Prospect of the Week: Francisco Prado (Patreon)

Francisco Prado
From: San Lorenzo, Santa Fe, Argentina
Camp: Alfa Team
Weightclass: Lightweight (155lbs)
Age: 20-years-old
Height: Five-foot-ten
Record: 9-0
Methods: 3 KO/TKOs, 6 Submissions
Combined opponents' record: 42-45

Francisco Prado use to live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and trained out of the well-known gym PVRT. Now he's residing in Argentina training with a smaller team in Alfa Team. Prado is only 20 years old and started fighting professionally when he was just seventeen. He jumped right into being a pro without any amateur experience which is pretty awesome if you think about it.

Prado is a raw talent with a lot of upsides. Being just 20 he's an unfinished product so over time he's only gonna get better. He's a hard-nosed fighter that's been a force inside the cage once the doors are closed. His hands do the talking and his jiu-jitsu does the job. 

Prado fights with his hands high with a little bit of head movement. He doesn't mind taking one to give one. His takedown defense isn't great but has an overall good ground game. Prado will attack off his back but it's somewhere he doesn't need to be. On the flip side when he's on top he's very dangerous. Prado has damaging ground and pound and holds a rare von flue choke submission. He usually finds it pretty easy moving into dominant positions as well.

He brings some power in his hands throwing his whole body into his punches. He does throw with a lot of wasted motion but his cardio has held up quite nicely. Prado is fine to sit in the pocket and chuck hooks and even in a brawl is a bit better defensively. He has that controlled chaos style inside the cage.

Prado is a dangerous striker, has good hands once he settles in, can wrestle, has solid jiu-jitsu, and has a pretty good gas tank. All that isn't at a high level but he still has all them qualities at such a young age. Prado is a guy you want to watch every time he fights because he's gonna bring it.