2018 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship

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• ▸ The 2018 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship ran under AJP rules from April 25 to 29 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Across 184 recorded matchups, the event drew high-level international talent to the black belt divisions.
• ▸ Points were the most common way matches ended, deciding 71 of the recorded bouts, with submissions close behind at 60. That works out to a submission rate of 33 percent, so most contests here went the distance on the scoreboard rather than to a finish.
• ▸ Espen Mathiesen posted 5 wins on record at the event, the most of any competitor, with 2 of them by submission. He capped his run by submitting Jacob Mackenzie in the -77kgs final.
• ▸ Ana Carolina Vieira went 4-for-4 in recorded wins with 3 of them by submission, the highest submission count among the top performers. That is a finishing-heavy run in an event where most matches were settled on points.
• ▸ Both 110kgs podium matches were tight in their own way: Erberth Santos took the final over Lucio Rodrigues by rear naked choke, while Igor Silva edged Manuel Pontes on an advantage in the 3rd place match. Felipe Pena also closed out the 94kgs final against Adam Wardziński on points.