Fighter profile

Anthony Hernandez

“Fluffy”

Middleweight · UFC record 9-4 · 13 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 22 Aug 2026

Wrestling HeavyControl Grappler

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)85

Power62

Striking defense65

Takedown defense81

WrestlingProvisional measure85

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (13 detailed fights; as of Sat 22 Aug 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED76.3

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED70.5

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Reach: 190 cm (6'3")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 33

Last 3: W W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

13 detailed UFC fights · 38 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 22 Aug 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed18.7significant, per round

Strikes absorbed15.8per round

Striking differential+2.9per round

Takedown attempts3.71per round

Takedown defense68.2%of attempts stopped

Finish rate77.8%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 18.7
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 15.8
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +2.9
Striking accuracy: 60.1%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 47.9%
Knockdowns per round: 0.00
Target: head / body / leg: 82.7% / 10.8% / 6.5%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 52.2% / 13.0% / 34.8%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 3.71
Takedowns landed per round: 1.50
Takedown accuracy: 40.4%
Takedown defense: 68.2%
Control time per round: 2:10
Submission attempts per round: 0.39
Reversals per round: 0.08

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 9-4-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 77.8%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 5 · 2
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 1 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 0 / 5
Average fight time: 13:08 (over 10 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Anthony Hernandez — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 22 Aug 2026	Gregory Rodrigues	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
Sat 21 Feb 2026	Sean Strickland	L	KO/TKO Punches	R3 2:23	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
Sat 9 Aug 2025	Roman Dolidze	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R4 2:45	UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez
Sat 22 Feb 2025	Brendan Allen	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
Sat 19 Oct 2024	Michel Pereira	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R5 2:22	UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira

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Anthony Hernandez — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 17 Feb 2024	Roman Kopylov	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 3:23	UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Sat 20 May 2023	Edmen Shahbazyan	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R3 1:01	UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
Sat 17 Sep 2022	Marc-Andre Barriault	W	SUB Arm Triangle	R3 1:53	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
Sat 9 Apr 2022	Josh Fremd	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
Sat 13 Feb 2021	Rodolfo Vieira	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R2 1:53	UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns
Sat 16 May 2020	Kevin Holland	L	KO/TKO Knees	R1 0:39	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
Sat 31 Aug 2019	JunYong Park	W	SUB Anaconda Choke	R2 4:39	UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang
Sat 2 Feb 2019	Markus Perez	L	SUB Anaconda Choke	R2 1:07	UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2

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