Where Does This Fight Lead Us?–Tactics of Jose Aldo vs Rob Font Explained

Опубликовано: 03 Июнь 2026
на канале: Striking Thoughts
4,885
200

This analysis breaks down the fighting tactics used in the fight between Jose Aldo vs. Rob Font. This is a breakdown for tips and a greater understanding of a fighter's craft, footwork, signature moves, and fighting style. For those wanting to understand the combat craft of high-level fighters, my works are made to people of all levels and aim to follow the core tenants of fair use for educational and analytical purposes.

This analysis largely uses still screenshot images to be more in line with copyright standards. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended.

Ekster was generous to send me their wallets and I end up really liking the quality of their products so I'm partnering with EKster as an affiliate.

My Ekster link to get a discount:
https://shop.ekster.com/striking-thou...
#ekster, #eksterwallets #ekster

Check out the incredible footwork and Tactics Explained from Peter Yan vs Cory Sandhagen:
   • When High-Level Skills Clash – Petr Yan / ...  

timestamps in case you just want to see certain parts
0:00 intro
3:44 Pattern recognition / countering the parry
6:53 Aldo's signature defensive footwork, L-step and pivoting explained
9:12 Aldo using a counter from the guard similar to Yan
9:57 Aldo's precise head movement
11:14 How font avoids counters when using his jab
12:19 Font's signature attack, framing into uppercuts
13:10 Font's in-and-out defensive jab technique
14:43 Technique breakdown of Font's defensive jab from the thumbnail
16:00 Font's double jab
16:16 Font's defensive footwork when firing the jab
17:01 Font's defensive footwork technique breakdown
18:22 Using fakes to disguise the jab entries
19:13 Peter Yan's deceptive guard trick explained and Font using the same trick
20:33 Font using the tricky guard tactic
21:04 Peter Yan describes the thought process behind his tricky guard tactic
21:59 Aldo's tactical leg kick setups
24:0 Font transitioning into better positions/Aldo keeping control on the ground


email me at: [email protected]
The newsletter subscription can be found on my website front page
my website: https://strikethoughts.com/

Song: “Alex Productions – Legends” is under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0).
   / @alexproductionsnocopyright  
Music promoted by BreakingCopyright:    • 🌆 Free cinematic Music - "Legends" by Alex...  

Song: “Makai Symphony - Dragon Slayer” is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) license.
   / makai-symphony  
Music promoted by BreakingCopyright:    • 🐲 Free orchestral Battle Music (For YouTub...  

song: "Punch Deck - Ethereal" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license
Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/bkc-ethereal2

"Keys of Moon - Flowing Energy" is under a Creative Commons (CC-BY 3.0) license
   / keysofmoonmusic  
Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/bkc-flowing

song: "Hayden Folker - The Constellation" is under a Creative Commons (CC-BY 3.0) license
  / hayden-folker  
Music promoted by BreakingCopyright:    • 🎖️ Free Battle Military Music (For Videos)...