Technique utilisation and efficiency in competitive Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu matches at white and blue belts

Despite its increasing popularity, little is known about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and what makes a successful fighter. This work aims to start answering questions about the most used and successful techniques to allow development of coaching methods towards enhancing performance at lower belt levels. One-hundred and forty tournament fights were analysed. The most common takedown was guardpull with 94% success. Significantly more single leg takedowns...