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UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon
Hollywood, USA
25 Jan 2007
Heavyweight
VS
55%
O'Brien
45%
Herring
Win Probability
Decision
Round 3 · 5:00
JO
Jake O'Brien
"Irish"
154
6'3"76" reachOrthodox41 yrsWell-Rounded
CFR 15
HH
Heath Herring
"The Texas Crazy Horse"
2816
Well-Rounded48 yrsOrthodox78" reach6'4"
CFR 12
★ Official Result
Jake O'BrienwinsDecisionR3 · 5:00
def. Heath Herring · UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result
We predicted
O'Brien
Actual result
O'Brien wins
Decision · R3
Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — O'Brien at 55% vs Herring at 45% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Risk flags

O'Brien's chin rating of 44 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout
O'BrienHerring
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
Strike Accuracy
O'Brien
Herring
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
6'3"
Height
+6'4"
76"
Reach
+78"
41+
Age
48
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
O'Brien
Herring
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
14.6
11.9
42.4
Performance Avg
31.0
33
Quality of Victory
25
50
Momentum Score
35
O'Brien
Herring
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
3.6
/ 10
0.8
/ 10
3.5
Style: Pressure
1.2
7.1
Style: Volume
8.8
1 KO wins
Finish Rate (strikes)
0 KO wins
Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Strike targetStrike target
0
Head
6
1
Body
1
0
Leg
0
RangeRange
0Distance1
0Clinch0
1Ground6
O'Brien
Herring
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
1.8
/ 10
2.4
/ 10
1.3
Wrestling Style (/10)
1.7
0.0
Submission Style (/10)
0.0
0
Submission wins
0
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
O'Brien
Herring
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
44
94
2 consec. KOs
Verdict
Never stopped
2
KO/TKO Losses
0
1
Sub Losses
0
Avg R1.5 stoppage
KO round context
2 fights ago
Last KO loss
Strikes absorbed / min
7/19 fights
Chin rating based on
5/44 fights
O'Brien
Herring
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
50
35
L · Sub · R2
W · Dec · R3
L · KO · R1
L · KO · R2
W · Dec · R3
Last 5
L · Dec · R3
W · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
W · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
O'Brien
Herring
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
25%
0%
1
KO / TKO Wins
0
0
Submission Wins
0
3
Decision Wins
2

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

O'Brien
Herring
Striking3.6 / 0.8Volume7.1 / 8.8Grappling1.8 / 2.4Wrestling1.3 / 1.7Submission0.0 / 0.0Pressure3.5 / 1.2
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
3.6
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
0.8
1.8
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
2.4
1.3
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
1.7
0.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
0.0
3.5
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
1.2
7.1
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
8.8
O'Brien
Strike Zones
Herring
O'Brien
Attacking
0HEAD1BODY0LEGS1 landed
Absorbing
6HEAD1BODY0LEGS7 absorbed
Herring
Attacking
6HEAD1BODY0LEGS7 landed
Absorbing
0HEAD1BODY0LEGS1 absorbed
Targeting Overlap
🎯O'Brien targets the body (100% of attacks) — Herring absorbs 100% of strikes there
🎯Herring targets the head (86% of attacks) — O'Brien absorbs 86% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

O'Brien
RND
Herring
0/0R00/0
0/0R10/0

O'Brien · Last 5

L · Sub · R2
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Submission
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W · Dec · R3
Christian Wellisch
Decision
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L · KO · R1
Cain Velasquez
KO/TKO
UFC: Silva vs Irvin · 2008-07
L · KO · R2
Andrei Arlovski
KO/TKO
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion · 2008-03
W · Dec · R3
Heath Herring
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon · 2007-01

Herring · Last 5

L · Dec · R3
Brock Lesnar
Decision
UFC 87: Seek And Destroy · 2008-08
W · Dec · R3
Cheick Kongo
Decision
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion · 2008-03
L · Dec · R3
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Decision
UFC 73: Stacked · 2007-07
W · Dec · R3
Brad Imes
Decision
UFC 69: Shootout · 2007-04
L · Dec · R3
Jake O'Brien
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon · 2007-01

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