Chris Lytle vs Paul Taylor — UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben
Chris Lytle vs Paul Taylor

Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben

Saturday, October 18, 2008 · Birmingham · England

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Result

Chris Lytle def. Paul Taylor

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

Referee · Kevin MulhallChris Lee · 28-29Tim Vannatta · 27-30Chris Watts · 28-29Source · 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

Chris LytleRound 3Paul Taylor

34 / 85Sig. strikes33 / 65

40%Accuracy51%

59 / 110Total strikes47 / 79

0Knockdowns0

1 / 1Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

2:25Control0:08

6.8Pace / min6.6

95%Control share5%

Chris Lytle

Targethead 74% · body 26% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 65% · clinch 35% · ground 0%

Paul Taylor

Targethead 64% · body 9% · leg 27%

Phasedistance 73% · clinch 27% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Control edgeChris Lytle held 145s of control to 8s.Striking edgePaul Taylor struck at 51% accuracy to 40%.

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

What changed from R2

Accuracy shiftChris Lytle's significant-strike accuracy moved -20 pts, 40% against 60%.
Target shiftChris Lytle's head share of landed strikes moved +25 pts, to 74% head with 26% body and 0% leg.
Defensive driftChris Lytle absorbed significant strikes +65% faster than in R2, 6.6 against 4.0 per minute.
Pace upPaul Taylor's significant-strike pace moved +65% from R2 to R3, 6.6 against 4.0 per minute.
Target shiftPaul Taylor's head share of landed strikes moved +44 pts, to 64% head with 9% body and 27% 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.

Chris Lytle

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.

Paul Taylor

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

102Chris Lytle sig. strikes

85Paul Taylor sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+65%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Paul Taylor)