Donald Cerrone vs John Makdessi — UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier
Donald Cerrone vs John Makdessi

Lightweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier

Saturday, May 23, 2015 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Donald Cerrone def. John Makdessi

KO/TKO (Kick to Head At Distance) · Round 2 · 4:44 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Jason HerzogSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R2 · 4:44

Donald CerroneRound 2John Makdessi

40 / 93Sig. strikes40 / 70

43%Accuracy57%

40 / 93Total strikes40 / 70

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control0:00

8.5Pace / min8.5

—Control share—

Donald Cerrone

Targethead 68% · body 3% · leg 30%

Phasedistance 95% · clinch 5% · ground 0%

John Makdessi

Targethead 43% · body 38% · leg 20%

Phasedistance 95% · clinch 5% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Striking edgeJohn Makdessi struck at 57% accuracy to 43%.

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

What changed from R1

Pace upDonald Cerrone's significant-strike pace moved +36% from R1 to R2, 8.5 against 6.2 per minute.
Target shiftDonald Cerrone's head share of landed strikes moved +16 pts, to 68% head with 3% body and 30% leg.
Defensive driftDonald Cerrone absorbed significant strikes +32% faster than in R1, 8.5 against 6.4 per minute.
Pace upJohn Makdessi's significant-strike pace moved +32% from R1 to R2, 8.5 against 6.4 per minute.
Target shiftJohn Makdessi's head share of landed strikes moved +18 pts, to 43% head with 38% body and 20% leg.
Defensive driftJohn Makdessi absorbed significant strikes +36% faster than in R1, 8.5 against 6.2 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.

Donald Cerrone

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.

John Makdessi

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

71Donald Cerrone sig. strikes

72John Makdessi sig. strikes

2rounds observed

+36%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Donald Cerrone)

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.