Justin Gaethje vs Michael Chandler — UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
Justin Gaethje vs Michael Chandler

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UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2

Saturday, November 6, 2021 · New York City · New York

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Result

Justin Gaethje def. Michael Chandler

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

Referee · Mike BeltranSal D'amato · 28-29Derek Cleary · 28-29Doug Crosby · 27-30Source · 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

Justin GaethjeRound 3Michael Chandler

38 / 46Sig. strikes30 / 77

83%Accuracy39%

41 / 54Total strikes30 / 77

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns1 / 2

0Sub. attempts0

0:28Control0:00

7.6Pace / min6.0

100%Control share0%

Justin Gaethje

Targethead 71% · body 5% · leg 24%

Phasedistance 95% · clinch 3% · ground 3%

Michael Chandler

Targethead 60% · body 37% · leg 3%

Phasedistance 97% · clinch 3% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeJustin Gaethje landed 38 significant strikes to 30.Striking edgeJustin Gaethje struck at 83% accuracy to 39%.

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

What changed from R2

Accuracy shiftJustin Gaethje's significant-strike accuracy moved +19 pts, 83% against 63%.
Phase shiftJustin Gaethje's ground share of landed strikes moved -18 pts, to 3% on the ground against 95% at distance.
Defensive driftJustin Gaethje absorbed significant strikes +25% faster than in R2, 6.0 against 4.8 per minute.
Pace upMichael Chandler's significant-strike pace moved +25% from R2 to R3, 6.0 against 4.8 per minute.
Target shiftMichael Chandler's head share of landed strikes moved +14 pts, to 60% head with 37% body and 3% 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.

Justin Gaethje

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.

Michael Chandler

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

116Justin Gaethje sig. strikes

103Michael Chandler sig. strikes

3rounds observed

-51%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Michael Chandler)