2021 IBJJF World Championship

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• ▸ Across 228 recorded matchups, submissions closed out 80 of them, with points accounting for 73 and advantages deciding another 36. That tells you how many finals-caliber matches came down to the referee's tally.
• ▸ The submission rate sat at 35 percent, and the back was the money position: gi chokes from the back showed up 21 times on record, more than any other finish.
• ▸ Kaynan Duarte went 6 wins with 5 of them by submission, a finishing pace that stood out even among the other athletes who tied him at 6 wins. He capped the Heavyweight final with a rear naked choke over Luan Azevedo.
• ▸ Fellipe Andrew ran into a wall of finals-level competition, losing the Super Heavyweight final to Erich Munis on an advantage and then dropping the Absolute semi to Felipe Pena on points.
• ▸ Mikey Musumeci took the Rooster Weight final over Bruno Malfacine on points, one of several title matches at the Anaheim Convention Center settled without a submission.