2021 IBJJF Pan Championship

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• ▸ Across 154 recorded matchups at the 2021 Pan, submissions closed out 69 of them, good for a 45 percent submission rate. That is a high finish rate for an IBJJF event of this size.
• ▸ The gi choke from the back was the signature finish here, showing up 20 times on record. The armbar was a distant second with 13, so if you want to win at this level, learning to attack from the back pays off.
• ▸ Fellipe Andrew led all competitors with 8 wins on record, taking the Super Heavyweight and Absolute Division finals on points. He did it without leaning on the submission, with only 2 of those wins coming by finish.
• ▸ Gustavo Batista went 6 wins on record with 5 of them by submission, the highest finish count among the top performers. In his Heavyweight final he beat Adam Wardziński on an advantage, showing he can grind out a close one too.
• ▸ Andre Porfirio took the Medium Heavyweight final over Pedro Marinho by straight ankle lock, one of only 5 recorded at the event. It stood out in a tournament where the gi choke from back and armbar dominated the finishes.