Wikipedia: Daton FixDaton Fix
"Day Day"
Cuts the cage, changes levels, drowns opponents in control time.
Fight Plan: Daton Fix
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Tendency to be overly tactical in high-stakes matches, leading to lower offensive output
- Has struggled historically against elite 'scramblers' in the NCAA finals
- 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
- Cardio95
- Wrestling99
- Fight IQ96
- Distance Control67
- Finishing0
Prep for camp: Daton Fix
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Utilizes relentless hand-fighting and heavy snaps to break opponent posture
- Excels at maintaining a high pace and scoring late in periods
- Expert at counter-offense, often turning opponent shots into his own scores
- 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 Daton Fix.
How Daton 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
Completed senior NCAA season in 2024.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- L2024-03-23vs Vito ArujauDecision · NCAA Championships
- L2023-03-18vs Vito ArujauDecision · NCAA Championships
- L2022-03-19vs Roman Bravo-YoungDecision · NCAA Championships
- L2021-10-03vs Abasgadzhi MagomedovDecision · World Championships (Freestyle)
Availability
Transitioning from collegiate folkstyle to full-time international freestyle.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Daton Fix is one of the most decorated amateur wrestlers in US history, noted for being a 4-time NCAA finalist and a World Silver medalist. He combines a punishing pace with elite technical precision and a physically dominant hand-fighting style.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Utilizes relentless hand-fighting and heavy snaps to break opponent posture
- Excels at maintaining a high pace and scoring late in periods
- Expert at counter-offense, often turning opponent shots into his own scores
- Dominant on top with a strong riding game and leg-ride transitions
Signature Moves
- Double Leg Takedown
- Low Single Leg
- Ankle Pick
- Leg Turk
- Gut Wrench (Freestyle)
Weaknesses
- Tendency to be overly tactical in high-stakes matches, leading to lower offensive output
- Has struggled historically against elite 'scramblers' in the NCAA finals