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UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez
Saturday, April 20, 2013 · San Jose · California
Result
Josh Thomson def. Nate Diaz
KO/TKO (Kick to Head At Distance) · Round 2 · 3:44 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Mike BeltranSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R2 · 3:44
Josh ThomsonRound 2Nate Diaz
21 / 38Sig. strikes11 / 30
55%Accuracy37%
29 / 46Total strikes20 / 40
1Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns1 / 1
0Sub. attempts1
0:59Control0:30
5.6Pace / min2.9
66%Control share34%
Josh Thomson
Targethead 76% · body 19% · leg 5%
Phasedistance 24% · clinch 38% · ground 38%
Nate Diaz
Targethead 73% · body 18% · leg 9%
Phasedistance 55% · clinch 36% · ground 9%
Statistical signals
Output edgeJosh Thomson landed 21 significant strikes to 11.Striking edgeJosh Thomson struck at 55% accuracy to 37%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R1
- Pace upJosh Thomson's significant-strike pace moved +88% from R1 to R2, 5.6 against 3.0 per minute.
- Target shiftJosh Thomson's head share of landed strikes moved +30 pts, to 76% head with 19% body and 5% leg.
- Phase shiftJosh Thomson's ground share of landed strikes moved +25 pts, to 38% on the ground against 24% at distance.
- Defensive driftJosh Thomson absorbed significant strikes +47% faster than in R1, 2.9 against 2.0 per minute.
- Pace upNate Diaz's significant-strike pace moved +47% from R1 to R2, 2.9 against 2.0 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftNate Diaz's significant-strike accuracy moved +14 pts, 37% against 23%.
- Target shiftNate Diaz's head share of landed strikes moved -17 pts, to 73% head with 18% body and 9% leg.
- Defensive driftNate Diaz absorbed significant strikes +88% faster than in R1, 5.6 against 3.0 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.
Josh Thomson
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.
Nate Diaz
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
36Josh Thomson sig. strikes
21Nate Diaz sig. strikes
2rounds observed
+88%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Josh Thomson)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 2 rounds · UFC Stats
36 / 71Sig. strikes21 / 74
51%Accuracy28%
44 / 79Total strikes40 / 94
1Knockdowns0
1 / 1Takedowns1 / 1
0Sub attempts1
1:22Control0:55
23Head17
7Body2
6Leg2
Josh ThomsonNate Diaz
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
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Tale of the tape
22-9-0 (1 NC)Record22-13-0
34Age28
5'10"Height6'0"
71"Reach76"
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
2.59Sig. str./min4.57
1.92TD / 15 min1.05
Josh Thomson0-2 in archive
0KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
—Finish rate
Nate Diaz14-10 in archive
2KO/TKO wins
8Sub wins
71%Finish rate
