FIGHT BLUEPRINT

MATCHUPS

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

Fighter A
Fighter B
Paulo Costa
"The Eraser / Borrachinha"
16-4-0
MMA · Light Heavyweight
Explosive Finisher
VS
Aaron Brooks
"God-Sent"
89-3-0
Wrestling · 86 kg (Freestyle) / 197 lbs (Folkstyle)
Pressure Grappler
ConfidenceData signal: 100%
Costa 48%52% Brooks

FightBlueprint Matchup Analysis

Striking EdgeCosta

Costa 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 EdgeCosta

Costa 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 · Costa

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

Danger Zones

Avoid · Costa
  • 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.

Camp Priorities

Drill list for fight week
Camp · Costa
  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.
  4. 4Cardio block: 5x5 hard rounds, no rest between.
Camp · Brooks
  1. 1Defensive head movement + checking calf kicks.
88
Striking
0
65
Grappling
98
72
Wrestling
99
68
Cardio
95
85
Chin
90
70
Fight IQ
97
Paulo Costa
active
Aaron Brooks
active

Matchup Read

Cross-discipline matchup: MMA vs Wrestling — styles make fights. Paulo Costa 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.