2025 IBJJF European Championship

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• ▸ Across 53 recorded matchups at the 2025 IBJJF European Championship in Lisbon, 21 ended by submission for a submission rate of 40 percent. That means most matches still came down to points, advantages, or decisions.
• ▸ The back was the most dangerous place to be in Lisbon. Of the recorded submissions, 10 were a gi choke from the back, far ahead of the next most common finish, the straight ankle lock at 3.
• ▸ Gabrieli Pessanha went 3 for 3 by submission on record at this event, finishing every one of her 3 wins. In the semi-finals she caught Maria Santiago with a straight ankle lock, a footlock rather than her usual pressure game.
• ▸ Two of the tightest finals came down to a single decisive detail. Janaina Maia Lebre beat Stephanie Faure 6 to 2 on points, while Yuri Hendrex edged Michael Fonacier 2 to 0.
• ▸ Not every semi-final was settled on the mat. Yasmyn Castro advanced past Giulia Gregorut by disqualification for reaping, the only DQ among the recorded results.