Statistics
Styles of the game
What members build their Jiu Jitsu around, and how styles differ around the world.
What the community builds its game around
Share of members who picked each as one of their main games (up to 3 each)
Styles around the world
Share of members in each country with this as a main game. Pick a style to compare.
| Mexico | 60% |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | 53% |
| France | 47% |
| Chile | 46% |
| Estonia | 43% |
| Denmark | 43% |
| Spain | 42% |
| Germany | 41% |
| United States of America | 39% |
| United Kingdom | 38% |
| South Africa | 38% |
| Brazil | 38% |
| Canada | 36% |
| Norway | 33% |
| Finland | 31% |
| Australia | 30% |
| Sweden | 26% |
| Greece | 25% |
| Belgium | 21% |
| Japan | 17% |
| Ireland | 13% |
| Austria | 10% |
| Connecticut | 89% |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 71% |
| Massachusetts | 60% |
| Louisiana | 57% |
| Missouri | 55% |
| Kansas | 50% |
| New York | 50% |
| Oklahoma | 47% |
| Texas | 45% |
| South Carolina | 44% |
| California | 42% |
| Alabama | 40% |
| Nebraska | 40% |
| Ohio | 38% |
| Florida | 33% |
| North Carolina | 33% |
| Arizona | 29% |
| Colorado | 25% |
| Washington | 25% |
| Pennsylvania | 20% |
| Idaho | 20% |
| Tennessee | 17% |
| Indiana | 17% |
| Virginia | 17% |
| Georgia | 11% |
| Greece | 63% |
|---|---|
| Norway | 58% |
| Denmark | 57% |
| Austria | 50% |
| South Africa | 50% |
| Spain | 50% |
| Sweden | 44% |
| Estonia | 43% |
| Finland | 41% |
| Canada | 38% |
| Brazil | 38% |
| United Kingdom | 33% |
| Japan | 33% |
| Germany | 32% |
| United States of America | 32% |
| Netherlands | 29% |
| Australia | 25% |
| Ireland | 25% |
| Belgium | 21% |
| Chile | 18% |
| France | 12% |
| Ohio | 50% |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 50% |
| Missouri | 46% |
| South Carolina | 44% |
| Louisiana | 43% |
| Pennsylvania | 40% |
| Idaho | 40% |
| Oklahoma | 35% |
| Indiana | 33% |
| Tennessee | 33% |
| Virginia | 33% |
| Connecticut | 33% |
| Texas | 32% |
| New York | 30% |
| Arizona | 29% |
| California | 26% |
| North Carolina | 25% |
| Colorado | 25% |
| Washington | 25% |
| Georgia | 22% |
| Nebraska | 20% |
| Alabama | 20% |
| Michigan | 20% |
| Florida | 19% |
| Wisconsin | 17% |
| Illinois | 14% |
| Spain | 58% |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 50% |
| Finland | 48% |
| France | 47% |
| Canada | 45% |
| Norway | 42% |
| Austria | 40% |
| Brazil | 38% |
| Chile | 36% |
| Japan | 33% |
| Germany | 32% |
| United States of America | 31% |
| Belgium | 29% |
| Denmark | 29% |
| Netherlands | 26% |
| Sweden | 26% |
| Australia | 25% |
| Greece | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 24% |
| Mexico | 20% |
| Estonia | 14% |
| Ireland | 13% |
| Florida | 57% |
|---|---|
| South Carolina | 56% |
| Kansas | 50% |
| Louisiana | 43% |
| Illinois | 43% |
| Massachusetts | 40% |
| Pennsylvania | 40% |
| Idaho | 40% |
| Arizona | 39% |
| Ohio | 38% |
| Texas | 36% |
| Wisconsin | 33% |
| North Carolina | 33% |
| Georgia | 33% |
| Indiana | 33% |
| California | 26% |
| Nebraska | 20% |
| New York | 20% |
| Alabama | 20% |
| Missouri | 18% |
| Virginia | 17% |
| Tennessee | 17% |
| Oklahoma | 12% |
| Connecticut | 11% |
| Greece | 63% |
|---|---|
| Ireland | 50% |
| South Africa | 38% |
| Sweden | 37% |
| Spain | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 31% |
| Australia | 30% |
| Germany | 29% |
| Chile | 27% |
| Canada | 27% |
| Netherlands | 26% |
| Norway | 25% |
| United States of America | 20% |
| France | 18% |
| Finland | 14% |
| Belgium | 14% |
| Denmark | 14% |
| Brazil | 13% |
| Austria | 10% |
| Georgia | 44% |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 43% |
| Washington | 38% |
