2018 IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship

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• ▸ Across 43 recorded matchups at the 2018 IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship, submissions accounted for 33 percent of finishes. Points came up just as often as submissions, with 14 wins by each.
• ▸ Gordon Ryan went 3 wins with 3 submission wins on record at this event, finishing every match he won. He beat Max Gimenis and Kaynan Duarte on his way through the ultra-heavyweight and open divisions.
• ▸ Dante Leon led all competitors with 6 wins, including 2 by submission. One of those was a rear naked choke over Athos Ribeiro in the quarter-final, and he later put 6-0 on Enrique Galarza in the semis.
• ▸ The rear naked choke was the most common finish here with 4 recorded. After that the submission list scattered, with a baratoplata, an armbar, a straight ankle lock, and a kneebar each showing up just once.
• ▸ Two finals came down to a single advantage with both men at 0 points. Rômulo Azevedo edged Thiago Sá on 1 advantage, after also beating Benjamin Lenyard in the semis by 2 advantages to 0.