Benson Henderson vs Nate Diaz — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Benson Henderson vs Nate Diaz

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Benson HendersonWinner

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UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz

Saturday, December 8, 2012 · Seattle · Washington

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Result

Benson Henderson def. Nate Diaz

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

Referee · Herb DeanMarcos Rosales · 43-50Sal D'amato · 45-50Dave Hagen · 45-50Source · 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 5Nate Diaz

24 / 46Sig. strikes6 / 11

52%Accuracy55%

36 / 58Total strikes21 / 28

0Knockdowns0

1 / 2Takedowns0 / 1

0Sub. attempts0

4:06Control0:02

4.8Pace / min1.2

99%Control share1%

Benson Henderson

Targethead 54% · body 21% · leg 25%

Phasedistance 4% · clinch 42% · ground 54%

Nate Diaz

Targethead 33% · body 33% · leg 33%

Phasedistance 0% · clinch 100% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeBenson Henderson landed 24 significant strikes to 6.Control edgeBenson Henderson held 246s of control to 2s.

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

What changed from R4

Accuracy shiftBenson Henderson's significant-strike accuracy moved -18 pts, 52% against 71%.
Phase shiftBenson Henderson's ground share of landed strikes moved -25 pts, to 54% on the ground against 4% at distance.
Defensive driftBenson Henderson absorbed significant strikes +500% faster than in R4, 1.2 against 0.2 per minute.
Pace upNate Diaz's significant-strike pace moved +500% from R4 to R5, 1.2 against 0.2 per minute.
Accuracy shiftNate Diaz's significant-strike accuracy moved +40 pts, 55% against 14%.
Target shiftNate Diaz's head share of landed strikes moved +33 pts, to 33% head with 33% body and 33% 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.

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.

Nate Diaz

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

124Benson Henderson sig. strikes

30Nate Diaz sig. strikes

5rounds observed

+500%largest pace swing, R4 to R5 (Nate Diaz)