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- Demian Maia vs Jason MacDonald
Middleweight · 3 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 87: Seek And Destroy
Saturday, August 9, 2008 · Minneapolis · Minnesota
Result
Demian Maia def. Jason MacDonald
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · Round 3 · 2:44 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Yves LavigneSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Submission · R3 · 2:44
Demian MaiaRound 3Jason MacDonald
5 / 10Sig. strikes2 / 4
50%Accuracy50%
20 / 26Total strikes5 / 8
0Knockdowns0
1 / 2Takedowns0 / 0
1Sub. attempts2
1:14Control1:10
1.8Pace / min0.7
51%Control share49%
Demian Maia
Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 0% · clinch 0% · ground 100%
Jason MacDonald
Targethead 50% · body 0% · leg 50%
Phasedistance 50% · clinch 0% · ground 50%
Statistical signals
Output edgeDemian Maia landed 5 significant strikes to 2.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace downDemian Maia's significant-strike pace moved -58% from R2 to R3, 1.8 against 4.4 per minute.
- Target shiftDemian Maia's head share of landed strikes moved +14 pts, to 100% head with 0% body and 0% leg.
- Phase shiftDemian Maia's ground share of landed strikes moved +18 pts, to 100% on the ground against 0% at distance.
- Control swingDemian Maia's control time moved -157s, 74s against 231s.
- Defensive driftDemian Maia absorbed significant strikes +22% faster than in R2, 0.7 against 0.6 per minute.
- Pace upJason MacDonald's significant-strike pace moved +22% from R2 to R3, 0.7 against 0.6 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftJason MacDonald's significant-strike accuracy moved -10 pts, 50% against 60%.
- Target shiftJason MacDonald's head share of landed strikes moved +17 pts, to 50% head with 0% body and 50% leg.
- Phase shiftJason MacDonald's ground share of landed strikes moved +50 pts, to 50% on the ground against 50% at distance.
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.
Demian Maia
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.
Jason MacDonald
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
30Demian Maia sig. strikes
7Jason MacDonald sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+633%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Demian Maia)
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
30 / 59Sig. strikes7 / 15
51%Accuracy47%
103 / 145Total strikes36 / 45
0Knockdowns0
2 / 4Takedowns0 / 2
3Sub attempts4
6:19Control5:16
26Head4
3Body0
1Leg3
Demian MaiaJason MacDonald
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
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Tale of the tape
28-11-0Record25-16-0
30Age33
6'1"Height6'3"
72"Reach80"
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
1.80Sig. str./min1.55
2.49TD / 15 min1.43
Demian Maia21-11 in archive
1KO/TKO wins
10Sub wins
52%Finish rate
