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Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar
9-1 · USA
VS
Hermes Franca
Hermes Franca
18-6 · BRA
July 19, 2008 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Frankie Edgar def. Hermes Franca by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Edgar19/362/204:24
Franca5/90/000:00
R2
Edgar25/452/204:06
Franca3/120/000:00
R3
Edgar25/316/703:39
Franca10/170/000:00
Total
Edgar69/11210/11012:09
Franca18/380/000:00

Scorecards

Edgar vs Franca

RdJeff MullenPatricia Morse JarmanTony WeeksCommunity
R110-910-910-99.8-9.2
R210-910-910-99.8-9.2
R310-910-910-99.7-9.3
Total30-2730-2730-2729.3-27.7

Media (3 cards) · avg 3027 · 3 Edgar · 0 Franca

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Edgar-Franca.

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
EdgarWin probabilityFranca
73.1%26.9%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
37%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 9.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Edgar73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%17%
Submission22%31%
Decision38%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 69
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.1)act 10
Franca27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%20%
Submission15%53%
Decision7%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 18
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~64 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R140%
R25%
R310%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Edgar
57.0%-138
Franca
+13841.3%
Most takedownstie 43.1%
Edgar
45.9%-415
Franca
+41511.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Edgar
Expected: 35.0
35
Over 35
41.5%
+137
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.6%
-137
04488
Franca
Expected: 29.4
29.5
Over 29.5
42.3%
+136
Under 29.5
57.7%
-136
03774
Takedowns — over/under
Edgar
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
51.9%
-108
Under 0.5
48.1%
+108
035
Franca
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
19.0%
Exactly 0
81.0%
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 9.4 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
Edgar73.1%60.3%+12.8-158
Franca26.9%39.7%−12.8+148

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
76.9Striking62.2
Edgar +14.7
61.1Grappling62.4
Franca +1.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EdgarFranca
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1551
Pound-for-pound
1554
1550
Divisional
1539
1486
Striking offense
1499
1517
Striking defense
1536
1532
Grappling offense
1521
1529
Grappling defense
1488
Physical
26 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
68"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.09
Strikes landed / min
1.52
50%
Strike accuracy
39%
1.38
Strikes absorbed / min
1.97
71%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.11
Takedowns / 15 min
2.16
53%
Takedown accuracy
38%
43%
Takedown defense
33%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
63%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
75%
Last-5 win rate
60%
33%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
108
Days since last fight
378
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Frankie Edgar
  • LGray MaynardU-DEC R3
    Close -2234mo before
  • WSpencer FisherU-DEC R3
    Close -1288mo before
  • WMark BocekKO/TKO R1
    Close -2201y before
  • WTyson GriffinU-DEC R3
    Close +5251y 5mo before
Hermes Franca
  • LSean SherkU-DEC R5
    Close +2081y before
  • WSpencer FisherKO/TKO R2
    Close -1701y 6mo before
  • WJamie VarnerSUB R3
    Close -5501y 11mo before
  • WJoe JordanSUB R3
    2y before
  • LYves EdwardsS-DEC R3
    Close -1404y 4mo before
Edgar — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Franca — win / loss by method
Record: 18-6-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 0 losses
W
61% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 5 losses
W
6% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (31%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
9 (69%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Edgar
Franca
4
UFC fights
8
49.9 min · 12.5 avg
Octagon time
111.1 min · 13.9 avg
21y 1m
Career length
24y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Edgar
Franca
36W–3L · 92.3%
Overall
143W–28L · 83.6%
32W–3L · 91.4%
Wins
79W–18L · 81.4%
4W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
64W–10L · 86.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Edgar
Franca
11W–5L · 68.8%
Overall
155W–75L · 67.4%
11W–5L · 68.8%
Wins
107W–57L · 65.2%
0W–0L
Losses
48W–18L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Edgar
Franca
2.76
Landed / min
2.89
32.2%
Accuracy
34.6%
74.5%
Defense
69.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.54
34.8%
Time at distance
31.7%
Grappling & control
Edgar
Franca
5.11
Takedowns / 15 min
2.16
53.1%
Takedown accuracy
38.1%
42.9%
Takedown defense
33.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.97
72.7%
Control share
26.2%
Strike target map
Edgar
  • Head84%(130)div 68%
  • Body12%(19)div 18%
  • Legs3%(5)div 14%
Franca
  • Head78%(131)div 68%
  • Body13%(22)div 18%
  • Legs9%(16)div 14%

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

Frankie Edgar
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Hermes Franca
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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