2018 IBJJF San Francisco International Open

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• ▸ Across 22 recorded matchups at the 2018 IBJJF San Francisco International Open, 8 ended by submission, 7 by points, and 7 by other methods. That works out to a 36 percent submission rate.
• ▸ The armbar was the signature finish of the event, showing up 5 times on record. No other submission appeared more than once, with a single choke, one bow and arrow, and one gi choke from back rounding things out.
• ▸ Isaac Doederlein and Keenan Cornelius both went a perfect 3 for 3, and every one of those wins came by submission. If you were across from either of them, points were not going to save you.
• ▸ Keenan Cornelius closed out his bracket the way he opened it, taking his Heavyweight semi-final over Charles McGuire by armbar and then the final over Joshua Lee Bowlin by armbar as well.
• ▸ Michael Liera Jr. also finished with 3 wins but only 1 by submission, taking his Middleweight final over Breno Bittencourt on points. Different path to gold than the two submission specialists in the same win column.