Jake Matthews vs Rostem Akman — UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
Jake Matthews vs Rostem Akman

Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya

Saturday, October 5, 2019 · Melbourne · Victoria

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Result

Jake Matthews def. Rostem Akman

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Greg KleynjansBen Cartlidge · 27-30Christopher Shen · 27-30Charlie Keech · 27-30Source · 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

Jake MatthewsRound 3Rostem Akman

26 / 46Sig. strikes5 / 35

57%Accuracy14%

28 / 49Total strikes5 / 35

0Knockdowns0

0 / 2Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:49Control0:03

5.2Pace / min1.0

94%Control share6%

Jake Matthews

Targethead 42% · body 35% · leg 23%

Phasedistance 81% · clinch 19% · ground 0%

Rostem Akman

Targethead 40% · body 60% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 20% · clinch 80% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeJake Matthews landed 26 significant strikes to 5.Striking edgeJake Matthews struck at 57% accuracy to 14%.

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

What changed from R2

Pace upJake Matthews's significant-strike pace moved +44% from R2 to R3, 5.2 against 3.6 per minute.
Accuracy shiftJake Matthews's significant-strike accuracy moved +19 pts, 57% against 38%.
Target shiftJake Matthews's head share of landed strikes moved +20 pts, to 42% head with 35% body and 23% leg.
Grappling pressureJake Matthews attempted 2 more takedowns than in R2, 2 against 0.
Target shiftRostem Akman's head share of landed strikes moved +20 pts, to 40% head with 60% body and 0% leg.
Defensive driftRostem Akman absorbed significant strikes +44% faster than in R2, 5.2 against 3.6 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.

Jake Matthews

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.

Rostem Akman

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

59Jake Matthews sig. strikes

15Rostem Akman sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+44%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Jake Matthews)