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Carlos Hernandez

Flyweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #44; v1.1 (shadow) #44

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 43-45: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,402, deviation 171: measured from 7 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 33 (born 1993-10-25) · Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) · Reach 67 in (170 cm) · Stance Orthodox · 533 days since last bout (2025-05-17) · Last five 2-3 · Streak L1

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,402 is the division's 47th highest of 49 board fighters after an inactivity penalty of 48 points for 533 days without a bout; the ledger stands at -3.0 (less 1.0 for blowout losses, less 2.0 for other losses outside the top 5; losses count for three years); 0 quality wins in 15 years, 0 over top-10 opponents; form penalty 0.15 for a 2-3 last five. Score -0.70 = -0.45 (rating term, 70% weight) -0.09 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.15 (form penalty); score order put him at #44.

TermValueDetail
Score-0.7070% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term-0.45resume rating 1,402 (raw 1,450 less inactivity penalty 48), scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term-0.09quality ledger -3.0: +0.0 QW +0.0 proof -1.0 blowout -2.0 weak
Form penalty0.15last five 2-3
Quality wins, 15 years00 over top-10 opponents, 0 over top-15
Placementscore order #44v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#44score -0.96; score order #44

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

All 7 UFC bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2025-05-17UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. MoralesHyunSung ParkunrankedLsubmission1 (2:26)42%
2024-11-23UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. FigueiredoNyamjargal TumendemberelunrankedWsplit decision3 (5:00)42%
2024-06-29UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2Rei TsuruyaunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)42%
2023-12-09UFC Fight Night: Song vs. GutierrezTatsuro TairaunrankedLKO/TKO2 (0:55)30%
2023-06-17UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. CannonierDenys BondarunrankedWunanimous decision3 (4:59)47%
2023-01-14UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. ImavovAllan NascimentounrankedLsubmission1 (3:16)49%
2022-02-26UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. GreenVictor AltamiranounrankedWsplit decision3 (5:00)50%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 49 board fighters at Flyweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute3.56(45th percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strike accuracy45%(51st percentile at Flyweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.00(33rd percentile at Flyweight)
Share of wins by finish0%(22nd percentile at Flyweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.51(49th percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strike defence51%(29th percentile at Flyweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.42(82nd percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career251(49th percentile at Flyweight)
KO/TKO losses1 (last 2023-12-09, 1,058 days ago)(84th percentile at Flyweight)
Submission losses2(90th percentile at Flyweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.069(76th percentile at Flyweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes1.89(61st percentile at Flyweight)
Takedown defence64%(46th percentile at Flyweight)
Share of cage time in control17%(57th percentile at Flyweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground23%(65th percentile at Flyweight)
Stylemixed (7.1 takedown attempts per 15 min; 17% control)
Career stage
Age33.0(73rd percentile at Flyweight)
Age at UFC debut28.3(73rd percentile at Flyweight)
Years since UFC debut4.7(69th percentile at Flyweight)
UFC bouts7(59th percentile at Flyweight)
Cage time, minutes72(53rd percentile at Flyweight)
Bouts per year, last three years1.3(39th percentile at Flyweight)
Days since last bout533(100th percentile at Flyweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C20406020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #28, Flyweight2023-10-13: #29, Flyweight2023-10-20: #29, Flyweight2023-11-03: #29, Flyweight2023-11-10: #29, Flyweight2023-11-17: #28, Flyweight2023-12-01: #28, Flyweight2023-12-08: #28, Flyweight2023-12-15: #40, Flyweight2024-01-12: #40, Flyweight2024-01-19: #41, Flyweight2024-02-02: #40, Flyweight2024-02-09: #40, Flyweight2024-02-16: #39, Flyweight2024-02-23: #39, Flyweight2024-03-01: #39, Flyweight2024-03-08: #40, Flyweight2024-03-15: #40, Flyweight2024-03-22: #40, Flyweight2024-03-29: #42, Flyweight2024-04-05: #42, Flyweight2024-04-12: #42, Flyweight2024-04-26: #41, Flyweight2024-05-03: #41, Flyweight2024-05-10: #40, Flyweight2024-05-17: #39, Flyweight2024-05-31: #37, Flyweight2024-06-07: #38, Flyweight2024-06-14: #38, Flyweight2024-06-21: #37, Flyweight2024-06-28: #37, Flyweight2024-07-12: #45, Flyweight2024-07-19: #45, Flyweight2024-07-26: #45, Flyweight2024-08-02: #44, Flyweight2024-08-09: #44, Flyweight2024-08-16: #43, Flyweight2024-08-23: #44, Flyweight2024-09-06: #44, Flyweight2024-09-13: #43, Flyweight2024-09-27: #43, Flyweight2024-10-04: #43, Flyweight2024-10-11: #43, Flyweight2024-10-18: #45, Flyweight2024-10-25: #45, Flyweight2024-11-01: #45, Flyweight2024-11-08: #45, Flyweight2024-11-15: #45, Flyweight2024-11-22: #45, Flyweight2024-12-06: #48, Flyweight2024-12-13: #49, Flyweight2025-01-10: #48, Flyweight2025-01-17: #49, Flyweight2025-01-31: #49, Flyweight2025-02-07: #49, Flyweight2025-02-14: #49, Flyweight2025-02-21: #49, Flyweight2025-02-28: #49, Flyweight2025-03-07: #49, Flyweight2025-03-14: #49, Flyweight2025-03-21: #48, Flyweight2025-03-28: #48, Flyweight2025-04-04: #48, Flyweight2025-04-11: #49, Flyweight2025-04-25: #49, Flyweight2025-05-02: #49, Flyweight2025-05-09: #49, Flyweight2025-05-16: #49, Flyweight2025-05-30: #52, Flyweight2025-06-06: #52, Flyweight2025-06-13: #52, Flyweight2025-06-20: #51, Flyweight2025-06-27: #51, Flyweight2025-07-11: #51, Flyweight2025-07-18: #50, Flyweight2025-07-25: #50, Flyweight2025-08-01: #50, Flyweight2025-08-08: #50, Flyweight2025-08-15: #49, Flyweight2025-08-22: #52, Flyweight2025-09-05: #53, Flyweight2025-09-12: #53, Flyweight2025-09-26: #53, Flyweight2025-10-03: #53, Flyweight2025-10-10: #53, Flyweight2025-10-17: #53, Flyweight2025-10-24: #53, Flyweight2025-10-31: #53, Flyweight2025-11-07: #52, Flyweight2025-11-14: #51, Flyweight2025-11-21: #51, Flyweight2025-12-05: #52, Flyweight2025-12-12: #51, Flyweight2026-01-23: #50, Flyweight2026-01-30: #50, Flyweight2026-02-06: #50, Flyweight2026-02-20: #50, Flyweight2026-02-27: #50, Flyweight2026-03-06: #50, Flyweight2026-03-13: #50, Flyweight2026-03-20: #49, Flyweight2026-03-27: #49, Flyweight2026-04-03: #49, Flyweight2026-04-10: #48, Flyweight2026-04-17: #47, Flyweight2026-04-24: #47, Flyweight2026-05-01: #47, Flyweight2026-05-08: #47, Flyweight2026-05-15: #47, Flyweight2026-05-29: #44, Flyweight2026-06-05: #44, Flyweight2026-06-13: #44, Flyweight2026-06-19: #44, Flyweight2026-06-26: #45, Flyweight2026-07-10: #44, Flyweight2026-07-17: #44, Flyweight2026-07-24: #43, Flyweight2026-07-31: #43, Flyweight2026-08-07: #43, Flyweight2026-08-14: #43, Flyweight2026-08-21: #44, Flyweight2026-08-28: #44, Flyweight2026-09-04: #46, Flyweight2026-09-11: #48, Flyweight2026-09-18: #47, Flyweight2026-09-25: #46, Flyweight2026-09-26: #46, Flyweight2026-10-03: #46, Flyweight2026-10-10: #46, Flyweight2026-10-17: #46, Flyweight2026-10-24: #46, Flyweight2026-10-31: #44, Flyweight#44

