Aljamain Sterling vs Jimmie Rivera — UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Aljamain Sterling vs Jimmie Rivera

Bantamweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

Aljamain SterlingWinner

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UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez

Sunday, February 17, 2019 · Phoenix · Arizona

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Result

Aljamain Sterling def. Jimmie Rivera

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Ryan BrueggemanChris Lee · 27-30Mike Bell · 27-30Chris Flores · 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

Aljamain SterlingRound 3Jimmie Rivera

32 / 66Sig. strikes8 / 46

48%Accuracy17%

33 / 67Total strikes11 / 49

0Knockdowns0

0 / 2Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control0:33

6.4Pace / min1.6

0%Control share100%

Aljamain Sterling

Targethead 53% · body 25% · leg 22%

Phasedistance 97% · clinch 0% · ground 3%

Jimmie Rivera

Targethead 63% · body 25% · leg 13%

Phasedistance 88% · clinch 13% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeAljamain Sterling landed 32 significant strikes to 8.Striking edgeAljamain Sterling struck at 48% accuracy to 17%.

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

What changed from R2

Pace downAljamain Sterling's significant-strike pace moved -33% from R2 to R3, 6.4 against 9.6 per minute.
Accuracy shiftAljamain Sterling's significant-strike accuracy moved -12 pts, 48% against 60%.
Target shiftAljamain Sterling's head share of landed strikes moved +14 pts, to 53% head with 25% body and 22% leg.
Accuracy shiftJimmie Rivera's significant-strike accuracy moved -17 pts, 17% against 35%.
Target shiftJimmie Rivera's head share of landed strikes moved +40 pts, to 63% head with 25% body and 13% 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.

Aljamain Sterling

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.

Jimmie Rivera

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

101Aljamain Sterling sig. strikes

24Jimmie Rivera sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+129%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Aljamain Sterling)