Result
UFC Fight Night 40: Brown vs. Silva
· Sat 10 May 2014 · Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ed Herman vs Rafael Natal
W
Ed Herman
“Short Fuse”
21-10 (1 NC) · +105
1,641Elo
Unanimous decision
R3 · 5:00
30-27 · 29-28 · 29-28
Middleweight
Rafael Natal
“Sapo”
17-5-1 · -132
1,659Elo
Elo
Market said
The scorecards
Every score reads Ed Herman first; a round is coloured for whoever won it| Judge | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardo Urso | 10-9 | 10-9 | 10-9 | 30-27 |
| Rick Winter | 9-10 | 10-9 | 10-9 | 29-28 |
| Daryl Wise | 9-10 | 10-9 | 10-9 | 29-28 |
Media
5 of 12 media members scored it for Ed Herman, 2 a draw; the most common card was 29-28 to Rafael Natal
Fans
38% of fans had Ed Herman winning, from 16 votes; the most picked score was 29-28 to Rafael Natal (44%)
Elo counted this as 51% of a win for Ed Herman — from these scorecards.
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litEd HermanRafael Natal
1,641
Elo
1,659
1,272
KO rating
1,069
1,353
Sub rating
1,385
1,190
Dec rating
1,320
Wins by
5
KO/TKO
3
13
Submission
8
3
Decision
6
Losses by
1
KO/TKO
4
6
Submission
0
3
Decision
1
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedEd HermanRafael Natal
+105
Moneyline
-132
What the betting model makes of it
At the prices aboveThe model has no priced opinion on this bout.
Fight history
Every bout either man has on record, newest first. This one is marked; the rows above it came afterwards and were not known on the night. Amateur bouts are shaded. Blank means we hold no figure, not zero.
Ed Herman
21-10 (1 NC) going in · 39 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 2023-04-15 | L |
Zak Cummings
|
KO/TKOCombination Punches | R314:13 | 42.5 | 1,628-61 | 1,738 | +195 | Light Heavyweight | UFC on ESPN 44: Holloway vs. Allen Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 49 | 2021-08-07 | L |
Alonzo Menifield
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 40.8 | 1,758-108 | 1,676 | +205 | Light Heavyweight | UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 48 | 2020-09-12 | W |
Mike Rodriguez
|
SubKimura | R312:41 | 39.9 | 1,712+46 | 1,532 | +195 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 177: Waterson vs. Hill Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 47 | 2019-11-09 | W |
 Khadis Ibragimov
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 39.1 | 1,668+44 | 1,524 | +142 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 163: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 46 | 2019-05-18 | W |
Patrick Cummins
|
KO/TKOKnee & Punches | R13:39 | 38.6 | 1,600+69 | 1,525 | +198 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 152: Dos Anjos vs. Lee Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 45 | 2018-10-27 | L |
Gian Villante
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 38.1 | 1,577+22 | 1,693 | +203 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 138: Oezdemir vs. Smith Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 44 | 2017-07-07 | L |
C.B. Dollaway
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 36.8 | 1,613-26 | 1,652 | +148 | Light Heavyweight | UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 43 | 2016-07-30 | L |
 Nikita Krylov
|
KO/TKOHead Kick | R25:40 | 35.8 | 1,673-60 | 1,786 | +180 | Light Heavyweight | UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 42 | 2016-01-17 | W |
Tim Boetsch
|
KO/TKOKnee & Punches | R26:39 | 35.3 | 1,573+100 | 1,623 | +192 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs. Cruz Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 41 | 2015-01-31 | L |
Derek Brunson
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:36 | 34.3 | 1,646-74 | 1,702 | +347 | Middleweight | UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 40 | 2014-05-10 | W |
Rafael Natal
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.6 | 1,641+6 | 1,659 | +105 | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night 40: Brown vs. Silva Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 39 | 2013-11-16 | L |
Thales Leites
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.1 | 1,688-47 | 1,812 | +179 | Middleweight | UFC 167: St. Pierre vs. Hendricks Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 38 | 2013-07-27 | W |
