Benson Henderson vs Frankie Edgar — UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Benson Henderson vs Frankie Edgar

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Benson HendersonWinner

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UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson

Saturday, February 25, 2012 · Saitama · Japan

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Result

Benson Henderson def. Frankie Edgar

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

Referee · Marc GoddardSal D'amato · 46-49Howard Hughes · 47-48Chris Lee · 46-49Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00

Benson HendersonRound 5Frankie Edgar

16 / 49Sig. strikes12 / 38

33%Accuracy32%

17 / 50Total strikes12 / 38

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns1 / 4

1Sub. attempts0

0:04Control0:20

3.2Pace / min2.4

17%Control share83%

Benson Henderson

Targethead 63% · body 38% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 81% · clinch 13% · ground 6%

Frankie Edgar

Targethead 67% · body 17% · leg 17%

Phasedistance 67% · clinch 17% · ground 17%

Statistical signals

Output edgeBenson Henderson landed 16 significant strikes to 12.

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

What changed from R4

Pace downBenson Henderson's significant-strike pace moved -20% from R4 to R5, 3.2 against 4.0 per minute.
Target shiftFrankie Edgar's head share of landed strikes moved +13 pts, to 67% head with 17% body and 17% leg.
Grappling pressureFrankie Edgar attempted 3 more takedowns than in R4, 4 against 1.

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.

Benson Henderson

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 Edgar

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

87Benson Henderson sig. strikes

68Frankie Edgar sig. strikes

5rounds observed

+77%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Benson Henderson)