UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
Gregory Rodrigues defeats Anthony Hernandez by unanimous decision
Round 5 · 5:00
Hernandez vs Rodrigues · UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
Predictions summary
What happened
The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.
Rodrigues established range immediately, landing leg kicks and heavy striking to dominate the opening rounds.
Hernandez rallied in round three, mixing in takedown attempts to change the fight's shape.
Rodrigues found a second wind in round four, and over the final five minutes he defended Hernandez's takedown attempts while continuing to land the more impactful blows to close out the decision.
- Official UFC resultsUFC Sacramento main card results
Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in
Case for Hernandez
Nine of Hernandez's 15 wins are submissions, and he shoots more than anyone else on this card — 5.88 takedowns per 15 minutes at 48% accuracy, alongside 1.60 submission attempts per 15. His route is to convert those entries before this settles into a striking match.
Case for Rodrigues
Rodrigues has stopped 12 of his 19 opponents and carries the higher output at 5.53 significant strikes landed per minute against 4.57. His route is to stay upright behind 75% takedown defence and let the power decide it.
What We Were Watching For
- Hernandez's 5.88 takedowns per 15 minutes — the highest rate on the card — against Rodrigues's 75% takedown defence.
- Rodrigues absorbs 4.78 significant strikes per minute to Hernandez's 3.10, and Hernandez lands at 60% accuracy.
- Both finish at almost the same rate (80% against 79%), so a decision would be the outlier rather than the expectation.
- Hernandez averages 10:36 a fight to Rodrigues's 08:28 — more than two minutes of separation in how long they usually work.
Records & career stats
- 4.42 5.78
- 48% 50%
- 3.69 4.57
- 68% 85%
- 80% 79%
- 15-3-0
- Record
- 19-6-0
- 4-1 last 5
- Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
- 4-1 last 5
- United States
- Nationality
- Brazil
- 32
- Age
- 34
- Orthodox
- StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
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- 11:38
- Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
- 09:34
- Team Fluffy
- Team
- Kill Cliff FC
Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Record is as of fight night; career stats, recent form and win totals are the latest on file and may include this fight. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.
Videos
Outcome footage, post-fight coverage, and the pre-fight lead-up.
Before the fight (2)
Comments
Who Called It?
How the analysts' picks held up once the cage door closed.
Performance filters use calls resolved before this event.
Current pick evidence
Picked: Anthony Hernandez · KO/TKO
Fight result: Gregory Rodrigues · Decision
Livid Larry MMA picks Anthony Hernandez by a late-round ground-and-pound TKO without committing to a specific round.
Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology
- Winner Accuracy 71.4% 20 8
- Method Accuracy 84.6% 11 2
- Round Accuracy 100.0% 2
- Underdog Accuracy 66.7% 2 1
Current pick evidence
Picked: Anthony Hernandez · Sub · Round 3
Fight result: Gregory Rodrigues · Decision
Picks Anthony Hernandez to win.
“I'm going to go Anthony Fluffy Hernandez, third round rear naked choke.”
Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology
- Winner Accuracy 66.4% 71 36
- Method Accuracy 46.2% 24 28
- Round Accuracy 24.1% 7 22
- Underdog Accuracy 38.9% 7 11
Current pick evidence
Picked: Anthony Hernandez · KO/TKO · Round 4
Fight result: Gregory Rodrigues · Decision
Lucrative James picks Anthony Hernandez by fourth-round ground-and-pound TKO.
Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology
- Winner Accuracy 64.8% 35 19
- Method Accuracy 48.6% 17 18
- Round Accuracy 50.0% 2 2
- Underdog Accuracy 54.5% 6 5
Current pick evidence
Picked: Anthony Hernandez
Fight result: Gregory Rodrigues · Decision
Hernandez's grappling volume (six takedowns per 15 minutes) and his ability to absorb head strikes decide it, so long as Rodrigues head-hunts for the knockout instead of attacking the body — the one route Angelo flags as Hernandez's weakness, citing how Kevin Holland and Sean Strickland both beat him. Notes he is surprised Hernandez is as short as -175 rather than -120, but takes him anyway and expects a nail-biter.
“I am going to pick him. Anthony Fluffy Hernandez, it's going to be a nail-biter, guys.”
Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology
- Winner Accuracy 64.1% 93 52
- Method Accuracy 40.0% 2 3
- Round AccuracyNo qualifying picks
- Underdog Accuracy 34.5% 10 19
Current pick evidence
Picked: Anthony Hernandez · KO/TKO
Fight result: Gregory Rodrigues · Decision
MMA Mania's UFC Sacramento preview has Jesse Holland picking Anthony Hernandez by technical knockout.
Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology
- Winner Accuracy 49.1% 27 28
- Method Accuracy 55.6% 15 12
- Round AccuracyNo round picks
- Underdog Accuracy 27.8% 5 13
Current pick evidence
Picked: Gregory Rodrigues · KO/TKO
Fight result: Gregory Rodrigues · Decision
Picks Gregory Rodrigues by TKO.
“I'm going to go with Gregory Rodrigues by TKO.”
Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology
- Winner Accuracy 65.9% 203 105
- Method Accuracy 52.8% 57 51
- Round Accuracy 32.4% 12 25
- Underdog Accuracy 47.2% 17 19
Current pick evidence
Picked: Gregory Rodrigues · KO/TKO
Fight result: Gregory Rodrigues · Decision
Reads it as Rodrigues early or Hernandez late, and takes Rodrigues on the more patient approach: right hands and knees to the body until Hernandez slows and backs away, with Rodrigues' ground game good enough to stall the early takedowns.
“But I'm going to give the edge to Robocop with his more patient approach.”
Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology
- Winner Accuracy 65.4% 83 44
- Method Accuracy 60.4% 29 19
- Round Accuracy 44.4% 4 5
- Underdog Accuracy 30.0% 3 7
Analyst picks: Livid Larry MMA Miss; MMA JOEY Miss; The MMA Guru Hit; JakeGerberMMA Hit; James Blissett Miss; We Want Picks Miss; Jesse Holland Miss.
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Livid Larry MMA
Livid Larry MMA
Current pick evidencePicked: Anthony Hernandez · KO/TKO Fight result: Gregory Rodrigues · Decision Livid Larry MMA picks Anthony Hernandez by a late-round ground-and-pound TKO without committing to a specific round. Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology
| Historic market Favourite call, market price 66.5%. Hernandez · KO/TKO | Rodrigues · Dec R5 | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| Livid Larry MMA picks Anthony Hernandez by a late-round ground-and-pound TKO without committing to a specific round. Track record: winner called in 20 of 28 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
MMA JOEY
MMA JOEY
Current pick evidencePicked: Anthony Hernandez · Sub · Round 3 Fight result: Gregory Rodrigues · Decision Picks Anthony Hernandez to win. “I'm going to go Anthony Fluffy Hernandez, third round rear naked choke.” Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology
| Historic market Favourite call, market price 66.5%. Hernandez · Sub · R3 | Rodrigues · Dec R5 | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| Picks Anthony Hernandez to win. “I'm going to go Anthony Fluffy Hernandez, third round rear naked choke.” Track record: winner called in 71 of 107 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
The MMA Guru
The MMA Guru
Current pick evidencePicked: Gregory Rodrigues · KO/TKO Fight result: Gregory Rodrigues · Decision Picks Gregory Rodrigues by TKO. “I'm going to go with Gregory Rodrigues by TKO.” Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology
| Historic market Underdog call, market price 33.5%. Rodrigues · KO/TKO | Rodrigues · Dec R5 | Hit | Miss | Not called | |
| Picks Gregory Rodrigues by TKO. “I'm going to go with Gregory Rodrigues by TKO.” Track record: winner called in 203 of 308 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
JakeGerberMMA
JakeGerberMMA
Current pick evidencePicked: Gregory Rodrigues · KO/TKO Fight result: Gregory Rodrigues · Decision Reads it as Rodrigues early or Hernandez late, and takes Rodrigues on the more patient approach: right hands and knees to the body until Hernandez slows and backs away, with Rodrigues' ground game good enough to stall the early takedowns. “But I'm going to give the edge to Robocop with his more patient approach.” Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology
| Historic market Underdog call, market price 33.5%. Rodrigues · KO/TKO | Rodrigues · Dec R5 | Hit | Miss | Not called | |
| Reads it as Rodrigues early or Hernandez late, and takes Rodrigues on the more patient approach: right hands and knees to the body until Hernandez slows and backs away, with Rodrigues' ground game good enough to stall the early takedowns. “But I'm going to give the edge to Robocop with his more patient approach.” Track record: winner called in 83 of 127 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
James Blissett
James Blissett
