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UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
Las Vegas, USA
21 Aug 2021
Heavyweight
VS
49%
Porter
51%
Sherman
Win Probability
Decision
Round 3 · 5:00
★ Official Result
Parker PorterwinsDecisionR3 · 5:00
def. Chase Sherman · UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
Fight Report
Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result
Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Sherman
→
Actual result
Porter wins
Decision · R3
Pre-fight analysis
This is a genuine toss-up — Porter at 49% vs Sherman at 51% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.
Key angles
Sherman has beaten significantly higher-quality opposition — a QoV edge of 12 points.
Porter has the striking edge in both volume and accuracy.
Risk flags
Porter's chin rating of 22 flags durability concerns based on KO history.
Sherman has a chin rating of 0 — a potential KO vulnerability.
This Fight — Statistics
Actual stats from this bout
PorterSherman
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
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Strike Accuracy
—
Porter
Sherman
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
6'0"
Height
+6'4"
75"
Reach
+78"
41
Age
+36
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Porter
Sherman
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
28.5
30.1
40.2
Performance Avg
38.4
34
Quality of Victory
46
45
Momentum Score
46
Porter
Sherman
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
3.2
2.4
53%
Strike Accuracy
50%
3.5
Striking Style Score (/10)
8.0
1 KOs
KO Finishes
3 KOs
Strike targetStrike target
54
Head
22
10
Body
3
7
Leg
12
RangeRange
67Distance36
4Clinch1
0Ground0
Porter
Sherman
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
1.8
/ 10
0.6
/ 10
1.3
Wrestling Style (/10)
0.4
0.0
Submission Style (/10)
0.0
0
Submission wins
0
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Porter
Sherman
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
22
0
KO risk
Verdict
KO risk
3
KO/TKO Losses
3
1
Sub Losses
2
Avg R1.0 stoppage
KO round context
Avg R2.0 stoppage
Most recent fight
Last KO loss
8 fights ago
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Strikes absorbed / min
—
8/23 fights
Chin rating based on
15/28 fights
Porter
Sherman
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
45
46
Current form
2-fight 📉 slide
L · KO · R1
W · KO · R1
L · KO · R1
L · Sub · R1
W · Dec · R3
Last 5
L · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
W · KO · R3
L · Sub · R1
L · Sub · R1
Porter
Sherman
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
25%
75%
1
KO / TKO Wins
3
0
Submission Wins
0
3
Decision Wins
1
Style Fingerprint
Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10
Porter
Sherman
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
3.5
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
8.0
1.8
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
0.6
1.3
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
0.4
0.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
0.0
3.3
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
6.0
7.0
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
2.5
PorterSherman
Strike Zones
Porter
Attacking
71 landedAbsorbing
37 absorbedSherman
Attacking
37 landedAbsorbing
71 absorbedTargeting Overlap
🎯Porter targets the head (76% of attacks) — Sherman absorbs 76% of strikes there
🎯Sherman targets the head (59% of attacks) — Porter absorbs 59% of strikes there
Round by Round
This fight · per-round breakdown
Porter
RND
Sherman
0/0R00/0
Porter · QOF Timeline
Avg: 3.6WinLossTrend
Sherman · QOF Timeline
Avg: 4.6WinLossTrend
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