Fabricio Werdum vs Cain Velasquez — UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum
Fabricio Werdum vs Cain Velasquez

Heavyweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

Final

Fabricio WerdumWinner

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UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum

Saturday, June 13, 2015 · Mexico City · Distrito Federal

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Result

Fabricio Werdum def. Cain Velasquez

Submission (Guillotine Choke On Ground) · Round 3 · 2:13 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Herb DeanSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Submission · R3 · 2:13

Fabricio WerdumRound 3Cain Velasquez

12 / 25Sig. strikes10 / 23

48%Accuracy43%

13 / 26Total strikes15 / 29

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns2 / 2

1Sub. attempts0

0:11Control0:30

5.4Pace / min4.5

27%Control share73%

Fabricio Werdum

Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 67% · clinch 33% · ground 0%

Cain Velasquez

Targethead 70% · body 0% · leg 30%

Phasedistance 50% · clinch 50% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeFabricio Werdum landed 12 significant strikes to 10.

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

What changed from R2

Pace downFabricio Werdum's significant-strike pace moved -57% from R2 to R3, 5.4 against 12.6 per minute.
Accuracy shiftFabricio Werdum's significant-strike accuracy moved -18 pts, 48% against 66%.
Target shiftFabricio Werdum's head share of landed strikes moved +16 pts, to 100% head with 0% body and 0% leg.
Pace downCain Velasquez's significant-strike pace moved -48% from R2 to R3, 4.5 against 8.6 per minute.
Target shiftCain Velasquez's head share of landed strikes moved +17 pts, to 70% head with 0% body and 30% leg.

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.

Fabricio Werdum

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.

Cain Velasquez

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

96Fabricio Werdum sig. strikes

88Cain Velasquez sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+200%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Fabricio Werdum)