MMA StatBook
Hermes Franca

Hermes Franca

LightweightBrazil

26Wins
20Losses
0Draws
1No contest

Professional record

Last 5: LWLLW

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Profile

Age
52 (born August 26, 1974)
Born in
Fortaleza
Height
5' 6"
Weight
155 lbs.
Reach
71"
Stance
Orthodox
UFC record
6-5
Title fights
1

How the fights ended

Wins in the UFC6

  • KO/TKO 2
  • Submission 2
  • Decision 2

Losses in the UFC5

  • KO/TKO 1
  • Decision 4

UFC career stats

Striking

Significant strikes landed per minute
1.73 top 93%
Significant strikes absorbed per minute
2.64
Striking accuracy39%Better than 24% of lightweights
Strike defense57%Better than 60% of lightweights

Grappling

Takedowns per 15 minutes
1.6 top 45%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
2.3
Takedown accuracy38%Better than 54% of lightweights
Takedown defense37%Better than 13% of lightweights

Next fight

No confirmed fight yet. Franca last fought on September 19, 2009 (Loss vs Tyson Griffin). Franca has not fought in the UFC for more than two years.

Booked fights appear here as soon as they are announced. See the full UFC schedule.

In the record book

About Hermes Franca

Born on August 26, 1974 in Fortaleza, Brazil, Hermes Franca competes as a lightweight mixed martial artist. Franca stands 5' 6" with a 71" reach, long for that height.

Franca turned professional in 2001, debuting with HOOKnSHOOT. Franca arrived in the UFC with a 6-0 record. Franca made a UFC debut at UFC 42: Sudden Impact in April 2003 and beat Richard Crunkilton by decision. In the UFC, Franca is 6-5 across 11 fights.

Franca's 6 UFC wins are split between 2 by knockout, 2 by submission and 2 on the scorecards. Statistically, Franca attempts more submissions than 96% of lightweights. Franca ranks #2 in UFC history for most submission attempts in a fight.

Franca tends to finish late: 2 of 4 UFC finishes came in round three or later. Franca has never been submitted in the UFC. After 27 months away, Franca returned at UFC 61: Bitter Rivals in July 2006 and beat Joe Jordan. Before and outside the UFC, Franca fought in HOOKnSHOOT (5-0) and WEC (3-0).

Franca's most recent UFC appearance was at UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort in September 2009, where Franca lost to Tyson Griffin.

UFC fight history

  1. L

    Tyson Griffin

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 3:26

    UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort

    Sep 19, 2009

    11Str 0TD 0KD
  2. W

    Marcus Aurelio

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 90: Silva vs Cote

    Oct 25, 2008

    60Str 0TD 0KD
  3. L

    Frankie Edgar

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC: Silva vs Irvin

    Jul 19, 2008

    18Str 0TD 0KD
  4. L

    Sean Sherk Title

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC 73: Stacked

    Jul 7, 2007

    6Str 0TD 1KD
  5. W

    Spencer Fisher

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 4:03

    UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon

    Jan 25, 2007

    25Str 2TD 0KD
  6. W

    Jamie Varner

    Submission · Armbar From Bottom Guard · R3 3:31

    UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral

    Aug 26, 2006

    22Str 1TD 0KD
  7. W

    Joe Jordan

    Submission · Triangle Choke From Mount · R3 0:47

    UFC 61: Bitter Rivals

    Jul 8, 2006

    46Str 3TD 0KD
  8. L

    Yves Edwards

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

    UFC 47: It's On!

    Apr 2, 2004

    8Str 4TD 0KD
  9. L

    Josh Thomson

    Decision - Majority · R3 5:00

    UFC 46: Supernatural

    Jan 31, 2004

    22Str 2TD 1KD
  10. W

    Caol Uno

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 2:46

    UFC 44: Undisputed

    Sep 26, 2003

    13Str 2TD 1KD
  11. W

    Richard Crunkilton

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 42: Sudden Impact

    Apr 25, 2003

    27Str 2TD 1KD

Full MMA career

Hermes Franca is 26-20 (1 NC) across 47 professional fights in 29 promotions, since a pro debut on November 17, 2001 (HOOKnSHOOT). 36 of those fights were outside the UFC.

Pro wins26

  • KO/TKO 8
  • Submission 15
  • Decision 3

Pro losses20

  • KO/TKO 10
  • Decision 10
Finish rate
88% of wins
Longest win streak
8
Current streak
2 losses

Fights by promotion

PromotionRecordFirst fight
UFC6-52003
HOOKnSHOOT5-02001
WEC3-02006
AFC2-02004
Euphoria1-12004
AFL0-12018
Action Fight0-12015
Akhmat Fight Show0-12015
Aspera Fighting Championship1-02017
Battle in Grozny1-02015
Extreme Fighter0-12014
GForce Promotions1-02011
Gladiator Cage Fights1-02011
Grozny Fights0-12015
Hero's0-12005
International Fighter Championship0-12011
Israel FC0-12010
Kunlun Fight MMA0-12017
MFC1-02011
Max Fights DM Ballroom Brawl IV0-12010
Megdan Fighting0-12019
Scorpius Fighting Championships0-12010
Shooto0-12005
TC1-02006
TFC1-02017
TSFBR0-12018
TWC1-02018
WEF1-02002
Xtreme Vale Todo0-0 (1 NC)2010

