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Felice Herrig "Lil Bulldog"

Inactive · age 41 · Orthodox · 5'4" 163 cm · 115 lb 52 kg · reach 65" 165 cm
At a glance
  • 4-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • 86% takedown defense in last 3 fights
  • UFC veteran since 2014
Elo rating
1473
Global Elo 1522 ±38
Rank
UFC record
5-5-0
KO 0 · Sub 2 · Dec 3
Streak
-4
Δ90d 0 · Δ1y 0
Last fight
Jun 4, 2022
Loss by Submission · R2
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 51m
Avg fight time
11:05
Bonuses
2
Fights per year
1.3
Ground control
28m
Since last fight
4y 1mo

Honest Elo history

10 fights · tap & drag
Dec 12, 2014 — W vs Lisa Ellis Δ+33Apr 18, 2015 — L vs Paige VanZant Δ-29Jul 23, 2016 — W vs Kailin Curran Δ+30Feb 4, 2017 — W vs Alexa Grasso Δ+28Jun 25, 2017 — W vs Justine Kish Δ+28Dec 2, 2017 — W vs Cortney Casey Δ+12Apr 7, 2018 — L vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz Δ-19Oct 6, 2018 — L vs Michelle Waterson-Gomez Δ-18Aug 15, 2020 — L vs Virna Jandiroba Δ-21Jun 4, 2022 — L vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz Δ-22 1425145014751500152515501575 2016201820202022 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":284.6,"elo":1484,"date":"2014-12-12","opp":"Lisa Ellis","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":123.5,"y":346,"elo":1455,"date":"2015-04-18","opp":"Paige VanZant","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":2,"x":245.3,"y":282.2,"elo":1485,"date":"2016-07-23","opp":"Kailin Curran","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":3,"x":297,"y":221.6,"elo":1513,"date":"2017-02-04","opp":"Alexa Grasso","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":4,"x":334.1,"y":161.9,"elo":1541,"date":"2017-06-25","opp":"Justine Kish","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":5,"x":376.3,"y":136.5,"elo":1553,"date":"2017-12-02","opp":"Cortney Casey","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":6,"x":409.5,"y":176.8,"elo":1534,"date":"2018-04-07","opp":"Karolina Kowalkiewicz","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":7,"x":457.5,"y":215.7,"elo":1516,"date":"2018-10-06","opp":"Michelle Waterson-Gomez","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":8,"x":636.5,"y":261.3,"elo":1495,"date":"2020-08-15","opp":"Virna Jandiroba","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":9,"x":810,"y":308,"elo":1473,"date":"2022-06-04","opp":"Karolina Kowalkiewicz","result":"L","delta":-22}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jun 4, 2022 Karolina Kowalkiewicz L -22
Aug 15, 2020 Virna Jandiroba L -21
Oct 6, 2018 Michelle Waterson-Gomez L -18
Apr 7, 2018 Karolina Kowalkiewicz L -19
Dec 2, 2017 Cortney Casey W +12

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
40%
2 / 5
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
2
40% of wins
DEC
3
60% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 2 (40%) 2 Dec: 3 (60%) 3
Finishes by round
2 total
R1
1 50%
R2
1 50%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 425 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
61% Head
  • Head 61%
  • Body 29%
  • Leg 10%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
72% Distance
  • Distance 72%
  • Clinch 20%
  • Ground 8%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
40%
of losses by finish
2 of 5
0 KO/TKO 2 Sub 3 Dec Never been KO'd

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1512
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 5 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Justine Kish
Elo 1553 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
5.5
−0.5 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 10 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1477

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Felice Herrig on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.