It depends upon the purpose. Context is everything.
For competitive one vs one sport dueling, BJJ has been proven to be the better of the two.
For women's self defense, which often involves spousal abuse, date rape and car jacking, between BJJ or Judo, a woman's better training in BJJ for the ‘unarmed' combat defense portion of her arsenal. (This question wasn't asking about self-defense so we're not addressing more important training such as awareness, counter-surveillance, understanding criminal tactics, tactical shooting, concealed carry firearms, edge weapons, O.C. spray, etc.etc.)
For males, unarmed hand to hand combat for self-defense, law enforcement, night club bouncers, security guards, where threat of multiple attackers is more common as a male, then definitely Judo is the better choice.
Statistically females are more likely to be assaulted by a lone male predator and more often by a male whom they know. Albeit there are numerous exceptions to the rule.
Statistically males whom are attacked without provocation, or whom work in high risk professions, are more likely to encounter multiple male attackers. In my experiences growing up in ghetto areas, living in non-permissive environments, serving in the Infantry, having lived around gangs, surviving jail and the penitentiary, I've rarely had the luxery of facing only one adversary outside the sporting ring. Even the altercations that began as one vs one quickly escalated to multiple attackers once things didn't go their way. Human males are tribalistic by nature and when facing a male of a different ethnicity/race, different family, different Infantry company, different platoon, different military branch, different demographic or anyone gang related, best believe it's not gonna remain one vs one even if it begins that way. Just like chimps, human males band together or often empathize more with their own. The world's not as homogeneous as many like to imagine it to be and humans will always harbor prejudices. It may be different in upper class, white collar, areas where wealthier people live (maybe) but I've never experienced that. I have experienced blue collar areas and below the poverty line to which it's understood you're not getting a fair one. And the cowards always run in packs. Gangs always run in packs. Violent young men often run together. Violent bigots often run together. Real life isn't like a BJJ match or vale tudo match where one can hold down an opponent til they gas out then start working for positions & submissions. Real life is more like a Judo match, where a man better take the adversary down, fast and hard. And if one happens to fall to the ground either quickly snap a limb and get back to the feet or instantly get off the ground and get back to one's feet. Mobility saves lives and being on the ground is where men die in real combat outside of a competitive sporting duel.
In prison, as a man, I never once wanted to use my Gracie Combatives training. Not once. I did use Judo tachiwaza, osoto gari, ashiwaza, te garuma, standing chokes, (as well as modified western boxing, keith fain wing tsun kunfa, krav maga global weapon defense and improvised weapons). But strictly between Judo & BJJ, I never wanted to use BJJ while in jail or prison. I did want to stay on my feet or get up immediately if I ever hit the floor.
For men, unarmed combat defense, Judo. For women, unarmed combat defense, BJJ newaza.
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