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Alan Belcher
Alan Belcher
12-5 · USA
VS
Ed Herman
Ed Herman
16-6 · USA
September 17, 2008 · Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Alan Belcher def. Ed Herman by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Belcher22/280/001:33
Herman12/372/601:34
R2
Belcher20/350/000:19
Herman8/501/101:06
R3
Belcher12/270/000:31
Herman23/432/502:07
Total
Belcher54/900/002:23
Herman43/1305/1204:47

Scorecards

Belcher vs Herman

RdCecil PeoplesDouglas CrosbyJeff SinnettCommunity
R1---9.3-9.7
R2---9.8-9.2
R3---9.2-9.8
Total29-2829-2829-2828.3-28.7

Media (6 cards) · avg 2928 · 6 Belcher · 0 Herman

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

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
BelcherWin probabilityHerman
67.7%32.3%
KO / TKO
49%
Submission
21%
Decision
30%
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 Belcher, blue toward Herman. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Belcher68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO37%54%
Submission10%15%
Decision21%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 54
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Herman32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%38%
Submission11%33%
Decision9%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 43
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 5
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R244%
R35%
Distance30%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Belcher
63.6%-182
Herman
+18234.9%
Most takedownstie 55.6%
Belcher
20.6%+116
Herman
-11623.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Belcher
Expected: 39.9
40
Over 40
41.5%
+137
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
56.8%
-137
050100
Herman
Expected: 29.0
29
Over 29
41.4%
+136
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
56.4%
-136
03773
Takedowns — over/under
Belcher
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
25.3%
+295
Under 0.5
74.7%
-295
035
Herman
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.4%
+252
Under 0.5
71.6%
-252
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
Belcher67.7%30.5%+37.2+215
Herman32.3%69.5%−37.2-260

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
60.4Striking66.9
Herman +6.4
44.8Grappling90.2
Herman +45.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BelcherHerman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1520
Pound-for-pound
1524
1506
Divisional
1524
1499
Striking offense
1483
1501
Striking defense
1514
1506
Grappling offense
1533
1503
Grappling defense
1482
Physical
24 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
75"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.15
Strikes landed / min
2.64
41%
Strike accuracy
56%
2.80
Strikes absorbed / min
1.34
56%
Strike defense
36%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.92
Takedowns / 15 min
4.22
27%
Takedown accuracy
57%
59%
Takedown defense
86%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
151
Days since last fight
151
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alan Belcher
  • LJason DayKO/TKO R1
    Close -3565mo before
  • WKalib StarnesKO/TKO R2
    Close -10311mo before
  • WSean SalmonSUB R1
    1y 4mo before
  • LKendall GroveSUB R2
    Close +1451y 5mo before
  • WJorge SantiagoKO/TKO R3
    Close +1101y 9mo before
Ed Herman
  • LDemian MaiaSUB R2
    Close +1555mo before
  • WJoe DoerksenKO/TKO R3
    Close -14810mo before
  • WScott SmithSUB R2
    Close -1631y 3mo before
  • WChris PriceSUB R1
    opp missedClose -4501y 8mo before
  • LJason MacDonaldSUB R1
    Close -2851y 11mo before
Belcher — win / loss by method
Record: 12-5-0

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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
67% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
8% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(50%) 1
Herman — win / loss by method
Record: 16-6-0

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
83% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (67%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (69%)Submission(100%) 3
1 (8%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Belcher
Herman
6
UFC fights
6
49.0 min · 8.2 avg
Octagon time
46.2 min · 7.7 avg
22y 0m
Career length
23y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Belcher
Herman
69W–22L · 75.8%
Overall
88W–24L · 78.6%
29W–9L · 76.3%
Wins
60W–14L · 81.1%
40W–13L · 75.5%
Losses
28W–10L · 73.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Belcher
Herman
50W–53L · 48.5%
Overall
162W–62L · 72.3%
35W–42L · 45.5%
Wins
121W–52L · 69.9%
15W–11L · 57.7%
Losses
41W–10L · 80.4%
Distance striking
Belcher
Herman
3.29
Landed / min
2.84
34.0%
Accuracy
28.6%
66.8%
Defense
51.4%
0.31
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.32
39.8%
Time at distance
9.1%
Grappling & control
Belcher
Herman
0.92
Takedowns / 15 min
4.22
27.3%
Takedown accuracy
56.5%
58.8%
Takedown defense
85.7%
0.92
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.62
45.4%
Control share
76.0%
Strike target map
Belcher
  • Head51%(54)div 63%
  • Body15%(16)div 20%
  • Legs33%(35)div 17%
Herman
  • Head75%(91)div 63%
  • Body23%(28)div 20%
  • Legs2%(3)div 17%

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

Alan Belcher
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.