DAMACIO PAGE

ATTRIBUTES

OFFENSIVE SKILLS

DEFENSIVE SKILLS

ULTIMATE TECHNIQUES

RIGHT/LEFT OVER HOOK

Level 2—Both Standing, Striking Range

Page packs some serious power in his punches, particularly these punishing hooks. Smash rivals with his heavy hands by rocking them repeatedly with these excellent technique strikes.

JUDO HIP THROW TO SIDE CONTROL, TOP

Level 2—Double Underhook, Defense

Page can throw his opponents to the ground even when they have the upper hand in the Double Underhook clinch. Surprise rivals with this sudden throw after they initiate the clinch battle.

DIRECT CATCH TO ARMBAR FROM THE TOP

Level 2—Mount, Top

He is a skilled submission practitioner, but he must move into dominant ground position to access his most effective subs. This armbar is one of his best, and it’s also available in North/South.

STRENGTHS

• Aggressive style

• Striking

• Knockout power

Damacio Page, “The Angel of Death,” is a dangerous bantamweight brawler with big punching power and a strong submission game.

Press the action with Page and try to score a hard shot on the feet with his quick, heavy hands.

Rock rivals in the stand-up battle if you can, or expose their flawed clinch game by locking up to work them over in the Muay Thai Clinch.

He can also score trips and throws from many other clinch positions, and these are among his best ways of bringing the fight to the ground.

Once the action hits the mat, he can impose his powerful submission grappling offense—pass to dominant position such as North/South or Mount, then move to sub position and lock in a tight armbar from the top.

He also has effective chokes from the back—score a trip from the Back Clinch to advance to Side Control, Back, where he can go for a tight choke from behind.

WEAKNESSES

• Cardio

• Kicks

• Ground grappling

Page is a dangerous boxer on the feet, but his lack of kicking ability makes him fairly one-dimensional and vulnerable to being picked apart by skilled kickboxers from outside of his countering range.

If you don’t trust in your elusive kickboxing skills, try bringing him to the ground instead with a well-timed takedown.

Page is strong in the clinch, so go for short takedowns on the feet instead of clinch throws from positions such as Double Underhook.

He is also vulnerable to being held down and outwrestled on the ground, so try to work for this style of game plan and don’t allow him the chance to utilize his swift striking on the feet.

Control him from the top to keep him away from his strongest areas of the fight game.