Beneil Dariush vs Michael Johnson — UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Beneil Dariush vs Michael Johnson

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UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux

Saturday, August 8, 2015 · Nashville · Tennessee

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Result

Beneil Dariush def. Michael Johnson

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

Referee · Herb DeanDoug Crosby · 28-29Sal D'amato · 29-28Richard Bertrand · 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

Beneil DariushRound 3Michael Johnson

33 / 82Sig. strikes25 / 69

40%Accuracy36%

33 / 82Total strikes26 / 70

0Knockdowns0

0 / 1Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control0:00

6.6Pace / min5.0

—Control share—

Beneil Dariush

Targethead 73% · body 18% · leg 9%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Michael Johnson

Targethead 28% · body 72% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 96% · clinch 4% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeBeneil Dariush landed 33 significant strikes to 25.

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

What changed from R2

Pace upBeneil Dariush's significant-strike pace moved +50% from R2 to R3, 6.6 against 4.4 per minute.
Pace downMichael Johnson's significant-strike pace moved -29% from R2 to R3, 5.0 against 7.0 per minute.
Target shiftMichael Johnson's head share of landed strikes moved -15 pts, to 28% head with 72% body and 0% leg.
Defensive driftMichael Johnson absorbed significant strikes +50% faster than in R2, 6.6 against 4.4 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.

Beneil Dariush

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.

Michael Johnson

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

75Beneil Dariush sig. strikes

84Michael Johnson sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+50%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Beneil Dariush)