Yves Edwards, Split decision, 3 rounds.
Walking in
Yves Edwards
Record4-2
StreakWon 4 straight
Strikes landed / min1.97
Strike defence61%
Takedowns / 15 min0.22
Takedown defence77%
Hermes Franca
Record2-1
Strikes landed / min1.64
Strike defence51%
Takedowns / 15 min2.38
Takedown defence50%
Only 18 fighters on record in the two years to 2004 at Lightweight, too few to rank anyone against. The rates are real, the ranking would not be.
What happened
Yves EdwardsHermes Franca
21/43Sig. strikes8/44
66/92Total strikes63/104
0/0Takedowns4/10
1Sub attempts2
4:52Control3:46
Target
9/29Head6/39
2/2Body0/1
10/12Leg2/4
Position
13/23Distance5/38
0/2Clinch2/4
8/18Ground1/2