John Makdessi vs Ross Pearson — UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
John Makdessi vs Ross Pearson

Lightweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2

Saturday, July 28, 2018 · Calgary · Alberta

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Result

John Makdessi def. Ross Pearson

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

Referee · Yves LavigneDerek Cleary · 26-30Chris Lee · 27-29Greg Jackson · 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

John MakdessiRound 3Ross Pearson

60 / 114Sig. strikes22 / 70

53%Accuracy31%

63 / 118Total strikes24 / 72

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 2

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control0:18

12.0Pace / min4.4

0%Control share100%

John Makdessi

Targethead 92% · body 3% · leg 5%

Phasedistance 85% · clinch 15% · ground 0%

Ross Pearson

Targethead 73% · body 9% · leg 18%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeJohn Makdessi landed 60 significant strikes to 22.Striking edgeJohn Makdessi struck at 53% accuracy to 31%.

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

What changed from R2

Pace upJohn Makdessi's significant-strike pace moved +46% from R2 to R3, 12.0 against 8.2 per minute.
Target shiftJohn Makdessi's head share of landed strikes moved +26 pts, to 92% head with 3% body and 5% leg.
Pace downRoss Pearson's significant-strike pace moved -27% from R2 to R3, 4.4 against 6.0 per minute.
Grappling pressureRoss Pearson attempted 2 more takedowns than in R2, 2 against 0.
Defensive driftRoss Pearson absorbed significant strikes +46% faster than in R2, 12.0 against 8.2 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.

John Makdessi

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.

Ross Pearson

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

131John Makdessi sig. strikes

79Ross Pearson sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+46%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (John Makdessi)