2017 Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship

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• ▸ Across the 113 recorded matchups at the 2017 Brazilian Nationals, points and submissions were nearly even, with 46 wins by points and 44 by submission. That gives a submission rate of 39 percent, which is high for an IBJJF event of this size.
• ▸ When people did finish, they finished from the back. The gi choke from back was the most common submission with 13 recorded, well ahead of the armbar at 7.
• ▸ Leandro Lo led all competitors with 8 wins on record here, but only 2 of those came by submission. His game was built on passing and control, and the numbers reflect a points-first approach.
• ▸ Leandro Lo beat Erberth Santos on points in the Super Heavyweight final, and the two also met deeper in the bracket where Lo took the Absolute semi-final. Both of Lo's key wins over top opponents came on points, not the finish.
• ▸ Renato Cardoso posted 6 wins with 4 of them by submission, the highest submission count among the top performers. Fittingly, the one time he came up short in a recorded final he lost to Patrick Gaudio by a single advantage in the Medium Heavyweight bracket.