Eddie Alvarez vs Justin Gaethje — UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2
Eddie Alvarez vs Justin Gaethje

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UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2

Saturday, December 2, 2017 · Detroit · Michigan

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Result

Eddie Alvarez def. Justin Gaethje

KO/TKO (Knee to Head In Clinch) · Round 3 · 3:59 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Herb DeanSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R3 · 3:59

Eddie AlvarezRound 3Justin Gaethje

40 / 79Sig. strikes32 / 54

51%Accuracy59%

45 / 87Total strikes33 / 55

1Knockdowns0

1 / 1Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:14Control0:04

10.0Pace / min8.0

78%Control share22%

Eddie Alvarez

Targethead 85% · body 15% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 68% · clinch 25% · ground 8%

Justin Gaethje

Targethead 50% · body 9% · leg 41%

Phasedistance 84% · clinch 16% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeEddie Alvarez landed 40 significant strikes to 32.

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

What changed from R2

Pace downEddie Alvarez's significant-strike pace moved -31% from R2 to R3, 10.0 against 14.6 per minute.
Target shiftEddie Alvarez's head share of landed strikes moved +14 pts, to 85% head with 15% body and 0% leg.
Pace downJustin Gaethje's significant-strike pace moved -21% from R2 to R3, 8.0 against 10.2 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.

Eddie Alvarez

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.

Justin Gaethje

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

155Eddie Alvarez sig. strikes

122Justin Gaethje sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+74%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Eddie Alvarez)