2018 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship

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• ▸ Across 142 recorded matchups at the 2018 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship, only 35 percent ended by submission. The rest went to points, advantages, and decisions, which tells you how tight the black belt divisions were.
• ▸ Of the 49 submission finishes on record at the event, the rear naked choke accounted for 16 of them, far ahead of the next most common finishes at 5 each for the armbar and triangle choke. No-gi rewards getting to the back and finishing there.
• ▸ Gordon Ryan led all competitors with 8 recorded wins on his way to double gold in ultra-heavyweight and the absolute. 4 of those wins came by submission, including a rear naked choke over Jackson Sousa in the absolute semifinal.
• ▸ Gordon Ryan's ultra-heavyweight final against Roberto Abreu ended by DQ after Abreu, forced to defend and already carrying 3 penalties, tried to slap Ryan in the final seconds. It is a rare way to close out a world title.
• ▸ Thiago Sa had a rough run against the top of the bracket, drawing 2x0 with Tim Spriggs in one semifinal and losing 4-2 to Yuri Simoes in another. Simoes finished the event with 6 recorded wins, second only to Ryan.