UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues  22 Aug 2026 · Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California, US

Shanelle Dyer defeats Elise Reed by KO/TKO

KO/TKO · punches

Round 3 · 1:42

Dyer vs Reed · UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues

At a glance

Analysts, AI and market side by side. Open a tab for the detail.

What happened

The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.

Dyer dominated from the start, using speed and power advantages to control the pace.

She never allowed the veteran Reed to find her footing, punishing her at every turn.

The referee stepped in as Dyer unloaded along the fence at 1:42 of round three.

Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in

Case for Dyer

Dyer lands 7.71 significant strikes per minute to Reed's 3.41 and has stopped five of her seven opponents. With 100% takedown defence facing a woman who shoots 0.46 times per 15 minutes, her route is simply to keep the fight where it already is.

Case for Reed

Reed has gone to the judges in six of her eight wins and finishes only 25% of the time, so her route runs through the scorecards. She needs Dyer working at a pace Dyer has not yet had to sustain.

What We Were Watching For

  • Dyer more than doubles Reed's output — 7.71 against 3.41 significant strikes landed per minute.
  • Dyer also absorbs 6.72 per minute, the highest figure on the card, so that volume is not free.
  • Takedowns barely feature: Reed averages 0.46 per 15 minutes into Dyer's 100% takedown defence.
  • Reed is 2-3 in her last five to Dyer's 4-1, on near-identical average fight times (10:50 against 10:39).
Records & career stats
Dyer vs Reed
Dyer Reed
  1. OutputSig. strikes landed / min 9.10 3.50
  2. Striking def.Striking defense 52% 48%
  3. DurabilitySig. strikes absorbed / min 5.82 4.16
  4. Takedown def.Takedown defense 100% 52%
  5. FinishingFinish rate 71% 25%
7-1-0
Record
8-5-0
4-1 last 5
Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
2-3 last 5
England
Nationality
United States
25
Age
33
1.68 m
Height — Dyer leads
1.60 m
165 cm
Reach — Dyer leads
160 cm
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StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
Orthodox
71%
Finish rateFinish % — Dyer leadsFinish rateThe share of a fighter’s wins that ended inside the distance — by KO/TKO or submission — rather than going to the judges’ scorecards. Higher means more finishes.
25%
6
Wins by KO/TKOKO wins — Dyer leads
2
0
Wins by submissionSub wins
0
9.10
Sig. strikes landed / minStr / min — Dyer leadsSignificant strikes landed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter lands for every minute of fight time — a read on striking output and pace. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
3.50
5.82
Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbs / min — Reed leadsSignificant strikes absorbed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter takes for every minute of fight time. Lower is better — it means they get hit less often. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
4.16
52%
Striking defenseStrike def. — Dyer leadsStriking defenseThe percentage of opponents’ significant strikes that do not land — strikes slipped, blocked or evaded. Higher is better. Not the same as striking accuracy, which counts your own strikes that land. From UFC/FightMetric.
48%
100%
Takedown defenseTD def. — Dyer leadsTakedown defenseThe percentage of opponents’ takedown attempts that are stuffed. Higher means harder to put on the mat. From UFC/FightMetric.
52%
11:00
Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
10:56
Great Britain Top Team
Team
Kickside Martial Arts

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.

Who Called It?

How the analysts' picks held up once the cage door closed.

Analyst picks: MMA JOEY Hit; JakeGerberMMA Hit; The MMA Guru Hit; We Want Picks Hit.

Analyst prediction scorecards
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MMA JOEY96 resolved calls
Historic market Favourite call, market price 87.5%. Dyer · KO/TKO · R2Dyer · KO/TKO R3HitHitMiss
JakeGerberMMA116 resolved calls
Historic market Favourite call, market price 87.5%. Dyer · KO/TKO · R2Dyer · KO/TKO R3HitHitMiss
The MMA Guru296 resolved calls
Historic market Favourite call, market price 87.5%. Dyer · KO/TKODyer · KO/TKO R3HitHitNot called
We Want Picks145 resolved calls
Historic market Favourite call, market price 87.5%. Dyer · to winDyer · KO/TKO R3HitNot calledNot called

4 of 4 nailed it.

The experts above are a lens, not credentials we conferred — analyst, fighter or betting desk.

AI Predictions — Results

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 Dyer · KO/TKO · R3

Closest probability Gemini put 62% on Dyer.

ChatGPT40 of 70 winner picks correct · 57% hit rate
57% Dyer
43% Reed
PickDyer · DecisionActualDyer · KO/TKO · R3
WinnerHitMethodMissRoundNot calledHistoric market favouriteHistoric market favourite: FavouriteThe selected fighter had the higher market-implied chance of winning.Historic market favourite: favourite call
Claude41 of 64 winner picks correct · 64% hit rate
58% Dyer
42% Reed
PickDyer · KO/TKO · R2ActualDyer · KO/TKO · R3
WinnerHitMethodHitRoundMissHistoric market favouriteHistoric market favourite: FavouriteThe selected fighter had the higher market-implied chance of winning.Historic market favourite: favourite call
Gemini45 of 70 winner picks correct · 64% hit rate
62% Dyer
38% Reed
PickDyer · DecisionActualDyer · KO/TKO · R3
WinnerHitMethodMissRoundNot calledHistoric market favouriteHistoric market favourite: FavouriteThe selected fighter had the higher market-implied chance of winning.Historic market favourite: favourite call
AI Predictions — pre-fight snapshot

AI Predictions

Independent forecasts from ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini · latest 20 Aug, 2 days before the fight

All 3 models pick Dyer

They differ on how the fight ends, with win chances from 57% (ChatGPT) to 62% (Gemini).

