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Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Ed Herman won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1373
Patrick Cummins
Elo1458
Ed Herman

Patrick CumminsvsEd HermanUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee · Saturday, May 18, 2019Rochester, New York, USA

Official fight result

Ed Herman won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:39

Style matchupPatrick Cummins: WrestlervsEd Herman: Submission grappler

Wrestler wants to control on top; grappler wants to threaten subs from bottom. Cage position is critical.

Model Prediction: Patrick Cummins wins(57.2%)

Actual result: Ed Herman wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Patrick Cummins at -260 American odds

$100 profit

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Scouting Report

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

  • Patrick Cummins has 13pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Ed Herman has 31pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Patrick Cummins
Red Corner
VS
Ed Herman
Blue Corner
-260
(72%)
Vegas Odds
+220
(31%)
1373
Elo
1458
45
Age
45
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'2"
Height
6'1"
193.04 cm
Reach
195.58 cm

Recent Form

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

Patrick CumminsL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Rogerio Nogueira · May 16
W
vs Jan Blachowicz · Apr 17
W
vs Gian Villante · Jul 17
L
vs Corey Anderson · Apr 18
L
SUBvs Misha Cirkunov · Oct 18
latest
Ed HermanL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Gian Villante · Oct 18
W
vs Khadis Ibragimov · Nov 19
W
SUBvs Mike Rodriguez · Sep 20
L
vs Alonzo Menifield · Aug 21
L
KOvs Zak Cummings · Apr 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Patrick CumminsMetricEd Herman
4.26
Strikes / min
3.31
3.35
Strikes absorbed / min
3.71
55%
Strike defense
42%
4.49
TDs / 15 min
1.96
28%
Takedown defense
59%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
1.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.91Δ 1.31 — meaningful gap-0.40

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1509Strikes39.7 vs 29.7Takedowns2.8 vs 1.5Sub Atts0.08 vs 0.76Form-0.5 vs -0.9
Patrick CumminsEd Herman

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Patrick Cummins(10 fights)Ed Herman(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 -85.0|Blue +85.0
Recent Form
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Striker Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Patrick CumminsTargetEd Herman

By target zone

21
68% acc · 95%
Head
11
32% acc · 100%
0
0% acc
Body
0
1
100% acc · 5%
Leg
0
0% acc

By position

18
62% acc · 82%
Distance
8
29% acc · 73%
4
100% acc · 18%
Clinch
1
25% acc · 9%
0
Ground
2
67% acc · 18%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Patrick Cummins rounds
0
even
0
Ed Herman rounds
Round 1Patrick Cummins edged it
Sig. strikes22
Takedowns1
Control0:10
Knockdowns0
11Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
22 / 33
Sig Strikes
11 / 35
66%
Sig Str %
31%
22 / 33
Total Strikes
14 / 38
1 / 2
TDs
0 / 0
50%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:10
Ctrl Time
0:04

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Ed Herman11 / 3514 / 380 / 00
1Patrick Cummins22 / 3322 / 331 / 20

Patrick Cummins

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights13

Ed Herman

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights16