Amaury Bitetti
No single dominant trait — adapts game plan to opponent.
Fight Plan: Amaury Bitetti
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Limited striking defense and offensive output
- Difficulty dealing with high-intensity clinch strikes and knees
- Historically undersized for the Heavyweight/Light Heavyweight divisions he frequented
- High-pace pressure in rounds 2–3 to drain output
- Set traps for the overhand — chin has been tested
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
- Underhook battles and posture work off the back
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Fight IQ and Wrestling are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these. Aggression is the lowest axis — exploit it.
- Aggression46
- Cardio65
- Wrestling70
- Fight IQ75
- Distance Control63
- Finishing60
Prep for camp: Amaury Bitetti
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Relies heavily on elite-level Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu pedigree to control opponents
- Aggressively pursues the guard pass to establish dominant top positions
- Often outsized in early MMA bouts, opting to absorb damage to find an entry
- Force a high-pace round 1 — break the gas tank early
- Set the overhand trap — chin has cracked under clean shots
- Posture and frame drills off bottom — never give up the back
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
- Switch-stance technician to simulate game-plan changes
See it on film
Every read above should be verifiable. Jump straight to the footage on the platforms that host it legally — official channels first, archive sites second.
Clinch work, level changes, control time
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Amaury Bitetti.
How Amaury has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute
Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
No current injuries reported; long-term retired.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- W2000-06-09vs Alex AndradeDQ · R2 · UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams
- L1996-05-17vs Don FryeKO/TKO · R1 · UFC 9: Motor City Madness
Availability
Transitioned to coaching and MMA promotion (Bitetti Combat).
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Amaury Bitetti is a legendary BJJ pioneer and the first-ever two-time Open Weight World Champion. While his MMA record is brief, he represented the elite Carlson Gracie era of grappling, though he struggled with the evolving striking and physicality of early Vale Tudo.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Relies heavily on elite-level Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu pedigree to control opponents
- Aggressively pursues the guard pass to establish dominant top positions
- Often outsized in early MMA bouts, opting to absorb damage to find an entry
- Focuses on fundamental Carlson Gracie style pressure from the top
Signature Moves
- Guard Pass
- Side Control Pressure
- Mounted Strikes
- Armbar
Weaknesses
- Limited striking defense and offensive output
- Difficulty dealing with high-intensity clinch strikes and knees
- Historically undersized for the Heavyweight/Light Heavyweight divisions he frequented