MATCHUPS

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

Fighter A
Fighter B
Royler Gracie
5-5-1
BJJ · Featherweight
Submission Hunter
VS
Aaron Brooks
"God-Sent"
89-3-0
Wrestling · 86 kg (Freestyle) / 197 lbs (Folkstyle)
Pressure Grappler
ConfidenceData signal: 100%
Gracie 43%57% Brooks

FightBlueprint Matchup Analysis

Striking EdgeGracie

Gracie 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 EdgeGracie

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

Cardio EdgeBrooks

Brooks should be the fresher fighter late.

Fight IQ EdgeBrooks

Brooks reads adjustments faster between rounds.

Keys to Victory · Gracie

  • 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.
  • Hunt the takedown off feints, ride to the fence.

Danger Zones

Avoid · Gracie
  • 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
  • Scrambles after the takedown — never give up the back.
  • Mid-round adjustments — patterns get punished by round 2.

Camp Priorities

Drill list for fight week
Camp · Gracie
  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. 1Two-a-days through fight week — match their tank.
  2. 2Posture and frame work off bottom; no submission flow rolls.
30
Striking
0
98
Grappling
98
65
Wrestling
99
80
Cardio
95
70
Chin
90
90
Fight IQ
97
Royler Gracie
retired
Aaron Brooks
active

Matchup Read

Cross-discipline matchup: BJJ vs Wrestling — styles make fights. Royler Gracie 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.