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Ed Herman
Ed Herman
21-10 · USA
VS
Rafael Natal
Rafael Natal
17-5-1 · BRA
May 10, 2014 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Ed Herman def. Rafael Natal by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Herman10/201/101:11
Natal14/260/002:19
R2
Herman17/300/001:09
Natal10/201/101:27
R3
Herman24/370/300:37
Natal11/270/501:00
Total
Herman51/871/402:57
Natal35/731/604:46

Scorecards

Herman vs Natal

RdCardo UrsoDaryl WiseRick WinterCommunity
R110-99-109-109.1-9.9
R210-910-910-99.4-9.7
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total30-2729-2829-2828.4-28.7

Media (12 cards) · avg 2928.2 · 10 Herman · 0 Natal · 2 draws

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Herman-Natal.

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 probabilityNatal
29.8%70.2%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
19%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 11.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Herman30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%29%
Submission8%26%
Decision13%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 51
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 1
Natal70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%19%
Submission12%16%
Decision45%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2764)act 35
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 1
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R28%
R39%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Herman
32.7%+202
Natal
-20266.0%
Most takedownstie 55.7%
Herman
19.8%+124
Natal
-12424.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Herman
Expected: 33.7
33.5
Over 33.5
42.9%
+133
Under 33.5
57.1%
-133
04385
Natal
Expected: 48.9
49
Over 49
41.6%
+137
Exactly 49
1.4%
push
Under 49
57.0%
-137
062123
Takedowns — over/under
Herman
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
24.2%
+314
Under 0.5
75.8%
-314
035
Natal
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
28.8%
+247
Under 0.5
71.2%
-247
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 11.2 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
Herman29.8%41.2%−11.4+135
Natal70.2%58.8%+11.4-155

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
61.7Striking73.9
Natal +12.2
76.3Grappling64.0
Herman +12.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HermanNatal
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1559
Pound-for-pound
1557
1559
Divisional
1557
1466
Striking offense
1487
1497
Striking defense
1516
1540
Grappling offense
1514
1476
Grappling defense
1513
Physical
33 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
77"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.84
Strikes landed / min
2.90
52%
Strike accuracy
48%
2.36
Strikes absorbed / min
1.64
37%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.15
Takedowns / 15 min
2.57
53%
Takedown accuracy
40%
68%
Takedown defense
78%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
53%
UFC win rate
63%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
75%
Finish rate
20%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
185
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ed Herman
  • LThales LeitesU-DEC R3
    Close +1656mo before
  • WTrevor SmithS-DEC R3
    Close -1759mo before
  • WClifford StarksSUB R2
    Close -2202y 3mo before
  • WKyle NokeSUB R1
    Close +1222y 9mo before
  • WTim CredeurKO/TKO R1
    Close -1302y 11mo before
Rafael Natal
  • LTim KennedyKO/TKO R1
    Close +3406mo before
  • WTor TroengU-DEC R3
    Close -2508mo before
  • WJoao ZeferinoU-DEC R3
    Close -3001y before
  • WSean SpencerSUB R3
    Close -2351y 3mo before
  • LAndrew CraigKO/TKO R2
    Close +1301y 10mo before
Herman — win / loss by method
Record: 21-10-0, 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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
10% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 6 losses
W
62% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
14% of wins
L
30% of losses
UFC
8win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
4 (50%)Submission(33%) 2
2 (25%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
13win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (69%)Submission(100%) 4
1 (8%)Decision(0%) 0
Natal — win / loss by method
Record: 17-5-1

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
3 wins, 4 losses
W
18% of wins
L
80% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
5win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (80%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
7 (58%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Herman
Natal
15
UFC fights
9
138.3 min · 9.2 avg
Octagon time
116.8 min · 13.0 avg
23y 3m
Career length
21y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Herman
Natal
194W–51L · 79.2%
Overall
98W–18L · 84.5%
127W–32L · 79.9%
Wins
67W–11L · 85.9%
67W–19L · 77.9%
Losses
31W–7L · 81.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Herman
Natal
178W–65L · 73.3%
Overall
65W–22L · 74.7%
121W–52L · 69.9%
Wins
58W–22L · 72.5%
57W–13L · 81.4%
Losses
7W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Herman
Natal
4.24
Landed / min
3.40
30.0%
Accuracy
38.3%
44.0%
Defense
74.3%
0.22
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.51
18.4%
Time at distance
48.3%
Grappling & control
Herman
Natal
3.15
Takedowns / 15 min
2.57
52.7%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
68.3%
Takedown defense
78.3%
1.41
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.90
55.5%
Control share
61.7%
Strike target map
Herman
  • Head61%(240)div 63%
  • Body35%(137)div 19%
  • Legs4%(15)div 18%
Natal
  • Head62%(211)div 63%
  • Body13%(45)div 19%
  • Legs24%(82)div 18%

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.

Rafael Natal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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