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- Forrest Griffin vs Stephan Bonnar
Light Heavyweight · Title bout · 3 rounds · Card
FinalThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale
Saturday, April 9, 2005 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Result
Forrest Griffin def. Stephan Bonnar
Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Herb DeanJeff Mullen · 28-29Tony Weeks · 28-29Dalby Shirley · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
Forrest GriffinRound 3Stephan Bonnar
32 / 70Sig. strikes15 / 52
46%Accuracy29%
32 / 70Total strikes16 / 53
0Knockdowns0
0 / 1Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub. attempts0
0:12Control0:00
6.4Pace / min3.0
100%Control share0%
Forrest Griffin
Targethead 63% · body 13% · leg 25%
Phasedistance 72% · clinch 28% · ground 0%
Stephan Bonnar
Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 87% · clinch 13% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeForrest Griffin landed 32 significant strikes to 15.Striking edgeForrest Griffin struck at 46% accuracy to 29%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace upForrest Griffin's significant-strike pace moved +39% from R2 to R3, 6.4 against 4.6 per minute.
- Target shiftForrest Griffin's head share of landed strikes moved -16 pts, to 63% head with 13% body and 25% leg.
- Phase shiftForrest Griffin's ground share of landed strikes moved -13 pts, to 0% on the ground against 72% at distance.
- Control swingForrest Griffin's control time moved -79s, 12s against 91s.
- Pace downStephan Bonnar's significant-strike pace moved -40% from R2 to R3, 3.0 against 5.0 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftStephan Bonnar's significant-strike accuracy moved -19 pts, 29% against 48%.
- Defensive driftStephan Bonnar absorbed significant strikes +39% faster than in R2, 6.4 against 4.6 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.
Forrest Griffin
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.
Stephan Bonnar
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
88Forrest Griffin sig. strikes
57Stephan Bonnar sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+47%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Stephan Bonnar)
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
88 / 184Sig. strikes57 / 150
48%Accuracy38%
96 / 192Total strikes64 / 157
0Knockdowns0
2 / 9Takedowns0 / 0
1Sub attempts0
2:31Control0:20
62Head55
16Body1
10Leg1
Forrest GriffinStephan Bonnar
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
19-7-0Record15-9-0
26Age28
6'3"Height6'4"
77"Reach79"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
4.38Sig. str./min2.76
1.05TD / 15 min1.32
Forrest Griffin9-5 in archive
1KO/TKO wins
2Sub wins
33%Finish rate
Stephan Bonnar8-6 in archive
2KO/TKO wins
2Sub wins
50%Finish rate
