Hermes Franca

LightweightComplete Fighter
6 - 5

11 UFC Fights | 55% Win Rate | 4 Finishes (67%)

Height
5' 6"
Reach
71"
Weight
155 lbs.
Age
52
Orthodox

Hermes Franca UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Hermes Franca is 6-5 in the UFC across 11 fights, with 2 wins by knockout, 2 by submission and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 26-20 (1 NC), 20-15 of it outside the UFC. Franca competes at lightweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 5'6" with a 71" reach at 52 years old. The last bout was a loss to Vaso Bakocevic by knockout in Mar 2019.

Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 85th percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (0.36/fight).

Hermes Franca's UFC win rate is 55% (6 of 11 fights), and 67% of those wins came by finish. Franca averages 1.4 takedowns per fight at 38% accuracy and stops 37% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
26-20 (1 NC)
UFC Record
6-5
Height
5'6"
Reach
71"
Age
52
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Vaso Bakocevic · TKO (Punches) · Mar 2019

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Hermes Franca's Last 5 Fights

Franca is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Tyson Griffin · KO/TKO · R2 3:26 · UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort · Sep 2009
  2. Win vs Marcus Aurelio · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 90: Silva vs Cote · Oct 2008
  3. Loss vs Frankie Edgar · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC: Silva vs Irvin · Jul 2008
  4. Loss vs Sean Sherk · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 73: Stacked · Jul 2007
  5. Win vs Spencer Fisher · KO/TKO · R2 4:03 · UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon · Jan 2007

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
1.7
Accuracy
39%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.36

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.6
0.7x avg
Strike Differential
+-0.9
Opp. Accuracy Against
43%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.4
Takedown Accuracy
38%
Takedown Defense
37%
Control Time / Fight
1:40
Sub Attempts / Fight
2.1

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
0% KO
0% Sub
R2
18% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
18% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Hermes Franca vs Average

Hermes Franca's UFC Fight History

11 UFC fights on record (6-5), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LTyson GriffinKO/TKOR2 · 3:26UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort2009-09-19
WMarcus AurelioDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 90: Silva vs Cote2008-10-25
LFrankie EdgarDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC: Silva vs Irvin2008-07-19
L★Sean SherkDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 73: Stacked2007-07-07
WSpencer FisherKO/TKOR2 · 4:03UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon2007-01-25
WJamie VarnerSubmissionR3 · 3:31UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral2006-08-26
WJoe JordanSubmissionR3 · 0:47UFC 61: Bitter Rivals2006-07-08
LYves EdwardsDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 47: It's On!2004-04-02
LJosh ThomsonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 46: Supernatural2004-01-31
WCaol UnoKO/TKOR2 · 2:46UFC 44: Undisputed2003-09-26
WRichard CrunkiltonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 42: Sudden Impact2003-04-25

How Franca Ranks at Lightweight

Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume1.7 sig. strikes/min
12th percentile
Striking accuracy39%
28th percentile
Strikes absorbed2.6/min
70th percentile
Takedowns1.4/fight
70th percentile
Takedown defense37%
16th percentile
Knockdown power0.36/fight
85th percentile

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