Josh Fremd vs.
Anthony Hernandez
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Josh Fremd
Full career not yet synced for Josh Fremd — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500
Anthony Hernandez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.58 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Josh Fremd
Distance 86.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 10.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 10.3%)
Anthony Hernandez
Distance 62.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 27.3% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Josh Fremd
Head 68.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 19.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.6% (norm 8.4%)
Anthony Hernandez
Head 86.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Fremd L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Hernandez L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 135 / 336 | 40.2% | 40.5% | 307 / 643 | 47.7% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 40 | 70.0% | 70.3% | 72 / 100 | 72.0% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 241 / 279 | 86.4% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 84 / 265 | 31.7% | 38.9% | 498 / 888 | 56.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 54 / 75 | 72.0% | 71.7% | 76 / 85 | 89.4% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 35 / 49 | 71.4% | 83.3% | 46 / 49 | 93.9% | 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 Fremd L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Hernandez L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 105 / 222 | 47.3% | 39.5% | 342 / 753 | 45.4% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 26 | 46.2% | 70.9% | 63 / 87 | 72.4% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 36 / 41 | 87.8% | 69.0% | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 86 / 200 | 43.0% | 37.9% | 311 / 724 | 43.0% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 31 / 46 | 67.4% | 71.3% | 84 / 110 | 76.4% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 36 / 43 | 83.7% | 82.1% | 30 / 32 | 93.8% | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hernandez has more cage time on record.