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Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card
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UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield
Saturday, February 18, 2023 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Result
AJ Fletcher def. Themba Gorimbo
Submission (Guillotine Choke From Bottom Guard) · Round 2 · 1:37 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Jacob MontalvoSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Submission · R2 · 1:37
AJ FletcherRound 2Themba Gorimbo
2 / 3Sig. strikes1 / 3
67%Accuracy33%
3 / 4Total strikes5 / 8
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns1 / 1
1Sub. attempts0
0:19Control1:03
1.2Pace / min0.6
23%Control share77%
AJ Fletcher
Targethead 50% · body 0% · leg 50%
Phasedistance 50% · clinch 50% · ground 0%
Themba Gorimbo
Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeAJ Fletcher landed 2 significant strikes to 1.Striking edgeAJ Fletcher struck at 67% accuracy to 33%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R1
- Pace upAJ Fletcher's significant-strike pace moved +24% from R1 to R2, 1.2 against 1.0 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftAJ Fletcher's significant-strike accuracy moved +31 pts, 67% against 36%.
- Target shiftAJ Fletcher's head share of landed strikes moved -50 pts, to 50% head with 0% body and 50% leg.
- Phase shiftAJ Fletcher's ground share of landed strikes moved -100 pts, to 0% on the ground against 50% at distance.
- Control swingAJ Fletcher's control time moved -163s, 19s against 182s.
- Pace downThemba Gorimbo's significant-strike pace moved -38% from R1 to R2, 0.6 against 1.0 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftThemba Gorimbo's significant-strike accuracy moved -38 pts, 33% against 71%.
- Target shiftThemba Gorimbo's head share of landed strikes moved +80 pts, to 100% head with 0% body and 0% leg.
- Defensive driftThemba Gorimbo absorbed significant strikes +24% faster than in R1, 1.2 against 1.0 per minute.
Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA
Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.
AJ Fletcher
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Themba Gorimbo
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Fight summary
7AJ Fletcher sig. strikes
6Themba Gorimbo sig. strikes
2rounds observed
-38%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Themba Gorimbo)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 2 rounds · UFC Stats
7 / 17Sig. strikes6 / 10
41%Accuracy60%
23 / 35Total strikes15 / 26
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns2 / 2
1Sub attempts0
3:21Control2:00
6Head2
0Body3
1Leg1
AJ FletcherThemba Gorimbo
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
10-3-0Record14-7-0
26Age32
5'10"Height6'1"
67"Reach77"
SwitchStanceOrthodox
3.36Sig. str./min2.70
1.54TD / 15 min4.52
AJ Fletcher1-3 in archive
1KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
100%Finish rate
