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Honestly I think of all the common grappling modalities I think judo is probably the one with the highest injury risk. It's a lot more chaotic than BJJ due to the focus on standing and the techniques are technically demanding on the person performing them in a different way to wrestling - lots of doing sweeps and shit while standing on one leg which can pop and ACL or PCL very easily.
There's a reason that "old beat up judo guy who specialises in groundwork/moves to BJJ" is a bit of a stereotype.
At least with BJJ most of what you have to worry about is spazzy opponents doing techniques wrong/not respecting the tap rather than in judo where you can go "alright I was doing my technique but I accidentally made a slight twisting motion and now my knee is made of balsa wood and held together with chewing gum".
Middle aged judoka turned BJJer with titanium plate and screws in ankle checking in...