| Oklahoma | 35% |
| Kansas | 33% |
| Indiana | 33% |
| Virginia | 33% |
| New York | 30% |
| South Carolina | 22% |
| Louisiana | 21% |
| California | 21% |
| Michigan | 20% |
| Pennsylvania | 20% |
| Alabama | 20% |
| Massachusetts | 20% |
| Texas | 19% |
| North Carolina | 17% |
| Wisconsin | 17% |
| Tennessee | 17% |
| Florida | 14% |
| Arizona | 13% |
| Ohio | 13% |
| Connecticut | 11% |
| Missouri | 9% |
| Greece | 50% |
|---|---|
| Austria | 40% |
| Ireland | 25% |
| France | 24% |
| United Kingdom | 23% |
| Mexico | 20% |
| United States of America | 18% |
| Canada | 18% |
| Finland | 17% |
| Norway | 17% |
| Japan | 17% |
| Germany | 16% |
| Netherlands | 16% |
| Australia | 15% |
| Denmark | 14% |
| Estonia | 14% |
| South Africa | 13% |
| Sweden | 11% |
| Chile | 9% |
| Spain | 8% |
| Belgium | 7% |
| Michigan | 40% |
|---|---|
| New York | 40% |
| Georgia | 33% |
| Pennsylvania | 30% |
| Oklahoma | 29% |
| California | 26% |
| Ohio | 25% |
| Texas | 23% |
| South Carolina | 22% |
| Alabama | 20% |
| Nebraska | 20% |
| Idaho | 20% |
| Wisconsin | 17% |
| North Carolina | 17% |
| Kansas | 17% |
| Tennessee | 17% |
| Indiana | 17% |
| Illinois | 14% |
| Louisiana | 14% |
| Arizona | 13% |
| Washington | 13% |
| Florida | 10% |
| Missouri | 9% |
| Belgium | 36% |
|---|---|
| France | 29% |
| Norway | 25% |
| Ireland | 25% |
| Sweden | 22% |
| Finland | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 20% |
| Mexico | 20% |
| Austria | 20% |
| United States of America | 19% |
| Germany | 18% |
| Canada | 18% |
| Australia | 15% |
| Denmark | 14% |
| Estonia | 14% |
| Brazil | 13% |
| Greece | 13% |
| Netherlands | 11% |
| Spain | 8% |
| Michigan | 60% |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 40% |
| Pennsylvania | 40% |
| Idaho | 40% |
| Ohio | 38% |
| Washington | 38% |
| North Carolina | 33% |
| Illinois | 29% |
| Colorado | 25% |
| California | 21% |
| Alabama | 20% |
| Florida | 19% |
| Kansas | 17% |
| Tennessee | 17% |
| Indiana | 17% |
| Texas | 16% |
| Arizona | 13% |
| Oklahoma | 12% |
| Connecticut | 11% |
| South Carolina | 11% |
| New York | 10% |
| Missouri | 9% |
| Louisiana | 7% |
| Belgium | 36% |
|---|---|
| Sweden | 33% |
| Denmark | 29% |
| Chile | 27% |
| Spain | 25% |
| Norway | 25% |
| France | 24% |
| Australia | 20% |
| Germany | 17% |
| Netherlands | 16% |
| United States of America | 15% |
| Canada | 14% |
| Estonia | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 14% |
| Brazil | 13% |
| Ireland | 13% |
| Finland | 12% |
| Michigan | 40% |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 40% |
| Colorado | 38% |
| Connecticut | 33% |
| Virginia | 33% |
| North Carolina | 25% |
| Texas | 23% |
| Georgia | 22% |
| California | 21% |
| New York | 20% |
| Nebraska | 20% |
| Pennsylvania | 20% |
| Wisconsin | 17% |
| Indiana | 17% |
| Tennessee | 17% |
| Illinois | 14% |
| Ohio | 13% |
| Washington | 13% |
| Arizona | 10% |
| Louisiana | 7% |
| Florida | 5% |
| Austria | 30% |
|---|---|
| Spain | 25% |
| South Africa | 25% |
| Germany | 22% |
| Finland | 17% |
| Norway | 17% |
| Japan | 17% |
| United States of America | 15% |
| Australia | 15% |
| Belgium | 14% |
| Denmark | 14% |
| Estonia | 14% |
| Canada | 13% |
| Greece | 13% |
| France | 12% |
| Sweden | 11% |
| Netherlands | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 10% |
| Virginia | 50% |
|---|---|
| Tennessee | 50% |
| Michigan | 40% |
| Arizona | 26% |
| Ohio | 25% |
| Washington | 25% |
| Florida | 24% |
| New York | 20% |
| Nebraska | 20% |
| Alabama | 20% |
| Indiana | 17% |
| Wisconsin | 17% |
| Texas | 16% |
| California | 16% |
| Louisiana | 14% |
| Colorado | 13% |
| Georgia | 11% |
| Connecticut | 11% |
| South Carolina | 11% |
| Missouri | 9% |
