Ruleset
Polaris
The UK's professional grappling ruleset: submission-only regulation with judges or draws, on mixed gi/no-gi cards.
How the ruleset works
Polaris pioneered the modern professional grappling card in Europe. Regulation is submission-only; depending on the era, unfinished matches ended in draws or went to judges' criteria that reward attacking jiu-jitsu. Cards mix gi and no-gi bookings, with time limits typically 10-15 minutes.
At a glance
- Attire
- Mixed cards
- Format
- Submission-only
- Overtime
- Era-dependent (draws or judges)
- Time limit
- 10-15 min
- Submissions
- Everything legal in no-gi bookings
What wins under Polaris rules
Most active under Polaris rules
EO
Eoghan O’flanagan
10 matches
LK
Lucas Karnard
10 matches
Ashley Williams
10 matches
Santeri Lilius
9 matches
JH
Jed Hue
9 matches
Igor Tanabe
8 matches
AJ Agazarm
7 matches
Tommy Langaker
6 matches
Charles Negromonte
6 matches
Margot Ciccarelli
6 matches
Rankings across every ruleset live on the stats page and the BJJ Elo rankings.
Biggest Polaris events
Match records
| Fighters | Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Nicholls | def. | Sam Gibson | Decision | Polaris 36 | Details → |
| Michael Tomlinson | def. | Connor Soper | Scottish Twister | Polaris 36 | Details → |
| Dominic Klingher | def. | Chase Vaughn | Decision | Polaris 36 | Details → |
| Andrew Roberts | def. | Jota Viklander | Decision | Polaris 36 | Details → |
| Archer Colaco | def. | Asim Hussain | Scottish Twister | Polaris 36 | Details → |
| Franck Takoudjou | def. | Bruno Jardim | Rear Naked Choke | Polaris 36 | |
| Paul Barch | def. | Shane Fishman | Decision | Polaris 36 | Details → |
| Joshua Onwordi | def. | David Cartwright | Decision | Polaris 36 | Details → |
| Mikael Rhailander | def. | Jean Maltese | Decision | Polaris 36 | Details → |
| Owen Jones | def. | Gianni Grippo | Decision | Polaris 36 | Details → |
| Tommy Graelish | def. | Cameron Wakeford | Decision | Polaris 36 | Details → |
| Matt Ludlow | def. | Nathan Jones | Decision | Polaris 36 | |
| Kendall Reusing | def. | Anabel Lopez Beard | Armbar | Polaris 36 | Details → |
| Nikolas Koretsis | def. | Chris Leydendeckers | Decision | Polaris 36 | |
| Chloe Roberts | def. | Lucie Maximo | Armbar | Polaris 36 | |
| Romao Carvalho | def. | Jack Sear | Decision | Polaris 36 | Details → |
| Ethan Crelinsten | def. | Shai Gerena | Rear Naked Choke | Polaris 36 | Details → |
| Emily Leyva | def. | Martina Zola | Decision | Polaris 36 | Details → |
| Mohammad Mustafa | def. | Harry Powell | Decision | Polaris 36 | |
| Sarah Galvao | def. | Elizabeth Genge | Triangle Kimura | Polaris 36 | Details → |
