Leandro Lo leads Andre Galvao 3-1 across 4 recorded meetings, and all four came in the gi at IBJJF events. Galvao took the first one, the Final of the 2014 IBJJF Pan Championship, decided on advantage. Lo then reeled off three straight: the Semi-Finals of the 2016 IBJJF Pan Championship on points, and both the 2017 IBJJF Pro League Grand Prix - Heavyweight and the 2017 IBJJF Heavyweight Grand Prix on advantages.

Nothing here was finished. Every meeting went to the scoreboard, three of the four decided by advantages and one by points. That fits both men's records: Galvao's win rate sits at 84% on record with 45% of his wins by submission, while Lo won at 83% but only submitted in 21% of his wins. When two high-level guard and passing players meet in the gi, the margins get thin, and against Galvao that margin fell Lo's way three times running.

Their preferred finishes point in different directions. Galvao's most frequent submission on record is the Armbar with 14 wins, while Lo's is the Cross Collar Choke with 15. Neither weapon showed up in this series, which stayed a positional and points battle from start to finish.