Jared Gordon vs Leonardo Santos — UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards
Jared Gordon vs Leonardo Santos

Lightweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards

Saturday, August 20, 2022 · Salt Lake City · Utah

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Result

Jared Gordon def. Leonardo Santos

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

Referee · Herb DeanSal D'amato · 27-30Derek Cleary · 27-30Mike Bell · 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

Jared GordonRound 3Leonardo Santos

50 / 71Sig. strikes13 / 35

70%Accuracy37%

99 / 121Total strikes15 / 37

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 1

0Sub. attempts0

1:12Control0:25

10.0Pace / min2.6

74%Control share26%

Jared Gordon

Targethead 70% · body 22% · leg 8%

Phasedistance 80% · clinch 12% · ground 8%

Leonardo Santos

Targethead 77% · body 15% · leg 8%

Phasedistance 92% · clinch 8% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeJared Gordon landed 50 significant strikes to 13.Striking edgeJared Gordon struck at 70% accuracy to 37%.

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

What changed from R2

Pace upJared Gordon's significant-strike pace moved +72% from R2 to R3, 10.0 against 5.8 per minute.
Target shiftJared Gordon's head share of landed strikes moved +29 pts, to 70% head with 22% body and 8% leg.
Accuracy shiftLeonardo Santos's significant-strike accuracy moved -17 pts, 37% against 54%.
Target shiftLeonardo Santos's head share of landed strikes moved +15 pts, to 77% head with 15% body and 8% leg.
Defensive driftLeonardo Santos absorbed significant strikes +72% faster than in R2, 10.0 against 5.8 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.

Jared Gordon

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.

Leonardo Santos

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

116Jared Gordon sig. strikes

36Leonardo Santos sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+72%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Jared Gordon)