2021 IBJJF Houston Open No-Gi

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• ▸ Across 49 recorded matchups at the 2021 IBJJF Houston Open No-Gi, 21 ended by submission for a 43 percent submission rate. That is a healthy finishing pace for an IBJJF bracket.
• ▸ The inside heel hook was the signature finish of the event, showing up 8 times on record. The next most common were the gi choke from back at 5 and the triangle choke at 4.
• ▸ Tainan Dalpra led all competitors with 5 wins, 4 of them by submission, including an armbar over Eduardo Avelar in the Middleweight final.
• ▸ Bruno Matias and Oliver Taza met in the Absolute Division final, where Matias took the win on points. Matias also won the Heavyweight final by inside heel hook over Rida Haisam.
• ▸ Not every gold medal came down to a finish. The Heavyweight final saw Rafael Vasconcelos beat Bruno Matias by advantage, one of only 2 matches decided that way.