Augusto Mendes vs Frankie Saenz — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn
Augusto Mendes vs Frankie Saenz

Bantamweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn

Sunday, January 15, 2017 · Phoenix · Arizona

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Result

Augusto Mendes def. Frankie Saenz

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

Referee · Herb DeanBrad Frank · 29-28Chris Flores · 28-29Dennis O'Connell · 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 · 5:00

Augusto MendesRound 3Frankie Saenz

15 / 41Sig. strikes14 / 27

37%Accuracy52%

20 / 46Total strikes21 / 35

0Knockdowns0

2 / 2Takedowns0 / 1

0Sub. attempts0

0:36Control1:45

3.0Pace / min2.8

26%Control share74%

Augusto Mendes

Targethead 87% · body 13% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 67% · clinch 33% · ground 0%

Frankie Saenz

Targethead 43% · body 29% · leg 29%

Phasedistance 50% · clinch 50% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Control edgeFrankie Saenz held 105s of control to 36s.Striking edgeFrankie Saenz struck at 52% accuracy to 37%.

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

What changed from R2

Pace upAugusto Mendes's significant-strike pace moved +36% from R2 to R3, 3.0 against 2.2 per minute.
Defensive driftAugusto Mendes absorbed significant strikes +27% faster than in R2, 2.8 against 2.2 per minute.
Pace upFrankie Saenz's significant-strike pace moved +27% from R2 to R3, 2.8 against 2.2 per minute.
Accuracy shiftFrankie Saenz's significant-strike accuracy moved +24 pts, 52% against 28%.
Defensive driftFrankie Saenz absorbed significant strikes +36% faster than in R2, 3.0 against 2.2 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.

Augusto 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.

Frankie Saenz

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

42Augusto Mendes sig. strikes

40Frankie Saenz sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+36%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Augusto Mendes)