Last fight
UFC FIGHT NIGHT
Win
Allen vs Hernandez
Feb. 22, 2025
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
3
Wins by Knockout
8
Wins by Submission
5
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 484
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 762
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- Takedowns Attempted
- 100
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
Oakland, United States
Trains at
Team Fluffy
Fighting style
Striker
Age
31
Height
72.00
Weight
186.00
Octagon Debut
Feb. 2, 2019
Reach
75.00
Leg reach
40.00
- Pro since 2014
- Three wins by KO, eight by submission (5 guillotine, anaconda, arm triangle, RNC)
- Five first round finishes
- Has won eight of his last nine and seven in a row
- Origin of nickname: “I was a fat kid growing up.”
UFC Fight Night (2/22/25) Hernandez won a three round unanimous decision over Brendan Allen
UFC Fight Night (10/19/24) Hernandez stopped Michel Pereira via strikes at 2:22 of the fifth round
UFC 298 (2/17/24) Hernandez submitted Roman Kopylov via rear naked choke at 3:23 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (5/20/23) Hernandez stopped Edmen Shahbazyan via strikes at 1:01 of the third round
UFC Fight Night (9/17/22) Hernandez submitted Marc-Andre Barriault via arm triangle choke at 1:53 of the third round
UFC 273 (4/9/22) Hernandez won a three round unanimous decision over Josh Fremd
UFC 258 (2/13/21) Hernandez submitted Rodolfo Vieira via guillotine choke at 1:53 of the second round
UFC on ESPN (5/16/20) Hernandez was stopped by Kevin Holland via strikes at :39 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (8/31/19) Hernandez submitted Jun Yong Park via anaconda choke at 4:39 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (2/2/19) Hernandez was submitted by Markus Perez via anaconda choke at 1:07 of the second round
Dana White's Contender Series, Season 2
Episode two (6/19/18) Hernandez knocked out Jordan Wright at :40 of the first round. Result was later changed to a no contest when Hernandez failed a post-fight drug test
When and why did you start training for fighting? When I was 15, me and my buddies used to get bored and beat each other up at home. My dad told us we needed to go to the gym because one of us was going to get hurt, so my cousin found a gym and the rest is history.
Training: Mornings – Conditioning. Afternoon/Evening – Striking & Grappling
What titles have you held? LFA middleweight champion
Do you have any heroes? My dad
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It would be a dream come true, considering I have been training for this moment since I was 15.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I went to college for a month or two and dropped out. Fighting is my calling, not school.
What was your job before you started fighting? I have never had a steady job; I have been training full time since I was 15.
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? Six-time champion. I was ranked #1 in the ISCF MMA world rankings from 18 – 21.
Ranks in any martial arts styles: Black Belt in Marinoble’s MMA system and brown belt in BJJ.
Favorite grappling technique: Guillotine
Favorite Striking technique: Cartwheel Kick
