There may not be a better leg lock specialist among the new generation of black belt competitors than Elisabeth Clay. The Ares competitor has finished an astonishing 80% of her victories by submission, with over 65% of those being leg locks, and used them to beat world-class opposition in important matches. What really stands out for Clay is her ability to use different leg attacks to get the win at black belt, including so far in her career;

A popular armbar trend is emerging (or maybe re-emerging) among the new generation of submission hunters, and we keep seeing more and more examples at elite levels. That trend is in the setup, and how they are using positional threats for easier entries into their armbar. Rather than taking the "traditional" route of passing, pinning, and submitting, they are finding more and more opportunities to launch into their fight-finishing arm locks by making their opponents defend back takes, chokes, and more at the same time.