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Heath Herring vs Jake O'Brien

Heath Herring is 28-16-0 (1 NC); Jake O'Brien is 15-4-0. Heath Herring is 6 years older than Jake O'Brien. Heath Herring has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Jake O'Brien. Heath Herring is 1" · 3 cm taller than Jake O'Brien. They have met once: Heath Herring 0, Jake O'Brien 1.

Heath Herring
United States
Heath Herring
“The Texas Crazy Horse” · 28-16-0 (1 NC)
UDUDUD
HeavyweightMet once
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United States
Jake O'Brien
“Irish” · 15-4-0
UDSUBSUB

Style & credentials

Heath Herring

No background on record

Camp · Las Vegas Combat Club · United States
Jake O'Brien

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

54%
Head
97%
37%
Body
3%
9%
Leg
0%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Heath Herringlast 5 fights
32%11%57%
Jake O'Brienlast 7 fights
35%59%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Heath Herring Jake O'Brien
Strikes landed / min
2.371.31
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Heath Herring · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fightersJake O'Brien · Poor · better than 2% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
1.771.92
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Heath Herring · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fightersJake O'Brien · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.226.39
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Heath Herring · Average · better than 50% of UFC fightersJake O'Brien · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
50%54%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Heath Herring · Good · better than 75% of UFC fightersJake O'Brien · Good · better than 84% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
32%25%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Heath Herring · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersJake O'Brien · Poor · better than 5% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.700.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Heath Herring · Good · better than 66% of UFC fightersJake O'Brien · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.37
Strikes landed / min
1.31
1.77
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
1.92
1.22 / 2.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min
6.39 / 11.8
50%
Takedown accuracy
54%
32%
Takedown defence
25%
3:52
Control time / fight
5:00
0.70
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.20

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Heath Herring5 UFC fights · 172 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
23%40/211
2%4/9
6%11/12
Clinch
6%10/29
5%8/12
1%1/1
Ground
25%43/76
30%51/58
2%4/4
Jake O'Brien7 UFC fights · 92 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
35%32/173
0%0/0
0%0/0
Clinch
5%5/11
1%1/1
0%0/0
Ground
57%52/102
2%2/2
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Heath Herring and Jake O'Brien ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon (Thu, Jan 25, 2007), where Jake O'Brien won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Heath Herring and Jake O'Brien?

Heath Herring is 28-16-0 (1 NC) and Jake O'Brien is 15-4-0.

Who has the longer reach, Heath Herring or Jake O'Brien?

Heath Herring has the longer reach: 78" · 198 cm against 76" · 193 cm for Jake O'Brien, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Heath Herring or Jake O'Brien?

Heath Herring is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Jake O'Brien stands 6'3" · 191 cm.

Who is older, Heath Herring or Jake O'Brien?

Heath Herring is 48 and Jake O'Brien is 42.

Who has more finishes, Heath Herring or Jake O'Brien?

Heath Herring has 25 wins inside the distance (12 by KO/TKO, 13 by submission); Jake O'Brien has 10 wins (8 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).

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