UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
Round 1 · 4:01
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The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.
Dolidze pulled guard early to chase leg locks against de Ridder.
De Ridder methodically cleared the leg attacks and worked back to a dominant position.
Once free, de Ridder unloaded a non-stop barrage of strikes that forced the referee to step in at 4:01 of round one.
De Ridder has submitted 13 of his 21 opponents and lands 2.56 takedowns per 15 minutes. At 2.47 significant strikes per minute he is not going to out-volume anybody, so his route is the mat and the neck that follows.
Dolidze carries the heavier hands — 8 knockouts and 3.19 landed per minute against 2.47 — with 0.74 submission attempts per 15 of his own. His route is to make the first takedown expensive and the second one unavailable.
Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect the fighter data snapshot used for this page. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.
How the analysts' picks held up once the cage door closed.
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls
Analyst picks: MMA JOEY Hit; JakeGerberMMA Hit; The MMA Guru Hit; We Want Picks Hit.
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MMA JOEY
MMA JOEYView full track record
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls | Historic market Favourite call, market price 78.5%. de Ridder · Dec | de Ridder · KO/TKO R1 | Hit | Miss | Not called | |
| Picks Reinier de Ridder to win. “I'll pick RDR to get it done over Roman Dolidze via decision.” Track record: winner called in 66 of 96 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
JakeGerberMMA
JakeGerberMMAView full track record
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls | Historic market Favourite call, market price 78.5%. de Ridder · Sub | de Ridder · KO/TKO R1 | Hit | Miss | Not called | |
| Expects Dolidze to struggle in the clinch, de Ridder to tap away with knees to the body and take him down, then slide into a dominant position as Dolidze slows later in the fight and finish with an arm triangle. “RDR gets him down and ends up finding a submission. I like RDR at 205 a lot.” Track record: winner called in 77 of 116 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
The MMA Guru
The MMA GuruView full track record
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls | Historic market Favourite call, market price 78.5%. de Ridder · to win | de Ridder · KO/TKO R1 | Hit | Not called | Not called | |
| Picks Reinier de Ridder to win. “I'm going to go with Reinier De Ridder in this one.” Track record: winner called in 195 of 296 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
We Want Picks
We Want PicksView full track record
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls | Historic market Favourite call, market price 78.5%. de Ridder · to win | de Ridder · KO/TKO R1 | Hit | Not called | Not called | |
| Picks against his own long-standing preference for Dolidze: the wins that made Dolidze's name are four years old, and de Ridder is the bigger man genuinely suited to 205. Expects de Ridder to manage range, land jumping knees, and for Dolidze to fold mentally as he has before. “So I absolutely love Reinier de Ridder in this spot.” Track record: winner called in 93 of 145 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
4 of 4 nailed it.
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Pre-fight calls compared with the recorded result. Winner, method and round are scored separately; market context names whether it comes from a qualified sportsbook snapshot or historic market reconstruction.
Actual de Ridder · KO/TKO · R1
Closest probability ChatGPT put 57% on de Ridder.
Independent forecasts from ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini · latest 20 Aug, 2 days before the fight
All three expect a win by decision, with win chances from 52% (Claude) to 57% (ChatGPT).
Method mix differs most for Decision: 45% (Claude) to 58% (ChatGPT), a 13-point range.
40 of 70 winner picks correct · 57% hit rate
Pick de Ridder by decision
Win probability: de Ridder 57%, Dolidze 43%.
41 of 64 winner picks correct · 64% hit rate
Pick de Ridder by decision
Win probability: de Ridder 52%, Dolidze 48%.
45 of 70 winner picks correct · 64% hit rate
Pick de Ridder by decision
Win probability: de Ridder 53%, Dolidze 47%.
ChatGPT reads the fight as “De Ridder is a narrow pick in a competitive grappling matchup. His listed grappling style and stronger overall record provide the slight edge, while Dolidze's sambo and BJJ base keeps the matchup close. With both fighters recently reaching decisions and the bout limited to three rounds, a close scorecard appears more likely than a finish.”
The fighter who converts clinch exchanges into sustained top control may determine the decision.
The models differ on probability distribution.
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Pick
De Ridder is a narrow pick in a competitive grappling matchup. His listed grappling style and stronger overall record provide the slight edge, while Dolidze's sambo and BJJ base keeps the matchup close. With both fighters recently reaching decisions and the bout limited to three rounds, a close scorecard appears more likely than a finish.
The fighter who converts clinch exchanges into sustained top control may determine the decision.
GPT-5 · 20 Aug40 of 70 winner picks correct · 57% hit rate
Pick
Two grappling-oriented light heavyweights meet while both are attempting to snap two-fight skids. De Ridder's stronger overall record gives him a slight edge, while Dolidze's listed sambo and BJJ base provides a comparable grappling route. Their supplied recent results support a tightly contested matchup that could plausibly reach the scorecards.
Whichever fighter dictates where the fight takes place — feet or mat — early in round one likely shapes the entire outcome.
Claude · 20 Aug41 of 64 winner picks correct · 64% hit rate
Pick
This three-round light heavyweight contest pairs two experienced grapplers aiming to rebound from recent losses. Reinier de Ridder's listed grappling style meets Roman Dolidze's sambo and BJJ background. Their similar grappling profiles and recent distance results make an extended contest plausible, with de Ridder's stronger overall record providing the narrow edge.
Ability to secure top position immediately following the first contested scramble.
Gemini · 20 Aug45 of 70 winner picks correct · 64% hit rate
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