Fighter Profile›Lightweight

“El Gran Chango”

Alexander Hernandez

18-918 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

Early Chaos

High Wear

5'9"ht·72"reach·Orthodoxstance·33age

Last fightLRafa Garcia·U-DEC·R3·this month

Fighter Context

10–8UFC·

5KO

0Sub

5Dec

10.4min/fight

187UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

6–7(13 fights)

50%finish rate

-0.1str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

5–2(7 fights)

60%finish rate

+0.3str diff/min

vs. Elite Opps

1–1(2 fights)

0%finish rate

-0.4str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.22

Neutral

38%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.119

Average

47%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

39%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

55%

Average

53%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Hernandez

Distance Striker

Body Attacker

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.23

Str. Accuracy40%

789UFC landed/1,951attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.2 vs avg4.45

Str. Defense59%

KD Rate / fight0.33

6UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.11

CQ KO Power

Above Avg60%ile0.76

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

56%

Body

31%

Leg

13%

By Position

Distance85%

Clinch8%

Ground7%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 118 rounds	Round 214 rounds	Round 39 rounds
Avg. Landed	19	19	20
Avg. Absorbed	16	26	20
Avg. Net	+3	-7	+1

Grappling

Hernandez

Control Wrestler

·80s ctrlAverage Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.05

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.98

TD Accuracy35%

13UFC landed/37attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense68%

33UFC defended/48opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

50%

Average

div avg 52%

How They Lose

8UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO5 / 10

Submission0 / 10

Decision5 / 10

KD → Finish

5/6Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 8

Submission1 / 8

Decision4 / 8

Loss Pattern

4 of 8 losses by finish in R1–R2

Explosive starter. 5 KOs, all inside R1-R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

40%

2 of 5 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.7pts

W5 dec

1.9pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

7UD

2SD

0MD

22%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 23 more in second half of career

18 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=18

R2n=14

R3n=9

Outputsig strikes / min

4.3

4.2

4.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.6

5.9

3.9

Diff

+0.7

-1.7

+0.1

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-40%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Hernandez — 18 UFC Fights

Result

Method

18 fights

Rafa Garcia

U-DEC R3Apr '26

-9

·50 SS (34%)·59 abs·0/1 td·4 td taken

Diego FerreiraVeteran

KO/TKO R2 · 3:46Sep '25

·30 SS (40%)·23 abs·12s ctrl·1 kd landed

Chase HooperVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 4:58Aug '25

-3

·17 SS (45%)·20 abs·1 kd landed

Kurt Holobaugh

U-DEC R3Mar '25

-12

·59 SS (40%)·71 abs·4/5 td·399s ctrl

Austin Hubbard

S-DEC R3Oct '24

+16

·79 SS (39%)·63 abs·0/2 td·40s ctrl

Damon Jackson

S-DEC R3Apr '24

-10

·32 SS (37%)·42 abs·3 td taken·142s ctrl·1 kd landed

Bill Algeo

U-DEC R3Oct '23

-35

·75 SS (48%)·110 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·35s ctrl·1 kd taken

Jim MillerElite

U-DEC R3Feb '23

+41

·108 SS (46%)·67 abs·0/1 td·23s ctrl

Billy Quarantillo

KO/TKO R2 · 4:30Dec '22

-39

·48 SS (51%)·87 abs·2/6 td·2 td taken·248s ctrl·1 sub att

Renato Moicano

SUB R2 · 1:23Feb '22

·37 SS (47%)·33 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·5s ctrl

All Fighters

Lightweight

“El Gran Chango”

Alexander Hernandez

18-918 UFC

Form

5'9"ht·72"reach·Orthodoxstance·33age

Last fightLRafa Garcia·U-DEC·this month

Fighter Context

10–8UFC·

5KO

0Sub

5Dec

10.4min/fight

187UFC min

vs. Winning Record6–7

vs. Veterans (8+ W)5–2

vs. Elite (15+ W)1–1

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.22

38%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.119

47%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

39%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

55%

53%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Hernandez

Lightweight avg

Distance StrikerBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.23

Str. Accuracy40%

789UFC landed/1,951attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.2 vs avg4.45

Str. Defense59%

KD Rate / Fight0.33

6UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.11

CQ KO Power

Above Avg60%ile0.76

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

56%

Body

31%

Leg

13%

By Position

Dist85%

Clinch8%

Ground7%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=18	R2 n=14	R3 n=9
Landed	19	19	20
Absorbed	16	26	20
Net	+3	-7	+1

Grappling

Hernandez

Lightweight avg

Control Wrestler

80s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.05

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.98

TD Accuracy35%

13UFC landed/37attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense68%

33UFC defended/48opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 4 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

50%

Average

Win Methods

5KO/TKO

0Sub

5Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

1Sub

4Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

40%2 of 5 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.7pts

W5 dec

1.9pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

7UD

2SD

0MD

22%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=18

R2n=14

R3n=9

Outputsig strikes / min

4.3

4.2

4.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.6

5.9

3.9

Diff

+0.7

-1.7

+0.1

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Hernandez — UFC Fight Log

Rafa Garcia

U-DEC·R3·Apr '26

50 SS (34%)·59 abs·0/1 td·4 td taken

Diego FerreiraVeteran

KO/TKO·R2·Sep '25

30 SS (40%)·23 abs·12s ctrl·1 kd

Chase HooperVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Aug '25

17 SS (45%)·20 abs·1 kd

Kurt Holobaugh

U-DEC·R3·Mar '25

59 SS (40%)·71 abs·4/5 td·399s ctrl

Austin Hubbard

S-DEC·R3·Oct '24

79 SS (39%)·63 abs·0/2 td·40s ctrl

Damon Jackson

S-DEC·R3·Apr '24

32 SS (37%)·42 abs·3 td taken·142s ctrl·1 kd

Bill Algeo

U-DEC·R3·Oct '23

75 SS (48%)·110 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·35s ctrl·1 kd taken

Jim MillerElite

U-DEC·R3·Feb '23

108 SS (46%)·67 abs·0/1 td·23s ctrl

Round 118 rounds

Round 214 rounds

Round 39 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-7

n=18

n=14

n=9

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-7