Alexandr Romanov vs Juan Espino — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
Alexandr Romanov vs Juan Espino

Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card

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Alexandr RomanovWinner

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum

Saturday, April 17, 2021 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Alexandr Romanov def. Juan Espino

Split Decision · Round 3 · 1:05 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Mark SmithGroin Strike to Romanov Dave Hagen · 28-29Chris Lee · 29-28Tony Weeks · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Split Decision · R3 · 1:05

Alexandr RomanovRound 3Juan Espino

0 / 0Sig. strikes2 / 3

—Accuracy67%

1 / 1Total strikes3 / 4

0Knockdowns0

0 / 1Takedowns2 / 2

0Sub. attempts0

0:03Control0:42

0.0Pace / min1.8

7%Control share93%

Alexandr Romanov

TargetNo strikes landed this round

PhaseNo strikes landed this round

Juan Espino

Targethead 50% · body 50% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 50% · clinch 50% · ground 0%

What changed from R2

Pace downAlexandr Romanov's significant-strike pace moved -100% from R2 to R3, 0.0 against 5.4 per minute.
Control swingAlexandr Romanov's control time moved -197s, 3s against 200s.
Defensive driftAlexandr Romanov absorbed significant strikes +54% faster than in R2, 1.8 against 1.2 per minute.
Pace upJuan Espino's significant-strike pace moved +54% from R2 to R3, 1.8 against 1.2 per minute.
Accuracy shiftJuan Espino's significant-strike accuracy moved +21 pts, 67% against 46%.
Target shiftJuan Espino's head share of landed strikes moved -33 pts, to 50% head with 50% body and 0% leg.

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.

Alexandr Romanov

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.

Juan Espino

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

32Alexandr Romanov sig. strikes

12Juan Espino sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+440%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Alexandr Romanov)