Trevor Smith
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 32.8 | 1,674+14 | 1,530 | -260 | Middleweight | UFC on Fox 8: Johnson vs. Moraga Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 37 | 2013-01-12 | L |
Ronaldo Souza
|
SubKimura | R13:10 | 32.3 | 1,714-40 | 1,923 | +284 | Middleweight | Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine Strikeforce |
| 36 | 2012-08-11 | NC★ |
Jake Shields
|
Decision | R315:00 | 31.9 | 1,805-91 | 1,792 | +167 | Middleweight | UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 35 | 2012-02-04 | W |
Clifford Starks
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R26:43 | 31.3 | 1,760+45 | 1,577 | -302 | Middleweight | UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 34 | 2011-08-14 | W |
 Kyle Noke
|
SubKneebar | R14:15 | 30.9 | 1,651+109 | 1,738 | -- | Middleweight | UFC Live 5: Hardy vs. Lytle Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 33 | 2011-06-04 | W |
Tim Credeur
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:48 | 30.7 | 1,546+104 | 1,614 | -- | Middleweight | UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 32 | 2009-08-29 | L |
Aaron Simpson
|
KO/TKOKnee Injury | R25:17 | 28.9 | 1,703-135 | 1,491 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 31 | 2009-04-18 | W |
 David Loiseau
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 28.5 | 1,593+110 | 1,683 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 97: Redemption Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 30 | 2008-09-17 | L |
Alan Belcher
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 28.0 | 1,616-22 | 1,520 | -- | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night 15: Diaz vs. Neer Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 29 | 2008-04-19 | L |
Demian Maia
|
SubTriangle Choke | R27:27 | 27.5 | 1,728-112 | 1,626 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 28 | 2007-11-17 | W |
Joe Doerksen
|
KO/TKOPunch | R310:39 | 27.1 | 1,629+99 | 1,674 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 78: Validation Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 27 | 2007-06-16 | W |
Scott Smith
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R27:25 | 26.7 | 1,570+59 | 1,454 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 72: Victory Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 26 | 2007-01-25 | W |
Chris Price
|
SubArmbar | R12:58 | 26.3 | 1,521+49 | 1,357 | -- | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night 8: Evans vs. Salmon Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 25 | 2006-10-10 | L |
Jason MacDonald
|
SubTriangle Choke | R12:43 | 26.0 | 1,647-126 | 1,484 | -- | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night 6.5: Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 24 | 2006-06-24 | L |
Kendall Grove
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 25.7 | 1,690-42 | 1,413 | -- | Middleweight | UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 23 | 2006-02-22 | W |
Rory Singer
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R27:31 | 25.4 | 1,652+38 | 1,429 | -- | Middleweight | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 3 Semifinals, Day 2 The Ultimate Fighter |
| 22 | 2006-02-14 | W |
 Danny Abbadi
|
SubArmbar | R14:20 | 25.4 | 1,643+8 | 1,125 | -- | Middleweight | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 3 Quarterfinals, Day 7 The Ultimate Fighter |
| 21 | 2005-07-23 | W |
Dave Menne
|
KO/TKOGroin Injury | R15:00 | 24.8 | 1,603+40 | 1,393 | -- | Middleweight | Extreme Challenge 63 Extreme Challenge |
| 20 | 2005-06-17 | W |
Nick Thompson
|
KO/TKOInjury | R1 | 24.7 | 1,523+80 | 1,494 | -- | -- | Hand 2 Hand Combat Ohio Regional |
| 19 | 2005-04-30 | W |
Rhomez Brower
|
SubArmbar | R12:47 | 24.6 | 1,511+12 | 1,053 | -- | Middleweight | IFC 23: Mayhem In Montana International Fighting Championship |
| 18 | 2005-03-26 | W |
Glover Teixeira
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 24.5 | 1,504+6 | 1,259 | -- | Open Weight | SportFight 9: Respect SportFight |
| 17 | 2004-10-23 | L |
Joe Doerksen
|
SubTriangle Choke | R312:12 | 24.1 | 1,593-88 | 1,590 | -- | Middleweight | SportFight 7: Frightnight SportFight |