Method mix differs most for Decision: 40% (Claude) to 63% (Gemini), a 23-point range.

  • ChatGPT

    40 of 70 winner picks correct · 57% hit rate

    Pick Dyer by decision

    Win probability: Dyer 57%, Reed 43%.

    GPT-5 · 20 Aug

    Medium confidence
  • Claude

    41 of 64 winner picks correct · 64% hit rate

    Pick Dyer by KO/TKO in round 2

    Win probability: Dyer 58%, Reed 42%.

    Claude · 20 Aug

    Medium confidence
  • Gemini

    45 of 70 winner picks correct · 64% hit rate

    Pick Dyer by decision

    Win probability: Dyer 62%, Reed 38%.

    Gemini · 20 Aug

    Medium confidence

ChatGPT reads the fight as “Dyer's Muay Thai offense and stronger recent trajectory give her a narrow edge, but Reed's Taekwondo striking and broader record could keep the contest competitive. A close decision is the most plausible outcome, with Dyer's damaging exchanges potentially separating the rounds.”

What to watch

  • Dyer's Muay Thai offense
  • Reed's mobile taekwondo striking
  • Likely competitive three-round pacing

Swing factor

Whether Reed can maintain distance consistently enough to prevent Dyer from controlling the exchanges.

More detail3 areas differ

The models differ on finish method, round timing, probability distribution.

Forecast comparison by model
DetailChatGPTClaudeGemini
How it endsKO/TKOSubmissionDecisionTop to bottom in each stack
Round—Round 2—
Forecast comparison by model
DetailChatGPTClaudeGemini
How it endsKO/TKOSubmissionDecisionTop to bottom in each stack
Round—Round 2—

ChatGPT

Pick

Dyer by decision

Medium confidenceConfidence labelBased on the higher win probability: Low below 58%, Medium 58–69%, High 70% or more. This is a coarse probability band, not a separate calibrated score.
Win probability: Dyer 57%, Reed 43%

Winner probability by method

KO/TKO, 35% overall: Dyer 24%, Reed 11%
Submission, 11% overall: Dyer 5%, Reed 6%
Decision, 54% overall: Dyer 28%, Reed 26%

How ChatGPT sees the fight

Dyer's Muay Thai offense and stronger recent trajectory give her a narrow edge, but Reed's Taekwondo striking and broader record could keep the contest competitive. A close decision is the most plausible outcome, with Dyer's damaging exchanges potentially separating the rounds.

Keys to victory

  • Dyer's Muay Thai offense
  • Reed's mobile taekwondo striking
  • Likely competitive three-round pacing

X-factor

Whether Reed can maintain distance consistently enough to prevent Dyer from controlling the exchanges.

GPT-5 · 20 Aug40 of 70 winner picks correct · 57% hit rate

Claude

Pick

Dyer by KO/TKO in round 2

Medium confidenceConfidence labelBased on the higher win probability: Low below 58%, Medium 58–69%, High 70% or more. This is a coarse probability band, not a separate calibrated score.
Win probability: Dyer 58%, Reed 42%

Winner probability by method

KO/TKO, 50% overall: Dyer 30%, Reed 20%
Submission, 10% overall: Dyer 8%, Reed 2%
Decision, 40% overall: Dyer 20%, Reed 20%

How Claude sees the fight

Dyer enters after a knee-and-punches stoppage, while Reed's listed recent results include a second-round TKO loss, a decision win, and a submission loss. Both fighters have striking-based styles, so the matchup may be decided by who creates the clearer exchanges over three rounds.

Keys to victory

  • Dyer's recent TKO win provides a demonstrated striking finish
  • Reed has dropped two of her last three, including a strikes-based stoppage loss
  • Reed's 8-5 record provides the larger supplied fight sample

X-factor

Reed's Taekwondo-based kicking range could help her control distance and offset Dyer's Muay Thai pressure if she can keep the fight at the outside.

Claude · 20 Aug41 of 64 winner picks correct · 64% hit rate

Gemini

Pick

Dyer by decision

Medium confidenceConfidence labelBased on the higher win probability: Low below 58%, Medium 58–69%, High 70% or more. This is a coarse probability band, not a separate calibrated score.
Win probability: Dyer 62%, Reed 38%

Winner probability by method

KO/TKO, 32% overall: Dyer 24%, Reed 8%
Submission, 5% overall: Dyer 3%, Reed 2%
Decision, 63% overall: Dyer 35%, Reed 28%

How Gemini sees the fight

Shanelle Dyer enters after a recent stoppage win, bringing a Muay Thai style into a matchup against Taekwondo-based striker Elise Reed. Reed holds the larger overall record, while Dyer's recent TKO supplies the clearer current finishing result. Their listed styles point toward a striking matchup over three rounds.

Keys to victory

  • Stylistic clash between Dyer's Muay Thai pressure and Reed's Taekwondo distance striking.
  • Recent form and momentum following Dyer's second-round finish compared to Reed's recent promotional setbacks.
  • Reed's larger overall record against Dyer's stronger listed recent result.

X-factor

Range control and cage positioning, specifically whether Dyer can corner Reed to land heavy inside strikes or if Reed can keep the fight at kicking range in open space.

Gemini · 20 Aug45 of 70 winner picks correct · 64% hit rate

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