OTHER VITALS
CAREER STATUS: Prime
WALKOUT THEME: Varies
SPONSORS: Valle Combat Club, Iron Hands Co.
FIGHTING STYLE
PRIMARY: Power Boxing
SECONDARY: Clinch Pressure
STANCE: Orthodox
STRENGTHS
+ Heavy-handed combinations
+ Strong body punching
+ Willingness to trade
WEAKNESSES
– Defensive head movement
– Susceptible to leg kicks
– Can gas at high tempo
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
#1 Punches: 16
#2 Kicks: 10
#3 Clinch Striking: 14
#4 Clinch Grappling: 12
#5 Strength: 15
#6 Agility: 11
#7 Dodging: 9
#8 Takedowns: 11
#9 Takedown Defense: 12
#10 Heart: 14
#11 Ground & Pound: 14
#12 Ground Game: 11
#13 Submissions: 10
#14 Submission Defense: 11
#15 Conditioning: 12
#16 Toughness: 15
#17 Control: 11
#18 Aggressiveness: 15
#19 KO Resistance: 12
CONTRACT
4 FIGHTS – $50,000 (NON-EXCLUSIVE)
(4 FIGHTS LEFT)
CAREER EARNINGS: $___
ACCOLADES
CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0
N/A
HONORS: 0
N/A
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: 0
N/A
PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT: 0
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BACKSTORY
Mauricio Calderón grew up surrounded by boxing gyms in Cali, a city known for producing aggressive, crowd pleasing fighters. His transition to MMA kept that identity intact. Calderón fights to hurt opponents, attacking the body early and often to slow them down. In CLA, he has emerged as a dangerous action fighter who can change a bout with a single exchange.