Tom Aspinall
Cuts the cage, changes levels, drowns opponents in control time.
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 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.
Finishing and Distance Control are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these.
- Aggression97
- Cardio85
- Wrestling88
- Fight IQ92
- Distance Control99
- Finishing100
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 their right-side cage exits
- 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
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- High-output kickboxer with heavy leg kicks
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
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.
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 Tom Aspinall.
How Tom 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 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.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Tom Aspinall is an elite Heavyweight characterized by his remarkable speed and technical versatility. A finisher in both striking and grappling, he maintains one of the shortest average fight times in UFC history. Currently recovering from an eye injury, he remains the de facto top contender for the undisputed title.
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)