Kendall Grove vs Ed Herman — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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All stats are calculated from official fight data. Style scores are Combatrics proprietary ratings updated after every event.

★ Championship Bout · Ultimate Fighter 3 Middleweight Tournament

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale

Las Vegas, USA

24 Jun 2006

Ultimate Fighter 3 Middleweight Tournament

32%

Grove

68%

Herman

Win Probability

Decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Kendall Grove

"Da Spyder"

23 – 17

6'6"79" reachOrthodox43 yrs2-fight slideWell-Rounded

CFR 18

Ed Herman

"Short Fuse"

27 – 16

Well-Rounded2-fight slide45 yrsOrthodox77" reach6'1"

CFR 39

★ Official Result

Kendall GrovewinsDecisionR3 · 5:00

def. Ed Herman · The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Herman

→

Actual result

Grove wins

Decision · R3

Pre-fight analysis

Herman holds a meaningful edge at 68% per the CFR ratings — but Grove has real paths to victory.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 21 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Risk flags

Grove's chin rating of 28 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

Herman has a chin rating of 0 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

GroveHerman

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

—

Grove

Herman

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'6"+

Height

6'1"

79"+

Reach

77"

43+

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Grove

Herman

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

18.0

38.7

53.6

Performance Avg

47.4

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

Grove

Herman

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

3.9

/ 10

4.1

/ 10

5.6

Style: Pressure

6.4

4.5

Style: Volume

3.5

2 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

4 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

3Distance3

6Clinch0

2Ground9

Grove

Herman

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

3.3

/ 10

3.8

/ 10

2.3

Wrestling Style (/10)

2.7

2.9

Submission Style (/10)

3.9

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Grove

Herman

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

2 consec. KOs

Verdict

KO risk

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R1.3 stoppage

KO round context

Avg R2.0 stoppage

3 fights ago

Last KO loss

Most recent fight

—

Strikes absorbed / min

—

13/40 fights

Chin rating based on

26/43 fights

Grove

Herman

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

2-fight 📉 slide

Current form

2-fight 📉 slide

L · Dec · R3

W · Dec · R3

L · KO · R2

W · Sub · R1

Last 5

L · KO · R3

L · Dec · R3

W · Sub · R3

W · Dec · R3

W · KO · R1

Grove

Herman

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

57%

69%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Grove

Herman

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

3.9

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

4.1

3.3

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

3.8

2.3

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

2.7

2.9

Submission

Submission attack frequency

3.9

5.6

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

6.4

4.5

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

3.5

Grove

Strike Zones

Herman

Grove

Attacking

11 landed

Absorbing

12 absorbed

Herman

Attacking

12 landed

Absorbing

11 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Grove targets the head (45% of attacks) — Herman absorbs 45% of strikes there

🎯Herman targets the head (83% of attacks) — Grove absorbs 83% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Grove

RND

Herman

0/0R00/0

Grove · Last 5

L · Dec · R3

Tim Boetsch

Decision

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Decision

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W · Dec · R3

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Decision

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L · KO · R2

Mark Munoz

KO/TKO

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W · Sub · R1

Jake Rosholt

Submission

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Herman · Last 5

L · KO · R3

Zak Cummings

KO/TKO

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L · Dec · R3

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Decision

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Submission

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Decision

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KO/TKO

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News & Media

Kendall Grove · Ed Herman

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