Alexander Volkanovski vs Chad Mendes — UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
Alexander Volkanovski vs Chad Mendes

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Alexander VolkanovskiWinner

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UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2

Saturday, December 29, 2018 · Los Angeles · California

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Result

Alexander Volkanovski def. Chad Mendes

KO/TKO (Punches to Head At Distance) · Round 2 · 4:14 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Mark SmithSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R2 · 4:14

Alexander VolkanovskiRound 2Chad Mendes

38 / 71Sig. strikes13 / 24

54%Accuracy54%

38 / 71Total strikes13 / 24

1Knockdowns1

0 / 0Takedowns2 / 2

0Sub. attempts0

0:08Control0:36

9.0Pace / min3.1

18%Control share82%

Alexander Volkanovski

Targethead 76% · body 16% · leg 8%

Phasedistance 79% · clinch 13% · ground 8%

Chad Mendes

Targethead 69% · body 23% · leg 8%

Phasedistance 77% · clinch 23% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeAlexander Volkanovski landed 38 significant strikes to 13.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R1

Pace upAlexander Volkanovski's significant-strike pace moved +181% from R1 to R2, 9.0 against 3.2 per minute.
Accuracy shiftAlexander Volkanovski's significant-strike accuracy moved +23 pts, 54% against 30%.
Target shiftAlexander Volkanovski's head share of landed strikes moved +33 pts, to 76% head with 16% body and 8% leg.
Target shiftChad Mendes's head share of landed strikes moved +23 pts, to 69% head with 23% body and 8% leg.
Defensive driftChad Mendes absorbed significant strikes +181% faster than in R1, 9.0 against 3.2 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.

Alexander Volkanovski

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.

Chad Mendes

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

54Alexander Volkanovski sig. strikes

28Chad Mendes sig. strikes

2rounds observed

+181%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Alexander Volkanovski)

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.