Nah, Herman beat journeymen, usually finish them.
Its not like you have either top contenders or journeymen in this game
It’s semantics I guess. One man’s journeyman is another man’s respected veteran.
The term journeyman originated in team sports and referred to a veteran who has bounced around among a bunch of different teams. Good enough to stick in the league, not good enough to be needed by one team indefinitely.
I’d probably think about it this way:
1. Champions (St Pierre, Silva, Johnson, Jones, Holloway, Aldo etc.) When you think of them you think of a champion.
2. Perennial Contenders (Edgar, Mendes, Dos Santos, Romero, Rockhold, Rashad, Ferguson, etc.) Always been very good. Easily could have had a title, or maybe did have a title. Only lose to very, very good opponents.
3. Perennially Ranked (Cerrone, Matt Brown, Masvidal, Bisping, Koscheck, Fitch, Florian, Condit, Diaz Brothers, Maia, etc.) Spent the vast majority of their careers as ranked, main card fighters. Looked like a contender at some point. Might have gotten a title shot (or even grabbed a belt for a second). But never really seemed like a champion. Have some losses to guys outside the elite.
4. Respected Veterans (Jim Miller, Diego Sanchez, Guida, Stephens, Leben, Kampman, etc.) Long tenured guys who have had some good moments. You never see him on a card and say, “he’s still in the UFC?” Probably never got a title shot (I know Diego did. Plenty of losses but also plenty of wins. Could show up on a main card or an undercard.
5. Journeymen (Paul Taylor, Paul Kelly, Bryan Barbarena, James Krause, Aubin-Mercier, Lando Vannata, John Makdessi, etc.) Guys you’ve heard of but wouldn’t have blinked if their contract wasn’t renewed at any given moment.
6. Random Guys. They’ve fought in the UFC. Their name would be familiar to you, maybe. But they’ve never been anywhere near the rankings or anyone’s radar.
I think Ed Herman is category 5.