2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Miami

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• ▸ Across 88 recorded matchups at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Miami, points decided the most bouts with 49, while 30 ended by submission. If you train under AJP rules, that split tells you positional dominance was carrying most brackets.
• ▸ The submission rate here was 34 percent, so roughly two thirds of results were settled on points, penalties, advantages, or the judges. Worth remembering when you drill for this ruleset: finishing chances exist, but you should be built to win the score.
• ▸ Tainan Dalpra led all competitors with 4 recorded wins, 2 of them by submission, and closed out his -77kgs final over Johnatha Alves on points. A clean run capped by a decision that came down to the scoreboard rather than a finish.
• ▸ Fabricio Andrey and Caio Caetano each posted 3 wins with 2 by submission, the most finish-heavy hauls among the top performers. Two guys who came to hunt taps rather than sit on advantages.
• ▸ Both 69kgs finalists on record, Fabricio Junior and Fabricio Andrey, beat Thiago Macedo on points to take their titles. Same weight, same opponent in the final, both settled without a submission.