Hermes Franca vs. Marcus Aurelio
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
Marcus Aurelio
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 20 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 32 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 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%)
Marcus Aurelio
Distance 88.2% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 8.0%)
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%)
Marcus Aurelio
Head 94.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 3.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.7% (norm 8.0%)
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 | Aurelio L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 186 / 512 | 36.3% | 38.3% | 117 / 405 | 28.9% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 77 | 55.8% | 67.5% | 15 / 26 | 57.7% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 29 / 70 | 41.4% | 68.8% | 21 / 28 | 75.0% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 173 / 544 | 31.8% | 35.1% | 131 / 435 | 30.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 26 / 34 | 76.5% | 69.1% | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 59 / 81 | 72.8% | 81.8% | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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 · Lightweight: 204 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 Aurelio L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 194 / 546 | 35.5% | 38.8% | 212 / 569 | 37.3% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 62 | 59.7% | 68.6% | 16 / 28 | 57.1% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 164 / 306 | 53.6% | 68.0% | 32 / 56 | 57.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 232 / 719 | 32.3% | 35.2% | 153 / 497 | 30.8% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 52 / 65 | 80.0% | 68.2% | 36 / 64 | 56.2% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 111 / 130 | 85.4% | 81.5% | 71 / 92 | 77.2% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Franca has more cage time on record.