2018 ADCC North American Trials

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• ▸ Across 216 recorded matchups at the 2018 ADCC North American Trials, 115 ended by submission. That is a 53 percent submission rate, so more than half the bracket got finished rather than decided on points or by referee decision.
• ▸ Jason Rau and Keith Kirkorian both went a perfect 5 wins with 5 submission wins on record at this event, meaning neither man saw the scoreboard matter in a single match they won.
• ▸ Tim Spriggs racked up 5 wins on record here but only 1 came by submission, a reminder that grinding out positional points is a legitimate path through an ADCC trials bracket.
• ▸ Ethan Crelinsten took the -66kgs final over Keith Krikorian on points. Crelinsten finished the event with 5 wins and 4 submission wins on record, so this was one of the rare times he had to win on the scoreboard.
• ▸ Four of the recorded finals here were decided on points, including Tim Spriggs over Mario Gonzalez at -99kgs and Jonathan Satava over Jason Rau at -77kgs. High submission volume in the earlier rounds did not always carry into the title matches.