Anthony Hernandez
"Fluffy"
Wins on the mat — every scramble is a trap.
Fight Plan: Anthony Hernandez
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Defense can be porous when forced into prolonged high-level striking matches
- Tendency to absorb significant damage (3.10 SApM) while forcing the clinch
- Drill takedown defense and cage-wall scrambles
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
- Underhook battles and posture work off the back
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Cardio and Wrestling are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these.
- Aggression76
- Cardio98
- Wrestling88
- Fight IQ85
- Distance Control86
- Finishing80
Prep for camp: Anthony Hernandez
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Weaponizes pace and cardio to drown opponents in high-volume grappling exchanges
- Uses relentless chain wrestling to breach defense, averaging over 5 takedowns per 15 mins
- Aggressively pursues back-takes and front-headlock transitions during scrambles
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Match their pace through round 2, then turn the screws in 3
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Posture and frame drills off bottom — never give up the back
- Mix unscripted looks in sparring — they thrive on patterns
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
- Marathon partner — 5x5 hard rounds, no rest
See it on film
Every read above should be verifiable. Jump straight to the footage on the platforms that host it legally — official channels first, archive sites second.
Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Anthony Hernandez.
How Anthony has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute
Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
No recent injuries reported following latest bout.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- L2026-02-21vs Sean StricklandKO/TKO · R3 · UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
- W2025-08-09vs Roman DolidzeSUB · R4 · UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez
- W2025-02-22vs Brendan AllenU-DEC · R3 · UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
- W2024-10-19vs Michel PereiraKO/TKO · R5 · UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira
- W2024-02-17vs Roman KopylovSUB · R2 · UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Availability
Coming off a February 2026 loss.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Hernandez is an elite pace-based grappler known for having one of the highest work rates in the UFC middleweight division. He specializes in weaponized cardio, using constant wrestling shot sequences and heavy ground pressure to exhaust opponents before finishing them via submission or TKO by attrition.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Weaponizes pace and cardio to drown opponents in high-volume grappling exchanges
- Uses relentless chain wrestling to breach defense, averaging over 5 takedowns per 15 mins
- Aggressively pursues back-takes and front-headlock transitions during scrambles
- Floods opponents with ground-and-pound to create openings for submission finishes
Signature Moves
- Rear Naked Choke
- Ground and Pound via Elbows
- Ankle Pick Takedown
- Arm Triangle Choke
Weaknesses
- Defense can be porous when forced into prolonged high-level striking matches
- Tendency to absorb significant damage (3.10 SApM) while forcing the clinch