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better).

Predictive rating by bout

1,4001,4501,5001,5502023202420252026Feb 2022Oct 20262022-02-26: 1,516 (W vs Victor Altamirano)2023-01-14: 1,446 (L vs Allan Nascimento)2023-06-17: 1,498 (W vs Denys Bondar)2023-12-09: 1,447 (L vs Tatsuro Taira)2024-06-29: 1,442 (L vs Rei Tsuruya)2024-11-23: 1,473 (W vs Nyamjargal Tumendemberel)2025-05-17: 1,425 (L vs HyunSung Park)1,425

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances run about 30 points behind the rating: fighters this age typically run 22 points behind their rating, and his own recent results track that.

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-22what fighters aged 33.0 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results-8his recency-weighted mean and trend over 7 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend -0 points a year
Combined-30the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingbehind ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.027282930313233342022-02-26 (age 28.3): W vs Victor Altamirano, residual +0.142023-01-14 (age 29.2): L vs Allan Nascimento, residual -0.452023-06-17 (age 29.6): W vs Denys Bondar, residual +0.252023-12-09 (age 30.1): L vs Tatsuro Taira, residual -0.292024-06-29 (age 30.7): L vs Rei Tsuruya, residual +0.002024-11-23 (age 31.1): W vs Nyamjargal Tumendemberel, residual +0.202025-05-17 (age 31.6): L vs HyunSung Park, residual -0.33-0.04

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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