2021 IBJJF Austin No-Gi International Open

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• ▸ Across 35 recorded matchups at the event, submissions closed out only 23 percent of them. The rest leaned on points, advantages, and other decisions, which tracks with how tight no-gi brackets get at this level.
• ▸ Leg attacks led the finishing chart here. The Inside Heel Hook and Kneebar each accounted for 2 recorded submissions, matched by the Rear Naked Choke at 2, with an Outside Heel Hook and a standard Heel Hook adding 1 apiece.
• ▸ Max Gimenis was the busiest winner on record with 3 wins, 2 of them by submission. That finishing ratio stood out in a bracket where most bouts went the distance.
• ▸ Alan Sanchez finished everything he won, going 2 for 2 by submission on record. Compare that to Bruno Matias, Steve Hargett, and Romualdo Andrade, who each took 2 wins with 0 submission wins.
• ▸ Two Ultra Heavyweight finals both ended by Other rather than a submission or points, with Patrick Miller over Gabriel Rial D. da Silva and Don Westman over Dustin Shelhamer. Diego Ramalho was the one to buck the trend up top, taking the Super Heavyweight final by Inside Heel Hook over Charles McGuire.