| Oklahoma | 6% |
| Japan | 33% |
|---|---|
| Denmark | 29% |
| Belgium | 21% |
| Australia | 20% |
| Mexico | 20% |
| United States of America | 19% |
| Chile | 18% |
| Canada | 16% |
| Estonia | 14% |
| Netherlands | 13% |
| Brazil | 13% |
| Greece | 13% |
| Sweden | 11% |
| Austria | 10% |
| Finland | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 9% |
| Germany | 9% |
| Norway | 8% |
| Tennessee | 67% |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 36% |
| Georgia | 33% |
| South Carolina | 33% |
| Connecticut | 33% |
| Missouri | 27% |
| California | 26% |
| Ohio | 25% |
| Oklahoma | 24% |
| Arizona | 23% |
| New York | 20% |
| Michigan | 20% |
| Alabama | 20% |
| North Carolina | 17% |
| Indiana | 17% |
| Florida | 14% |
| Illinois | 14% |
| Colorado | 13% |
| Washington | 13% |
| Texas | 10% |
| Japan | 33% |
|---|---|
| France | 29% |
| Denmark | 29% |
| South Africa | 25% |
| Ireland | 25% |
| Australia | 25% |
| Austria | 20% |
| Canada | 20% |
| Belgium | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 14% |
| United States of America | 13% |
| Chile | 9% |
| Germany | 9% |
| Norway | 8% |
| Spain | 8% |
| Netherlands | 8% |
| Sweden | 4% |
| Finland | 2% |
| Wisconsin | 33% |
|---|---|
| Florida | 33% |
| Missouri | 27% |
| Louisiana | 21% |
| Michigan | 20% |
| Texas | 19% |
| Oklahoma | 18% |
| Virginia | 17% |
| Arizona | 16% |
| California | 16% |
| Illinois | 14% |
| Colorado | 13% |
| Washington | 13% |
| Georgia | 11% |
| Connecticut | 11% |
| South Carolina | 11% |
| North Carolina | 8% |
| Mexico | 60% |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 25% |
| Brazil | 25% |
| France | 24% |
| Sweden | 22% |
| Netherlands | 18% |
| Chile | 18% |
| United Kingdom | 15% |
| Belgium | 14% |
| United States of America | 13% |
| Germany | 12% |
| Spain | 8% |
| Canada | 7% |
| Finland | 7% |
| Australia | 5% |
| Massachusetts | 40% |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 36% |
| Oklahoma | 29% |
| Colorado | 25% |
| North Carolina | 25% |
| South Carolina | 22% |
| Nebraska | 20% |
| New York | 20% |
| Wisconsin | 17% |
| Illinois | 14% |
| Louisiana | 14% |
| Texas | 13% |
| Ohio | 13% |
| Georgia | 11% |
| Arizona | 10% |
| California | 5% |
| Florida | 5% |
| Japan | 33% |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 20% |
| Sweden | 19% |
| United States of America | 18% |
| Belgium | 14% |
| Estonia | 14% |
| Canada | 13% |
| Greece | 13% |
| Brazil | 13% |
| France | 12% |
| Australia | 10% |
| Chile | 9% |
| Norway | 8% |
| Spain | 8% |
| Finland | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 5% |
| Netherlands | 5% |
| Germany | 5% |
| Colorado | 50% |
|---|---|
| Nebraska | 40% |
| Idaho | 40% |
| Washington | 38% |
| Kansas | 33% |
| Oklahoma | 29% |
| Texas | 26% |
| Connecticut | 22% |
| Michigan | 20% |
| New York | 20% |
| Arizona | 19% |
| Missouri | 18% |
| Virginia | 17% |
| California | 16% |
| Ohio | 13% |
| Pennsylvania | 10% |
| Florida | 10% |
| North Carolina | 8% |
| Louisiana | 7% |
| Norway | 25% |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 20% |
| Austria | 20% |
| Denmark | 14% |
| Estonia | 14% |
| South Africa | 13% |
| Ireland | 13% |
| Finland | 12% |
| United Kingdom | 12% |
| France | 12% |
| United States of America | 11% |
| Sweden | 11% |
| Germany | 11% |
| Australia | 10% |
| Netherlands | 8% |
| Canada | 7% |
| Idaho | 40% |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 33% |
| Illinois | 29% |
| Colorado | 25% |
| Washington | 25% |
| Pennsylvania | 20% |
| Massachusetts | 20% |
| Nebraska | 20% |
| Tennessee | 17% |
| Indiana | 17% |
| Arizona | 16% |
| Ohio | 13% |
| Georgia | 11% |
| South Carolina | 11% |
| California | 11% |
| Florida | 10% |
