2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tokyo

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• ▸ Across 54 recorded matchups at this event, points decided the most outcomes with 27, while submissions accounted for 19 and decisions for 6. That is a submission rate of 35 percent, which tracks with what you would expect under AJP scoring.
• ▸ Diego Ramalho led all competitors with 4 wins on record here, and he closed out his -77kgs bracket by beating Kleber Koike on points in the final.
• ▸ DJ Jackson and Thomas Mietz each posted 3 wins with 2 of them by submission, the highest finishing counts among the top performers. If you want to study submission-heavy runs from this event, those two are the place to start.
• ▸ When submissions did show up, the armbar was the most common named finish with 3, ahead of single instances of a gi choke from back, a loop choke, and a darce choke.