All professional fights

ResultOpponentMethodEventDate
L Vaso Bakočević TKO (punches), R1 Megdan Fighting 4 - Selected Mar 15, 2019
L Rafael da Silva Cordeiro TKO (punches), R1 TSFBR 1 - Super Fight Brazil Nov 10, 2018
W Roger Vieira Submission (guillotine choke), R1 TWC 5 - The Warriors Combat 5 Apr 20, 2018
L Lionel Padilla Suarez Decision (unanimous), R3 AFL 14 - Outbreak Mar 10, 2018
W Fozil Nuralizoda TKO (doctor stoppage), R1 TFC 5 - Tajikistan Fighting Championship 5 Oct 17, 2017
W Eduardo Andrade Decision (unanimous), R3 Aspera Fighting Championship 53 Jun 10, 2017
L Zhang Lipeng Decision (unanimous), R3 Kunlun Fight MMA 9 Feb 17, 2017
L Fanil Rafikov KO (punches), R1 Akhmat Fight Show 12 Dec 16, 2015
L James Silveira TKO (punches), R2 Action Fight 2 Nov 28, 2015
W Khasan Askhabov Submission (guillotine choke), R2 Battle in Grozny 5 Aug 22, 2015
L Shamil Zavurov KO (punch), R1 Grozny Fights 3 Jun 13, 2015
L Márcio Breno KO (punches), R1 Extreme Fighter: Nordeste Aug 28, 2014
L Thawa Ril KO (punches), R2 International Fighter Championship Apr 29, 2011
W Josh Thorpe Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 Gladiator Cage Fights - Knockout Night 1 Apr 23, 2011
W Robert Washington TKO (punches), R2 MFC 29: Conquer Apr 8, 2011
W Jorge Sarat Submission (armbar), R1 GForce Promotions: Bad Blood 5 Feb 26, 2011
NC Ferrid Kheder NC (overturned), R3 Xtreme Vale Todo 5 Dec 19, 2010
L Moshe Kaitz Decision (unanimous), R3 Israel FC: Genesis Nov 9, 2010
L Eric Wisely Decision (unanimous), R3 Scorpius Fighting Championships 1 Sep 24, 2010
L Eric Wisely TKO (punches), R1 Max Fights DM Ballroom Brawl IV Jan 8, 2010
L Tyson Griffin KO (punches), R2 UFC 103 Sep 19, 2009
W Marcus Aurélio Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 90 Oct 25, 2008
L Frankie Edgar Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin Jul 19, 2008
L Sean Sherk Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC 73 Jul 7, 2007
W Spencer Fisher TKO (punches), R2 UFC Fight Night 8 Jan 25, 2007
W Nate Diaz Submission (armbar), R2 WEC 24: Full Force Oct 12, 2006
W Jamie Varner Submission (armbar), R3 UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral Aug 26, 2006
W Joe Jordan Submission (triangle choke), R3 UFC 61: Bitter Rivals Jul 8, 2006
W Brandon Olsen Submission (armbar), R1 WEC 21: Tapout Jun 15, 2006
W Toby Imada Submission (armbar), R1 TC 14: Throwdown May 13, 2006
W Ryan Schultz KO (punches), R1 AFC 16: Absolute Fighting Championships 16 Apr 22, 2006
W Gabe Ruediger KO (punches), R1 WEC 19: Undisputed Mar 17, 2006
L Kotetsu Boku Decision (majority), R2 Hero's 3 Sep 7, 2005
L Ray Cooper KO (punches), R1 Shooto Hawaii: Unleashed Mar 25, 2005
L Yves Edwards Decision (split), R3 Euphoria: USA vs World Feb 26, 2005
W Manny Reyes Jr. KO (punches), R1 AFC 10: Absolute Fighting Championships 10 Oct 30, 2004
W Phil Johns Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 Euphoria: Road to the Titles Oct 15, 2004
L Yves Edwards Decision (split), R3 UFC 47 Apr 2, 2004
L Josh Thomson Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 46 Jan 31, 2004
W Caol Uno KO (punch), R2 UFC 44 Sep 26, 2003
W Richard Crunkilton Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 42 Apr 25, 2003
W Ryan Diaz Submission (guillotine choke), R1 HOOKnSHOOT: Absolute Fighting Championships Dec 13, 2002
W Anthony Hamlett TKO (punches), R1 HOOKnSHOOT: New Wind Sep 7, 2002
W Yohei Suzuki Submission (guillotine choke), R1 HOOKnSHOOT: Relentless May 25, 2002
W Don Kaecher Submission (armbar), R2 WEF 12: World Extreme Fighting 12 May 11, 2002
W Mike Willus Submission (triangle choke), R1 HOOKnSHOOT: Overdrive Mar 9, 2002
W Mike Brown Submission (triangle choke), R1 HOOKnSHOOT: Kings 1 Nov 17, 2001

Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Quick answers

What is Hermes Franca's record?

Hermes Franca's professional MMA record is 26 wins, 20 losses and 0 draws, with 1 no contest.

How old is Hermes Franca?

Hermes Franca is 52 years old, born on August 26, 1974.

How tall is Hermes Franca and what is their reach?

Hermes Franca stands 5' 6" with a 71" reach.

Who did Hermes Franca fight last?

Hermes Franca lost to Tyson Griffin by KO/TKO at UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort on Sep 19, 2009.

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