Joseph Benavidez vs Henry Cejudo — The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Joseph Benavidez vs Henry Cejudo

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Final

Joseph BenavidezWinner

Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale

Saturday, December 3, 2016 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Joseph Benavidez def. Henry Cejudo

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

Referee · Yves LavigneMarcos Rosales · 29-27Glenn Trowbridge · 26-30Derek Cleary · 27-29Source · 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

Joseph BenavidezRound 3Henry Cejudo

25 / 87Sig. strikes26 / 65

29%Accuracy40%

25 / 87Total strikes28 / 67

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 4

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control0:07

5.0Pace / min5.2

0%Control share100%

Joseph Benavidez

Targethead 72% · body 28% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Henry Cejudo

Targethead 38% · body 54% · leg 8%

Phasedistance 92% · clinch 8% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Striking edgeHenry Cejudo struck at 40% accuracy to 29%.

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

What changed from R2

Target shiftJoseph Benavidez's head share of landed strikes moved +13 pts, to 72% head with 28% body and 0% leg.
Defensive driftJoseph Benavidez absorbed significant strikes +24% faster than in R2, 5.2 against 4.2 per minute.
Pace upHenry Cejudo's significant-strike pace moved +24% from R2 to R3, 5.2 against 4.2 per minute.
Grappling pressureHenry Cejudo attempted 4 more takedowns than in R2, 4 against 0.

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.

Joseph Benavidez

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.

Henry Cejudo

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

69Joseph Benavidez sig. strikes

68Henry Cejudo sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+24%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Henry Cejudo)