Current pick evidencePicked: Anthony Hernandez · KO/TKO · Round 4 Fight result: Gregory Rodrigues · Decision Lucrative James picks Anthony Hernandez by fourth-round ground-and-pound TKO. Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology
| Historic market Favourite call, market price 66.5%. Hernandez · KO/TKO · R4 | Rodrigues · Dec R5 | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| Lucrative James picks Anthony Hernandez by fourth-round ground-and-pound TKO. Track record: winner called in 35 of 54 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
We Want Picks
We Want Picks
Current pick evidencePicked: Anthony Hernandez Fight result: Gregory Rodrigues · Decision Hernandez's grappling volume (six takedowns per 15 minutes) and his ability to absorb head strikes decide it, so long as Rodrigues head-hunts for the knockout instead of attacking the body — the one route Angelo flags as Hernandez's weakness, citing how Kevin Holland and Sean Strickland both beat him. Notes he is surprised Hernandez is as short as -175 rather than -120, but takes him anyway and expects a nail-biter. “I am going to pick him. Anthony Fluffy Hernandez, it's going to be a nail-biter, guys.” Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology
| Historic market Favourite call, market price 66.5%. Hernandez · to win | Rodrigues · Dec R5 | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| Hernandez's grappling volume (six takedowns per 15 minutes) and his ability to absorb head strikes decide it, so long as Rodrigues head-hunts for the knockout instead of attacking the body — the one route Angelo flags as Hernandez's weakness, citing how Kevin Holland and Sean Strickland both beat him. Notes he is surprised Hernandez is as short as -175 rather than -120, but takes him anyway and expects a nail-biter. “I am going to pick him. Anthony Fluffy Hernandez, it's going to be a nail-biter, guys.” Track record: winner called in 93 of 145 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
Jesse Holland
Jesse Holland
Current pick evidencePicked: Anthony Hernandez · KO/TKO Fight result: Gregory Rodrigues · Decision MMA Mania's UFC Sacramento preview has Jesse Holland picking Anthony Hernandez by technical knockout. Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology
| Historic market Favourite call, market price 66.5%. Hernandez · KO/TKO | Rodrigues · Dec R5 | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| MMA Mania's UFC Sacramento preview has Jesse Holland picking Anthony Hernandez by technical knockout. Track record: winner called in 27 of 55 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
Only 2 of 7 called the upset.
The experts above are a lens, not credentials we conferred — analyst, fighter or betting desk.
Results
Pre-fight calls vs result. Market: sportsbook snapshot or historic market reconstruction.
Actual Rodrigues · Decision · R5
Closest probability ChatGPT and Gemini put 38% on Rodrigues.
AI Predictions — pre-fight snapshot
AI Predictions
Independent forecasts from ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini · latest 22 Aug
All 3 models pick Hernandez
They differ on how the fight ends, with win chances from 62% (ChatGPT and Gemini) to 67% (Claude).
Method mix differs most for KO/TKO: 40% (ChatGPT and Gemini) to 45% (Claude), a 5-point range.
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ChatGPT
47 of 81 winner picks correct · 58% hit rate
Pick Hernandez by submission in round 4
Win probability: Hernandez 62%, Rodrigues 38%.
Medium confidenceConfidence labelBased on the higher win probability: Low below 58%, Medium 58–69%, High 70% or more. This is a coarse probability band, not a separate calibrated score. -
Claude
46 of 75 winner picks correct · 61% hit rate
Pick Hernandez by decision
Win probability: Hernandez 67%, Rodrigues 33%.
Medium confidenceConfidence labelBased on the higher win probability: Low below 58%, Medium 58–69%, High 70% or more. This is a coarse probability band, not a separate calibrated score. -
Gemini
50 of 81 winner picks correct · 62% hit rate
Pick Hernandez by submission in round 3
Win probability: Hernandez 62%, Rodrigues 38%.
Medium confidenceConfidence labelBased on the higher win probability: Low below 58%, Medium 58–69%, High 70% or more. This is a coarse probability band, not a separate calibrated score.
ChatGPT reads the fight as “Anthony Hernandez is the pick, with fourth-round submission the most likely specific outcome. The locked distribution favors Hernandez overall, while Rodrigues has the larger knockout probability. The model expects Hernandez's chances to improve if the fight extends beyond the early exchanges.”
What to watch
- The locked distribution gives Hernandez a 62% overall win probability.
- Submission is Hernandez's leading method at 27%, while knockout is Rodrigues' leading method at 28%.
