Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral
Lightweight★ Fight of the Night3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Hermes Franca
BrazilHermes Franca
24-17-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Hermes Franca def. Jamie Varner (Submission)

Submission · Round 3 · 3:31
Jamie Varner
United StatesJamie Varner
“C-4”
21-11-1 (2 NC)
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, United States

Hermes Franca defeated Jamie Varner by Submission in round 3 (3:31) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral, held Saturday, August 26, 2006 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Hermes Franca
Jamie Varner
0
Knockdowns
0
22 of 46
Significant strikes
18 of 106
48%
Sig. strike accuracy
17%
97 of 125
Total strikes
41 of 129
1 of 2
Takedowns
9 of 15
50%
Takedown accuracy
60%
3
Submission attempts
0
2
Reversals
0
1:07
Control time
7:08
Significant strikes by target
13 of 37
Head
14 of 101
4 of 4
Body
1 of 1
5 of 5
Leg
3 of 4
14 of 28
Distance
1 of 37
6 of 10
Clinch
1 of 3
2 of 8
Ground
16 of 66

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
9 of 17
Sig. str.
7 of 45
29 of 38
Total str.
10 of 48
1 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 2
2
Sub. att
0
0:07
Ctrl
2:10
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
3 of 8
Sig. str.
9 of 44
40 of 46
Total str.
26 of 61
0 of 0
Takedowns
4 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:22
Ctrl
3:33
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
10 of 21
Sig. str.
2 of 17
28 of 41
Total str.
5 of 20
0 of 0
Takedowns
4 of 8
1
Sub. att
0
0:38
Ctrl
1:25

Frequently asked questions

Who won Hermes Franca vs Jamie Varner?

Hermes Franca defeated Jamie Varner by Submission in round 3 (3:31) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral, held Saturday, August 26, 2006 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Hermes Franca 56%44% Jamie Varner

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Lightweight roster (302 fighters)

Hermes Franca
Submission Ace
8 edges
Jamie Varner
Grappling Specialist
3 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

78Power64
90Speed64
78Precision54
75Durability67
80Engine72
91Wrestling96
86Ground91

Biggest edge Hermes Franca, Kick speed +42

Attribute by attribute

Hermes Franca is on the left of every row, Jamie Varner on the right.
84Punch power79
71Kick power49
86Punch speed77
93Kick speed51
78Accuracy54
91Takedowns96
74Ground striking87
98Submissions95
86Chin65
63Body strength68
80Cardio72

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

24-17-0 (1 NC)
Record
21-11-1 (2 NC)
1761
Power Index rating
1720
0
Win Streak
0
51
Age
41
5'6"
168 cm
Height
5'8"
173 cm
71"
180 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
Brazil
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

1.78
SLpM
2.92
39%
Str. Acc.
34%
2.85
SApM
2.55
55%
Str. Def.
58%

Grappling Profile

1.53
TD Avg.
3.49
36%
TD Acc.
53%
37%
TD Def.
66%
2.40
Sub. Avg.
0.80

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Hermes Franca · 1-3-1
Jamie Varner · 1-4
  • L
    Drew Dober
    UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Miocic · Dec 13, 2014
    Submission · R1 · 1:52 · Lightweight
  • L
    James Krause
    UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw · May 24, 2014
    TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Abel Trujillo
    UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 · Feb 1, 2014
    TKO · R2 · 2:32 · Lightweight
  • L
    Gleison Tibau
    UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 · Aug 31, 2013
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Melvin Guillard
    UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II · Dec 30, 2012
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 11 fights · 9 fights
23.5
Avg sig. strikes
27.0
1.45
Avg takedowns
2.56
1:40
Avg control time
2:15
60
Career high strikes
82
4
Career high TDs
9

Strike Distribution

Hermes Franca
Strike target
Jamie Varner
67%
Head
75%
10%
Body
20%
23%
Leg
5%
Hermes Franca
Strike position
Jamie Varner
72%
Distance
65%
17%
Clinch
13%
11%
Ground
21%