| 16 | 2004-08-28 | W |
Brian Ebersole
|
SubTriangle Choke | R25:00 | 23.9 | 1,493+100 | 1,543 | -- | Middleweight | SportFight 5: Stadium SportFight |
| 15 | 2004-07-25 | L |
 Kazuo Misaki
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R28:31 | 23.8 | 1,574-81 | 1,599 | -- | Middleweight | Pancrase 137 Pancrase |
| 14 | 2004-06-26 | W |
Shane Davis
|
SubArmbar | R310:51 | 23.7 | 1,537+37 | 1,310 | -- | Middleweight | SportFight 4: Fight For Freedom SportFight |
| 13 | 2004-06-03 | W |
Cory Devela
|
SubArmbar | R13:20 | 23.7 | 1,507+30 | 1,232 | -- | -- | PFA - Pride and Fury Idaho Regional |
| 12 | 2004-04-17 | W |
Jacen Flynn
|
SubArmbar | R28:48 | 23.5 | 1,467+40 | 1,257 | -- | Open Weight | SportFight 3: Dome SportFight |
| 11 | 2004-04-03 | W |
Justin Hawes
|
SubArmbar | R28:45 | 23.5 | 1,440+27 | 1,145 | -- | Middleweight | Desert Brawl 10: Schultz vs. Gilardi Desert Brawl |
| 10 | 2004-02-21 | W |
Derek Downey
|
KO/TKOPunches | R312:14 | 23.4 | 1,335+104 | 1,403 | -- | Middleweight | SportFight 1: Revolution SportFight |
| 9 | 2004-01-03 | W |
Rich Guerin
|
SubKeylock | R417:17 | 23.3 | 1,214+121 | 1,355 | -- | -- | PPKA: Ultimate Fight Night 3 Pacific Pankration Kickboxing Association |
| 8 | 2003-11-08 | W |
Ryan Pope
|
SubArmbar | R10:24 | 23.1 | 1,141+73 | 1,181 | -- | Middleweight | Desert Brawl 9: Hallman vs. Taylor Desert Brawl am |
| 7 | 2003-08-23 | L |
Shane Davis
|
SubArmbar | R12:18 | 22.9 | 1,253-112 | 1,154 | -- | -- | SportFight: Second Coming SportFight |
| 6 | 2003-06-07 | W |
Nick Frazier
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:05 | 22.7 | 1,218+35 | 1,042 | -- | -- | FCFF - Rumble at the Roseland 8 Full Contact Fighting Federation am |
| 5 | 2003-05-10 | W |
Ryan Pope
|
SubArmbar | R12:38 | 22.6 | 1,175+43 | 1,049 | -- | -- | Xtreme Ring Wars 2 Xtreme Ring Wars am |
| 4 | 2003-04-19 | W |
Jessi Ward
|
SubSubmission | R14:38 | 22.5 | 1,129+47 | 1,026 | -- | -- | FCFF - Rumble at the Roseland 7 Full Contact Fighting Federation am |
| 3 | 2003-02-28 | L |
Andrew Taylor
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 22.4 | 1,147-19 | 1,090 | -- | -- | UFCF: Everett Extreme Challenge 7 United Full Contact Federation am |
| 2 | 2002-11-09 | W |
Byron Yates
|
SubKimura | R23:00 | 22.1 | 1,082+65 | 1,079 | -- | -- | UFCF: Everett Extreme Challenge 6 United Full Contact Federation am |
| 1 | 2002-10-05 | W |
Noel Tworek
|
KO/TKOPunches | R1 | 22.0 | 1,017+66 | 1,017 | -- | -- | FCFF: Fight Night 2 Full Contact Fighting Federation am |
Rafael Natal
17-5-1 going in · 23 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 2017-07-22 | L |
Eryk Anders
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:54 | 34.6 | 1,646-93 | 1,624 | -102 | Middleweight | UFC on Fox 25: Weidman vs. Gastelum Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 30 | 2016-11-12 | L |
Tim Boetsch
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:22 | 33.9 | 1,759-114 | 1,652 | -155 | Middleweight | UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 29 | 2016-04-23 | L |
Robert Whittaker
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.3 | 1,806-47 | 1,928 | +257 | Middleweight | UFC 197: Jones vs. St. Preux Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 28 | 2016-01-30 | W |
Kevin Casey
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R313:37 | 33.1 | 1,714+92 | 1,733 | -171 | Middleweight | UFC on Fox 18: Johnson vs. Bader Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 27 | 2015-05-23 | W |
 Uriah Hall
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 32.4 | 1,716-2 | 1,780 | +228 | Middleweight | UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 26 | 2015-01-31 | W |
 Tom Watson
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 32.1 | 1,626+90 | 1,636 | -170 | Middleweight | UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 25 | 2014-09-05 | W |
Chris Camozzi
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 31.7 | 1,654-28 | 1,578 | -170 | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night 50: Jacare vs. Mousasi 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 24 | 2014-05-10 | L |
Ed Herman
