FIGHT BLUEPRINT

MATCHUPS

Pick any two fighters and compare attributes, records, and stylistic edges.

Fighter A
Fighter B
Gabriel Vella
9-5-0
BJJ · Pesadíssimo (Over 221lbs)
Pressure Grappler
VS
Aaron Brooks
"God-Sent"
89-3-0
Wrestling · 86 kg (Freestyle) / 197 lbs (Folkstyle)
Pressure Grappler
ConfidenceData signal: 100%
Vella 45%55% Brooks

FightBlueprint Matchup Analysis

Striking EdgeVella

Vella owns range exchanges on paper.

Wrestling EdgeBrooks

Brooks dictates where the fight takes place.

Grappling EdgeEven

Statistically even — pace and game-plan decide it.

Pace EdgeEven

Statistically even — pace and game-plan decide it.

Cardio EdgeBrooks

Brooks should be the fresher fighter late.

Fight IQ EdgeBrooks

Brooks reads adjustments faster between rounds.

Keys to Victory · Vella

  • Stay at kicking range — score with the lead leg and reset.

Keys to Victory · Brooks

  • Force level changes early to bank rounds on top.
  • Push pace through round two — break their gas tank.

Danger Zones

Avoid · Vella
  • Reactive shots after committed strikes — keep hands honest.
  • Scrambles after the takedown — never give up the back.
  • Championship rounds — they get stronger, you fade.
  • Single-shot headhunting — they walk through power.
Avoid · Brooks
  • Reactive shots after committed strikes — keep hands honest.
  • Scrambles after the takedown — never give up the back.
  • Single-shot headhunting — they walk through power.
  • Mid-round adjustments — patterns get punished by round 2.

Camp Priorities

Drill list for fight week
Camp · Vella
  1. 1Sprawl + cage-wall scramble drills, daily.
  2. 2Two-a-days through fight week — match their tank.
  3. 3Posture and frame work off bottom; no submission flow rolls.
  4. 4Cardio block: 5x5 hard rounds, no rest between.
Camp · Brooks
  1. 1Sprawl + cage-wall scramble drills, daily.
  2. 2Posture and frame work off bottom; no submission flow rolls.
20
Striking
0
95
Grappling
98
85
Wrestling
99
75
Cardio
95
80
Chin
90
90
Fight IQ
97
Gabriel Vella
retired
Aaron Brooks
active

Matchup Read

Cross-discipline matchup: BJJ vs Wrestling — styles make fights. Gabriel Vella owns the striking edge on paper. Aaron Brooks should dictate where the fight takes place via wrestling. Aaron Brooks is likely to be fresher in the championship rounds.