Total number of matches including repechage matches:
| Men | 307 |
| Women | 219 |
| Total | 526 |
Matches won by decisive throw. These include full point(ippon) wins and waza-ari-awesete-ippon (2nd wara-ari score win).
| Men | 125 | 40.8% |
| Women | 77 | 35.2% |
| Total | 202 | 38.5% |
Matches won by points. These are matches that went for the full time limit and the match was rewarded to the judoka who had scored the most non-shido points.
| Men | 100 | 32.7% |
| Women | 66 | 30.1% |
| Total | 166 | 31.6% |
Matches won during newaza (groundwork). This includes matches ending in a pin (ippon or wara-ari) or a submission.
| Pin | Choke | Armbar | ||
| Men | 29(9.5%) | 1(0.003%) | 2(0.007%) | 10.5% |
| Women | 36(16.4%) | 4(0.02%) | 5(0.02%) | 20.5% |
| Total | 65(12.4%) | 5(0.01%) | 7(0.01%) | 14.7% |
Matches won by shido. These are matches where only penalties were scored, or a penalty score was the deciding factor at the end of the match.
| Men | 48 | 15.6% |
| Women | 30 | 13.7% |
| Total | 78 | 14.8% |
Also, 2 matches (1 in women, 1 in men) were decided by referee, and 1 match in men was decided by forfeit due to injury.
My thoughts: I didn't see a majority of the judo matches, but here are some conclusions from the numbers I'm seeing. It looks like overall, the standing game was very good this year. A majority of the matches were decided by throwing techniques either by ippon, waza-ari, or determined by points at the end of the match. Almost 2 out of every 5 matches was won by a decisive throw. The ground game (particularly submissions) played a much smaller role. The women seem to have focused on the ground game more than the men. 1 to 2 matches of every 15 were decided solely on penalty scores. These matches are definitely the most boring to watch, but it looks like there weren't too terribly many this year. Still, it surprises me that there were as many as indicated. Perhaps part of that is because the competitors at the Olympic level in judo have a tendency to null each others techniques forcing a more technical and defensive approach to their matches.
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Cool stats Great Job there!
COJudoka
I would also like to say thanks for the very interesting statistics. I was looking around the web for this info and found your blog.
But I do not agree with the conclusions. In my view the statistics are disastrous. They basically mean that submissions are out of the game of olympic judo which I think is really bad. It is not the way judo used to be and it is against current trends within martial arts. Todays audience like submissions.
I would like to see a tournament where around half of the matches are decided on the ground, and about half of those won by submissions. The rules should be changed to allow an extended time on the ground, and maybe even give penalty scores for stalling when competitors curl up in the turtle position just to get back up standing. I also think leg locks should be re-allowed in competitions. There is no basis for the statement that it should be the cause of too much injuries. It is allowed in so many other martial arts today (sambo, submission wrestling, BJJ etc), and to my knowledge they don't get injured more than judokas.
I admit that me and my judo club are rather oriented towards newaza. We train about 50-50 and some of us even cross compete in BJJ and SW. But I honestly think that a majority of the worlds judokas would agree that judo should evolve with the real world and not become a throws-only sport.
I love judo and soccer but can not watch either at the elite level.
I understand the intricacies that go on but I dont find them often very entertaining.
I'd rather watch teens or amateur level.
I agree and I know tons of people who agree with swedish judoka.
Bring newaza (but measurably ) back to judo, penalize the stallers (turtles) and anti-sportsman.
In a sport were honour, respect and those kinds of qualities are still taught, I find it appaling that anti-sportmanlike behaviour is allowed.
Very true, anonymous. I often go watch local competitions with all levels of players from yellow belt and up (I don't compete myself anymore) and I have to say that they are actually more fun to watch than olympic judo. The technical level is of course much lower but it's more entertaining.
There is actually a ground game. Chokes and armlocks happen quite a lot, and an ippon is really an ippon and not an upgraded yoko/waza-ari.
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