Lightweight

Jai Herbert

Last fought: Apr 2026

RECORD

Pro

14-6-1

UFC

4-5-1

Age

Height

6'1"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

77"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:42
Fight Completion Rate	71.4%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.14
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	35-21 (62.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	3-7 (30.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	29-12 (70.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	58.7%
% Time in Control	16.6%
% Time Controlled	24.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	40.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.26
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.20
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.06
Distance Strike Accuracy	36.8%
Distance Strike Defense	58.8%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	2.33
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.30
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.11
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.62
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.51

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Jai Herbert League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Jai Herbert
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Strike Differential	-0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	21.4%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.4
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	2:29
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	10:42
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.8
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.7
Takedown Accuracy	23.1%
Takedown Defense	80.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:37

Fight History

WIN

vs. Mandel Nallo

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott • Apr 2026Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:05

Jai Herbert19/2868%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:27KD 2

Mandel Nallo16/3152%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jai Herbert	19/28	68%	0/0	0:27	2
	Mandel Nallo	16/31	52%	0/0	0:10	1

LOSS

vs. Chris Padilla

UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady • Mar 2025Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jai Herbert38/12231%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:01

Chris Padilla39/9840%TD 0/6Ctrl 3:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jai Herbert	3/16	19%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Padilla	9/24	38%	0/1	0:51	—

R2	Jai Herbert	7/42	17%	0/1	0:01	—
	Chris Padilla	13/32	41%	0/3	1:34	—

R3	Jai Herbert	28/64	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Padilla	17/42	40%	0/2	1:16	—

WIN

vs. Rolando Bedoya

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov • Aug 2024Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jai Herbert82/17846%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:33KD 1

Rolando Bedoya67/19934%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jai Herbert	16/34	47%	0/0	0:06	1
	Rolando Bedoya	21/58	36%	0/1	0:23	—

R2	Jai Herbert	29/60	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rolando Bedoya	30/78	38%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Jai Herbert	37/84	44%	2/3	0:27	—
	Rolando Bedoya	16/63	25%	0/0	0:45	—

LOSS

vs. Fares Ziam

UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura • Jul 2023Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jai Herbert49/13437%TD 0/6Ctrl 4:12

Fares Ziam61/11354%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jai Herbert	14/42	33%	0/0	1:08	—
	Fares Ziam	20/32	62%	0/1	0:34	—

R2	Jai Herbert	15/44	34%	0/3	2:04	—
	Fares Ziam	20/38	53%	1/1	0:16	—

R3	Jai Herbert	20/48	42%	0/3	1:00	—
	Fares Ziam	21/43	49%	0/3	0:40	—

vs. Ludovit Klein

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 • Mar 2023Lightweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jai Herbert43/9048%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:54

Ludovit Klein47/9748%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jai Herbert	11/30	37%	0/0	0:05	—
	Ludovit Klein	11/24	46%	1/1	1:53	—

R2	Jai Herbert	15/28	54%	0/1	0:23	—
	Ludovit Klein	11/29	38%	0/1	0:49	—

R3	Jai Herbert	17/32	53%	1/2	2:26	—
	Ludovit Klein	25/44	57%	1/1	0:32	—

WIN

vs. Kyle Nelson

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall • Jul 2022Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jai Herbert36/6456%TD 0/1Ctrl 5:57

Kyle Nelson41/6266%TD 0/4Ctrl 3:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jai Herbert	7/19	37%	0/0	1:18	—
	Kyle Nelson	19/27	70%	0/2	1:18	—

R2	Jai Herbert	24/36	67%	0/1	1:11	—
	Kyle Nelson	17/29	59%	0/1	0:59	—

R3	Jai Herbert	5/9	56%	0/0	3:28	—
	Kyle Nelson	5/6	83%	0/1	0:49	—

LOSS

vs. Ilia Topuria

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall • Mar 2022Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:07

Jai Herbert22/6335%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07KD 1

Ilia Topuria20/4149%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:41KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jai Herbert	19/47	40%	0/0	0:07	1
	Ilia Topuria	12/27	44%	1/4	2:38	—

R2	Jai Herbert	3/16	19%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ilia Topuria	8/14	57%	0/0	0:03	1

WIN

vs. Khama Worthy

UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori • Oct 2021Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:47

Jai Herbert24/4652%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Khama Worthy11/2152%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jai Herbert	24/46	52%	0/0	0:05	1
	Khama Worthy	11/21	52%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Renato Moicano

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov • Jun 2021Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:34

Jai Herbert7/2528%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

Renato Moicano26/4163%TD 5/7Ctrl 7:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jai Herbert	6/24	25%	0/0	0:08	—
	Renato Moicano	8/14	57%	3/4	3:20	—

R2	Jai Herbert	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Renato Moicano	18/27	67%	2/3	4:15	—

LOSS

vs. Francisco Trinaldo

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till • Jul 2020Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 1:30

Jai Herbert21/7030%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:20KD 1

Francisco Trinaldo30/5852%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:18KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jai Herbert	4/14	29%	0/0	0:43	—
	Francisco Trinaldo	9/20	45%	2/3	3:15	—

R2	Jai Herbert	14/32	44%	0/0	2:37	1
	Francisco Trinaldo	9/22	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Jai Herbert	3/24	12%	0/0	0:00	—
	Francisco Trinaldo	12/16	75%	0/0	0:03	1

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com