On record, this is a one-sided series. Johnatha Alves has won all 6 of his meetings with Andy Murasaki, and every one came in the gi. Four of those wins landed in finals, so these two kept meeting with a title on the line rather than early in a bracket. Their most recent recorded meetings both came at the 2023 IBJJF Grand Prix Series and the 2023 IBJJF Grand Prix, again in the final.

The way the matches were decided tells you these were close, grinding affairs rather than blowouts. Of the 6 meetings, one went to a straight decision, two more were settled on points, one on a single advantage, and another on points as well. Only one match saw a submission threat show up in the scoring, a Triangle Choke at the 2022 IBJJF Pan Championship, where three of these finals were contested.

Both men fight at Peso Leve and both have Atos roots, so styles overlap more than they clash. Alves carries a recorded win rate of 82% with a 43% submission rate on his wins, and his go-to finish is the Gi Choke From Back with 11 wins. Murasaki sits at an 81% win rate with a higher 53% submission rate, favoring the Armbar with 7 wins. The head to head, though, has stayed a points and positional battle, and Alves has been the one on the right side of it every time.