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UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II
Jake Shields
Jake Shields
27-6-1 · USA
VS
Ed Herman
Ed Herman
20-8 · USA
August 11, 2012 · Denver, Colorado, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
No contest
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Shields12/141/500:57
Herman11/170/003:17
R2
Shields10/141/104:36
Herman4/90/000:09
R3
Shields11/191/203:28
Herman6/241/100:31
Total
Shields33/473/809:01
Herman21/501/103:57

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
ShieldsWin probabilityHerman
73.0%27.0%
KO / TKO
53%
Submission
11%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 9.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Shields73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO35%48%
Submission7%9%
Decision31%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2148)act 33
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 3
Herman27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%67%
Submission4%15%
Decision5%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 21
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 1
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R233%
R34%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Shields
66.6%-209
Herman
+20931.8%
Most takedownstie 56.3%
Shields
15.0%+191
Herman
-19128.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Shields
Expected: 37.1
37
Over 37
41.8%
+135
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.4%
-135
04793
Herman
Expected: 25.0
25
Over 25
41.2%
+136
Exactly 25
2.6%
push
Under 25
56.2%
-136
03263
Takedowns — over/under
Shields
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.6%
Exactly 0
80.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Herman
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.6%
+207
Under 0.5
67.4%
-207
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 9.0 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
Shields73.0%63.9%+9.1-200
Herman27.0%36.1%−9.1+165

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
62.0Striking66.6
Herman +4.7
27.5Grappling88.6
Herman +61.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ShieldsHerman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
Pound-for-pound
Divisional
1492
Striking offense
1471
1503
Striking defense
1500
1507
Grappling offense
1545
1516
Grappling defense
1481
Physical
33 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'1"
72"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.49
Strikes landed / min
3.05
30%
Strike accuracy
52%
2.90
Strikes absorbed / min
1.99
61%
Strike defense
43%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.61
Takedowns / 15 min
4.18
17%
Takedown accuracy
53%
43%
Takedown defense
70%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
58%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
50%
Last-5 win rate
80%
0%
Finish rate
86%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jake Shields
  • WYoshihiro AkiyamaU-DEC R3
    Close -3456mo before
  • LJake EllenbergerKO/TKO R1
    Close -13511mo before
  • LGeorges St-PierreU-DEC R5
    Close +4051y 3mo before
  • WMartin KampmannS-DEC R3
    Close -1701y 10mo before
Ed Herman
  • WClifford StarksSUB R2
    Close -2206mo before
  • WKyle NokeSUB R1
    Close +1221y before
  • WTim CredeurKO/TKO R1
    Close -1301y 2mo before
  • LAaron SimpsonKO/TKO R2
    Close -1032y 11mo before
  • WDavid LoiseauU-DEC R3
    Close -1033y 4mo before
Shields — win / loss by method
Record: 27-6-1

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, 2 losses
W
11% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
37% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
14 wins, 4 losses
W
52% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
25win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (12%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
10 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
12 (48%)Decision(75%) 3
Herman — win / loss by method
Record: 20-8-0

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
25% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 5 losses
W
65% of wins
L
63% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
7win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
4 (57%)Submission(40%) 2
1 (14%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (69%)Submission(100%) 3
1 (8%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Shields
Herman
4
UFC fights
12
55.9 min · 14.0 avg
Octagon time
93.3 min · 7.8 avg
26y 9m
Career length
23y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Shields
Herman
76W–14L · 84.4%
Overall
163W–44L · 78.7%
30W–7L · 81.1%
Wins
117W–29L · 80.1%
46W–7L · 86.8%
Losses
46W–15L · 75.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Shields
Herman
323W–117L · 73.4%
Overall
162W–62L · 72.3%
302W–111L · 73.1%
Wins
121W–52L · 69.9%
21W–6L · 77.8%
Losses
41W–10L · 80.4%
Distance striking
Shields
Herman
4.89
Landed / min
3.55
28.4%
Accuracy
26.6%
66.6%
Defense
51.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.32
65.5%
Time at distance
17.8%
Grappling & control
Shields
Herman
1.61
Takedowns / 15 min
4.18
16.7%
Takedown accuracy
53.1%
42.9%
Takedown defense
70.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.93
69.0%
Control share
68.9%
Strike target map
Shields
  • Head47%(92)div 63%
  • Body31%(61)div 20%
  • Legs22%(42)div 17%
Herman
  • Head62%(177)div 63%
  • Body35%(99)div 20%
  • Legs3%(8)div 17%

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

Jake Shields
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ed Herman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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