Richard Crunkilton vs.
Hermes Franca
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.
Richard Crunkilton
Full career not yet synced for Richard Crunkilton — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Hermes Franca
Full career not yet synced for Hermes Franca — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 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)
Richard Crunkilton
Distance 68.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 24.7% (norm 8.0%)
Hermes Franca
Distance 77.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Richard Crunkilton
Head 87.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 4.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 7.9%)
Hermes Franca
Head 82.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 5.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.3% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Crunkilton L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Franca L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 16 / 61 | 26.2% | 37.9% | 186 / 512 | 36.3% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 6 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 43 / 77 | 55.8% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 12 / 22 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 29 / 70 | 41.4% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 22 / 78 | 28.2% | 35.0% | 173 / 544 | 31.8% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 26 / 34 | 76.5% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 59 / 81 | 72.8% | 81.9% |
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: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Crunkilton L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Franca L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 20 / 43 | 46.5% | 38.9% | 194 / 546 | 35.5% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 37 / 62 | 59.7% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 164 / 306 | 53.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 20 / 47 | 42.6% | 35.1% | 232 / 719 | 32.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 52 / 65 | 80.0% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 111 / 130 | 85.4% | 81.5% |
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 — Franca has more cage time on record.