Fighter Profile›Light Heavyweight

“Short Fuse”

Ed Herman

27-16 (1 NC)26 UFC

Grappler

Form

· 2L

Inactive

High Variance

Early Chaos

High Wear

6'1"ht·77"reach·Orthodoxstance·45age

Last fightLZak Cummings·KO/TKO·R3·3yr ago

Fighter Context

13–12UFC1 NC·

4KO

5Sub

4Dec

9.9min/fight

257UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

7–8(15 fights)

71%finish rate

-2.2str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

1–2(3 fights)

100%finish rate

-0.7str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.40

Deficit

39%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.269

Strong

80%ile

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

Durability

Average

51%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

45%

Average

37%ile

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

Striking

Herman

Dirty Boxer

Body Attacker

Light Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.31

Str. Accuracy48%

851UFC landed/1,744attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.3 vs avg3.71

Str. Defense42%

KD Rate / fight0.15

4UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.31

CQ KO Power

Below Avg13%ile0.47

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

63%

Body

25%

Leg

12%

By Position

Distance50%

Clinch28%

Ground22%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 126 rounds	Round 220 rounds	Round 314 rounds
Avg. Landed	15	14	13
Avg. Absorbed	17	14	17
Avg. Net	-2	0	-4

Grappling

Herman

Sub Hunter

·162s ctrlActive Control

Light Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.96

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.15

TD Accuracy47%

34UFC landed/71attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.00

5UFC wins/17attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense59%

38UFC defended/62opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

69%

Strong Finisher

div avg 64%

How They Lose

12UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 13

Submission5 / 13

Decision4 / 13

KD → Finish

4/4Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 12

Submission2 / 12

Decision6 / 12

Loss Pattern

Mixed

5 early · 1 late · 6 dec across 12 losses

Fast and versatile. 7 of 9 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

50%

4 of 8 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.4pts

W3 dec

2.0pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

7UD

3SD

0MD

30%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 19 more in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=26

R2n=20

R3n=14

Outputsig strikes / min

3.5

3.4

2.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.9

3.5

3.7

Diff

-0.4

-0.0

-0.8

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

▼Str. Diff-0.69 idxL3

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

Elite oppVeteran opp

Herman — 26 UFC Fights

Result

Method

26 fights

Zak CummingsVeteran

KO/TKO R3 · 4:13Apr '23

-46

·54 SS (46%)·100 abs·0/1 td·3 kd taken

↵ 20mo layoff

Alonzo Menifield

U-DEC R3Aug '21

-52

·41 SS (33%)·93 abs·1 td taken

Mike Rodriguez

SUB R3 · 2:41Sep '20

-49

·40 SS (55%)·89 abs·2/4 td·249s ctrl·2 kd taken·1 sub att

Khadis Ibragimov

U-DEC R3Nov '19

+28

·81 SS (58%)·53 abs·0/4 td·2 td taken·139s ctrl

Patrick Cummins

KO/TKO R1 · 3:39May '19

-11

·11 SS (31%)·22 abs·1 td taken·1 kd landed

Gian Villante

S-DEC R3Oct '18

·84 SS (38%)·81 abs·0/1 td·6s ctrl

↵ 15mo layoff

CB DollawayVeteran

U-DEC R3Jul '17

-30

·24 SS (59%)·54 abs·1/1 td·6 td taken·165s ctrl·3 sub att

Nikita Krylov

KO/TKO R2 · 0:40Jul '16

-34

·26 SS (47%)·60 abs·1/1 td·25s ctrl·1 kd taken

Tim BoetschVeteran

KO/TKO R2 · 1:39Jan '16

+20

·47 SS (57%)·27 abs·16s ctrl·1 kd landed

Derek Brunson

KO/TKO R1 · 0:36Jan '15

-11

·11 abs·1 kd taken

Herman — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

LJacare SouzaStrikeforceSUBR1—

All Fighters

Light Heavyweight

“Short Fuse”

Ed Herman

27-16 (1 NC)26 UFC

Form

6'1"ht·77"reach·Orthodoxstance·45age

Last fightLZak Cummings·KO/TKO·3yr ago

Fighter Context

13–12UFC1 NC·

4KO

5Sub

4Dec

9.9min/fight

257UFC min

vs. Winning Record7–8

vs. Veterans (8+ W)1–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.40

39%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.269

80%ile

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

Durability

51%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

45%

37%ile

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

Striking

Herman

Light Heavyweight avg

Dirty BoxerBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min3.31

Str. Accuracy48%

851UFC landed/1,744attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.3 vs avg3.71

Str. Defense42%

KD Rate / Fight0.15

4UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.31

CQ KO Power

Below Avg13%ile0.47

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

63%

Body

25%

Leg

12%

By Position

Dist50%

Clinch28%

Ground22%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=26	R2 n=20	R3 n=14
Landed	15	14	13
Absorbed	17	14	17
Net	-2	0	-4

Grappling

Herman

Light Heavyweight avg

Sub Hunter

162s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.96

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.15

TD Accuracy47%

34UFC landed/71attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.00

5UFC wins/17attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense59%

38UFC defended/62opp. attempts

Sub Defense2 loss / 19 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

69%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

4KO/TKO

5Sub

4Dec

Loss Methods

4KO/TKO

2Sub

6Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

50%4 of 8 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.4pts

W3 dec

2.0pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

7UD

3SD

0MD

30%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=26

R2n=20

R3n=14

Outputsig strikes / min

3.5

3.4

2.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.9

3.5

3.7

Diff

-0.4

-0.0

-0.8

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

Herman — UFC Fight Log

Zak CummingsVeteran

KO/TKO·R3·Apr '23

54 SS (46%)·100 abs·0/1 td·3 kd taken

Alonzo Menifield

U-DEC·R3·Aug '21

41 SS (33%)·93 abs·1 td taken

Mike Rodriguez

SUB·R3·Sep '20

40 SS (55%)·89 abs·2/4 td·249s ctrl·2 kd taken·1 sub

Khadis Ibragimov

U-DEC·R3·Nov '19

81 SS (58%)·53 abs·0/4 td·2 td taken·139s ctrl

Patrick Cummins

KO/TKO·R1·May '19

11 SS (31%)·22 abs·1 td taken·1 kd

Gian Villante

S-DEC·R3·Oct '18

84 SS (38%)·81 abs·0/1 td·6s ctrl

CB DollawayVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jul '17

24 SS (59%)·54 abs·1/1 td·6 td taken·165s ctrl·3 sub

Nikita Krylov

KO/TKO·R2·Jul '16

26 SS (47%)·60 abs·1/1 td·25s ctrl·1 kd taken

Herman — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

LJacare SouzaStrikeforceSUBR1

Round 126 rounds

Round 220 rounds

Round 314 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-2

-4

n=26

n=20

n=14

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-2

-4