Rivalry · 5 recorded meetings

Adam Wardziński vs Kaynan Duarte

Head-to-head record

Adam

Kaynan

Adam

Kaynan

2018 → 2019, oldest first

Did you know?

Duarte leads the series 5 to 0 across 5 recorded meetings, with no draws.
Four of the five meetings took place in 2019, and the fifth dates back to 2018.
Three of Duarte's five wins came by submission, using an armbar, a toe hold, and one unrecorded finish. The other two were decided on points and on an advantage.
Every one of the five matches was contested in the gi.
Against common opponent Nicolas Penzer, Wardziński is 6-0 on record while Duarte is 2-0.

The rivalry

This is a one-sided rivalry on paper. Kaynan Duarte holds all 5 wins in the 5 recorded meetings against Adam Wardzinski, and every one of those matches came in the gi. Four of the five happened in 2019, with the earliest going back to 2018. If you are looking for a competitive back and forth, the head to head does not show one.

The stylistic contrast is clear from their profiles. Wardziński of Checkmat built his game around the butterfly guard and traditional positions, and across recorded matches he wins 77% of the time with 47% of those wins by submission. Duarte of Atos Jiu-Jitsu Academy carries an 84% win rate on record with a 38% submission rate, and his most frequent recorded finish is the Rear Naked Choke with 10 wins.

What decided these meetings was Duarte's ability to finish and to close out. Three of the five wins came by submission, including an Armbar in the quarter-finals of the 2019 IBJJF World Championship and a Toe Hold in the final of the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam London. The other two went to the scoreboard, one on points at the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio De Janeiro and one on an advantage in the final of the 2019 IBJJF Pan Championship.