Hermes Franca vs. Frankie Edgar
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Hermes Franca
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 20 | 15 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.26 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 23 finish wins over 47 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Frankie Edgar
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.15 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 17-11 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Hermes Franca
Distance 77.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 11.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 8.0%)
Frankie Edgar
Distance 82.5% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 12.9% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Hermes Franca
Head 82.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 5.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.3% (norm 8.0%)
Frankie Edgar
Head 79.6% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Franca L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Edgar L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 186 / 512 | 36.3% | 38.3% | 1263 / 3672 | 34.4% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 77 | 55.8% | 67.5% | 129 / 207 | 62.3% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 29 / 70 | 41.4% | 68.8% | 409 / 572 | 71.5% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 173 / 544 | 31.8% | 35.1% | 1195 / 3545 | 33.7% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 26 / 34 | 76.5% | 69.1% | 344 / 566 | 60.8% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 59 / 81 | 72.8% | 81.8% | 262 / 340 | 77.1% | 80.3% |
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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Franca L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Edgar L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 194 / 546 | 35.5% | 38.8% | 1159 / 3660 | 31.7% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 62 | 59.7% | 68.6% | 93 / 156 | 59.6% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 164 / 306 | 53.6% | 68.0% | 94 / 135 | 69.6% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 232 / 719 | 32.3% | 35.2% | 995 / 3447 | 28.9% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 52 / 65 | 80.0% | 68.2% | 204 / 317 | 64.4% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 111 / 130 | 85.4% | 81.5% | 147 / 187 | 78.6% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Edgar has more cage time on record.