Jeff Monson vs Marcio Cruz — UFC 59: Reality Check Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 59: Reality Check
Jeff Monson vs Marcio Cruz

Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC 59: Reality Check

Saturday, April 15, 2006 · Anaheim · California

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Result

Jeff Monson def. Marcio Cruz

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

Referee · John McCarthyAbe Belardo · 27-30Alejandro Rochin · 29-28Hector Hernandez · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Split Decision · R3 · 5:00

Jeff MonsonRound 3Marcio Cruz

7 / 18Sig. strikes6 / 16

39%Accuracy38%

72 / 89Total strikes13 / 24

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 3

0Sub. attempts0

3:20Control0:28

1.4Pace / min1.2

88%Control share12%

Jeff Monson

Targethead 43% · body 43% · leg 14%

Phasedistance 29% · clinch 29% · ground 43%

Marcio Cruz

Targethead 50% · body 33% · leg 17%

Phasedistance 67% · clinch 33% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Control edgeJeff Monson held 200s of control to 28s.

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

What changed from R2

Pace downJeff Monson's significant-strike pace moved -61% from R2 to R3, 1.4 against 3.6 per minute.
Phase shiftJeff Monson's ground share of landed strikes moved +26 pts, to 43% on the ground against 29% at distance.
Control swingJeff Monson's control time moved +97s, 200s against 103s.
Pace downMarcio Cruz's significant-strike pace moved -60% from R2 to R3, 1.2 against 3.0 per minute.
Target shiftMarcio Cruz's head share of landed strikes moved +17 pts, to 50% head with 33% body and 17% leg.
Grappling pressureMarcio Cruz attempted 2 more takedowns than in R2, 3 against 1.

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.

Jeff Monson

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.

Marcio Cruz

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

32Jeff Monson sig. strikes

40Marcio Cruz sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+157%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Jeff Monson)