Rivalry · 5 recorded meetings

AJ Agazarm vs Kevin Mahecha

Head-to-head record

Kevin

2014 → 2016, oldest first

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Agazarm leads the series 5 to 0, and every one of the 5 meetings was decided on points.
The rivalry spanned three years, from meetings in 2014 through the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2016.
Mahecha wins 40% of his recorded victories by submission, with his armbar responsible for 16 of them, but he never got a finish against Agazarm.
Their career records are nearly identical, with Agazarm at a 53% win rate and Mahecha at 52%.
Against common opponent Osvaldo Queixinho Moizinho, Agazarm is 0-4 on record while Mahecha is 1-0.

The rivalry

On record, AJ Agazarm and Kevin Mahecha met 5 times, and Agazarm won all 5. Every one of those meetings came in the gi bracket of an IBJJF-style event, and every one was decided on points. This was not a close series on the scoreboard. It was a repeated matchup across 2014 NY BJJ Pro, the 2014 IBJJF New York Pro Championship, the 2015 IBJJF Pan American Jiu Jitsu Championship, the 2015 World Pro Trials, and the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2016, with the same result each time.

The stylistic contrast is worth noting. Agazarm comes out of a wrestling base and controls exchanges to grind out points, and none of the 5 meetings went to a finish. Mahecha is the more submission-oriented of the two, with 40% of his recorded wins coming by submission and his Armbar accounting for 16 of them. That submission threat never surfaced in this rivalry, since all 5 bouts stayed on points.

Their broader records are close to even and similar to each other. Agazarm sits at 99 wins, 83 losses, and 5 draws over 187 recorded matches for a 53% win rate. Mahecha is at 58 wins, 53 losses, and 0 draws over 111 recorded matches for a 52% win rate. The head-to-head result does not track those near-identical career numbers, which is part of what makes it stand out.