| North Carolina | 8% |
| Louisiana | 7% |
| Oklahoma | 6% |
| Texas | 3% |
| Mexico | 20% |
|---|---|
| Spain | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 16% |
| Netherlands | 13% |
| Brazil | 13% |
| France | 12% |
| Sweden | 11% |
| United States of America | 10% |
| Canada | 9% |
| Germany | 8% |
| Australia | 5% |
| Finland | 5% |
| Kansas | 33% |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 33% |
| Connecticut | 33% |
| Pennsylvania | 30% |
| Alabama | 20% |
| Michigan | 20% |
| Nebraska | 20% |
| Massachusetts | 20% |
| Idaho | 20% |
| North Carolina | 17% |
| Tennessee | 17% |
| Georgia | 11% |
| South Carolina | 11% |
| New York | 10% |
| Florida | 10% |
| Arizona | 7% |
| Texas | 7% |
| Oklahoma | 6% |
| California | 5% |
| Ireland | 38% |
|---|---|
| Estonia | 14% |
| South Africa | 13% |
| Finland | 12% |
| Germany | 11% |
| Australia | 10% |
| Austria | 10% |
| Chile | 9% |
| Norway | 8% |
| Belgium | 7% |
| United States of America | 5% |
| Netherlands | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 4% |
| Sweden | 4% |
| Canada | 2% |
| Indiana | 50% |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 50% |
| Colorado | 25% |
| Pennsylvania | 20% |
| Idaho | 20% |
| Tennessee | 17% |
| Washington | 13% |
| Missouri | 9% |
| Louisiana | 7% |
| Arizona | 7% |
| Florida | 5% |
| Denmark | 14% |
|---|---|
| Brazil | 13% |
| Ireland | 13% |
| Austria | 10% |
| Canada | 7% |
| Germany | 7% |
| Netherlands | 5% |
| Australia | 5% |
| United States of America | 5% |
| Finland | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 4% |
| Sweden | 4% |
| Indiana | 33% |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 20% |
| Virginia | 17% |
| Washington | 13% |
| Georgia | 11% |
| Texas | 10% |
| Florida | 10% |
| Missouri | 9% |
| North Carolina | 8% |
| California | 5% |
| Arizona | 3% |
Gi or no-gi games?
Average share of gi training for members with each main game
At each belt
The three most common main games by the member's belt today
- WhitePressure passing 30% · Wrestling 26% · Closed guard 23%
- BluePressure passing 39% · Slow and methodical 34% · Half guard 28%
- PurplePressure passing 41% · Slow and methodical 33% · Half guard 32%
- BrownPressure passing 35% · Half guard 34% · Slow and methodical 29%
- BlackHalf guard 37% · Pressure passing 36% · Slow and methodical 36%
How the community trains
Share of members who picked each as one of their main training methods (up to 3 each)
1,011 members answered.
Training methods at each belt
The three most common methods by the member's belt today
- WhiteClassic class 83% · Open mats 32% · Positional sparring 29%
- BlueClassic class 72% · Positional sparring 45% · Open mats 33%
- PurpleClassic class 78% · Positional sparring 46% · Open sparring 41%
- BrownClassic class 76% · Positional sparring 49% · Open sparring 40%
- BlackClassic class 64% · Positional sparring 61% · Open sparring 43%
What the world drills
From the public training notes of 1,274 members: the share who mention each technique
North America
722 members who write training notes
Europe
454 members who write training notes
Stands out: Toreando 1.5× · Omoplata 1.4× · Judo throws 1.3×
Africa
53 members who write training notes
Stands out: Omoplata 2.2× · Single leg 1.8× · Back takes 1.7×
Asia
45 members who write training notes
Stands out: Toreando 2.1× · Heel hook 1.4× · Spider / lasso 1.4×
Each member counts once per technique, however often they write about it. Only notes members show publicly are used, and only totals are shown. "Stands out" compares a continent with the rest of the world, measured against how much that continent mentions techniques overall, so notes in other languages than English don't skew it.
