UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues · Women's Strawweight · 3 rounds
Opening locked Aug 19, 2026 · Shanelle Dyer 86% · Decision · Distance · scored hit (Shanelle Dyer / KO/TKO)

EnglandShanelle Dyer
“The Nightmare”
Unranked · 7-1 · striker · Orthodox · 25 · IQ B 73
Great Britain Top Team · England
Shanelle Dyer
86.3%
Elise Reed
13.7%
Model win probability · confidence 86%
Desk
86.3% / 13.7%
Market
86.8% / 13.2%
Moneyline
-839 / +638
Edge
−0.6% Reed
Pinnacle moneyline, two-way de-vigged. Desk tracks the market on Reed. Not a betting tip.
Why the model leans this way
Shanelle Dyer is the model side at 86.3% because the largest live edges sit where this fight is likely to be fought. Striker vs striker. The pocket and the counter become the whole fight. Takedown reaction is the clearest separator: Dyer 68 (C+) vs Reed 14 (D). When the shot comes, Dyer stuffs it at 82% — Reed is at 0%.
Takedown reaction
DyerDyer 68 (C+) vs Reed 14 (D). When the shot comes, Dyer stuffs it at 82% — Reed is at 0%.
Timing & reaction
DyerDyer 66 (C+) vs Reed 35 (D). The reaction proxy — defense plus absorb plus knockdown timing — sits with Dyer.
Striking defense
DyerDyer 73 (B) vs Reed 49 (D). Dyer absorbs 1.90/min at 53% defense; Reed is a softer target at 2.80 SApM.
Fight IQ
DyerDyer 73 (B) vs Reed 56 (C). Problem-solving and win-lane diversity sit with Dyer (B vs C).
Path · Dyer
Volume. Dyer wins ugly minutes at range, clutter the center, and never give Reed a clean reset.
Path · Reed
Reed has to wrestle early, chain the second shot, and make Dyer defend the neck instead of throwing. It is the only reliable flip if the pocket goes cold.
This is a firm lean, not a lock. The upset script is Reed attacking ground game with durability.
Style and location. Almost exclusively standing. Power and volume decide it. Dyer is built as: Volume pressure striker. Reed is built as: Pocket striker — suspect hips against the shot, porous pocket. Fight IQ delta is +17 toward Dyer — that is composure, win-lane diversity, and whether they solve a second problem when the first look dies.
The edges that move the number. Takedown reaction: Dyer 68 (C+) vs Reed 14 (D). When the shot comes, Dyer stuffs it at 82% — Reed is at 0%. Timing & reaction: Dyer 66 (C+) vs Reed 35 (D). The reaction proxy — defense plus absorb plus knockdown timing — sits with Dyer. Striking defense: Dyer 73 (B) vs Reed 49 (D). Dyer absorbs 1.90/min at 53% defense; Reed is a softer target at 2.80 SApM.
The clock is live — decision is the modal ending (50%). Minutes and control matter more than a single shot. This is a firm lean, not a lock. The upset script is Reed attacking ground game with durability. These trait marks are derived from FightMetric rates, career method shares, and loaded bout rows — reaction time and agility are proxies, not stopwatch numbers. The model folds the same scores into win probability, so a hole on this card is a hole in the percentage.
Fight IQ, ground game, defense, counter punching, reaction, agility, and takedown reaction — scored from tape and folded into the win number above.
Almost exclusively standing. Power and volume decide it.
R1
22%
R2
13%
R3
14%
Dist
50%
Most likely: Distance. Expected 10.9 minutes.
Striker vs striker. The pocket and the counter become the whole fight.
Striking differential
3.58 vs 0.52 SLpM−SApM (recency / opp. adjusted)
Damage ratio
3.03 vs 1.18 landed/absorbed
Takedown reaction
82% vs 0% hips on the shot
Fight IQ
B 73 vs C 56 — composure, win-lane diversity, adjustments
Striking defense
54% vs 38%
Recency form
Opp.-adjusted last 6/6 UFC rows
Pocket defense (tape)
B vs D
Timing & reaction
Defense + absorb + knockdown timing proxy
Output (SLpM)
5.35 vs 3.39
Striking efficiency
48% vs 60%
Grappling composite
TD avg × acc × def + control + submission threat (adj.)
Ground game (tape)
17 vs 27
Counter punching
33 vs 45
Punching agility
Output × accuracy × age curve
Cardio proxy
Output sustainability + distance rate
Reach / length
65.0" vs 63.0"
Takedown mismatch
TD def 84% vs 35%
Age-adjusted curve
25 vs 33
Layoff / rust
Time since last fight
Strength of schedule
Opp. quality 56 vs 53
Durability
0 vs 0 KO losses
Style interaction
Striker vs striker. The pocket and the counter become the whole fight.
Championship / 5-round
Three-round fight
Fighter 5159959
KO/TKO · R2 1:17
Fighter 5278269
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Fighter 5127823
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
Fighter 5210196
KO/TKO · R1 3:53
Fighter 3107734
KO/TKO · R3 1:08
Fighter 5173771
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Denise Gomes
KO/TKO · R2 0:30
Fighter 2989128
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Fighter 4700617
Submission · R2 3:38
Fighter 3136288
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Fighter 4292347
Submission · R2 0:44
Fighter 4751726
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
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