CJ Vergara vs Vinicius Salvador — UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
CJ Vergara vs Vinicius Salvador

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UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2

Saturday, July 29, 2023 · Salt Lake City · Utah

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Result

CJ Vergara def. Vinicius Salvador

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

Referee · Dave SeljestadSteve Faragher · 28-29Derek Cleary · 28-29Junichiro Kamijo · 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

CJ VergaraRound 3Vinicius Salvador

44 / 77Sig. strikes38 / 91

57%Accuracy42%

44 / 77Total strikes38 / 91

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control0:00

8.8Pace / min7.6

—Control share—

CJ Vergara

Targethead 57% · body 32% · leg 11%

Phasedistance 98% · clinch 2% · ground 0%

Vinicius Salvador

Targethead 71% · body 26% · leg 3%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeCJ Vergara landed 44 significant strikes to 38.Striking edgeCJ Vergara struck at 57% accuracy to 42%.

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

What changed from R2

Target shiftCJ Vergara's head share of landed strikes moved +26 pts, to 57% head with 32% body and 11% leg.
Defensive driftCJ Vergara absorbed significant strikes +27% faster than in R2, 7.6 against 6.0 per minute.
Pace upVinicius Salvador's significant-strike pace moved +27% from R2 to R3, 7.6 against 6.0 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.

CJ Vergara

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.

Vinicius Salvador

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

109CJ Vergara sig. strikes

88Vinicius Salvador sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+125%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (CJ Vergara)