Fighter profile

Jai Herbert

“Black Country Banger”

Lightweight · UFC record 5-5-1 · 11 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 10 Oct 2026

Power Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)71

Power87

Striking defense72

Takedown defense77

WrestlingProvisional measure61

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (11 detailed fights; as of Sat 10 Oct 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING78.8

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING79.1

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: 185 cm (6'1")
Reach: 196 cm (6'5")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 38

Last 3: W L W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

11 detailed UFC fights · 27 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 10 Oct 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed14.6significant, per round

Strikes absorbed14.9per round

Striking differential-0.2per round

Takedown attempts0.56per round

Takedown defense64.9%of attempts stopped

Finish rate40.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 14.6
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 14.9
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -0.2
Striking accuracy: 40.4%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 52.7%
Knockdowns per round: 0.22
Target: head / body / leg: 52.4% / 30.1% / 17.5%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 78.7% / 14.2% / 7.1%

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

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.56
Takedowns landed per round: 0.11
Takedown accuracy: 20.0%
Takedown defense: 64.9%
Control time per round: 0:46
Submission attempts per round: 0.00
Reversals per round: 0.04

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

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 5-5-1
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 40.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 0 · 3
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 1 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 6 / 3
Average fight time: 11:41 (over 8 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

Jai Herbert — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 10 Oct 2026	Matheus Camilo	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan
Sat 18 Apr 2026	Mandel Nallo	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 2:05	UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott
Sat 22 Mar 2025	Chris Padilla	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
Sat 3 Aug 2024	Rolando Bedoya	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
Sat 22 Jul 2023	Fares Ziam	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura

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Jai Herbert — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 18 Mar 2023	Ludovit Klein	D	M-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
Sat 23 Jul 2022	Kyle Nelson	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
Sat 19 Mar 2022	Ilia Topuria	L	KO/TKO Punch	R2 1:07	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
Sat 23 Oct 2021	Khama Worthy	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 2:47	UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
Sat 26 Jun 2021	Renato Moicano	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 4:34	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
Sat 25 Jul 2020	Francisco Trinaldo	L	KO/TKO Punch	R3 1:30	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till

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