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Ed Herman vs.
Chris Price

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

13-12-0 (1 NC) Ed Herman · UFC
0-2-0 Chris Price · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

13-12-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
0-2-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
45.8
AgeΔ 2.1 yrs
43.7
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'2"
77"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
39.7
Layoff (months)Δ 194.6 mo
234.3
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LL
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Chris Price is a submission threat — 2.16 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Ed Herman is a submission threat — 0.99 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Chris Price rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Ed Herman

Full career not yet synced for Ed Herman — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 6-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Chris Price

Full career not yet synced for Chris Price — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

8513.31/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
101.44/min · norm 3.25
9513.70/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
182.59/min · norm 3.20
48.8%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
66.7%norm 47.4%
42.4%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
48.6%norm 53.8%
40.23/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Ed Herman

Distance 65.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 19.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 15.7% (norm 10.3%)

Chris Price

Distance 40.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 46.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 13.3% (norm 10.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Ed Herman

Head 78.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 8.4%)

Chris Price

Head 53.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 46.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Herman L/AAccMiddleweight med Price L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 423 / 1134 37.3% 40.5% 3 / 6 too few to rate 40.5%
In the clinch 237 / 336 70.5% 70.3% 7 / 7 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 191 / 274 69.7% 69.1% 0 / 2 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 536 / 1363 39.3% 38.9% 3 / 8 too few to rate 38.9%
To the body 214 / 262 81.7% 71.7% 7 / 7 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 101 / 119 84.9% 83.3% 0 / 0 too few to rate 83.3%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Herman L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Price L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 612 / 1191 51.4% 39.5% 1 / 5 too few to rate 39.5%
In the clinch 189 / 239 79.1% 70.9% 2 / 2 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 150 / 222 67.6% 69.0% 15 / 28 53.6% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 631 / 1266 49.8% 37.9% 17 / 34 50.0% 37.9%
To the body 172 / 222 77.5% 71.3% 1 / 1 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 148 / 164 90.2% 82.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

3447.9% acc · 1.99/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.42
3861.3% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
133.3% def · norm 63.1%
70:1827.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
0:399.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
75:064:23 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
5:2711:45 per 15 · norm 3:00
170.99/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
12.16/15 · norm 0.47

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Herman has more cage time on record.

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