Ed Herman vs. Thales Leites
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ed Herman
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 43 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Thales Leites
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.24 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 37 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ed Herman
Distance 65.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 19.3% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 15.7% (norm 10.0%)
Thales Leites
Distance 80.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 12.5% (norm 10.0%)
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%)
Thales Leites
Head 83.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.5% (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/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Leites L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 423 / 1134 | 37.3% | 40.5% | 383 / 1109 | 34.5% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 237 / 336 | 70.5% | 70.6% | 60 / 105 | 57.1% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 191 / 274 | 69.7% | 69.4% | 119 / 173 | 68.8% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 536 / 1363 | 39.3% | 38.8% | 387 / 1162 | 33.3% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 214 / 262 | 81.7% | 71.6% | 57 / 93 | 61.3% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 101 / 119 | 84.9% | 83.3% | 118 / 132 | 89.4% | 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: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Leites L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 612 / 1191 | 51.4% | 39.5% | 584 / 1395 | 41.9% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 189 / 239 | 79.1% | 70.4% | 92 / 130 | 70.8% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 150 / 222 | 67.6% | 69.0% | 114 / 155 | 73.5% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 631 / 1266 | 49.8% | 37.9% | 497 / 1321 | 37.6% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 172 / 222 | 77.5% | 71.3% | 89 / 129 | 69.0% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 148 / 164 | 90.2% | 82.1% | 204 / 230 | 88.7% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Herman has more cage time on record.