Tom Aspinall
Cuts the cage, changes levels, drowns opponents in control time.
How much we trust this read
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Fight Plan: Tom Aspinall
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Susceptibility to eye pokes in exchanges
- Limited data on deep-water endurance (past round 2)
- Drill takedown defense and wall scrambles
- Constant lateral movement to break their rhythm
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
- Underhook battles and posture work off the bottom
Sub-Score Breakdown
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What Changed?
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Tactical Patterns
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Tactical Memory
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Fighter fingerprint
MMA attribute profile — only skills that matter in this sport are scored, and any axis we cannot evidence is left blank rather than scored as zero.
Striking and Fight IQ are the highest scored axes; on the sample we have this is an early read, not a settled pattern.
- Striking94
- Wrestling88
- Grappling90
- Cardio85
- Fight IQ92
- Distance Control89
Strategic breakdown
Style fingerprint derived from the attribute ratings and finish rates on file. Each row is labelled with how Fight Blueprint reached it — none of these are measured from footage.
Fight Timeline
How Tom Aspinall has evolved year-by-year — milestones, camp changes, style shifts, and notable results.
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Observations & evidence
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Video Evidence Ledger
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Prep for camp: Tom Aspinall
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Explosive hand speed and footwork atypical for his weight class
- Heavy reliance on front-loading damage to secure early finishes
- Uses high-level Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to capitalize on grounded opponents
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Pad work on cutting off their right-side exits
- Match their pace early, then turn the screws late
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Posture and frame drills off bottom — never give up the back
- Southpaw pressure partner
- Chain-wrestling partner
- High-output striker with heavy leg kicks
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
Timestamped breakdowns
Curated moments from Aspinall's tape — each clip annotated with the technique on display.
How this fighter is changing
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Similar Fighters
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Status / Injuries
Suffered a scratched retina/eye injury in his last bout; recently cleared for training but not yet for contact or sparring as of May 2026.
Checked 6/22/2026
Availability
Currently in training camp/rehab; stated the UFC is pairing him with the winner of the upcoming interim title bout once medically cleared.
Scouting Summary
Tom Aspinall is an English professional mixed martial artist and the current UFC Heavyweight Champion. A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt with a background in catch wrestling and boxing, he is known for his exceptional finishing ability, with a significant majority of his victories
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Explosive hand speed and footwork atypical for his weight class
- Heavy reliance on front-loading damage to secure early finishes
- Uses high-level Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to capitalize on grounded opponents
- Mixes separate disciplines (boxing and wrestling) into a fluid hybrid style
Signature Moves
- Jab-cross combination
- Power double leg takedown
- Rear naked choke
- Elbows in the clinch
Weaknesses
- Susceptibility to eye pokes in exchanges
- Limited data on deep-water endurance (past round 2)
Biography & Camp
Tom Aspinall is an English professional mixed martial artist and the current UFC Heavyweight Champion. A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt with a background in catch wrestling and boxing, he is known for his exceptional finishing ability, with a significant majority of his victories occurring in the first round.