2023 IBJJF European Championship

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• ▸ Across 68 recorded matchups, 28 ended by submission, giving this event a 41 percent submission rate. That tells you the black belt divisions were finishing fights, not just riding advantages.
• ▸ The rear naked choke was the signature finish here with 9 recorded, more than double the next most common submission, the armbar at 4. Back control paid off in Paris.
• ▸ Kaynan Duarte went a perfect 4 wins with 4 submission wins on record, capping it by taking the Absolute Division final over Rider Zuchi by rear naked choke. He also closed out Super Heavyweight against Luis Fernando De Oliveira by armbar.
• ▸ Tainan Dalpra recorded 3 wins, all 3 by submission, and finished Pavel Kalesnik with a collar choke in the Middleweight final. When someone submits every opponent in a bracket, the gap in class is hard to ignore.
• ▸ Not every final went to the mat. Fellipe Silva beat Adam Wardziński on points in the Heavyweight final, and Andy Murasaki edged Natan Chueng on a single advantage at Lightweight, a reminder that titles can come down to the smallest margin.