2021 WNO Championship

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• ▸ Across 49 recorded matchups at the 2021 WNO Championship, submissions closed out 23 of them for a 47 percent submission rate. That leaves most of the field going to the judges, with 20 decisions and 4 split decisions on record.
• ▸ The inside heel hook was the single most common finish here with 4, ahead of the armbar and darce choke at 3 apiece. That mix tells you leg attacks were doing real work at this event, not just the usual upper body chokes.
• ▸ Tim Spriggs won the Heavyweight final over Kaynan Duarte by inside heel hook. He posted 3 wins on the weekend with 2 by submission, so his finals leg entry fit the pattern of how he was scoring all event.
• ▸ Both Ruotolo brothers took gold in their divisions. Kade finished João Gabriel Sousa with a darce choke in the 155lbs final, while Tye edged Micael Galvão by split decision in the 185lbs final, each finishing the event with 3 wins.
• ▸ Mayssa Bastos went 3 wins and 0 submission wins at the event, taking every one of her victories to the judges. In a weekend where nearly half of all bouts ended in a finish, she got the job done entirely on points.