Jared Vanderaa vs Justin Tafa — UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt
Jared Vanderaa vs Justin Tafa

Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt

Saturday, May 22, 2021 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Jared Vanderaa def. Justin Tafa

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

Referee · Mark SmithMike Bell · 27-30Tony Weeks · 27-30Eric Colon · 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

Jared VanderaaRound 3Justin Tafa

43 / 94Sig. strikes33 / 62

46%Accuracy53%

50 / 102Total strikes33 / 62

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:07Control0:11

8.6Pace / min6.6

39%Control share61%

Jared Vanderaa

Targethead 56% · body 35% · leg 9%

Phasedistance 88% · clinch 12% · ground 0%

Justin Tafa

Targethead 36% · body 64% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 97% · clinch 3% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeJared Vanderaa landed 43 significant strikes to 33.

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

What changed from R2

Defensive driftJared Vanderaa absorbed significant strikes +27% faster than in R2, 6.6 against 5.2 per minute.
Pace upJustin Tafa's significant-strike pace moved +27% from R2 to R3, 6.6 against 5.2 per minute.
Target shiftJustin Tafa's head share of landed strikes moved -17 pts, to 36% head with 64% body and 0% leg.

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 Vanderaa

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.

Justin Tafa

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

121Jared Vanderaa sig. strikes

74Justin Tafa sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+73%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Justin Tafa)