Ruleset
EBI
Submission-only regulation with the famous EBI overtime: alternating rounds from the back or spider web until someone taps or escapes faster.
How the ruleset works
The Eddie Bravo Invitational ruleset is submission-only in regulation: no points, no advantages, ten minutes to finish. If nobody taps, it goes to the EBI overtime format the ruleset is famous for. Competitors alternate starting in a dominant position (back control or the armbar "spider web"); win by finishing, or by escaping faster than your opponent when the roles flip.
Because regulation can't be won on the scoreboard, the format rewards submission hunting and produces a disproportionate number of finishes. The overtime system has been adopted by many other events, including combat jiu-jitsu shows.
At a glance
- Attire
- No-Gi
- Format
- Submission-only + EBI overtime
- Overtime
- Alternating back/spider-web rounds
- Time limit
- 10 min regulation
- Submissions
- Everything legal
What wins under EBI rules
Most active under EBI rules
Geovanny Martinez
19 matches
Garry Tonon
18 matches
Edward Cummings
11 matches
Rafael Domingos
10 matches
Nathan Orchard
10 matches
Baret Yoshida
9 matches
Gordon Ryan
8 matches
Oliver Taza
7 matches
Denny Prokopos
7 matches
Kyle Boehm
6 matches
Rankings across every ruleset live on the stats page and the BJJ Elo rankings.
Biggest EBI events
EBI 10
EBI 2
EBI 19
2019 BJJ Fanatics Sub-Only Grand Prix
Match records
| Fighters | Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Sanchez | def. | Danny Stolfi | Inside Heel Hook | EBI 19 | |
| Aaron Harris | def. | Khalil Fadlallah | Ebi-0t | EBI 19 | |
| Pablo Lavaselli | def. | Nathan Orchard | Kimura | EBI 19 | |
| Nick Ronan | def. | Omer Emanoely | Ebi-0t | EBI 19 | |
| Oscar Santos | def. | Osvaldo Canamar | Triangle Choke | EBI 19 | |
| Alan Sanchez | def. | John Combs | Dead Orchard | EBI 19 | |
| David Garmo | def. | Vinicius DeJesus | Inside Heel Hook | EBI 19 | |
| Pablo Lavaselli | def. | Aaron Harris | Rear Naked Choke | EBI 19 | |
| Oliver Taza | def. | Mikey Gonzalez | Inside Heel Hook | EBI 19 | |
| Chase Hannah | def. | Adrian Madrid | Submission | EBI 19 | |
| Alan Sanchez | def. | Danny Stolfi | Heel Hook | EBI 19 | |
| Oliver Taza | def. | Mikey Gonzalez | Heel Hook | EBI 19 | |
| Oscar De Los Santos | def. | Osvaldo Canamar | Triangle Choke | EBI 19 | |
| Nick Ronan | def. | Omer Emanoely | Ot | EBI 19 | |
| Aaron Harris | def. | Khalil Fadlallah | Armbar | EBI 19 | |
| David Garmo | def. | Vinicius DeJesus | Heel Hook | EBI 19 | |
| John Combs | def. | Ivan Leyva | Guillotine Choke | EBI 19 | |
| Pablo Lavaselli | def. | Nathan Orchard | Kimura | EBI 19 | |
| Pablo Lavaselli | def. | Aaron Harris | Choke | EBI 19 | |
| Oliver Taza | def. | David Garmo | Leg Lock | EBI 19 |
