2023 IBJJF Pan Championship

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• ▸ Across 96 recorded matchups at the 2023 Pan, submission was the single most common way to finish, accounting for 34 wins at a 35 percent submission rate. Points came next with 27, so if you drilled your passing pressure for this bracket you were on the right track.
• ▸ The gi choke from back was far and away the go-to finish here, showing up 11 times on record. The next most common submissions, the kneebar and armbar, each landed just 4 times, so back control was where matches were being ended.
• ▸ Nicholas Meregali led all competitors with 6 recorded wins, and 5 of them came by submission. That is a strong statement for a high-profile return to gi competition.
• ▸ Meregali met Erich Munis in the Absolute Division final and took it on Points. Munis had his own strong run with 5 recorded wins, 3 by submission, including an armbar over Felipe Costa in the Super Heavyweight final.
• ▸ Three of the black belt finals were decided by advantage alone: Adam Wardzinski over Fellipe Andrew at Heavyweight, Gustavo Batista over Jansen Gomes at Medium Heavyweight, and Marcio Andre over Fabricio Andrey at Featherweight. When the finals are that tight, every reset and near-pass matters.