Jared Franek
Cuts the cage, changes levels, drowns opponents in control time.
Fight Plan: Jared Franek
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Occasionally struggles to finish against elite-level defensive counters
- Lower bonus-point percentage (26-30%) compared to other top-tier All-Americans
- 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. Aggression is the lowest axis — exploit it.
- Aggression16
- Cardio88
- Wrestling95
- Fight IQ94
- Distance Control66
- Finishing36
Prep for camp: Jared Franek
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- High-pace technical wrestler who focuses on position control
- Utilizes a strong ride to accumulate riding time and bonus points
- Consistently attacks the legs to finish in high-probability scoring positions
- 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 Jared Franek.
How Jared 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 current reported injuries.
Checked 6/21/2026
Availability
Completed 2024 NCAA season as an 8th-place All-American.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Jared Franek is a highly decorated NCAA All-American wrestler known for his technical consistency and academic elite-level discipline. Formerly at North Dakota State before transferring to Iowa, he is a perennial top-10 ranked athlete at 157 lbs characterized by a methodical, high-IQ grappling style.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- High-pace technical wrestler who focuses on position control
- Utilizes a strong ride to accumulate riding time and bonus points
- Consistently attacks the legs to finish in high-probability scoring positions
- Excels in the 'Big Ten' style of grind-heavy technical matches
Signature Moves
- Single leg takedown
- Tight waist ride
- Mat return
- Cross-face cradle
Weaknesses
- Occasionally struggles to finish against elite-level defensive counters
- Lower bonus-point percentage (26-30%) compared to other top-tier All-Americans