FIGHT BLUEPRINT

MATCHUPS

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

Fighter A
Fighter B
Rafael Lovato Jr.
"The American"
11-0-0
BJJ · Middleweight / Heavyweight
Submission Hunter
VS
Aaron Brooks
"God-Sent"
89-3-0
Wrestling · 86 kg (Freestyle) / 197 lbs (Folkstyle)
Pressure Grappler
ConfidenceData signal: 100%
Jr. 53%47% Brooks

FightBlueprint Matchup Analysis

Striking EdgeJr.

Jr. 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 EdgeJr.

Jr. can sustain a higher tempo round-to-round.

Cardio EdgeBrooks

Brooks should be the fresher fighter late.

Fight IQ EdgeEven

Statistically even — pace and game-plan decide it.

Keys to Victory · Jr.

  • Stay at kicking range — score with the lead leg and reset.
  • Volume over power — accumulate damage, don't headhunt.

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 · Jr.
  • 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 · Jr.
  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.
Camp · Brooks
  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.
72
Striking
0
98
Grappling
98
84
Wrestling
99
88
Cardio
95
90
Chin
90
95
Fight IQ
97
Rafael Lovato Jr.
active
Aaron Brooks
active

Matchup Read

Cross-discipline matchup: BJJ vs Wrestling — styles make fights. Rafael Lovato Jr. owns the striking edge on paper. Aaron Brooks should dictate where the fight takes place via wrestling.