Caol Uno vs. Hermes Franca

UFC 3-5-2 vs. 6-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-5-2
UFC record
6-5-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
51
AgeΔ 0 yrs
51
5'7"
HeightΔ 1"
5'6"
70"
ReachΔ 1"
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
196.3
Layoff (months)Δ 6.3 mo
202.6
LDLLD
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Hermes Franca is a submission threat — 2.31 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Caol Uno owns the mat — in control 37% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Caol Uno hunts takedowns — 2.42 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Caol Uno

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 35
Tier 3 — regional circuit 2919

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.12 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 61 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500

Hermes Franca

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 65
Tier 3 — regional circuit 2015

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.26 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 23 finish wins over 47 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2662.15/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
2581.73/min · norm 3.42
2712.19/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
3952.64/min · norm 3.37
54.6%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
39.2%norm 43.5%
48.6%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
56.8%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
40.40/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Caol Uno

Distance 54.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 15.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 30.2% (norm 8.0%)

Hermes Franca

Distance 77.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Caol Uno

Head 62.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 28.7% (norm 7.9%)

Hermes Franca

Head 82.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 5.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.3% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Uno L/AAccLightweight med Franca L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 116 / 267 43.4% 37.9% 186 / 512 36.3% 37.9%
In the clinch 58 / 73 79.5% 67.3% 43 / 77 55.8% 67.3%
On the ground 92 / 147 62.6% 69.1% 29 / 70 41.4% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 121 / 304 39.8% 35.0% 173 / 544 31.8% 35.0%
To the body 34 / 43 79.1% 69.1% 26 / 34 76.5% 69.1%
To the legs 111 / 140 79.3% 81.9% 59 / 81 72.8% 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Uno L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Franca L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 101 / 278 36.3% 38.9% 194 / 546 35.5% 38.9%
In the clinch 102 / 157 65.0% 68.6% 37 / 62 59.7% 68.6%
On the ground 68 / 92 73.9% 68.0% 164 / 306 53.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 169 / 413 40.9% 35.1% 232 / 719 32.3% 35.1%
To the body 77 / 86 89.5% 68.1% 52 / 65 80.0% 68.1%
To the legs 25 / 28 89.3% 81.5% 111 / 130 85.4% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2031.3% acc · 2.42/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
1638.1% acc · 1.60/15 · norm 1.38
726.9% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2536.8% def · norm 64.0%
46:2337.4% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
18:2012.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
26:423:13 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
65:516:36 per 15 · norm 2:46
20.24/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
232.31/15 · norm 0.49

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Franca has more cage time on record.