Damien Nitkin

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• ▸ Across 11 recorded matches, Damien Nitkin has 2 wins and 9 losses. That is a tough stretch to grind through, and it says something about the level of competition he was stepping in against.
• ▸ Of his 9 recorded losses, 7 came by submission. When someone gets to your finish that often, it usually points to a gap in escapes and defensive positioning under pressure.
• ▸ Nitkin has 0 submission wins on record, with a submission win rate of 0 percent. For context, the average submission win rate across competitors here sits at 40 percent, so his wins came by other paths.
• ▸ His recorded matches span from 2014 to 2026, with his busiest year in 2019 at 4 matches. That is a long window of showing up and competing regardless of results.
• ▸ 10 of his 11 recorded matches were in the gi, including 2 appearances at the 2021 IBJJF World Championship. Testing yourself at Worlds is a real measuring stick no matter how the results land.