MATCHUPS
Pick any two fighters and compare attributes, records, and stylistic edges.
Fighter A
Fighter B
Sergio Pettis
"The Phenom"
25-8-0
MMA · Bantamweight
Volume Kickboxer
VS
Aaron Brooks
"God-Sent"
89-3-0
Wrestling · 86 kg (Freestyle) / 197 lbs (Folkstyle)
Pressure Grappler
ConfidenceData signal: 100%
Pettis 51%49% Brooks
FightBlueprint Matchup Analysis
Striking EdgePettis
Pettis 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 EdgePettis
Pettis 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 · Pettis
- 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.
- Threaten submissions every time the fight hits the mat.
- Avoid cage exchanges — circle off the fence, change levels.
Danger Zones
Avoid · Pettis
- 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 weekCamp · Pettis
- 1Sprawl + cage-wall scramble drills, daily.
- 2Two-a-days through fight week — match their tank.
- 3Posture and frame work off bottom; no submission flow rolls.
Camp · Brooks
- 1Sprawl + cage-wall scramble drills, daily.
- 2Defensive head movement + checking calf kicks.
- 3Two-a-days through fight week — match their tank.
- 4Posture and frame work off bottom; no submission flow rolls.
88
Striking0
82
Grappling98
78
Wrestling99
90
Cardio95
85
Chin90
92
Fight IQ97
Sergio Pettis
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Aaron Brooks
activeMatchup Read
Cross-discipline matchup: MMA vs Wrestling — styles make fights. Sergio Pettis 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.