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
Garry Tonon
22 matches
Geovanny Martinez
21 matches
Gordon Ryan
16 matches
Edward Cummings
14 matches
Nathan Orchard
12 matches
Rafael Domingos
11 matches
Baret Yoshida
10 matches
Oliver Taza
9 matches
Richie Martinez
9 matches
Vagner Rocha
8 matches
Rankings across every ruleset live on the stats page and the BJJ Elo rankings.
Biggest EBI events
Match records
| Fighters | Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baret Yoshida | def. | Eric Medina | Ot | EBI 10 | |
| Alexis Alduncin Barragan | def. | Ashley Williams | Ot | EBI 10 | |
| Marcelo Cohen | def. | Joey Diehl | Kimura | EBI 10 | |
| Arturo Cadenas Rocha | def. | Pablo Rogel | Heel Hook | EBI 10 | |
| Baret Yoshida | def. | Arturo Cadenas Rocha | Ezekiel Choke | EBI 10 | |
| Ricky Lule | def. | Bruno Barbosa | Guillotine Choke | EBI 10 | |
| Geovanny Martinez | def. | Marcelo Cohen | Heel Hook | EBI 10 | |
| Edward Cummings | def. | Alexis Alduncin Barragan | Heel Hook | EBI 10 | |
| Geovanny Martinez | def. | Ricky Lule | Arm Triangle Choke | EBI 10 | |
| Edward Cummings | def. | Baret Yoshida | Inside Heel Hook | EBI 10 | |
| Geovanny Martinez | def. | Edward Cummings | Ot | EBI 10 | |
| Garry Tonon | def. | Jimmy Friedrich | Heel Hook | EBI 9 | |
| Vinicius Magalhães | def. | Tom Breese | Inside Heel Hook | EBI 9 | |
| Daniel O'brien | def. | Guybson Sá | Outside Heel Hook | EBI 9 | |
| Daniel Strauss | def. | Quentin Rosenzweig | Americana Lock | EBI 9 | |
| Matt Kirchwehm | def. | Ryan Walsh | Ot | EBI 9 | |
| Adam Sanchoff | def. | Rodrigo Antunes | Ot | EBI 9 | |
| Eliot Kelly | def. | Jacen Flynn | Ot | EBI 9 | |
| Kyle Boehm | def. | Travis Moore | Choke | EBI 9 | |
| Daniel O'brien | def. | Kyle Boehm | Ot | EBI 9 |
