2015 BluegrassMMA Pro Submission of the Year: Matt DiMarcantonio

2015 BluegrassMMA Pro Submission of the Year

2015 BluegrassMMA Pro Submission of the Year

Canadian Matt DiMarcantonio is the winner of the 2015 BluegrassMMA Pro Submission of the Year.

DiMarcantonio held off Josh Longood for his arm bar over Jeff Mack to win the award.

DiMarcantonio’s win comes for his kimura submission from guard over Francis Healy at Gladiators of the Cage 17 in June. He also followed that kimura up with another kimura over Bellator veteran Brylan Vanartsdalen at Global Proving Ground 21 in July.

Matt closed out the year with a 2-1 record, as he came up short against Rob Hanna in a featherweight title bout at IT Fight Series 38 in November.

DiMarcantonio is 8-6 overall, with notable wins over Wes Hanson and Reggie Merriweather also on his record.

Check out DiMarcantonio’s Submission of the Year performance below:

Full voting results for Pro Submission of the Year:

Pro Submission of the Year – 1149 total votes

Matt DiMarcantonio over Francis Healy – 429

Josh Longood over Jeff Mack – 274
Adam Townsend over Craig Johnson – 131
Brian Kerr over Ruslan Aminov – 103
Zach Cook over Mike Williams – 71
Dustin Short over Doug Ballinger – 62
Matthew Montalvo over Sean Barnett – 58
Eric Moell over Lee Spurgeon – 20