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10 essential rules
ONE Championship's Submission Grappling division is a professional grappling super-fight format launched in 2021 to provide elite BJJ + grappling competitors with sustained pay scale, regular event coverage, and a globally televised platform alongside ONE's MMA + Muay Thai + Kickboxing divisions....
Super fight: 10 minutes (single period); Title fight: 12 minutes (single period); If tied: judge decision (no overtime golden-score)
All joint locks (arms + legs); All chokes; Heel hooks fully legal at all weight classes (atomic-grappling-style permissive ruleset)
Pulling guard is permitted (not penalized as in ADCC); ONE values active offense from any position; Stalling is penalized regardless of position
No-gi only: rashguard + shorts (or grappling pants); rashguard must cover torso; Mouthguard recommended; protective cup permitted (men); No shoes, no jewelry, nails trimmed, hair tied back
ONE's circular open-floor mat (no cage, no ropes) — same surface used for MMA events with the cage panels removed; ~8m diameter padded mat; Multiple parallel mats not used — single-mat broadcast format
Two competitors per match (super-fight or title-fight format); Weight classes follow ONE's MMA-aligned schedule: Atomweight, Strawweight, Flyweight, Bantamweight, Featherweight, Lightweight, Welterweight, Middleweight, Light Heavyweight, Heavyweight; Officials: 1 mat referee + 3 judges + medical ...
Super fight: 10 minutes (single period); Title fight: 12 minutes (single period); If tied: judge decision (no overtime golden-score)
Decision priority: submission > judge decision (no points-system; judges weigh complete match performance); Champion + interim champion belts per weight class; ONE Submission Grappling super-fight cards integrated into larger ONE event cards alongside MMA + Muay Thai matches
Stalling: warning → point deduction → DQ; Slamming: DQ; Eye-poke, fish-hooking, biting: DQ
All-submissions-legal format including heel hooks places ONE's grappling division at the higher-risk end of competitive grappling. Mandatory comprehensive pre-event medical screening (cardiac, neurological, ophthalmological).
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