2020 Subversiv 4

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• ▸ The 2020 Subversiv 4 in Philadelphia was run under sub-only rules, but across 43 recorded matchups only 19 ended in a submission, with 21 going to Decision and another 3 to Split Decision. That works out to a 44 percent submission rate, a reminder that sub-only does not automatically mean fast finishes.
• ▸ When the tap did come at Subversiv 4, it split evenly between legs and the back: the Inside Heel Hook and Rear Naked Choke tied as the most common finishes with 4 each. Everything else was scattered, with the Armbar and Arm Triangle Choke picking up 2 apiece.
• ▸ Elisabeth Clay and William Tackett both went 3 wins with all 3 coming by submission, the cleanest finishing runs on record at the event. If you want a model for closing matches under sub-only pressure, those two are worth studying.
• ▸ Lucas Barbosa led all competitors with 4 wins but only 1 of them was a submission, leaning on his Decision game in the 180+lbs bracket. He beat Oliver Taza by Decision in the Semi-Finals, then took the Final over William Tackett the same way.
• ▸ William Tackett submitted Guitano Mione with a Rear Naked Choke in the 180+lbs Semi-Finals, one of his 3 submission wins on the day, before running into Barbosa in the Final. Mione had a rough tournament, also getting caught in an Inside Heel Hook by Oliver Taza in the 3rd Place Match.