2019 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship

Did you know?

• ▸ Across the 2019 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship, 176 matchups are on record, and only 10 percent of them ended by submission. For an event at the top of the sport, that tells you how many bouts came down to points and referee decisions.
• ▸ Points settled 26 recorded matches at the 2019 No-Gi Worlds, more than double the 11 that went to decision. If you train no-gi, that is a reminder that positional scoring still decided most of these matchups.
• ▸ When submissions did land, the back was the most reliable finish. The rear naked choke showed up 5 times on record, ahead of the guillotine at 3, so control of the back paid off more than any other position here.
• ▸ Roberto Jimenez led all competitors with 6 recorded wins at this event, and none of them came by submission. He advanced entirely on points and decisions, which is a hard way to grind through a bracket.
• ▸ Roberto Abreu dominated ultra-heavyweight and finished James Puopolo by armbar in that final, but in the absolute final Victor Hugo caught him with a kneebar. Abreu still walked away with 5 recorded wins and 2 by submission across the event.