Statistics 2025 | AVA Season Data Breakdown
December 31, 2025 AVA
Season 2025 data highlights a competition environment strongly driven by submission outcomes. An overall submission rate of 70.1% indicates an exceptionally high proportion of matches resulted in submission across a full season of tournaments.
When examining total submission rates by tournament, Portland recorded the highest rate at 84.9%, a notable result given it marked AVA’s first event in the city. Okanagan followed at 77.4%, with Western placing third at 73.0%.
Submissions in regulation showed a similar pattern. Portland again ranked first at 72.7%. Okanagan placed second at 64.5%, followed by Edmonton at 62.9%, another strong showing for a first-time event in that city. Regulation submissions carry the highest match point value, making these results particularly relevant from a competitive standpoint.
Overtime data shows a general trend toward fastest escapes over submissions across most tournaments, with Portland as an exception where submissions accounted for 66.5% of overtime outcomes compared to 33.5% escapes. Okanagan recorded a near-even split (50.6% submissions, 49.4% escapes), while the remaining tournaments recorded higher escape-to-submission ratios.
Referee decisions remained consistently low across the season. The lowest rates were recorded at Vancouver (0.2%), Okanagan (0.7%), and Edmonton (0.9%), while the highest rate observed was 4.3% at Eastern.
Eastern event data shows lower overall submission rates and a higher proportion of referee decisions, which may be influenced by differences in competitive emphasis and exposure to submission-only rulesets.
In total, 3,464 matches were completed during Season 2025. No-Gi matches accounted for a slightly higher share than Gi, while Gi participation remained strong throughout the season.
The Throne Qualifiers are AVA’s open rank, open weight division, featuring athletes testing themselves in one of the more demanding competitive formats. Across all Throne Qualifier divisions, 59.4% of matches were decided by submission, including finishes in both regulation and overtime, indicating a strong rate of decisive outcomes at this level.
Vancouver recorded the highest total submission rate at 87.5%, reflecting the depth of experience in the region where AVA originated. Ultra followed closely with an 83.3% total submission rate. Portland placed third overall, a notable result suggesting athletes there arrived prepared with a clear submission-focused approach.
For submission finishes in regulation time, Ultra led the way at 72.2%, followed very closely by Vancouver at 71.9%, with Portland again placing third at 70%. Finishing in regulation carries the maximum match point value, and these results indicate that top competitors understood the strategic advantage of avoiding overtime.
When comparing overtime submissions versus escapes, Portland and Okanagan stood out, with 100% of overtime outcomes ending in submission. Victoria followed with a favorable balance, recording 60.5% submissions versus 33.5% escapes in overtime.
Referee decisions were exceedingly rare across the Throne Qualifiers. All divisions recorded 0% decisions, with the exception of Eastern at 12.5%.
Overall, the Throne Qualifier stats reflect a strong reliance on submission outcomes, limited decisions, and clear regional differences in match resolution. These differences likely relate to varying levels of familiarity with AVA’s ruleset and match strategy, suggesting potential shifts as exposure to the format increases over time.