Heavyweight · “The Texas Crazy Horse”

Heath Herring

21-16-0 (1 NC) UFC 2-3-0
6'4"Height
78"Reach
OrthodoxStance
48Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
15:00Avg fight
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Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min2.29
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.36
Striking accuracy41.7%
Striking defense45.5%
Takedowns / 15 min1.0
Takedown accuracy83.3%
Takedown defense19.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.2
Control time25.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 5 fights · green = win
January 25, 2007 vs Jake O'Brien — 0.73/min (L) Jan '07 April 7, 2007 vs Brad Imes — 4.27/min (W) Apr '07 July 7, 2007 vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira — 2.07/min (L) Jul '07 March 1, 2008 vs Cheick Kongo — 3.8/min (W) Mar '08 August 9, 2008 vs Brock Lesnar — 0.6/min (L) Aug '08

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Brock Lesnar 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 87: Seek And Destroy · August 9, 2008
9/21Sig. strikes
45/52Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Cheick Kongo 4-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 82: Pride of a Champion · March 1, 2008
57/80Sig. strikes
45/60Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
5:50Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 73: Stacked · July 7, 2007
31/127Sig. strikes
55/120Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:41Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Brad Imes 0-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 69: Shootout · April 7, 2007
64/123Sig. strikes
19/52Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
9:13Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Jake O'Brien 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon · January 25, 2007
11/61Sig. strikes
13/41Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:41Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
21-16-0 (1 NC)Pro record
Golden Glory, Las Vegas Combat Club, Xtreme Couture {{cite webGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 9
Decision 4
Other 1

Losses by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 1
Decision 10
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

PRIDE 13
UFC 5
World Vale Tudo Championship 2
Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 2
Rizin 1
Rizin World Grand Prix 1
Hero's 1
K-1 PREMIUM 1

+ 12 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 38 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Satoshi Ishii Decision (unanimous) Rizin 2017 in Yokohama: Sakura
April 16, 2017
 Rizin 2 5:00
L Amir Aliakbari Decision (unanimous) Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round
December 29, 2016
 Rizin World Grand Prix 2 5:00
L Brock Lesnar Decision (unanimous) UFC 87
August 9, 2008
 UFC 3 5:00
W Cheick Kongo Decision (split) UFC 82
March 1, 2008
 UFC 3 5:00
L Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Decision (unanimous) UFC 73
July 7, 2007
 UFC 3 5:00
W Brad Imes Decision (unanimous) UFC 69
April 7, 2007
 UFC 3 5:00
L Jake O'Brien Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon
January 25, 2007
 UFC 3 5:00
W Gary Goodridge TKO (punches) Hero's 4
March 15, 2006
 Hero's 2 1:55
NC Yoshihiro Nakao No Contest K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!!
December 31, 2005
 K-1 PREMIUM 1 0:00
L Sam Greco TKO (knee injury) HERO'S 1
March 26, 2005
 HERO'S 1 2:24
W Hirotaka Yokoi TKO (knees) PRIDE 28
October 31, 2004
 PRIDE 1 1:55
L Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Submission (anaconda choke) PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004
June 20, 2004
 PRIDE Critical Countdown 2 0:30
W Kazuo Takahashi TKO (punches) PRIDE Total Elimination 2004
April 25, 2004
 PRIDE Total Elimination 1 4:53
W Gan McGee Decision (split) PRIDE 27
February 1, 2004
 PRIDE 3 5:00
W Paulo Cesar Silva Submission (rear-naked choke) PRIDE Shockwave 2003
December 31, 2003
 PRIDE Shockwave 3 0:35
W Yoshihisa Yamamoto Submission (rear-naked choke) PRIDE Final Conflict 2003
November 9, 2003
 PRIDE Final Conflict 3 2:29
L Mirko Cro Cop TKO (body kick and punches) PRIDE 26
June 8, 2003
 PRIDE 1 3:17
L Fedor Emelianenko TKO (doctor stoppage) PRIDE 23
November 24, 2002
 PRIDE 1 10:00
W Yuriy Kochkine TKO (knees) PRIDE 22
September 29, 2002
 PRIDE 1 7:31
W Igor Vovchanchyn Decision (unanimous) PRIDE 19
February 24, 2002
 PRIDE 3 5:00
L Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Decision (unanimous) PRIDE 17
November 3, 2001
 PRIDE 3 5:00
W Mark Kerr TKO (knees) PRIDE 15
July 29, 2001
 PRIDE 2 4:56
L Vitor Belfort Decision (unanimous) PRIDE 14
May 27, 2001
 PRIDE 3 5:00
W Denis Sobolev Submission (americana) PRIDE 13
March 25, 2001
 PRIDE 1 0:22
W Enson Inoue TKO (knees) PRIDE 12
December 9, 2000
 PRIDE 1 4:52
W Tom Erikson Submission (rear-naked choke) PRIDE 11
October 31, 2000
 PRIDE 1 6:17
W Willie Peeters Submission (rear-naked choke) PRIDE 9
June 4, 2000
 PRIDE 1 0:48
L Ramazan Mezhidov TKO (doctor stoppage) IAFC: Pankration World Championship 2000 Day 2
April 29, 2000
 IAFC 1 4:55
W Rene Rooze DQ (excessive fouling) 2 Hot 2 Handle 1
March 5, 2000
 2 Hot 1 3:20
W Bob Schrijber TKO (punches) World Vale Tudo Championship 9
September 27, 1999
 World Vale Tudo Championship 1 2:19
L Bobby Hoffman Decision (unanimous) SuperBrawl 13
September 7, 1999
 SuperBrawl 2 5:00
L Alexandre Ferreira Decision (split) World Vale Tudo Championship 8
July 1, 1999
 World Vale Tudo Championship 1 30:00
W Gabe Beauperthy Submission (armlock) Bas Rutten Invitational 3
June 1, 1999
 Bas Rutten Invitational 1 4:43
L Travis Fulton Decision (unanimous) Extreme Challenge 24
May 15, 1999
 Extreme Challenge 1 12:00
W Phil Deason Submission (americana) WVF: Durango
April 17, 1999
 WVF 1 0:13
W Evan Tanner Submission (rear-naked choke) PSDA
November 22, 1997
 PSDA 1 8:20
L Evan Tanner TKO (exhaustion) Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 7
October 18, 1997
 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 1 6:19
W Chris Guillen Submission (rear-naked choke) Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 4
April 12, 1997
 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 1 2:10

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Heath Herring) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 99 qualified Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.3 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.4 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 41.7% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 45.5% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 1.0 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 83.3% avg 36.7%
Takedown defense 19.2% avg 62.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.2 avg 0.4
Control time 25.8% avg 21.5%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 63.4%