Before Maryland was quarantined due to the coronavirus, I was one week away from departing on a plane to California to compete in the 2020 IBJJF Pan Championships. I was also teeing up my next blog to predict the black belt outcomes using our Elo for BJJ model. Both of those plans were cancelled, but my search for more, quality data on our sport has not ceased. Data collection can be time consuming to get accurate, and I hope to have more for you all soon. In the meantime, I created a short highlight video of one of my favorite matches from the 2019 IBJJF World Championships using data science. This is how I spend my free time while under lockdown, learning new skills. Process I turned to publicly available matches on the IBJJF's YouTube channel for show stoppers from last season. I've studied, and watched for entertainment, many of these videos with the extra time at home. Ultimately, I choose to analyze the finals match of the Heavy weight division between 2019 number
I'm a Data Scientist by day, Jiu Jitsu student by night. BJJ Black Belt at Crazy 88 in Baltimore, MD. 9 years of competing at the IBJJF Masters World Champion = 5 Gold (2020 Brown, 2018 Purple, 2017 Blue, 2015 Blue Weight +Open), 3 Silver, 2 Bronze Open. 2019 IBJJF Adult World Medalist Purple Belt. As a data scientist, I work in computer vision, natural language processing, and geek out over sport stats. This blog brings a data-driven perspective to available player, match, and tournament data.