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Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card
FinalUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero
Saturday, June 27, 2015 · Hollywood · Florida
Result
Alex Oliveira def. Joe Merritt
Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Herb DeanRichard Bertrand · 27-30Chris Lee · 27-30Eliseo Rodriguez · 27-30Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
Alex OliveiraRound 3Joe Merritt
6 / 14Sig. strikes5 / 12
43%Accuracy42%
23 / 34Total strikes7 / 14
0Knockdowns0
3 / 9Takedowns0 / 0
1Sub. attempts0
4:14Control0:12
1.2Pace / min1.0
95%Control share5%
Alex Oliveira
Targethead 67% · body 0% · leg 33%
Phasedistance 50% · clinch 17% · ground 33%
Joe Merritt
Targethead 80% · body 20% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 20% · clinch 40% · ground 40%
Statistical signals
Output edgeAlex Oliveira landed 6 significant strikes to 5.Control edgeAlex Oliveira held 254s of control to 12s.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace upAlex Oliveira's significant-strike pace moved +100% from R2 to R3, 1.2 against 0.6 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftAlex Oliveira's significant-strike accuracy moved +21 pts, 43% against 21%.
- Target shiftAlex Oliveira's head share of landed strikes moved -33 pts, to 67% head with 0% body and 33% leg.
- Phase shiftAlex Oliveira's ground share of landed strikes moved +33 pts, to 33% on the ground against 50% at distance.
- Grappling pressureAlex Oliveira attempted 7 more takedowns than in R2, 9 against 2.
- Control swingAlex Oliveira's control time moved +120s, 254s against 134s.
- Pace downJoe Merritt's significant-strike pace moved -50% from R2 to R3, 1.0 against 2.0 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftJoe Merritt's significant-strike accuracy moved -21 pts, 42% against 63%.
- Target shiftJoe Merritt's head share of landed strikes moved +20 pts, to 80% head with 20% body and 0% leg.
- Phase shiftJoe Merritt's ground share of landed strikes moved -20 pts, to 40% on the ground against 20% at distance.
- Control swingJoe Merritt's control time moved -77s, 12s against 89s.
- Defensive driftJoe Merritt absorbed significant strikes +100% faster than in R2, 1.2 against 0.6 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.
Alex Oliveira
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.
Joe Merritt
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
11Alex Oliveira sig. strikes
23Joe Merritt sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+100%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Alex Oliveira)
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 3 rounds · UFC Stats
11 / 33Sig. strikes23 / 39
33%Accuracy59%
33 / 60Total strikes34 / 50
0Knockdowns0
5 / 16Takedowns0 / 2
2Sub attempts0
10:24Control2:31
7Head16
0Body3
4Leg4
Alex OliveiraJoe Merritt
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 | Alex Oliveira |
Tale of the tape
22-12-1 (2 NC)Record7-2-0
27Age31
5'11"Height6'0"
76"Reach—
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
2.99Sig. str./min1.53
2.35TD / 15 min0.00
Alex Oliveira10-10 in archive
4KO/TKO wins
3Sub wins
70%Finish rate
Joe Merrittarchive pending
