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Middleweight · 3 rounds
The model's read

The model's pick is Anthony Hernandez over Gregory Rodrigues at 73% confidence — a high-confidence pick.

Most likely outcome: a decision at 42% (KO/TKO 38%, submission 20%, decision 42%) — but all three finishes stay live.

The model gives it a 42% chance of going the distance, with a projected median fight time around 10:05.

That read carries 9.2pp of edge above the market on Anthony Hernandez.

Live on Polymarket, Anthony Hernandez is priced around 66%.

Assembled from the model's own outputs (confidence, method & round distribution, edge vs the market, live price) — not written free-hand. If a number isn't in the model, it isn't in this summary.

Prediction

One honest, calibrated confidence rating — the number is the signal.

HIGH We predict Anthony Hernandez73% confident
Anthony Hernandez 73% Gregory Rodrigues 27%
How it ends (method)
KO / TKO38%
Submission20%
Decision42%
How long it lasts (rounds)
Reaches R276%
Reaches R354%
Goes the distance42%
10:05
median time
+9.2pp
edge vs market

Odds

The market line next to the live prediction-market prices — information only.

paymentsSportsbook line
Anthony Hernandez-200
Gregory Rodrigues+165
Live · Polymarket
Anthony Hernandez66% · -190
Gregory Rodrigues34% · +190
as of 2026-08-22T19:51:08Z · $98,975 liquidity
Live · Kalshi
Anthony Hernandez64% · 64–65c
Gregory Rodrigues36% · 35–36c
bid–ask mid · as of 2026-08-22T18:27:42Z

Props

Our read on the method / round / distance markets — the market price shown for context, not as a bet call.

MarketOur readMarket
KO/TKO YES38%49%
SUB YES20%27%
DEC YES42%24%
GOES DISTANCE YES42%24%
OVER 1.5 ROUNDS76%60%
OVER 2.5 ROUNDS54%46%
Source: polymarket-gamma · as of 2026-08-22T19:51:08Z. “Our read” is the model's probability; “Market” is the de-vigged live price.

Tale of the tape

The facts, side by side — Anthony Hernandez vs Gregory Rodrigues.

15-3Record19-6
FluffyNicknameRobocop
6' 0"Height6' 3"
75.0"Reach75.0"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
32Age34
185 lbs.Weight185 lbs.
United StatesNationalityBrazil
Dunnigan, CaliforniaHometownPorto Velho, Rondonia
MMA Gold Fight TeamFighting out ofKill Cliff FC
Vitals and record from public UFC statistics; nickname, nationality, hometown and camp from the public fighter register. Career finish-splits are pending backfill.

FightIQ Metrics

Our read — not official stats. Six 0–100 scores, each a percentile rank against every fighter on record. The better score on each row is highlighted in that fighter's corner colour.

Anthony HernandezGregory Rodrigues
88
Striking
85
52
Defence
33
80
Grappling / TD
41
87
Cardio
86
48
Chin
38
71
Fight IQ
57
Our read — derived, not official stats.

Strike zones

Strike zones

Where they go — head to head

Career UFC significant strikes by target zone. Red corner left, blue corner right.

Anthony Hernandez12 UFC fights · 620 landed

80.3%
HEAD
73.7%
12.3%
BODY
21.3%
7.4%
LEGS
5.0%

Gregory Rodrigues13 UFC fights · 642 landed

Significant strikes only, as recorded by UFCStats, across the fighter's whole UFC career. Shares are raw counts — nothing here is modelled or smoothed. Accuracy is landed ÷ attempted and comes from the per-round tape, which covers slightly fewer fights than the totals do.

Stats comparison

Anthony Hernandez (left) vs Gregory Rodrigues (right) — career striking & grappling rates.

Strikes landed / min
4.57
vs
5.53
Striking accuracy
60%
vs
51%
Strikes absorbed / min
3.1
vs
4.78
Striking defence
51%
vs
50%
Takedowns / 15 min
5.88
vs
1.9
Takedown accuracy
48%
vs
34%
Takedown defence
68%
vs
75%
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
vs
0.4
Career averages from public UFC statistics.

Bios

Who these two are — reported newsroom prose where we have it, our own data-built profile where we don’t. Each is labelled.

Anthony HernandezFightIQ profileWrestle-grinder

6'0" orthodox wrestle-grinder with a 9-2 record, age 32. Standout metric: hits 49% of takedown attempts; averages 388s of control time per fight. Form: last 5: WWWWW · on a 5-fight win streak · 196 days off · Elo 1587.

Built from Anthony Hernandez’s own striking, grappling and form figures, as of 2026-02-21. Full profile →
Gregory RodriguesFightIQ profilePower striker

6'3" orthodox power striker with a 9-3 record, age 34. Standout metric: lands 5.6 significant strikes per minute; defends 75% of takedowns. Form: last 5: WWLWW · on a 2-fight win streak · 112 days off · Elo 1569.

Built from Gregory Rodrigues’s own striking, grappling and form figures, as of 2026-03-07. Full profile →

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