Josh Barnett vs Roy Nelson — UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson Result, Stats & Scorecards

Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Card

Final

Josh BarnettWinner

UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson

Saturday, September 26, 2015 · Saitama · Japan

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Result

Josh Barnett def. Roy Nelson

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

Referee · Steve PercevalMark Craig · 47-48Charlie Keech · 47-48Evan Field · 45-50Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00

Josh BarnettRound 5Roy Nelson

25 / 33Sig. strikes18 / 26

76%Accuracy69%

33 / 42Total strikes23 / 31

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns1 / 1

0Sub. attempts0

2:15Control1:13

5.0Pace / min3.6

65%Control share35%

Josh Barnett

Targethead 48% · body 52% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 32% · clinch 68% · ground 0%

Roy Nelson

Targethead 61% · body 39% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 33% · clinch 56% · ground 11%

Statistical signals

Output edgeJosh Barnett landed 25 significant strikes to 18.Control edgeJosh Barnett held 135s of control to 73s.

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

What changed from R4

Pace downJosh Barnett's significant-strike pace moved -36% from R4 to R5, 5.0 against 7.8 per minute.
Target shiftJosh Barnett's head share of landed strikes moved -21 pts, to 48% head with 52% body and 0% leg.
Defensive driftJosh Barnett absorbed significant strikes +350% faster than in R4, 3.6 against 0.8 per minute.
Pace upRoy Nelson's significant-strike pace moved +350% from R4 to R5, 3.6 against 0.8 per minute.
Accuracy shiftRoy Nelson's significant-strike accuracy moved +29 pts, 69% against 40%.
Target shiftRoy Nelson's head share of landed strikes moved -14 pts, to 61% head with 39% 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.

Josh Barnett

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.

Roy Nelson

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

146Josh Barnett sig. strikes

60Roy Nelson sig. strikes

5rounds observed

+350%largest pace swing, R4 to R5 (Roy Nelson)