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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
Cain VelasquezRound 3Cheick Kongo
9 / 22Sig. strikes7 / 13
41%Accuracy54%
117 / 149Total strikes14 / 21
0Knockdowns0
1 / 3Takedowns1 / 3
0Sub. attempts0
4:16Control0:12
1.8Pace / min1.4
96%Control share4%
Cain Velasquez
Targethead 89% · body 11% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 0% · clinch 11% · ground 89%
Cheick Kongo
Targethead 43% · body 57% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 29% · clinch 71% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeCain Velasquez landed 9 significant strikes to 7.Control edgeCain Velasquez held 256s of control to 12s.Striking edgeCheick Kongo struck at 54% accuracy to 41%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
Pace downCain Velasquez's significant-strike pace moved -25% from R2 to R3, 1.8 against 2.4 per minute.
Accuracy shiftCain Velasquez's significant-strike accuracy moved -26 pts, 41% against 67%.
Target shiftCain Velasquez's head share of landed strikes moved +31 pts, to 89% head with 11% body and 0% leg.
Pace downCheick Kongo's significant-strike pace moved -22% from R2 to R3, 1.4 against 1.8 per minute.
Accuracy shiftCheick Kongo's significant-strike accuracy moved -10 pts, 54% against 64%.
Phase shiftCheick Kongo's ground share of landed strikes moved -33 pts, to 0% on the ground against 29% at distance.
Grappling pressureCheick Kongo attempted 3 more takedowns than in R2, 3 against 0.
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.
Cain Velasquez
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.
Cheick Kongo
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
29Cain Velasquez sig. strikes
21Cheick Kongo sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+80%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Cheick Kongo)
R1
R2
R3
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
