Hermes Franca vs. Richard Crunkilton

UFC 6-5-0 vs. 0-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-5-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
51
AgeΔ 5 yrs
46
5'6"
HeightΔ 1"
5'7"
71"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
202.6
Layoff (months)Δ 76.8 mo
279.4
LWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
L

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.
Richard Crunkilton hunts takedowns — 4.00 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Richard Crunkilton owns the mat — in control 49% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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

Richard Crunkilton

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 193

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2581.73/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
291.93/min · norm 3.42
3952.64/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
271.80/min · norm 3.37
39.2%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
32.6%norm 43.5%
56.8%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
50.0%norm 56.3%
40.40/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Hermes Franca

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

Richard Crunkilton

Distance 68.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 24.7% (norm 8.0%)

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

Hermes Franca

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

Richard Crunkilton

Head 87.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 4.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Franca L/AAccLightweight med Crunkilton L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 186 / 512 36.3% 37.9% 16 / 61 26.2% 37.9%
In the clinch 43 / 77 55.8% 67.3% 1 / 6 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 29 / 70 41.4% 69.1% 12 / 22 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 173 / 544 31.8% 35.0% 22 / 78 28.2% 35.0%
To the body 26 / 34 76.5% 69.1% 2 / 4 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 59 / 81 72.8% 81.9% 5 / 7 too few to rate 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 Franca L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Crunkilton L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 194 / 546 35.5% 38.9% 20 / 43 46.5% 38.9%
In the clinch 37 / 62 59.7% 68.6% 7 / 10 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 164 / 306 53.6% 68.0% 0 / 1 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 232 / 719 32.3% 35.1% 20 / 47 42.6% 35.1%
To the body 52 / 65 80.0% 68.1% 4 / 4 too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 111 / 130 85.4% 81.5% 3 / 3 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1638.1% acc · 1.60/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
457.1% acc · 4.00/15 · norm 1.38
2536.8% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
981.8% def · norm 64.0%
18:2012.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
7:2249.1% of cage time · norm 19.5%
65:516:36 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
0:440:44 per 15 · norm 2:46
232.31/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · 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.