Trent Hidlay
"Hoagie Night"
Cuts the cage, changes levels, drowns opponents in control time.
Fight Plan: Trent Hidlay
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Can occasionally over-extend on initial attacks
- Susceptible to chest-wrap counters when attacking high
- 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 Cardio are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these. Finishing is the lowest axis — exploit it.
- Aggression0
- Cardio95
- Wrestling98
- Fight IQ94
- Distance Control66
- Finishing0
Prep for camp: Trent Hidlay
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- High-pace hand fighting and center control to wear out opponents
- Exceptional resilience, capable of overcoming large point deficits (scored 13 unanswered in World Finals)
- Aggressive underhook and double-leg attacks from open space
- 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
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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 Trent Hidlay.
How Trent 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 injury or status information found.
Checked 6/22/2026
Recent Form
- W2026-06-13vs Michael MacchiavelloDec (8-3) · RFinal X Match 2 · 2026 Final X
- W2026-06-13vs Michael MacchiavelloDec (2-1) · RFinal X Match 1 · 2026 Final X
- W2025-09-24vs Not SpecifiedDec (13-9) · RFinal · 2025 UWW Senior World Championships
Availability
Qualified for Team USA at 92kg for the championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Trent Hidlay is a reigning 92 kg World Champion known for an elite gas tank and a 'never-quit' mentality that allows him to mount historic comebacks. He utilizes heavy hand fighting and tactical underhooks to control the center and break opponents in the second period.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- High-pace hand fighting and center control to wear out opponents
- Exceptional resilience, capable of overcoming large point deficits (scored 13 unanswered in World Finals)
- Aggressive underhook and double-leg attacks from open space
- Strong defensive awareness against low gut wrenches and chest wraps
Signature Moves
- Blast Double Leg
- Underhook to Body Attack
- Feet-to-Back Four-Point Throw
- Thumb Block/Position Control
- Step-out Pressure
Weaknesses
- Can occasionally over-extend on initial attacks
- Susceptible to chest-wrap counters when attacking high