2022 IBJJF Pan Championship

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• ▸ The 2022 IBJJF Pan Championship at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida produced 242 recorded matchups across two days of adult black belt competition. If you have watched a lot of these events, that volume tells you how deep the brackets ran.
• ▸ Of the recorded finishes, 94 came by submission against 87 by points, so the event ended up slightly more submission-heavy than points-heavy at the top level. That works out to a 39 percent submission rate across the recorded matches.
• ▸ The most common submissions on record were the armbar and the gi choke from back, tied at 21 each, followed by the straight ankle lock at 12. That spread rewards people who train both the classic upper-body attacks and a leg game.
• ▸ Erich Munis led all recorded competitors with 10 wins and took the open weight title, beating Fellipe Andrew on points in the Absolute Division final. Only 2 of those recorded wins came by submission, so he was grinding out decisions as much as finishing.
• ▸ Andy Murasaki and Dimitrius Souza both had 8 recorded wins, but Souza logged 5 submission wins to Murasaki's 4, making them two of the most finish-oriented performers at the event. Murasaki dropped his Lightweight final to Johnatha Alves on points.