The purpose of this study was to compare the match performance between the best ranked senior and junior Judo athletes. Twenty men athletes were analyzed (senior: N= 10; age: 27.7 ± 2.8 years junior: N=10; age: 19.3 ± 0.6 years). The twenty-four most recent matches per athlete were analyzed. The most recent matches were considered in a balanced way. Number of winnings and loses, Ippons, Waza-ari and penalties were coded. Moreover, gap between the athlete and the opponents were used as covariable for the comparisons. One-way ANCOVA revealed that junior athletes scored less Waza-ari than senior (-25.8%; p = 0.027; d = 0.182). Conclusions reveals that main performance is similar between junior and senior, with exception to the number of Waza-ari that is significantly larger in senior.
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