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UFC 97: Redemption
Ed Herman
Ed Herman
16-7 · USA
VS
David Loiseau
David Loiseau
18-8 · CAN
April 18, 2009 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Ed Herman def. David Loiseau by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Herman32/402/304:45
Loiseau2/20/000:00
R2
Herman16/182/304:13
Loiseau0/20/000:00
R3
Herman23/261/302:58
Loiseau4/120/000:34
Total
Herman71/845/9011:56
Loiseau6/160/000:34

Scorecards

Herman vs Loiseau

RdClaude PaquetteNelson HamiltonSylvain LeblancCommunity
R1---10-8.5
R2---10-8.5
R3---10-9
Total30-2730-2630-2730-26

Media (2 cards) · avg 3026 · 2 Herman · 0 Loiseau

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

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 probabilityLoiseau
37.7%62.3%
KO / TKO
15%
Submission
55%
Decision
30%
Expected fight time: 7.4 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 Loiseau. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Herman38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%7%
Submission27%72%
Decision8%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1230)act 71
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 5
Loiseau62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%20%
Submission28%44%
Decision22%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1435)act 6
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.3)act 0
Combined totals~49 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R157%
R23%
R310%
Distance30%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.2%
Herman
41.8%+134
Loiseau
-13456.1%
Most takedownstie 51.9%
Herman
40.0%-492
Loiseau
+4928.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Herman
Expected: 22.7
22.5
Over 22.5
43.1%
+132
Under 22.5
56.9%
-132
02957
Loiseau
Expected: 26.6
26.5
Over 26.5
42.8%
+134
Under 26.5
57.2%
-134
03467
Takedowns — over/under
Herman
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
43.0%
+133
Under 0.5
57.0%
-133
035
Loiseau
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
12.3%
Exactly 0
87.7%
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 7.4 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
Herman37.7%47.0%−9.3-103
Loiseau62.3%53.0%+9.3-134

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
61.9Striking56.6
Herman +5.3
90.7Grappling35.2
Herman +55.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HermanLoiseau
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1508
Pound-for-pound
1537
1507
Divisional
1534
1482
Striking offense
1503
1513
Striking defense
1520
1536
Grappling offense
1491
1484
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
28 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
77"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.70
Strikes landed / min
1.97
48%
Strike accuracy
46%
1.90
Strikes absorbed / min
3.32
38%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.41
Takedowns / 15 min
0.56
51%
Takedown accuracy
43%
86%
Takedown defense
38%
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
43%
UFC win rate
57%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
213
Days since last fight
938
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ed Herman
  • LAlan BelcherS-DEC R3
    Close -2607mo before
  • LDemian MaiaSUB R2
    Close +1551y before
  • WJoe DoerksenKO/TKO R3
    Close -1481y 5mo before
  • WScott SmithSUB R2
    Close -1631y 10mo before
  • WChris PriceSUB R1
    opp missedClose -4502y 3mo before
David Loiseau
  • LMike SwickU-DEC R3
    Close +1252y 7mo before
  • LRich FranklinU-DEC R5
    Close +2303y 1mo before
  • WEvan TannerKO/TKO R2
    3y 6mo before
  • WCharles McCarthyKO/TKO R2
    3y 10mo before
  • WGideon RayKO/TKO R1
    4y 2mo before
Herman — win / loss by method
Record: 16-7-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 5 losses
W
69% of wins
L
71% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
3win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (67%)Submission(50%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (69%)Submission(100%) 3
1 (8%)Decision(0%) 0
Loiseau — win / loss by method
Record: 18-8-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
61% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 5 losses
W
22% of wins
L
63% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
14win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (50%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
3 (21%)Submission(40%) 2
4 (29%)Decision(40%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Herman
Loiseau
7
UFC fights
7
61.2 min · 8.7 avg
Octagon time
80.3 min · 11.5 avg
23y 3m
Career length
26y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Herman
Loiseau
100W–29L · 77.5%
Overall
92W–13L · 87.6%
60W–14L · 81.1%
Wins
56W–10L · 84.8%
40W–15L · 72.7%
Losses
36W–3L · 92.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Herman
Loiseau
162W–62L · 72.3%
Overall
195W–60L · 76.5%
121W–52L · 69.9%
Wins
89W–36L · 71.2%
41W–10L · 80.4%
Losses
106W–24L · 81.5%
Distance striking
Herman
Loiseau
3.35
Landed / min
1.59
26.1%
Accuracy
26.3%
47.2%
Defense
63.1%
0.25
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.75
17.6%
Time at distance
36.0%
Grappling & control
Herman
Loiseau
4.41
Takedowns / 15 min
0.56
51.4%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
85.7%
Takedown defense
38.1%
1.72
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.19
74.6%
Control share
32.9%
Strike target map
Herman
  • Head75%(124)div 63%
  • Body22%(37)div 20%
  • Legs2%(4)div 17%
Loiseau
  • Head73%(116)div 63%
  • Body15%(23)div 20%
  • Legs12%(19)div 17%

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.

David Loiseau
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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