Wikipedia: Linton VassellLinton Vassell
"The Swarm"
Cuts the cage, changes levels, drowns opponents in control time.
Fight Plan: Linton Vassell
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Susceptible to high-level wrestling specialists who can neutralize his top game
- Durability has faded in late rounds against elite strikers
- Drill takedown defense and cage-wall scrambles
- 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.
Distance Control and Wrestling are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these.
- Aggression74
- Cardio75
- Wrestling82
- Fight IQ78
- Distance Control90
- Finishing77
Prep for camp: Linton Vassell
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Utilizes superior reach to initiate clinches or secure takedowns
- Dominant in top control using ground-and-pound to create submission openings
- Transitions smoothly between light heavyweight agility and heavyweight power
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- 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
- Mix unscripted looks in sparring — they thrive on patterns
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- 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 Linton Vassell.
How Linton 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
Last competed in March 2026.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- W2026-03-20vs Jose AugustoTKO (ground-and-pound) · R2 · PFL Madrid: Van Steenis vs. Edwards 2
- L2024-08-02vs Oleg Popovunanimous decision · R3 · 2024 PFL Playoffs 1
- W2024-06-13vs Valentin Moldavskysplit decision · R3 · 2024 PFL 4
- L2024-04-04vs Denis GoltsovTKO (punches) · R3 · 2024 PFL 1
- W2023-03-10vs Valentin MoldavskyTKO (elbows) · R1 · Bellator 292: Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson
Availability
Currently active within the PFL roster.
Record
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Linton Vassell is a versatile veteran known for a high-pressure grappling style that justifies his 'Swarm' moniker. A former light heavyweight title challenger, he has successfully transitioned to heavyweight where his 82-inch reach and submission skills make him a threat to anyone outside the elite wrestling tier.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Utilizes superior reach to initiate clinches or secure takedowns
- Dominant in top control using ground-and-pound to create submission openings
- Transitions smoothly between light heavyweight agility and heavyweight power
Signature Moves
- Ground-and-pound elbows
- Rear-naked choke
- Scarf hold positioning
- Double leg takedown
Weaknesses
- Susceptible to high-level wrestling specialists who can neutralize his top game
- Durability has faded in late rounds against elite strikers