EBI 13

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• ▸ Across 21 recorded matchups at EBI 13, 13 ended by submission for a 62 percent submission rate. That is a high finishing rate even by EBI standards, and it tells you how the ruleset rewards hunting for the tap rather than sitting on position.
• ▸ The inside heel hook was the most common finish at EBI 13 with 5 recorded, well ahead of the rear naked choke and armbar at 2 each. If you needed proof leglocks had taken over the no-gi lightweight scene by 2017, this event is a clean snapshot.
• ▸ Garry Tonon went through EBI 13 with 4 recorded wins, all 4 by submission. He capped it in the final against Vagner Rocha with an inside heel hook at 155lbs to take the title.
• ▸ Vagner Rocha collected 3 wins at EBI 13 with 0 by submission, advancing on overtime instead, including a semi-final win over Nathan Orchard on the fastest escape. His style-based path ran straight into Tonon's finishing in the final.
• ▸ Michael Padilla shows up on both ends of the finishing game at EBI 13. He submitted Mike Main with an inside heel hook in round 1, then got caught by Nathan Orchard's rear naked choke in the quarter-final.