2019 IBJJF European No-Gi Open

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• ▸ Across the 22 recorded matchups at the 2019 IBJJF European No-Gi Open in Rome, the submission rate sat at just 9 percent. In no-gi that is a reminder of how often points, advantages, and penalties end up deciding brackets at this level.
• ▸ Only 2 of the recorded matches ended by submission at this event, one being a Triangle Choke and one a Kneebar. Points closed out 6 matches, more than any other listed method.
• ▸ Devhonte Johnson led all athletes with 3 wins on record here, and he did it with 0 submission wins. His final over Helton José came down to a penalty, which tells you how tight the Super-Heavyweight bracket ran.
• ▸ Jonas Andrade took the Light-Featherweight division with 2 recorded wins, and unlike most of the podium finishers he actually found a finish, scoring 1 submission win with a Triangle Choke over Mani Tavanaei in the semi-final.
• ▸ Jeferson Guaresi's semi-final over Sean McDonagh ended 10 to 0 on points, a clean shutout in a Middleweight run where he picked up 1 recorded win with no submissions needed.