FIGHT BLUEPRINT

MATCHUPS

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

Fighter A
Fighter B
Ariel Machado
63-14-0
Kickboxing · Heavyweight
Explosive Finisher
VS
Aaron Brooks
"God-Sent"
89-3-0
Wrestling · 86 kg (Freestyle) / 197 lbs (Folkstyle)
Pressure Grappler
ConfidenceData signal: 100%
Machado 47%53% Brooks

FightBlueprint Matchup Analysis

Striking EdgeMachado

Machado owns range exchanges on paper.

Wrestling EdgeBrooks

Brooks dictates where the fight takes place.

Grappling EdgeBrooks

If it hits the mat, Brooks is the more dangerous grappler.

Pace EdgeMachado

Machado 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 · Machado

  • 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.
  • Threaten submissions every time the fight hits the mat.

Danger Zones

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

Camp Priorities

Drill list for fight week
Camp · Machado
  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. 1Defensive head movement + checking calf kicks.
88
Striking
0
45
Grappling
98
40
Wrestling
99
78
Cardio
95
82
Chin
90
85
Fight IQ
97
Ariel Machado
active
Next: K-1 Title Defense
Aaron Brooks
active

Matchup Read

Cross-discipline matchup: Kickboxing vs Wrestling — styles make fights. Ariel Machado owns the striking edge on paper. Aaron Brooks should dictate where the fight takes place via wrestling. If it hits the mat, Aaron Brooks is the more dangerous grappler. Aaron Brooks is likely to be fresher in the championship rounds.