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Craig Jones Says The IBJJF Points System Rewards The Wrong Kind Of Control

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October 31, 2026

Craig Jones argues that IBJJF scoring misreads what control means in grappling. In his Power Ride instructional, he says the system was built around positions assumed to be strong for ground and pound, yet those positions rarely produce finishes in modern MMA. His main criticism is that side control, mount and back control ignore where […]

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