FIGHT BLUEPRINT

MATCHUPS

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

Fighter A
Fighter B
Alexandre Pantoja
"The Cannibal"
30-6-0
MMA · Flyweight
Submission Hunter
VS
Aaron Brooks
"God-Sent"
89-3-0
Wrestling · 86 kg (Freestyle) / 197 lbs (Folkstyle)
Pressure Grappler
ConfidenceData signal: 100%
Pantoja 52%48% Brooks

FightBlueprint Matchup Analysis

Striking EdgePantoja

Pantoja 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 EdgePantoja

Pantoja 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 · Pantoja

  • 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.
  • Avoid cage exchanges — circle off the fence, change levels.
  • Bank early minutes, then ride control time in closing exchanges.

Danger Zones

Avoid · Pantoja
  • 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
  • Reactive shots after committed strikes — keep hands honest.
  • Open-space exchanges at kicking range.
  • Scrambles after the takedown — never give up the back.
  • Single-shot headhunting — they walk through power.

Camp Priorities

Drill list for fight week
Camp · Pantoja
  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. 2Defensive head movement + checking calf kicks.
  3. 3Two-a-days through fight week — match their tank.
  4. 4Posture and frame work off bottom; no submission flow rolls.
84
Striking
0
95
Grappling
98
88
Wrestling
99
90
Cardio
95
92
Chin
90
89
Fight IQ
97
Alexandre Pantoja
injured
Return: Mid 2026
Aaron Brooks
active

Matchup Read

Cross-discipline matchup: MMA vs Wrestling — styles make fights. Alexandre Pantoja owns the striking edge on paper. Aaron Brooks should dictate where the fight takes place via wrestling. Alexandre Pantoja has reported injury concerns to factor in.