, with 126 finishes by submission and 118 by points, giving a submission rate of 47 percent on record.
• ▸ Ethan Crelinsten won the 66 kg division and stood out among the top performers, taking 5 wins with 4 by submission on record, including a submission over Ricky Lule in the final.
• ▸ Vagner Rocha and John Salter each posted 6 wins on record, but their finishing looked different: Rocha had 3 submission wins while Salter had 1, and Salter closed out his 88 kg final on points against De'Alonzio Jackson.
• ▸ The superfights leaned heavily on positional grappling, with Leandro Lo beating Gordon Ryan, Marcus Almeida beating Rafael Lovato Jr, and Roberto Abreu beating Vinicius Magalhaes all decided on points.