Human performance efficiency and effectiveness in different sports depend to a large extent on the size, weight and proportion of the physique of the athlete. The aim of this study was to identify morphological characteristics of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) athletes. The sample consisted of 25 highly trained male athletes who were classified according to their fighting style; guard fighter (GF) vs. pass fighter (PF). The athletes were assessed for somatotype, body composition and proportionality. For the whole group of athletes the somatotype was 2.230.68, 6.331.14, and 1.750.87 for endomorph, mesomorph and ectomorph components, respectively. Muscle and adipose tissue percentages were 52.342.15% and 19.302.51%, respectively. PF were significantly more mesomorph (p< 0.05) and less ectomorph (p< 0.05) than GF. Also, PF had significantly higher phantom Z score for bone mass vs. GF (0.510.57 vs. 0.010.54; p<0.05), and significantly lower muscle mass-bone mass ratio (4.550.31 vs. 4.770.56; p<0.05), height (1.710.06 vs. 1.770.07; p<0.05) and height weight ratio (40.581.11 vs. 41.841.22). Our results show that morphological characteristics are related to different fighting styles in BJJ athletes.
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