Cade DeVos
Cuts the cage, changes levels, drowns opponents in control time.
Fight Plan: Cade DeVos
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Historic difficulty when cutting down to lower weights (157 early career)
- Can occasionally exhibit low offensive output against extreme counter-wrestlers
- Drill takedown defense and cage-wall scrambles
- 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.
Wrestling and Fight IQ are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these. Finishing is the lowest axis — exploit it.
- Aggression0
- Cardio90
- Wrestling94
- Fight IQ92
- Distance Control64
- Finishing0
Prep for camp: Cade DeVos
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Heavy top pressure and pace-based wrestling to break opponents
- Exhibits high-level scrambling ability to win scrambles against elite competition
- Methodical hand fighting to create openings for clinical leg attacks
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- 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
- Mix unscripted looks in sparring — they thrive on patterns
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
- Marathon partner — 5x5 hard rounds, no rest
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.
Clinch work, level changes, control time
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 Cade DeVos.
How Cade 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 recent major injuries reported; active for the 2024-25 season.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- W2025-02-15vs Jackson RottermanTechnical Fall · Jackrabbits Open
- Wvs Simon RuizDecision (4-3) · NCAA Championships
- Lvs Keegan O'TooleDecision · NCAA Championships
Availability
Currently wrestling as a Graduate/Senior at South Dakota State.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Cade DeVos is a highly decorated 2-time NCAA All-American wrestler out of South Dakota State who recently moved up to the 197-pound division. Known for his consistency and ability to navigate deep tournament brackets, he combines technical precision with a high wrestling IQ to neutralize seeded opponents.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Heavy top pressure and pace-based wrestling to break opponents
- Exhibits high-level scrambling ability to win scrambles against elite competition
- Methodical hand fighting to create openings for clinical leg attacks
- Strong defensive positioning that makes him difficult to score on cleanly
Signature Moves
- Mat returns
- Ankle picks
- Single-leg takedown
- Leg rides
- Cross-face cradle
Weaknesses
- Historic difficulty when cutting down to lower weights (157 early career)
- Can occasionally exhibit low offensive output against extreme counter-wrestlers