Ed Herman vs Mike Rodriguez 9/12/20 - UFC Fight Night Picks & Predictions
Ed Herman is coming into the fight here with quite a few disadvantages. Herman has a height of 6’1” and 205 pounds. When it comes to his reach he is sitting at 77 inches. Herman does have a 26-14 record overall in his career.
With the fighting stance Herman is coming into the bout with an orthodox stance. The fight style for Herman is coming in as a striker. The last 5 bouts for Ed Herman is coming in with a 2-3 mark. The wins have been by a unanimous decision and a TKO. The losses have been by a split and a unanimous decision, but also with a KO.
For Mike Rodriguez he is coming into the bout here with a height advantage at 6’4” and a weight of 205 pounds. Rodriguez has been able to get a reach advantage as well with an 82.5” advantage. The record that Mike has in his career is sitting at 11-4.
Mike Rodriguez tends to be a southpaw in his career so far. When it comes to the fighting style Rodriguez is seen as a striker. For his last 5 bouts Rodriguez has ended up with a 2-2-1 record. The draw was declared a no contest. The losses have been by a unanimous decision and a KO/TKO loss. With the wins both of those have been by a TKO/KO win.
The fight here is one that Herman will have to try to get the takedown advantage and possibly get a submission win. The problem is Rodriguez is able to throw 4.6 strikes a minute while landing 55% of them. Herman has ended up with only 3.33 strikes a minute and has managed to get a strike accuracy of 49.6% so far. Look for the strikes and reach advantage to make the difference as he wears down Herman in the fight. UFC Fight Night Winner Prediction, Mike Rodriguez.