Rivalry · 7 recorded meetings

Gianni Grippo vs Rodrigo Freitas

Head-to-head record

Gianni

Rodrigo

Gianni

Rodrigo

2014 → 2018, oldest first

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Grippo leads the series 7 to 0 over 7 recorded meetings, and Freitas has never beaten him on record.
Not one of the 7 meetings ended in a submission. Five were decided on points and two by decision.
Both of the pair's 2014 recorded meetings came in the final of the 2014 IBJJF New York Summer Open.
The gap in overall records is wide: Grippo has a 72% win rate across 308 recorded matches, versus 24% across 78 for Freitas.
Against shared opponent Osvaldo Queixinho Moizinho, Grippo is 8-3 on record while Freitas is 0-2.

The rivalry

This is a one-sided series on paper. Across 7 recorded meetings, Gianni Grippo holds all 7 wins over Rodrigo Freitas, with Freitas yet to take a match off him on record. The pair met most often in tournament finals, and their meetings span from 2014 through 2018 across both gi and no-gi.

The way Grippo won says a lot about the matchup. None of the 7 came by submission. Five went to the scoreboard on points, two were settled by decision, and one gi final at the 2014 IBJJF New York Summer Open is recorded with mixed method notes. This was a grinding, position-first rivalry decided in tight, low-margin matches rather than by anyone getting finished.

The broader records fit the pattern. Grippo carries a 72% win rate over 308 recorded matches, while Freitas sits at 24% across 78. They also share a long list of common opponents, and against most of them Grippo posts winning or even records where Freitas comes up empty, which lines up with how their direct meetings went.