Herb Dean

Herb Dean appears as the assigned referee in 203 completed UFC bouts currently loaded by PropBetEdge across 2017–2026. This profile treats officiating as context, not destiny: the rates below describe what happened in that historical sample and do not prove that the referee caused a finish, decision, pace change or judging outcome.

Verified background
Herb Dean is a veteran mixed martial arts referee whose long UFC tenure includes major championship assignments. UFC has profiled Dean discussing the responsibility of stoppage decisions, criticism and fighter safety.
Source · UFC ↗

203Loaded bouts

124Stoppages

77Decisions

88KO/TKO results

295-round assignments

5:55Avg stoppage time

What the sample says

Descriptive outcome history only. Referee assignment is one piece of fight context and should never override matchup, fighter, round-profile or market evidence.

KO/TKO · 8843.3% of loaded assignments

Submissions · 3617.7% of loaded assignments

Decisions · 7737.9% of loaded assignments

Split decisions · 1215.6% of decisions

Average fight duration · 9:59Measured from the stored result round/time across this referee's loaded assignments.

Archive span · 2017 to 2026The profile expands automatically as historical and new results land.

Recent UFC assignments

The newest referee-tagged results currently present in the PropBetEdge UFC archive.

Kurtis Campbell vs Trevor PeekSep 5, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. ParnasseSubmission · R3 · 3:07

Farés Ziam vs Axel SolaSep 5, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. ParnasseKO/TKO · R1 · 1:40

Nathaniel Wood vs Pavel AndruscaSep 5, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. ParnasseUnanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

Morgan Charrière vs Felipe LimaSep 5, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. ParnasseUnanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

Xiao Long vs Francesco NuzziAug 29, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. SongKO/TKO · R1 · 1:00

Yan Xiaonan vs Denise GomesAug 29, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. SongKO/TKO · R1 · 4:49

Assignment archive

Up to 60 recent loaded UFC bouts. Result source links remain attached at row level.

Date	Event	Fight	Result	Round / time	Source
Sep 5, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse	Kurtis Campbell vs Trevor Peek	Submission Kurtis Campbell won	R3 · 3:07	ESPN ↗
Sep 5, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse	Farés Ziam vs Axel Sola	KO/TKO Axel Sola won	R1 · 1:40	ESPN ↗
Sep 5, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse	Nathaniel Wood vs Pavel Andrusca	Unanimous Decision Pavel Andrusca won	R3 · 5:00	ESPN ↗
Sep 5, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse	Morgan Charrière vs Felipe Lima	Unanimous Decision Felipe Lima won	R3 · 5:00	ESPN ↗
Aug 29, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song	Xiao Long vs Francesco Nuzzi

Important: “fight impact” here means historical context, not causation. A referee does not choose the matchup, fighter styles, skill gap or scheduled length, so finish/decision rates must be interpreted with sample size and those confounders in mind. Historical title-fight flags are still being normalized, so PropBetEdge does not publish a referee title-assignment total yet. Referee tendencies will only appear in Pregame Desk when a specific assignment is verified and the sample clears the minimum-data gate.