2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro

Did you know?

• ▸ Across 179 recorded matchups at this event, points decided the bulk of them with 118 wins on the boards, while submissions accounted for just 46. If you train primarily for points, this is what the AJP format tends to reward.
• ▸ The submission rate here sat at 26 percent, meaning roughly three out of four matches went to points, decision, or worse. Under AJP rules, positional control and advantage points carry a lot of weight.
• ▸ Leonardo Lara stood out among the 5-win performers by finishing 4 of those wins by submission. Most of the others with 5 wins closed out one or none by tap, so his run was the sharpest finishing pace in the field.
• ▸ Five of the recorded finals were decided on points, including Wallace Costa over Igor Schneider at Super Heavyweight and Wellington Sebastio over Matheus Souza at Middleweight. Gold often came down to who controlled the score, not who got the tap.
• ▸ The Welterweight final between Lucas Gualberto and Yan Paiva went the distance and was settled by decision, one of only 10 decisions on record for the whole event. Both men were 5-win performers, so it fits that the title match came down to the referees.