IBJJF European: Kaynan Duarte puts on a masterclass and submits every opponent.

The year’s first major IBJJF tournament took place last week as Paris, France played host to the 2023 IBJJF European Championships.

Black belts competed over the weekend, and a number of established champions continued their runs of dominance on the IBJJF circuit. Most notably, two-time ADCC champion and IBJJF world champion Kaynan Duarte impressed by winning double-gold on the strength of a 100 percent submission rate

Top Atos representative Duarte put on one of the strongest performances of his career, submitting seven out of seven opponents on his way to gold in both the super-heavy and absolute divisions.

Duarte won three matches in his weight division to take home his first-ever European gold at the black belt level. It was in the absolute division, though, where he would run into some of the sport’s biggest names.

In the bracket’s semifinals, Duarte squared off with Caio Terra black belt and 2022 Brasileiro champion Mason Fowler. After surviving Fowler’s vaunted guard game through much of the match, Duarte eventually passed and scrambled to his opponent’s back, sinking in a rear-naked choke to secure his spot in the absolute final against Rider Zuchi.

Once again, Duarte showed off his seemingly unstoppable guard passing on his way to another rear-naked choke victory to take home his second gold medal of the weekend.