- The forecast's fourth-round finish reflects a model inference that Hernandez's grappling-oriented path becomes more influential as the fight progresses.
Swing factor
Whether Hernandez can survive Rodrigues' higher-probability knockout threat long enough to impose the submission path favored by the model.
More detail3 areas differ
The models differ on finish method, round timing, probability distribution.
| Detail | ChatGPT | Claude | Gemini |
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| How it endsKO/TKOSubmissionDecisionTop to bottom in each stack | |||
| Round | Round 4 | — | Round 3 |
| Detail | ChatGPT | Claude | Gemini |
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| How it endsKO/TKOSubmissionDecisionTop to bottom in each stack | |||
| Round | Round 4 | — | Round 3 |
ChatGPT
Pick
Hernandez by submission in round 4
Medium confidenceConfidence labelBased on the higher win probability: Low below 58%, Medium 58–69%, High 70% or more. This is a coarse probability band, not a separate calibrated score.Winner probability by method
How ChatGPT sees the fight
Anthony Hernandez is the pick, with fourth-round submission the most likely specific outcome. The locked distribution favors Hernandez overall, while Rodrigues has the larger knockout probability. The model expects Hernandez's chances to improve if the fight extends beyond the early exchanges.
Keys to victory
- The locked distribution gives Hernandez a 62% overall win probability.
- Submission is Hernandez's leading method at 27%, while knockout is Rodrigues' leading method at 28%.
- The forecast's fourth-round finish reflects a model inference that Hernandez's grappling-oriented path becomes more influential as the fight progresses.
X-factor
Whether Hernandez can survive Rodrigues' higher-probability knockout threat long enough to impose the submission path favored by the model.
gpt-5.6-sol · 22 Aug47 of 81 winner picks correct · 58% hit rate
Claude
Pick
Hernandez by decision
Medium confidenceConfidence labelBased on the higher win probability: Low below 58%, Medium 58–69%, High 70% or more. This is a coarse probability band, not a separate calibrated score.Winner probability by method
How Claude sees the fight
Anthony Hernandez ~67%, Gregory Rodrigues ~33%: front-loaded power vs. back-loaded grind over five rounds. Rodrigues holds the only fast-kill button (1.01 KD/15min, two R1 KOs in his last three), and Hernandez's R3 loss to Strickland shows he is hittable. But 5.88 TD/15min against a man with 16% TD accuracy and an 8:28 average fight time is a structural mismatch, and Rodrigues has never seen round five — he gassed into an early-R4 stoppage vs. Cannonier. Expect Hernandez to survive an ugly first six minutes, then grind toward a late RNC, TKO, or wide decision.
Keys to victory
- Takedown mismatch: Anthony Hernandez averages 5.88 TD/15min at ~48% accuracy vs. Gregory Rodrigues' 16% TD accuracy and 75% takedown defense
- Deep water: Hernandez averages 10:36 with R4/R5 finishes of Pereira and Dolidze; Rodrigues averages 8:28 and gassed into an early-R4 stoppage vs. Cannonier
- Gregory Rodrigues' path is front-loaded power: 1.01 KD/15min vs. 0.11, against an Anthony Hernandez stopped by strikes just six months ago
X-factor
Anthony Hernandez's re-tool at Xtreme Couture plus home-crowd emotion in Sacramento could push him to over-press early — exactly the clean R1-R2 counter window Gregory Rodrigues needs.
claude-opus-5 · 22 Aug46 of 75 winner picks correct · 61% hit rate
Gemini
Pick
Hernandez by submission in round 3
Medium confidenceConfidence labelBased on the higher win probability: Low below 58%, Medium 58–69%, High 70% or more. This is a coarse probability band, not a separate calibrated score.Winner probability by method
How Gemini sees the fight
Anthony Hernandez's relentless wrestling pressure and superior cardio over 5 rounds make him the favorite to weather Gregory Rodrigues's early knockout threat and eventually secure a submission or late TKO.
Keys to victory
- Hernandez's high-volume grappling and relentless pace.
- Rodrigues's explosive knockout power and early finishing threat.
- Cardio dynamics in a scheduled 5-round main event favoring Hernandez.
X-factor
Rodrigues's elite BJJ credentials potentially neutralizing Hernandez's primary submission attacks and keeping the fight standing.
gemini-3.1-pro-high · 22 Aug50 of 81 winner picks correct · 62% hit rate
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