2021 IBJJF New Orleans Open

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• ▸ Across 28 recorded matchups at the 2021 IBJJF New Orleans Open, 57% ended by submission. That is a submission-heavy event by any measure, so if you were watching mat-side you saw a lot of finishes rather than points decisions.
• ▸ Of the 16 submissions recorded at this event, the gi choke from back led the way with 4, followed by 3 armbars and 2 triangle chokes. The back attack being the most common finish tells you where the finishing pressure was coming from.
• ▸ Matheus Gabriel put up 5 wins here, the most of anyone on record at the event, taking both his weight class and the open class in the nogi tournament. Only 2 of those wins came by submission, so he was closing out plenty of matches on control and points too.
• ▸ Austin Baker beat Caio Caetano twice at this event, once on points in the Absolute Division final and once by arm triangle choke in the Ultra Heavyweight final. Facing the same opponent in two finals and taking both is a rare double.
• ▸ Kieran Kichuk went 3 wins with 3 of them by submission, the only top performer here to finish every recorded win. His Lightweight final came by armbar over Peygan Lafont.