Beneil Dariush vs Tony Ferguson — UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler
Beneil Dariush vs Tony Ferguson

Lightweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler

Saturday, May 15, 2021 · Houston · Texas

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Result

Beneil Dariush def. Tony Ferguson

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

Referee · Mike BeltranChris Lee · 27-30Sal D'amato · 27-30Marcos Rosales · 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

Beneil DariushRound 3Tony Ferguson

7 / 13Sig. strikes6 / 12

54%Accuracy50%

18 / 35Total strikes13 / 19

0Knockdowns0

1 / 2Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

4:31Control0:00

1.4Pace / min1.2

100%Control share0%

Beneil Dariush

Targethead 71% · body 29% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 71% · clinch 0% · ground 29%

Tony Ferguson

Targethead 50% · body 50% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 50% · clinch 0% · ground 50%

Statistical signals

Control edgeBeneil Dariush held 271s of control to 0s.

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 +17% from R2 to R3, 1.4 against 1.2 per minute.
Accuracy shiftBeneil Dariush's significant-strike accuracy moved +11 pts, 54% against 43%.
Phase shiftBeneil Dariush's ground share of landed strikes moved -55 pts, to 29% on the ground against 71% at distance.
Defensive driftBeneil Dariush absorbed significant strikes +200% faster than in R2, 1.2 against 0.4 per minute.
Pace upTony Ferguson's significant-strike pace moved +200% from R2 to R3, 1.2 against 0.4 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.

Tony Ferguson

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

23Beneil Dariush sig. strikes

15Tony Ferguson sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+200%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Tony Ferguson)