2020 IBJJF American National Jiu-Jitsu Championship

Did you know?

• ▸ Across 93 recorded matchups at the 2020 IBJJF American National, 47 ended by submission, giving the event a 51% submission rate. That is a finish-heavy field where more than half the matches did not go to the judges.
• ▸ The armbar was the most common finish on record with 11, well ahead of the Gi Choke From Back at 5 and the Rear Naked Choke at 3. Worth remembering the next time someone tells you the armbar is a beginner move.
• ▸ Gabriel Almeida led the event with 10 wins, 7 of them by submission. That is a full bracket run where he was finishing rather than grinding out decisions.
• ▸ Joao Gabriel Rocha and Gabriel Almeida met in the Absolute Division final, with Rocha taking it by armbar. Almeida still closed out his own Absolute final over David Garmo by omoplata, so both men were dangerous off the back in Dallas.
• ▸ Rida Haisam and Estevan Martinez both finished everyone they beat: Haisam went 5 wins with 5 submission wins, and Martinez went 4 for 4. When those two got a grip, matches tended to end early.