2025 ADCC European, Middle-Eastern, And African Trials

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• ▸ The 2025 ADCC European, Middle-Eastern, And African Trials in Warsaw, Poland marked the start of qualification for the 2026 ADCC Worlds. Five men's division winners earned berths, while the women's divisions were contested without Worlds invites.
• ▸ Across 72 recorded matchups, the submission rate came in at 49 percent, with 35 finishes by submission and 24 wins by points. That is a fairly even split between finishers and grinders for an ADCC ruleset event.
• ▸ The Rear Naked Choke was the most common named submission with 5, and the back attack ran through the event. Niko Mikuliszyn took the -66 kg final by back take to body triangle and RNC, and Mark McQueen closed his +99 kg final the same way after passing to the back.
• ▸ Declan Moody and Jack Sear both finished all their recorded wins here, going 2 wins with 2 submission wins each. Moody carried that into the -99 kg title over Marcin Maciulewicz by back take and choke.
• ▸ Santeri Lilius and Paweł Jaworski both recorded 3 wins on the way to meeting in the -88 kg final, where Jaworski took the decision. Lilius arrived by way of an inside heel hook on Faris Ben-Lamkadem in the quarterfinal, while Jaworski built a five-point lead in the semi against Patryk Rekman.