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Hermes Franca
Hermes Franca
17-5 · BRA
VS
Spencer Fisher
Spencer Fisher
19-2 · USA
January 25, 2007 · Hollywood, Florida, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
154.5lb
Hermes Franca def. Spencer Fisher by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 4:03
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Franca7/392/202:02
Fisher12/370/000:00
R2 · 4:03
Franca18/410/301:51
Fisher12/240/000:04
Total
Franca25/802/503:53
Fisher24/610/000:04

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
FrancaWin probabilityFisher
50.2%49.8%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
17%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 11.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Franca50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%20%
Submission10%20%
Decision30%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1945)act 25
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 2
Fisher50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%33%
Submission7%14%
Decision26%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 24
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R219%
R36%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Franca
52.0%-112
Fisher
+11246.3%
Most takedownstie 47.9%
Franca
34.1%-190
Fisher
+19018.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Franca
Expected: 34.3
34.5
Over 34.5
42.0%
+138
Under 34.5
58.0%
-138
04386
Fisher
Expected: 32.2
32
Over 32
41.8%
+134
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.1%
-134
04181
Takedowns — over/under
Franca
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
40.3%
+148
Under 0.5
59.7%
-148
035
Fisher
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.0%
+300
Under 0.5
75.0%
-300
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 11.0 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
Franca50.2%60.2%−10.0-170
Fisher49.8%39.8%+10.0+140

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
65.2Striking69.0
Fisher +3.8
68.3Grappling68.7
Fisher +0.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FrancaFisher
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1553
Pound-for-pound
1577
1538
Divisional
1552
1491
Striking offense
1520
1530
Striking defense
1526
1524
Grappling offense
1508
1488
Grappling defense
1485
Physical
32 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'7"
71"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.79
Strikes landed / min
3.19
42%
Strike accuracy
43%
2.08
Strikes absorbed / min
2.63
63%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.72
Takedowns / 15 min
1.83
38%
Takedown accuracy
45%
45%
Takedown defense
50%
3.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.2
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
80%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
75%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
152
Days since last fight
103
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Hermes Franca
  • WJamie VarnerSUB R3
    Close -5505mo before
  • WJoe JordanSUB R3
    7mo before
  • LYves EdwardsS-DEC R3
    Close -1402y 10mo before
  • LJosh ThomsonM-DEC R3
    Close -1153y before
  • WCaol UnoKO/TKO R2
    3y 4mo before
Spencer Fisher
  • WDan LauzonKO/TKO R1
    Close -4553mo before
  • WMatt WimanKO/TKO R2
    8mo before
  • LSam StoutS-DEC R3
    11mo before
  • WAaron RileyKO/TKO R1
    Close -2201y before
  • WThiago AlvesSUB R2
    1y 4mo before
Franca — win / loss by method
Record: 17-5-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 0 losses
W
65% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 4 losses
W
6% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (31%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
9 (69%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 2
Fisher — win / loss by method
Record: 19-2-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
5% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
15win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (47%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (7%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Franca
Fisher
6
UFC fights
5
77.1 min · 12.8 avg
Octagon time
41.1 min · 8.2 avg
24y 8m
Career length
23y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Franca
Fisher
91W–24L · 79.1%
Overall
50W–13L · 79.4%
60W–16L · 78.9%
Wins
42W–12L · 77.8%
31W–8L · 79.5%
Losses
8W–1L · 88.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Franca
Fisher
155W–75L · 67.4%
Overall
97W–40L · 70.8%
107W–57L · 65.2%
Wins
87W–39L · 69.0%
48W–18L · 72.7%
Losses
10W–1L · 90.9%
Distance striking
Franca
Fisher
2.96
Landed / min
5.46
36.6%
Accuracy
34.4%
70.8%
Defense
75.1%
0.58
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.73
37.7%
Time at distance
32.1%
Grappling & control
Franca
Fisher
2.72
Takedowns / 15 min
1.83
37.8%
Takedown accuracy
45.5%
44.8%
Takedown defense
50.0%
3.31
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.19
32.0%
Control share
32.5%
Strike target map
Franca
  • Head75%(103)div 61%
  • Body14%(20)div 22%
  • Legs11%(15)div 17%
Fisher
  • Head57%(75)div 61%
  • Body31%(41)div 22%
  • Legs11%(15)div 17%

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

Hermes Franca
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Spencer Fisher
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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