Rafael Message

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• ▸ Every one of Rafael Message's 6 recorded wins came without a submission, 5 by points and 1 by decision. That is a control-and-position game, someone who wins by managing the score rather than finishing.
• ▸ All 5 of Message's recorded losses that came by finish were submissions, so when he lost early it was to the tap rather than on the scoreboard. His submission win rate on record sits at 0 percent against a site average of 40 percent, which tells you where the gap in his game was.
• ▸ At the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio De Janeiro, his most frequent event with 4 appearances, Message beat both Gerard Labinski by decision and Advilson Pereira on points.
• ▸ Message's recorded matches run from 2019 to 2021, all 13 of them in the gi. His busiest stretch was 2019 with 7 matches, more than half of everything on record.
• ▸ In 2021 Message put together points wins over Hygor Brito at the 2021 AJP Tour South America Continental Pro and Hygor Silva at the 2021 Continental Pro South America, sticking to the scoreboard game that produced 5 of his 6 wins.