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Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 89: Bisping vs Leben
Saturday, October 18, 2008 · Birmingham · England
Result
Dan Hardy def. Akihiro Gono
Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Dan MiragliottaChris Lee · 28-29Tim Vannatta · 29-28Andy Roberts · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00
Dan HardyRound 3Akihiro Gono
16 / 62Sig. strikes22 / 42
26%Accuracy52%
19 / 65Total strikes23 / 43
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns2 / 2
0Sub. attempts0
0:00Control0:39
3.2Pace / min4.4
0%Control share100%
Dan Hardy
Targethead 31% · body 25% · leg 44%
Phasedistance 94% · clinch 6% · ground 0%
Akihiro Gono
Targethead 50% · body 18% · leg 32%
Phasedistance 91% · clinch 0% · ground 9%
Statistical signals
Output edgeAkihiro Gono landed 22 significant strikes to 16.Striking edgeAkihiro Gono struck at 52% accuracy to 26%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Target shiftDan Hardy's head share of landed strikes moved -28 pts, to 31% head with 25% body and 44% leg.
- Pace upAkihiro Gono's significant-strike pace moved +16% from R2 to R3, 4.4 against 3.8 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.
Dan Hardy
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.
Akihiro Gono
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
57Dan Hardy sig. strikes
56Akihiro Gono sig. strikes
3rounds observed
-29%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Dan Hardy)
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.
Fight stats 3 rounds · UFC Stats
57 / 186Sig. strikes56 / 107
31%Accuracy52%
61 / 190Total strikes58 / 109
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns3 / 4
0Sub attempts0
0:02Control1:06
24Head28
12Body14
21Leg14
Dan HardyAkihiro Gono
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
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Tale of the tape
25-10-0 (1 NC)Record35-21-8
26Age34
6'0"Height5'7"
74"Reach68"
OrthodoxStanceSwitch
2.46Sig. str./min2.18
0.73TD / 15 min1.01
Dan Hardy5-4 in archive
2KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
40%Finish rate
Akihiro Gono1-1 in archive
0KO/TKO wins
1Sub wins
100%Finish rate
