2021 IBJJF Orlando Open

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• ▸ Across 43 recorded matchups, 19 ended in submission for a submission rate of 44 percent, so a match here was closer to a coin flip on whether it finished or went to the judges.
• ▸ The back was the money position at this event. Of the recorded submissions, 7 were a Gi Choke From Back, more than three times any other finish, with Armbar, Ezekiel Choke, and Triangle Choke tied at 2 each.
• ▸ Renato Canuto took the Absolute Division after a setback in middleweight, winning 4 matches with 3 by submission and closing out the final against Michael Liera Jr. on points.
• ▸ Michael Liera Jr. led all recorded competitors with 5 wins and 3 submission wins, but ran into the wall twice in finals, dropping the Lightweight final to Johnatha Alves and the Absolute final to Renato Canuto, both on points.
• ▸ AJ Sousa returned to competition at Medium Heavyweight and went 2 wins with 0 by submission, beating Matheus Luna on points before losing the final to Yago de Souza on points.