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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Jack Hermansson won · SUB R1
Elo1372
Elo1480
Jack Hermansson

David BranchvsJack HermanssonUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · Saturday, March 30, 2019Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Official fight result

Jack Hermansson won

SUB · Round 1 · 0:49

Style matchupDavid Branch: WrestlervsJack Hermansson: Pressure fighter

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Jack Hermansson wins(71.3%)

Actual result: Jack Hermansson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Jack Hermansson at -150 American odds

+$67 profit

$167 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Jack Hermansson has 37pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

David Branch
Red Corner
VS
Jack Hermansson
Blue Corner
+130
(43%)
Vegas Odds
-150
(60%)
1372
Elo
1480
44
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
6'1"
198.12 cm
Reach
195.58 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

David Branch
oldest →
L
SUBvs Rousimar Palhares · Mar 11
W
vs Krzysztof Jotko · May 17
L
KOvs Luke Rockhold · Sep 17
W
KOvs Thiago Santos · Apr 18
L
KOvs Jared Cannonier · Nov 18
latest
Jack HermanssonL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Chris Curtis · Jul 22
L
KOvs Roman Dolidze · Dec 22
W
vs Joe Pyfer · Feb 24
L
KOvs Gregory Rodrigues · Jun 25
L
KOvs Myktybek Orolbai · Nov 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

David BranchMetricJack Hermansson
1.66
Strikes / min
5.15
1.91
Strikes absorbed / min
3.72
56%
Strike defense
56%
2.55
TDs / 15 min
1.48
43%
Takedown defense
80%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.25Δ 1.68 — meaningful gap+1.43

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1510 vs 1559Strikes17.0 vs 34.9Takedowns1.8 vs 1.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.29Form-0.2 vs 0.8
David BranchJack Hermansson

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14701483149515081520← oldermost recent →
David Branch(9 fights)Jack Hermansson(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -108.7|Blue +108.7
Recent Form
Red -1.0|Blue +1.0
Striker Score
Red -1.6|Blue +1.6
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +42.0|Blue -42.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

David BranchTargetJack Hermansson

By target zone

1
17% acc · 100%
Head
1
17% acc · 33%
0
Body
0
0% acc
0
Leg
2
100% acc · 67%

By position

1
17% acc · 100%
Distance
3
30% acc · 100%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
David Branch rounds
0
even
1
Jack Hermansson rounds
Round 1Jack Hermansson edged it
Sig. strikes1
Takedowns0
Control0:04
3Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:10Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
1 / 6
Sig Strikes
3 / 10
16%
Sig Str %
30%
1 / 6
Total Strikes
3 / 10
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 2
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:04
Ctrl Time
0:10

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jack Hermansson3 / 103 / 101 / 21
1David Branch1 / 61 / 60 / 00

David Branch

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights9

Jack Hermansson

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights19