FIGHT BLUEPRINT

MATCHUPS

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

Fighter A
Fighter B
Rico Verhoeven
"The King of Kickboxing"
62-10-2
Kickboxing · Heavyweight
Volume Kickboxer
VS
Aaron Brooks
"God-Sent"
89-3-0
Wrestling · 86 kg (Freestyle) / 197 lbs (Folkstyle)
Pressure Grappler
ConfidenceData signal: 75%
Verhoeven 42%58% Brooks

FightBlueprint Matchup Analysis

Striking EdgeVerhoeven

Verhoeven 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 EdgeVerhoeven

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

Cardio EdgeEven

Statistically even — pace and game-plan decide it.

Fight IQ EdgeEven

Statistically even — pace and game-plan decide it.

Keys to Victory · Verhoeven

  • 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.
  • Hunt the takedown off feints, ride to the fence.
  • Threaten submissions every time the fight hits the mat.
  • Avoid cage exchanges — circle off the fence, change levels.

Danger Zones

Avoid · Verhoeven
  • Reactive shots after committed strikes — keep hands honest.
  • Scrambles after the takedown — never give up the back.
  • 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 · Verhoeven
  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.
  2. 2Two-a-days through fight week — match their tank.
94
Striking
0
0
Grappling
98
0
Wrestling
99
96
Cardio
95
92
Chin
90
94
Fight IQ
97
Rico Verhoeven
unknown
Aaron Brooks
active

Matchup Read

Cross-discipline matchup: Kickboxing vs Wrestling — styles make fights. Rico Verhoeven 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.