Sullivan Cauley
"Sully"
First clean shot ends the night.
Fight Plan: Sullivan Cauley
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Vulnerability to rear-naked chokes when positional grappling resets
- Aggression can lead to being over-extended against high-level submission artists
- Constant lateral movement to break their rhythm
- High-pace pressure in rounds 2–3 to drain output
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Finishing and Aggression are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these.
- Aggression84
- Cardio74
- Wrestling78
- Fight IQ72
- Distance Control82
- Finishing88
Prep for camp: Sullivan Cauley
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Extremely aggressive first-round finisher with heavy hands
- Utilizes a strong double jab to setup power right hands
- Effective at pinning opponents against the fence to initiate clinch knees
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Pad work on cutting their right-side cage exits
- Force a high-pace round 1 — break the gas tank early
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- High-output kickboxer with heavy leg kicks
See it on film
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Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
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How Sullivan has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
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Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
No recent injury or status information found.
Checked 6/22/2026
Recent Form
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- W2023-08-11vs Hamza SalimSub · R1 · Bellator 298
- L2023-03-31vs Luke TrainerSub (Rear Naked Choke) · R1 · Bellator 293
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Sullivan Cauley is a high-intensity light heavyweight known for his devastating first-round finishing ability and power-based striking. A protégé of Ryan Bader at Power MMA, he combines collegiate-style wrestling pressure with heavy ground and pound, though he has shown susceptibility to submissions against seasoned specialists.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Extremely aggressive first-round finisher with heavy hands
- Utilizes a strong double jab to setup power right hands
- Effective at pinning opponents against the fence to initiate clinch knees
- Prefers jackhammer-style ground and pound from top position
- Often uses trips from the clinch to establish dominant side control
Signature Moves
- Double Jab - Right Hand
- Clinched Knees
- Elbows from Side Control
- Lead Jackhammer Ground and Pound
Weaknesses
- Vulnerability to rear-naked chokes when positional grappling resets
- Aggression can lead to being over-extended against high-level submission artists