Roberto Correa
"Gordo"
Drags opponents into deep water and watches them sink.
Fight Plan: Roberto Correa
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Limited mobility in early career due to severe knee injury
- Reliance on specific bottom positions may lead to losing top-position points
- 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 Cardio are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these. Finishing is the lowest axis — exploit it.
- Aggression3
- Cardio80
- Wrestling75
- Fight IQ99
- Distance Control71
- Finishing0
Prep for camp: Roberto Correa
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Utilizes the offensive half-guard to sweep or take the back
- Plays a deep underhook game from the bottom to neutralize weight
- Employs a methodical, slow-paced grappling style to control opponents
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Match their pace through round 2, then turn the screws in 3
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Posture and frame drills off bottom — never give up the back
- Mix unscripted looks in sparring — they thrive on patterns
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
- Marathon partner — 5x5 hard rounds, no rest
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 Roberto Correa.
How Roberto 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
Suffered a career-altering knee injury as a purple belt, leading to his creation of the half-guard.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- W2000-01-01vs Jorge Patino MacacoPoints · Brazilian Nationals
- L1997-01-01vs UnknownPoints · R1 · IBJJF World Championship
- W1996-01-01vs Alexandre PaivaBrasileiro de Equipes
- W1996-01-01vs UnknownIBJJF World Championship
Availability
Currently active as a 7th Degree Coral Belt head instructor.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
The pioneer and 'King' of the modern offensive half-guard, Gordo transformed a desperation defensive position into a primary attacking system. He is a multi-time World and Pan American champion known for his technical genius and coaching pedigree at Gracie Barra and Gordo JJ.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Utilizes the offensive half-guard to sweep or take the back
- Plays a deep underhook game from the bottom to neutralize weight
- Employs a methodical, slow-paced grappling style to control opponents
- Transitions from half-guard to back-takes once the underhook is established
Signature Moves
- Offensive Half-Guard
- Half-Guard Underhook Sweep
- Deep Half-Guard
- Back takes from bottom
Weaknesses
- Limited mobility in early career due to severe knee injury
- Reliance on specific bottom positions may lead to losing top-position points