2019 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship

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• ▸ The 2019 Worlds No-Gi ran from December 12 to 17 at the Anaheim Convention Center, and it opened up with several reigning champions absent, including Gordon Ryan, Josh Hinger, and Keenan Cornelius, in part due to fatigue after ADCC. That created room for names like Victor Hugo, who beat Roberto Abreu to take the male absolute.
• ▸ Across 195 recorded matchups, the submission rate sat at just 11 percent. This was a points and positional event more than a finishing one, with 31 matches decided on points.
• ▸ When submissions did land, the back was the most reliable path. The rear naked choke led all finishes on record with 3, ahead of the estima lock, straight ankle lock, triangle armbar, and triangle choke at 2 each.
• ▸ Dante Leon, Victor Hugo, and Roberto Jimenez each posted 6 wins, the most of anyone recorded at the event. Leon and Hugo did it differently though, with Leon getting 2 of his by submission and Jimenez finishing none.
• ▸ Cole Franson had a rough run through the bracket, losing his quarter-final to Silvio Duran on points 8 to 2, then falling to Gabriel Sousa in a semi-final where neither man scored and Sousa advanced on 2 advantages.