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UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill
Ed Herman
Ed Herman
25-14 · USA
VS
Mike Rodriguez
Mike Rodriguez
11-4 · USA
September 12, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.5lb
Weigh-in
205.5lb
Ed Herman def. Mike Rodriguez by SUB (Kimura), R3 2:41
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Herman21/370/001:08
Rodriguez31/490/000:41
R2
Herman18/321/201:29
Rodriguez24/310/121:42
R3 · 2:41
Herman1/41/201:32
Rodriguez34/440/000:53
Total
Herman40/732/404:09
Rodriguez89/1240/123:16

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
HermanWin probabilityRodriguez
34.4%65.6%
KO / TKO
64%
Submission
11%
Decision
25%
Expected fight time: 6.8 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Herman, blue toward Rodriguez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Herman34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%44%
Submission6%19%
Decision13%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes20 (827)act 40
Takedowns0.8 (0.03.1)act 2
Rodriguez66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO49%74%
Submission4%6%
Decision13%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1241)act 89
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~50 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R156%
R215%
R33%
Distance26%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Herman
35.6%+176
Rodriguez
-17662.6%
Most takedownstie 49.0%
Herman
40.6%-390
Rodriguez
+39010.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Herman
Expected: 19.9
20
Over 20
38.4%
+154
Exactly 20
2.4%
push
Under 20
59.3%
-154
02550
Rodriguez
Expected: 30.3
30.5
Over 30.5
39.4%
+153
Under 30.5
60.6%
-153
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Herman
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
28.8%
+193
Exactly 1
15.5%
push
Under 1
55.7%
-193
035
Rodriguez
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.2%
Exactly 0
84.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 6.8 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Herman34.4%32.2%+2.2+195
Rodriguez65.6%67.8%−2.2-250

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
63.0Striking68.3
Rodriguez +5.3
64.3Grappling9.8
Herman +54.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HermanRodriguez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1554
Pound-for-pound
1519
1527
Divisional
1519
1480
Striking offense
1517
1481
Striking defense
1487
1513
Grappling offense
1494
1495
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
39 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'4"
77"
Reach
82"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.33
Strikes landed / min
4.68
50%
Strike accuracy
56%
3.11
Strikes absorbed / min
3.69
45%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.23
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
48%
Takedown accuracy
62%
Takedown defense
35%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
52%
UFC win rate
40%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
40%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
308
Days since last fight
21
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ed Herman
  • WKhadis IbragimovU-DEC R3
    Close +19510mo before
  • WPatrick CumminsKO/TKO R1
    Close +2201y 4mo before
  • LGian VillanteS-DEC R3
    Close +1951y 11mo before
  • LCB DollawayU-DEC R3
    Close +1253y 2mo before
  • LNikita KrylovKO/TKO R2
    Close +2004y 1mo before
Mike Rodriguez
  • WMarcin PrachnioKO/TKO R1
    Close -24021d before
  • LDa Woon JungKO/TKO R1
    Close -1189mo before
  • WAdam MilsteadKO/TKO R1
    Close -1101y 9mo before
  • LDevin ClarkU-DEC R3
    Close -1152y 5mo before
Herman — win / loss by method
Record: 25-14-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 3 losses
W
28% of wins
L
21% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 6 losses
W
52% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 5 losses
W
20% of wins
L
36% of losses
UFC
12win10loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(30%) 3
4 (33%)Submission(20%) 2
4 (33%)Decision(50%) 5
Non-UFC
13win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (69%)Submission(100%) 4
1 (8%)Decision(0%) 0
Rodriguez — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
9 wins, 1 loss
W
82% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (22%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Herman
Rodriguez
23
UFC fights
5
214.8 min · 9.3 avg
Octagon time
36.3 min · 7.3 avg
23y 3m
Career length
12y 4m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Herman
Rodriguez
310W–97L · 76.2%
Overall
41W–10L · 80.4%
180W–53L · 77.3%
Wins
21W–6L · 77.8%
130W–44L · 74.7%
Losses
20W–4L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Herman
Rodriguez
178W–65L · 73.3%
Overall
44W–54L · 44.9%
121W–52L · 69.9%
Wins
38W–51L · 42.7%
57W–13L · 81.4%
Losses
6W–3L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Herman
Rodriguez
4.96
Landed / min
8.47
37.0%
Accuracy
45.9%
51.4%
Defense
57.6%
0.28
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.24
30.0%
Time at distance
34.4%
Grappling & control
Herman
Rodriguez
2.23
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
48.5%
Takedown accuracy
61.7%
Takedown defense
35.3%
1.12
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
49.4%
Control share
25.5%
Strike target map
Herman
  • Head64%(457)div 65%
  • Body26%(184)div 19%
  • Legs10%(75)div 16%
Rodriguez
  • Head47%(80)div 65%
  • Body35%(60)div 19%
  • Legs18%(30)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Ed Herman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Mike Rodriguez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.