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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilaa Smadja | def. | Amanda Ribas | Heel Hook | EBI 16 | |
| Beatriz Mesquita | def. | Miri Niedrauer | Armbar | EBI 16 | |
| Amanda Leve | def. | Brooke Mayo | Ot | EBI 16 | |
| Talia Marie Vaughan | def. | Pamela Aguirre | Other | EBI 16 | |
| Nicole Sullivan | def. | Tracey Goodell | Ot | EBI 16 | |
| Nicole Sullivan | def. | Lilaa Smadja | Toe Hold | EBI 16 | |
| Luanna Alzuguir | def. | Jess Feliciano | Heel Hook | EBI 16 | |
| Bianca Basílio | def. | Sophia Nordeno | Armbar | EBI 16 | |
| Bianca Basílio | def. | Nicole Sullivan | Armbar | EBI 16 | |
| Beatriz Mesquita | def. | Bianca Basílio | Ot | EBI 16 | |
| Mike Davila | def. | John Battle | Heel Hook From 50/50 | EBI 15 | |
| Jonathan Calestine | def. | Jason Hayden | Inside Heel Hook | EBI 15 | |
| Rafael Domingos | def. | Sergio Perez | Flying Triangle | EBI 15 | |
| Elias Anderson | def. | Kevin Berbrich | Quickest Escape | EBI 15 | |
| Ashley Williams | def. | Sergio Hernandez | Triangle Armbar | EBI 15 | |
| Geovanny Martinez | def. | Pablo Alfonso | Calf Slicer | EBI 15 | |
| Jonathan Calestine | def. | Geovanny Martinez | Decision | EBI 15 | |
| Geovanny Martinez | def. | Rafael Domingos | Submission | EBI 15 | |
| Mike Davila | def. | Rodrigo Lima | Heel Hook From 50/50 | EBI 15 | |
| John Battle | def. | João Tavares | Heel Hook | EBI 15 |
