2022 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship

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• ▸ Across 126 recorded matches at the 2022 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship, only 44 ended by submission, for a submission rate of 35 percent. Points decided the plurality of matches with 52, a reminder that even no-gi at this level often comes down to positional battles.
• ▸ When submissions did land, leg attacks led the way. The heel hook was the most common finish with 11, edging out the rear naked choke at 10, which tracks with how central leg entanglements have become to modern no-gi.
• ▸ Dante Leon posted 5 wins on record at this event, more than anyone else, and 3 of those came by submission. That finishing rate stands out in a bracket where most matches went to points or decision.
• ▸ Jonatas da Silva reached 4 recorded wins without a single submission among them. In an event where points ruled, that is a clean example of winning on control and scoring rather than hunting the finish.
• ▸ Both Elisabeth Clay and Henrique Ceconi walked away with double gold at Anaheim, taking two titles each at the final major tournament of the 2022 season.