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UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos
Sunday, April 10, 2016 · Zagreb · Croatia
Full card → Result Francis Ngannou def. Curtis Blaydes Method KO/TKO (Eye Injury) Round · time Round 2 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee Kevin Sataki Sig. strikes Francis Ngannou 36/84 · Curtis Blaydes 24/58 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Francis Ngannou 46/95 · Curtis Blaydes 31/65 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (2 rounds) Result Francis Ngannou def. Curtis Blaydes
KO/TKO (Eye Injury) · Round 2 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R2 · 5:00
R1 R2
Francis Ngannou Round 2 Curtis Blaydes
21 / 49 Sig. strikes 11 / 33
43% Accuracy 33%
24 / 53 Total strikes 12 / 34
0 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 1 / 3
0 Sub. attempts 0
0:18 Control 0:16
4.2 Pace / min 2.2
53% Control share 47%
Francis Ngannou
Target head 95% · body 0% · leg 5%
Phase distance 95% · clinch 5% · ground 0%
Curtis Blaydes
Target head 82% · body 0% · leg 18%
Phase distance 82% · clinch 18% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
36 Francis Ngannou sig. strikes
24 Curtis Blaydes sig. strikes
2 rounds observed
+40% largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Francis Ngannou)
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 2 rounds · PropSports round stats 36 / 84 Sig. strikes 24 / 58
43% Accuracy 41%
46 / 95 Total strikes 31 / 65
0 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 2 / 6
0 Sub attempts 0
1:17 Control 1:05
32 Head 16
2 Body 1
2 Leg 7
Francis Ngannou Curtis Blaydes
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg R1
Tale of the tape 17-3-0 Record 20-6-0 (1 NC)
29 Age 25
6'4" Height 6'4"
83" Reach 80"
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
2.33 Sig. str./min 4.18
0.76 TD / 15 min 5.12
Francis Ngannou 11-2 in archive
9 KO/TKO wins
1 Sub wins
91% Finish rate
Curtis Blaydes 15-5 in archive
