Rivalry · 11 recorded meetings

Keenan Cornelius vs Timothy-Michael Spriggs

Head-to-head record

Keenan

Timothy-Michael

Keenan

Timothy-Michael

2015 → 2023, oldest first

Did you know?

Across 10 recorded meetings, Keenan Cornelius leads Tim Spriggs 8 to 2, with no draws.
The gap in finishing shows in their numbers: Cornelius submits in 59% of his wins, while Spriggs submits in 25% of his.
Both of Spriggs's wins over Cornelius came at the 2015 IBJJF World Championship, both on points.
Only one of the 10 meetings ended by submission, an Ezekiel Choke by Cornelius at the 2018 European Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship quarter-finals.
Every recorded meeting between the two was contested in the gi.

The rivalry

Keenan Cornelius and Tim Spriggs met 10 times on record, all in the gi, and Cornelius holds an 8 to 2 edge. Both are heavyweights out of the US, and both came up through the Lloyd Irvin system at one point, but the head to head has been fairly one-sided over the years. Spriggs took both of his wins in a single meeting-heavy year, 2015, while Cornelius won the rest across a spread of events.

Style-wise these two are built differently. Cornelius has a submission rate of 59% of his wins with the Armbar as his most common finish at 22 wins, while Spriggs leans on his guard passing and pressure, with a submission rate of 25% of his wins and only 3 recorded finishes with his top choice, the Arm Triangle Choke. That difference showed up in how their matches ended.

Of the 10 meetings, most were decided on points, which fits two big, technical guard players who are hard to finish. The one exception in Cornelius's favor came at the 2018 European Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship, where he closed the quarter-final with an Ezekiel Choke. The rest of his wins came by points or decision, and both of Spriggs's wins came on points at the 2015 IBJJF World Championship.