2017 World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship

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• ▸ Across 79 recorded matchups at the 2017 Worlds No-Gi in Anaheim, submissions closed out 32 of them for a 41 percent finish rate. That means most matches still went to points, advantages, or decisions, so knowing how to win on the scoreboard mattered as much as hunting the tap.
• ▸ The rear naked choke was the most common finish on record with 8, ahead of the armbar at 6. If you want to bet on what ends matches at this level, back position and the choke that comes with it is the safe money.
• ▸ Lucas Barbosa and Keenan Cornelius both went 6 wins with 5 submissions among recorded matches at this event. Two very different games, same result: almost everything they won, they finished.
• ▸ Lucas Barbosa beat Joao Gabriel Rocha on points in the Absolute Division final. Rocha bounced back to take his own Ultra Heavyweight final over Roberto Abreu, though that one came down to a single advantage.
• ▸ Several finals were decided by the thinnest margin possible: Roberto Abreu, Josh Hinger, and Renato Canuto all won their weight class finals on advantages. With 15 matches settled that way at the event, a single grip or near-pass could be the difference at Worlds.