Fighter Profile›Lightweight

Hermes Franca

24-17 (1 NC)11 UFC

Submission Specialist

Form

Inactive

Title Fight

High Variance

High Wear

5'6"ht·71"reach·Orthodoxstance·51age

Last fightLTyson Griffin·KO/TKO·R2·16yr ago

Fighter Context

6–5UFC·

2KO

2Sub

2Dec

13.6min/fight

150UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

2–5(7 fights)

100%finish rate

-2.2str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-1.07

Deficit

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.178

Passive

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

Durability

Average

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

39%

Passive

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

Striking

Franca

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min1.78

Str. Accuracy39%

258UFC landed/659attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.4 vs avg2.85

Str. Defense55%

KD Rate / fight0.36

4UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.09

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

68%

Body

10%

Leg

23%

By Position

Distance70%

Clinch16%

Ground14%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 111 rounds	Round 211 rounds	Round 38 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 51 round
Avg. Landed	7	11	7	1	1
Avg. Absorbed	16	13	8	11	6
Avg. Net	-9	-2	-1	-10	-5

Grappling

Franca

Control Wrestler

·100s ctrlActive Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.53

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.21

TD Accuracy36%

16UFC landed/42attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min2.40

2UFC wins/23attempted

Defense

Leaky TD Def

TD Defense37%

25UFC defended/68opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Proof

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

div avg 52%

How They Lose

5UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 6

Submission2 / 6

Decision2 / 6

KD → Finish

1/4Low

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 5

Submission0 / 5

Decision4 / 5

Loss Pattern

Outscored

4 of 5 losses by decision

Versatile finisher. 2 KOs and 2 subs across multiple rounds

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

No eligible sequences on record.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

4UD

1SD

1MD

17%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 24 vs 23 first half

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=11

R2n=11

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

1.4

2.5

1.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.1

2.9

1.9

Diff

-1.7

-0.4

-0.3

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

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Absorbed+60%L3

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

Franca — 11 UFC Fights

Result

Method

11 fights

Tyson Griffin

KO/TKO R2 · 3:26Sep '09

-56

·11 SS (15%)·67 abs·1 kd taken

Marcus Aurelio

U-DEC R3Oct '08

+20

·60 SS (49%)·40 abs·1 td taken

Frankie Edgar

U-DEC R3Jul '08

-51

·18 SS (47%)·69 abs·10 td taken·1 sub att

Sean Sherk

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jul '07

-29

·6 SS (26%)·35 abs·16 td taken·41s ctrl·1 kd landed·3 sub att

Spencer Fisher

KO/TKO R2 · 4:03Jan '07

·25 SS (31%)·24 abs·2/5 td·233s ctrl·2 sub att

Jamie Varner

SUB R3 · 3:31Aug '06

·22 SS (48%)·18 abs·1/2 td·9 td taken·67s ctrl·3 sub att

Joe Jordan

SUB R3 · 0:47Jul '06

+26

·46 SS (41%)·20 abs·3/9 td·82s ctrl·1 sub att

↵ 27mo layoff

Yves Edwards

S-DEC R3Apr '04

-13

·8 SS (18%)·21 abs·4/10 td·226s ctrl·2 sub att

Josh Thomson

M-DEC R3Jan '04

-18

·22 SS (48%)·40 abs·2/3 td·2 td taken·319s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

Caol Uno

KO/TKO R2 · 2:46Sep '03

-19

·13 SS (59%)·32 abs·2/2 td·1 td taken·86s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

Franca — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WNate DiazWECSUBR2—

All Fighters

Lightweight

Hermes Franca

24-17 (1 NC)11 UFC

Form

5'6"ht·71"reach·Orthodoxstance·51age

Last fightLTyson Griffin·KO/TKO·16yr ago

Fighter Context

6–5UFC·

2KO

2Sub

2Dec

13.6min/fight

150UFC min

vs. Winning Record2–5

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-1.07

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.178

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

Durability

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

39%

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

Striking

Franca

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min1.78

Str. Accuracy39%

258UFC landed/659attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.4 vs avg2.85

Str. Defense55%

KD Rate / Fight0.36

4UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.09

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

68%

Body

10%

Leg

23%

By Position

Dist70%

Clinch16%

Ground14%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=11	R2 n=11	R3 n=8	R4 n=1	R5 n=1
Landed	7	11	7	1	1
Absorbed	16	13	8	11	6
Net	-9	-2	-1	-10	-5

Grappling

Franca

Lightweight avg

Control Wrestler

100s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.53

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.21

TD Accuracy36%

16UFC landed/42attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min2.40

2UFC wins/23attempted

Defense

Leaky TD Def

TD Defense37%

25UFC defended/68opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 3 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

2Sub

2Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

4Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—No eligible sequences.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

4UD

1SD

1MD

17%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=11

R2n=11

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

1.4

2.5

1.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.1

2.9

1.9

Diff

-1.7

-0.4

-0.3

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Franca — UFC Fight Log

Tyson Griffin

KO/TKO·R2·Sep '09

11 SS (15%)·67 abs·1 kd taken

Marcus Aurelio

U-DEC·R3·Oct '08

60 SS (49%)·40 abs·1 td taken

Frankie Edgar

U-DEC·R3·Jul '08

18 SS (47%)·69 abs·10 td taken·1 sub

Sean SherkTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Jul '07

6 SS (26%)·35 abs·16 td taken·41s ctrl·1 kd·3 sub

Spencer Fisher

KO/TKO·R2·Jan '07

25 SS (31%)·24 abs·2/5 td·233s ctrl·2 sub

Jamie Varner

SUB·R3·Aug '06

22 SS (48%)·18 abs·1/2 td·9 td taken·67s ctrl·3 sub

Joe Jordan

SUB·R3·Jul '06

46 SS (41%)·20 abs·3/9 td·82s ctrl·1 sub

Yves Edwards

S-DEC·R3·Apr '04

8 SS (18%)·21 abs·4/10 td·226s ctrl·2 sub

Franca — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WNate DiazWECSUBR2

Round 111 rounds

Round 211 rounds

Round 38 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 51 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-9

-2

-1

-10

-5

n=11

n=8

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-9

-2

-1

-10

-5