Ed Herman vs. Tim Credeur
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
Tim Credeur
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.97 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 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%)
Tim Credeur
Distance 93.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 3.3% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 2.8% (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%)
Tim Credeur
Head 91.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 1.9% (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 | Credeur L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 423 / 1134 | 37.3% | 40.5% | 117 / 398 | 29.4% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 237 / 336 | 70.5% | 70.6% | 8 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 191 / 274 | 69.7% | 69.4% | 6 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 536 / 1363 | 39.3% | 38.8% | 104 / 389 | 26.7% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 214 / 262 | 81.7% | 71.6% | 19 / 27 | 70.4% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 101 / 119 | 84.9% | 83.3% | 8 / 8 | 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: 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 Credeur L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 612 / 1191 | 51.4% | 39.5% | 81 / 188 | 43.1% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 189 / 239 | 79.1% | 70.4% | 3 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 150 / 222 | 67.6% | 69.0% | 30 / 76 | 39.5% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 631 / 1266 | 49.8% | 37.9% | 70 / 200 | 35.0% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 172 / 222 | 77.5% | 71.3% | 24 / 44 | 54.5% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 148 / 164 | 90.2% | 82.1% | 20 / 27 | 74.1% | 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.