The rear naked choke was the #1 submission at ADCC 2017, ADCC 2019 and all the trials in between. Even in MMA it is without comparison the king of submissions.
In addition back control was the #1 scoring position at ADCC 2017 & ADCC 2019 by a long shot.
This makes the back control or rear mount arguably the king of positions!
For that reason I decided to take a closer look at the back takes that occured at ADCC 2019. I acquired the data by breaking down all matches of the men’s divisions – thats a total of 95 matches. I did only count successfully executed back takes (both hooks, body triangle or finish) and not situations like a seatbelt with only a single hook or lesser positions.
Let’s take a look at the results:
Excellent work! Appreciate all the hours you put in to collect the data. It is an invaluable resource for grapplers who want to stay on top of the game.
Thanks for doing all of this! Highly appreciated.