Anthony Hernandez vs Gregory RodriguesMiddleweight at UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Rodrigues

Upcoming·UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Rodrigues·Saturday, August 22, 2026
Anthony Hernandez
15-3, 1 NC
Stance
Orthodox
vs
Gregory Rodrigues
19-6W3
Stance
Orthodox
Weight class
Middleweight
Rounds
5 × 5 min
Venue
Golden 1 Center · Sacramento

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Striking
Even

Even striking exchange

Effective offense
A+
94th
2.7
Even
A+
95th
2.8
Defense
C
49th
51%
+20
D
29th
50%
KO power
D
3 KO
0.0 KD
+24
B
12 KO
0.6 KD
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Wrestling
◂ Hernandez

Hernandez has the bigger wrestling edge on Rodrigues

Takedowns landed
A+
99th
5.9
+29
A
70th
1.9
Takedown accuracy
B
67th
48%
+20
C
46th
36%
Takedown defense
C
55th
68%
+10
B
65th
75%
Control time
A+
97th
7.9 min
+48
C
49th
2.8 min
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Submission
◂ Hernandez

Hernandez is the bigger submission threat on Rodrigues

Submission attempts
A+
86th
1.6
+37
C
49th
0.4
Sub win rate
A+
86th
60%
9 subs
+26
B
60th
16%
3 subs
Submission defense
C
42nd
6%
Even
C
46th
0%
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Finishing
Even

Both finishing threats

Finish rate
C
57th
78%
Even
C
54th
70%
KO durability
C
50th
17%
Even
C
52nd
15%
Submission defense
D
37th
8%
+8
C
46th
0%
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Pace
◂ Hernandez

Hernandez pushes the higher work rate over five rounds

Work rate / min — full fight
9.6
7.6
Work rate / min — rounds 1–2
8.5
7.5
Pace trend
+11%/rd
+9%/rd
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Form
Rodrigues ▸

Rodrigues is in better recent form than Hernandez

Win rate (career)
75%
Even
77%
After a win
78%
67%
Last 5
80%
Even
80%
Win streakL1W3
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Schedule
Even

Comparable level of opposition

Schedule strength
57%
49%
Win quality
69%
Even
69%
Ranked opponents
5
Even
5
Title-holder bouts
0
Even
0
Common opps (2)2-02-0
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Activity
Even

Similar activity going in

Last bout
5mo
4mo
Bouts, last 12 mo
2
Even
2
Bouts, last 24 mo
4
5
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Tale of the tape
Rodrigues ▸

Rodrigues 8 cm · Closed-stance matchup

32
Age
2y
younger
34
6'0"
183cm
Height
3"
taller
6'3"
191cm
75"
191cm
Reach
Even
75"
191cm
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor
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Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Anthony HernandezGregory Rodrigues
StrikingAccuracyDefenseTakedownsTD defenseSubmissions
Percentile
Striking/min4.575.53
Accuracy%60%51%
Defense%51%50%
Takedowns/155.91.9
TD defense%68%75%
Submissions/151.60.4

Career rate as a percentile within the middleweight (353 fighters) — further right is better. Descriptive research, not a prediction.