Ruleset
Submission Only
The umbrella for pure submission-only formats (Kasai, Subversiv, Finishers, and similar): no points, finish or draw/decision.
How the ruleset works
Submission-only is less one ruleset than a family: no points, no advantages, and a match that only truly ends with a tap. Promotions in this family (Kasai, Subversiv, Finishers Sub Only, Third Coast Grappling and others) differ in what happens when nobody finishes: some use judges, some use overtime formats borrowed from EBI, some accept draws.
We group these events together because the competitive incentives are the same: submission hunting over positional maintenance.
At a glance
- Attire
- Varies by event
- Format
- Submission-only (varies by promotion)
- Overtime
- Varies (EBI-style, judges, or draws)
- Time limit
- Varies
- Submissions
- Generally everything legal
What wins under Submission Only rules
Most active under Submission Only rules
Renato Canuto
16 matches
William Tackett
15 matches
Lucas Barbosa
13 matches
Nicole Mathew
13 matches
Craig Jones
11 matches
Edwin Ocasio
11 matches
Aaron Johnson
11 matches
Gianni Grippo
10 matches
Fellipe Andrew
9 matches
Roberto Jimenez
9 matches
Rankings across every ruleset live on the stats page and the BJJ Elo rankings.
2026 Finishers: Money In The Bank 3 vs 3
2026 Finishers: Women's Survivor Series 2
2020 Subversiv 4
2021 Subversiv 5
2022 SUBVERSIV 7
Kasai Pro 7
