Georges St-Pierre vs Matt Hughes — UFC 65: Bad Intentions Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Georges St-Pierre vs Matt Hughes

Welterweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

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Georges St-PierreWinner

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UFC 65: Bad Intentions

Saturday, November 18, 2006 · Sacramento · California

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Result

Georges St-Pierre def. Matt Hughes

KO/TKO (Kick to Head At Distance) · Round 2 · 1:25 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · John McCarthySource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R2 · 1:25

Georges St-PierreRound 2Matt Hughes

17 / 32Sig. strikes5 / 10

53%Accuracy50%

17 / 32Total strikes5 / 10

1Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 1

0Sub. attempts0

0:09Control0:00

12.0Pace / min3.5

100%Control share0%

Georges St-Pierre

Targethead 71% · body 0% · leg 29%

Phasedistance 65% · clinch 0% · ground 35%

Matt Hughes

Targethead 60% · body 40% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 60% · clinch 40% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeGeorges St-Pierre landed 17 significant strikes to 5.

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

What changed from R1

Pace upGeorges St-Pierre's significant-strike pace moved +114% from R1 to R2, 12.0 against 5.6 per minute.
Phase shiftGeorges St-Pierre's ground share of landed strikes moved +28 pts, to 35% on the ground against 65% at distance.
Defensive driftGeorges St-Pierre absorbed significant strikes +253% faster than in R1, 3.5 against 1.0 per minute.
Pace upMatt Hughes's significant-strike pace moved +253% from R1 to R2, 3.5 against 1.0 per minute.
Accuracy shiftMatt Hughes's significant-strike accuracy moved +33 pts, 50% against 17%.
Defensive driftMatt Hughes absorbed significant strikes +114% faster than in R1, 12.0 against 5.6 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.

Georges St-Pierre

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.

Matt Hughes

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

45Georges St-Pierre sig. strikes

10Matt Hughes sig. strikes

2rounds observed

+253%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Matt Hughes)

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.