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No-Gi Competition: IBJJF and ADCC

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18 related references (techniques and positions)

No-gi competition does not have a single scoring model. A qualifying mount is worth four points in IBJJF and two in the cited ADCC championship rules. ADCC also separates match phases by when points apply and includes negative points for specified actions.

Division matters as much as the event name. ADCC’s beginner/intermediate supplement changes technique permissions and timing, while IBJJF uses age, belt and format categories. Professional championship rules therefore cannot stand in for every no-gi division.

Is this for you?

• You compete across different no-gi events or are moving into a different experience category.

Also consider

Power Ride: Craig Jones’s Pinning System — Craig Jones’s Power Ride covers pinning and top control rather than competition administration.

IBJJF Competition Requirements — For the registration and equipment requirements of an IBJJF event.

Coverage and limits

• Different IBJJF and ADCC point values for the same named position.
• ADCC scoring phases and negative-point provisions.
• Division-specific restrictions rather than a universal no-gi submission list.

Limits

• The comparison covers the cited IBJJF and ADCC material, not every promoter or submission-only overtime format.
• Open, Masters and beginner divisions may use restrictions different from professional championship rules.

Related guides and principles

These related references are not a claim about what the course teaches or evidence of practical mastery.

Energy Conservation

Positional Hierarchy

Competition Mindset

Fork Attacks

Pressure

John Danaher: Leglocks — Enter The System

Craig Jones: Down Under Leg Attacks

Gordon Ryan: No-Gi Guard Passing

Craig Jones: Triangle and Leg-Lock Combinations

No-Gi Guard-Passing Courses

Power Ride: Craig Jones’s Pinning System — Craig Jones’s Power Ride course on pinning and top control.

IBJJF Competition Requirements — IBJJF eligibility, uniform and division requirements.

Review related technique cards

• Back Control (Position)

• Inside Ashi-Garami (Position)

• Front Headlock (Position)

• Body Lock (Position)

• Saddle (Position)

• 50-50 Guard (Position)

• Guillotine Control (Position)

• Body Lock Pass (Transition)

• Leg Drag Pass (Transition)

• Front Headlock to Back (Transition)

• Saddle Entry from Top (Transition)

• Back Step (Transition)

• Guillotine Setup (Transition)

• Rear Naked Choke (Submission)

• Guillotine Choke (Submission)

• Darce Choke (Submission)

• Inside Heel Hook (Submission)

• Kimura (Submission)

Sources Expand for evidence and notes

Independent BJJGraph guide. Not authored or endorsed by the instructor.

ADCC Championship Rules & Regulations — ruleset; checked 2026-09-16. Read time phases, positional points and negative points. These championship rules need the applicable division supplement when used for an Open or a different experience category. Inspected: Time Limits; Points (Positive Points); Penalties (Negative Points)

ADCC Rules for Beginners & Intermediate — ruleset; checked 2026-09-16. Read the division-specific illegal-technique table and time limits, including the restrictions assigned to Masters categories. The professional championship list is not permission for every division. Inspected: Illegal Techniques table and Time Limits

IBJJF Rules Book — ruleset; checked 2026-09-16. Read positional point values and the age/belt/format technique restrictions to support comparison with ADCC. Inspected: Articles 2.5 and 6, including the illegal-technique table