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.4 | 1,659-6 | 1,641 | -132 | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night 40: Brown vs. Silva Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 23 | 2013-11-06 | L |
Tim Kennedy
|
KO/TKOPunches | R14:40 | 30.9 | 1,718-59 | 1,835 | +260 | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night 31: Fight for the Troops 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 22 | 2013-09-04 | W |
 Tor Troéng
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 30.7 | 1,628+91 | 1,640 | -259 | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night 28: Teixeira vs. Bader Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 21 | 2013-05-18 | W |
João Zeferino
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 30.4 | 1,625+2 | 1,500 | -344 | Middleweight | UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 20 | 2013-01-26 | W |
Sean Spencer
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R312:13 | 30.1 | 1,546+79 | 1,513 | -250 | Middleweight | UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 19 | 2012-07-11 | L |
Andrew Craig
|
KO/TKOHead Kick | R29:52 | 29.5 | 1,644-97 | 1,605 | +134 | Middleweight | UFC on Fuel TV 4: Munoz vs. Weidman Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 18 | 2012-02-04 | W |
 Michael Kuiper
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 29.1 | 1,617+27 | 1,492 | -227 | Middleweight | UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 17 | 2011-08-06 | W |
Paul Bradley
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 28.6 | 1,562+55 | 1,629 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 16 | 2010-12-11 | D |
Jesse Bongfeldt
|
DecisionMajority | R315:00 | 28.0 | 1,521+41 | 1,645 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 124: St. Pierre vs. Koscheck 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 15 | 2010-09-15 | L |
Rich Attonito
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 27.7 | 1,578-57 | 1,464 | -- | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night 22: Marquardt vs. Palhares Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 14 | 2010-05-21 | W |
Travis Lutter
|
KO/TKOPunches | R14:12 | 27.4 | 1,448+130 | 1,631 | -- | Middleweight | Moosin: Sylvia vs Pudzianowski |
| 13 | 2009-09-11 | W |
Allan Weickert
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R12:53 | 26.7 | 1,419+29 | 1,135 | -- | Middleweight | Ring of Combat 26 Ring of Combat |
| 12 | 2009-06-12 | L |
Victor O'Donnell
|
KO/TKODoctor Stoppage | R15:00 | 26.5 | 1,471-51 | 1,624 | -- | Middleweight | Ring of Combat 25 Ring of Combat |
| 11 | 2009-04-17 | W |
Plinio Cruz
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R28:13 | 26.3 | 1,436+34 | 1,191 | -- | Middleweight | Ring of Combat 24 Ring of Combat |
| 10 | 2009-02-20 | W |
Alexandre Moreno
|
KO/TKOPunch | R13:59 | 26.2 | 1,359+78 | 1,320 | -- | Middleweight | Ring of Combat 23 Ring of Combat |
| 9 | 2008-11-28 | W |
Jon Kirk
|
SubRear-Naked Choke | R13:19 | 25.9 | 1,276+82 | 1,255 | -- | -- | SWC 2: Battleground Supreme Warrior Championship |
| 8 | 2008-07-12 | L |
Eduardo Telles
|
KO/TKOHead Kick | R2 | 25.5 | 1,419-143 | 1,161 | -- | -- | Fury FC 6: High Voltage Rio de Janeiro Regional |
| 7 | 2007-08-11 | W |
Silmar Rodrigo
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 24.6 | 1,363+56 | 1,348 | -- | -- | Mo Team League 1 Brazil Regional |
| 6 | 2007-04-29 | W |
Nailson Bahia
|
SubArmbar | R11:24 | 24.3 | 1,325+39 | 1,106 | -- | -- | XFC - Brazil Brazil Regional |
| 5 | 2007-04-29 | W |
Gerson Conceição
|
Decision | R110:00 | 24.3 | 1,321+4 | 1,103 | -- | -- | XFC - Brazil Brazil Regional |
| 4 | 2006-05-20 | W |
Danillo Villefort
|
KO/TKOPunches | R1 | 23.4 | 1,217+104 | 1,283 | -- | -- | GFC 1: Gold Fighters Championship Rio de Janeiro Regional |
| 3 | 2005-10-01 | W |
Carlos Eduardo Santos
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R2 | 22.8 | 1,168+49 | 1,002 | -- | -- | Wild Fight 1 Minas Gerais Regional |
| 2 | 2005-05-06 | W |
Emerson Avila
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R11:58 | 22.4 | 1,097+71 | 1,031 | -- | -- | Champions Night 12 Sao Paulo Regional |
| 1 | 2005-05-06 | W |
Walter Luis
|
SubKeylock | R2 | 22.4 | 1,010+87 | 1,010 | -- | -- | Champions Night 12 Sao Paulo Regional |