AVA Rulebook v1.3 is live, effective October 2026. NEW • “Throw In Towel” Corner Stoppage: The athlete’s registered coach may end the match at any time by throwing the official AVA corner towel onto the mat. It will count as a submission for the opponent. • Unconsciousness Protocol: If the referee can’t verify an athlete’s […]
Nearly 4 out of 5 matches (78%) in AVA Okanagan ended in a submission, and two-thirds (67.7%) were finished within regulation time. Overtime added another 10.2% of taps, while overtime escapes decided 15.7% of matches. The remaining 6.3% ended by walkover, referee decision or DQ. Across the whole tournament, the numbers were remarkably steady, […]
AVA’s rules and overtime exists for one reason — to give a match a real outcome, settled on the mat rather than by a referee. That goal has stayed the same since day one, but how we define an actual escape has changed a lot, and for good reason. The format started as a version […]
The following amendments have been made. Section 2.2 — Overtime, Live Positions Live positions are Back, Mount, and Side Control. Quarter mount is no longer a live position. Back control requires chest-to-back contact with at least one of: two hooks, one hook, closed back (legs crossed), or body triangle. Section 2.2 / 6.6 — Overtime […]
How the AVA Season Works The AVA season runs from January 1 to December 31. At every event, athletes earn Placement Points based on where they finish on the podium. Those points accumulate across the entire season and count toward your individual ranking and toward your academy’s overall standing. When the season closes, the rankings […]
Origins debuted as AVA’s youth exclusive tournament, with plans to expand to 18+ in future seasons. With 66.5% of matches ending by submission in regulation and 8.1% in overtime, nearly 3 out of 4 matches ended in a finish. Remaining outcomes included fastest escape at 18.3%, with walkovers, decisions, and disqualifications each under 3%. Gi […]
Legends marked a milestone as both Canada’s and AVA’s first official masters only Jiu-Jitsu tournament. Across total matches, 75.8% ended by submission, broken down between submissions in regulation at 62.1% and submissions in overtime at 13.6%. Fastest escape in overtime at 12.9%, walkovers due to injury or no shows at 9.8%, and referee decisions were […]
Throne II is in the books, an amazing night filled with great matches. Throne II results are below. Watch the full replay on Smoothcomp PPV: https://avagrappling.smoothcomp.com/en/event/30112/watch THRONE TITLE CHAMPIONS Griffin Maathuis (Submission) x Samson Haire Kierra Cates (Submission) x Rebecca Verlaan Chizoba Louis (Submission) x Alan Chang Maria Demers (Submission) x Rebecca Verlaan GI RISE […]
Washington returned for its first event of the 2026 season and crossed the 80% mark, a first for the season. With a combined submission rate of 82.0% across regulation and overtime and 69.8% in regulation alone, it is the highest submission rate of the year by a significant margin. Throne qualifiers led all divisions with […]
Western closed out the spring leg of the AVA season with its biggest turnout yet, and the crowd came ready to finish. Of all matches on the day, 58.5% ended by submission in regulation, with overtime pushing the combined rate to 71%. Rise, Youth, and Adult divisions all landed above 60% submission in regulation, a […]