Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 23 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.81 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 40 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.7 wins over .500
Heath Herring
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 19 | 11 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.19 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Distance 87.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 2.8% (norm 9.3%)
Heath Herring
Distance 56.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 10.2% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 33.5% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Head 90.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 2.0% (norm 7.6%)
Heath Herring
Head 76.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 19.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Nogueira L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Herring L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 204 / 565 | 36.1% | 40.1% | 55 / 232 | 23.7% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 49 / 64 | 76.6% | 70.6% | 19 / 42 | 45.2% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 11 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 98 / 138 | 71.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 212 / 586 | 36.2% | 38.9% | 93 / 316 | 29.4% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 39 / 48 | 81.2% | 76.8% | 63 / 79 | 79.7% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 13 / 13 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 16 / 17 | too few to rate | 87.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Nogueira L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Herring L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 273 / 682 | 40.0% | 40.7% | 66 / 181 | 36.5% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 68 | 63.2% | 70.6% | 31 / 34 | 91.2% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 44 / 70 | 62.9% | 72.0% | 80 / 110 | 72.7% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 246 / 681 | 36.1% | 38.8% | 103 / 248 | 41.5% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 54 / 71 | 76.1% | 75.1% | 58 / 60 | 96.7% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 60 / 68 | 88.2% | 84.4% | 16 / 17 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Nogueira has more cage time on record.