2020 Abu Dhabi National Pro France

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• ▸ Across 30 recorded matchups at this event, submissions and points wins tied as the most common outcomes with 10 each, so if you were competing here you were about as likely to get finished as to grind out a decision on the boards.
• ▸ DQs accounted for 7 of the recorded results, which is a high number for one bracket. Two of those even decided 3rd place matches, so referee calls and rule violations shaped the podium more than usual here.
• ▸ The overall submission rate came in at 33 percent, meaning two out of every three recorded results were decided by points, decision, or DQ rather than a tap. Positional control mattered more than hunting the finish at this event.
• ▸ Ali Monfaradi led all competitors with 4 wins on record here, though only 1 came by submission. He closed out the -77kgs final over Bruno Borges on points, a good example of his results-first approach at this event.
• ▸ Roosevelt Sousa was the rare finisher near the top, taking both of his 2 recorded wins by submission, including the 120kgs final over Walter Dos Santos. In a bracket where finishes were split evenly with points wins, going 2 for 2 on submissions stands out.