2018 IBJJF Pan Championship

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• ▸ Across 66 recorded matchups at the 2018 Pan Championship, the submission rate sat at 29 percent, so most matches were decided on the scoreboard rather than by a tap.
• ▸ Both Leandro Lo and Gianni Grippo went 4 wins with 0 submission wins on record here, a reminder that a lot of the deepest runs at this event came from control and points, not finishes.
• ▸ The armbar was the most common finish with 4 recorded, ahead of the triangle choke and kneebar at 2 each. If you train points-heavy, note how varied the finishes were rather than one dominant attack.
• ▸ In the Absolute Division semi-final Leandro Lo beat Keenan Cornelius 7 to 2 on points, and Keenan had just come off a 9-0 semi-final win over Tim Spriggs, showing how tight the open weight bracket ran.
• ▸ Several finals came down to the smallest margins: Tomoyuki Hashimoto took his 0 points to 0 final over Koji Shibamoto by 2 advantages, and Gezary Matuda won her 0x0 final over Talita Alencar by referee decision.