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
LK
Lucas Karnard
9 matches
Ashley Williams
9 matches
Jed Hue
9 matches
Eoghan O'Flanagan
8 matches
Igor Tanabe
8 matches
Santeri Lilius
7 matches
Helena Crevar
6 matches
Margot Ciccarelli
6 matches
Taylor Pearman
6 matches
João Gabriel Sousa
6 matches
Rankings across every ruleset live on the stats page and the BJJ Elo rankings.
Biggest Polaris events
Polaris 32
Polaris 33: South America vs Asia & Oceania
Polaris 35
Polaris 36
2020 Polaris Squads
Polaris 11
Match records
| Fighters | Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miha Perhavec | def. | Jamie Scott | Kneebar | Polaris 7 | |
| Venla Luukkonen | def. | Samantha Cook | Decision | Polaris 7 | |
| Oliver Taza | def. | Lachlan Giles | Decision | Polaris 7 | |
| Ashley Williams | def. | Masakazu Imanari | Decision | Polaris 7 | |
| Emilia Tuukkanen | def. | Leoni Munslow | Decision | Polaris 6 | |
| Oliver Lovell | def. | Tiago Valente | Choke | Polaris 6 | |
| Bradley Hill | def. | Santeri Lilius | Decision | Polaris 6 | |
| Ffion Davies | def. | Chelsea Leah | Armbar | Polaris 6 | |
| Marcin Held | def. | Chris Fishgold | Armbar | Polaris 6 | |
| Marco Canha | def. | Ash Grimshaw | Decision | Polaris 6 | |
| Phil Harris | def. | Brad Pickett | Decision | Polaris 5 | |
| Bradley Hill | def. | Tommi Pulkkanen | Decision | Polaris 5 | |
| Vitor Ribeiro | def. | Caol Uno | Choke | Polaris 5 | |
| Jake Shields | def. | Daniel Strauss | Ot | Polaris 5 | |
| Phil Harris | def. | Spencer Hewitt | Heel Hook | Polaris 4 | |
| Dominyka Obelenyte | def. | Yasmine Wilson | Decision | Polaris 4 | |
| Garry Tonon | def. | Gilbert Burns | Heel Hook | Polaris 4 | |
| Ben Dyson | def. | Travis Newaza | Kimura | Polaris 3 | |
| Adam Adshead | vs. | Phil Harris | N/A Draw | Polaris 3 | |
| Gezary Matuda | vs. | Laurence Fouillat | N/A Draw | Polaris 3 |
