Wikipedia: Gregory RodriguesGregory Rodrigues
"Robocop"
Cuts the cage, changes levels, drowns opponents in control time.
Fight Plan: Gregory Rodrigues
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Chin has shown vulnerability to being wobbled or stopped by elite power hitters
- Willingness to endure damage leads to significant facial lacerations
- Defense can be porous when entering the pocket aggressively
- Drill takedown defense and cage-wall scrambles
- Constant lateral movement to break their rhythm
- 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.
Distance Control and Fight IQ are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these.
- Aggression84
- Cardio80
- Wrestling82
- Fight IQ85
- Distance Control91
- Finishing79
Prep for camp: Gregory Rodrigues
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Marches forward with a high-pressure, robot-like gait to corner opponents
- Uses a heavy lead jab to set up powerful overhands and hooks
- Mixes in high-amplitude takedowns when opponents over-commit to striking
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Pad work on cutting their right-side cage exits
- Match their pace through round 2, then turn the screws in 3
- Set the overhand trap — chin has cracked under clean shots
- Posture and frame drills off bottom — never give up the back
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- High-output kickboxer with heavy leg kicks
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
See it on film
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Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
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 Gregory Rodrigues.
How Gregory 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 reported injuries following victory over Ferreira.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- W2026-03-07vs Brunno FerreiraKO/TKO · R1 · UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2
- W2025-11-15vs Roman KopylovU Dec · R3 · UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
- W2025-06-28vs Jack HermanssonKO/TKO · R1 · UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
- L2025-02-15vs Jared CannonierKO/TKO · R4 · UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
- W2024-07-27vs Christian Leroy DuncanU Dec · R3 · UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
Availability
Fought recently in March 2026.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Gregory Rodrigues is a physically imposing middleweight known for his 'Robocop' persona, combining elite-level grappling with heavy-handed boxing. While he possesses a black belt in BJJ, he frequently prefers to engage in high-octane striking battles where his power and reach often overwhelm opposition.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Marches forward with a high-pressure, robot-like gait to corner opponents
- Uses a heavy lead jab to set up powerful overhands and hooks
- Mixes in high-amplitude takedowns when opponents over-commit to striking
- Shows extreme durability and willingness to trade shots to land his own
- Utilizes a strong clinch game to deliver knees and elbows in close quarters
Signature Moves
- Flurries of heavy power punches
- Reactive double-leg takedown
- Sharp elbows from the clinch
- Overhand right
Weaknesses
- Chin has shown vulnerability to being wobbled or stopped by elite power hitters
- Willingness to endure damage leads to significant facial lacerations
- Defense can be porous when entering the pocket aggressively