2019 IBJJF San Diego Open

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• ▸ Across 24 recorded matchups at the 2019 IBJJF San Diego Open, 11 ended by submission, good for a submission rate of 46 percent. That is close to an even split between finishers and decision-based results.
• ▸ The armbar led all finishes at the event with 3, and chokes filled out most of the rest, including 2 by gi choke from the back and 2 more scored simply as choke. If you drill one thing before this bracket, make it the armbar and your back attacks.
• ▸ Dominique Bell posted 4 wins on record here, the most of any competitor, and capped it with an Ezekiel choke over Gustavo Andrade in the Heavyweight final. Even at the top of the podium, 2 of those wins came by submission.
• ▸ The Featherweight final put Kennedy Maciel against Richar Nogueira, and Maciel closed it with a gi choke from the back. Both men were among the top performers, with 3 recorded wins for Maciel and 2 for Nogueira.
• ▸ Not every final was decided on the mat. The Lightweight final between Paulo Gabriel Martins and Johnny Tama ended by DQ, the only such result among the 24 recorded matchups.