Overview
Combat Sambo is a one-on-one combat sport governed by FIAS that builds on Sport Sambo's throws-and-groundwork foundation by adding closed-fist punches, head kicks, elbow and knee strikes, and chokes. Competitors engage under this full striking-and-grappling ruleset, making it effectively a pre-MMA mixed-rules discipli…
How to win
- Decision priority: KO/TKO/submission > technical superiority > points > last-scoring competitor; Tournament: single-eli…
- Win priority order — KO/TKO/submission beats technical superiority, then points, then last scorer.
- Single-elim + repechage — Losers re-enter via repechage bracket; single elimination otherwise.
- Medals per division — Gold, Silver, and two Bronze medals awarded per weight and gender category.
The game
- Two competitors per match; Weight classes (Adult Male, kg): -58, -64, -71, -79, -88, -98, +98; Combat Sambo introduced …
- Two competitors per match — Each match is contested between exactly two competitors.
- Adult male weight classes — Seven divisions: -58, -64, -71, -79, -88, -98, and +98 kg.
- Women's divisions addedCombat Sambo introduced women's divisions in 2017.
