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- Kazula Vargas vs Rongzhu
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UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2
Saturday, April 24, 2021 · Jacksonville · Florida
Result
Kazula Vargas def. Rongzhu
Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Keith PetersonTroy Wincapaw · 26-30Eric Colon · 28-29Howard Reichbach · 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
Kazula VargasRound 3Rongzhu
41 / 81Sig. strikes27 / 66
51%Accuracy41%
41 / 81Total strikes29 / 70
0Knockdowns0
0 / 1Takedowns1 / 1
0Sub. attempts0
0:00Control0:12
8.2Pace / min5.4
0%Control share100%
Kazula Vargas
Targethead 73% · body 22% · leg 5%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Rongzhu
Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 96% · clinch 0% · ground 4%
Statistical signals
Output edgeKazula Vargas landed 41 significant strikes to 27.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace upKazula Vargas's significant-strike pace moved +412% from R2 to R3, 8.2 against 1.6 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftKazula Vargas's significant-strike accuracy moved -11 pts, 51% against 62%.
- Target shiftKazula Vargas's head share of landed strikes moved +36 pts, to 73% head with 22% body and 5% leg.
- Phase shiftKazula Vargas's ground share of landed strikes moved -13 pts, to 0% on the ground against 100% at distance.
- Control swingKazula Vargas's control time moved -70s, 0s against 70s.
- Defensive driftKazula Vargas absorbed significant strikes +1250% faster than in R2, 5.4 against 0.4 per minute.
- Pace upRongzhu's significant-strike pace moved +1250% from R2 to R3, 5.4 against 0.4 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftRongzhu's significant-strike accuracy moved +12 pts, 41% against 29%.
- Phase shiftRongzhu's ground share of landed strikes moved -46 pts, to 4% on the ground against 96% at distance.
- Control swingRongzhu's control time moved -140s, 12s against 152s.
- Defensive driftRongzhu absorbed significant strikes +412% faster than in R2, 8.2 against 1.6 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.
Kazula Vargas
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.
Rongzhu
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
96Kazula Vargas sig. strikes
42Rongzhu sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+1250%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Rongzhu)
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 3 rounds · UFC Stats
96 / 176Sig. strikes42 / 105
55%Accuracy40%
111 / 192Total strikes49 / 114
0Knockdowns0
0 / 1Takedowns3 / 4
1Sub attempts0
1:10Control2:44
50Head40
29Body2
17Leg0
Kazula VargasRongzhu
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
12-5-0Record27-6-0
35Age21
5'8"Height5'9"
71"Reach71"
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
3.65Sig. str./min6.05
0.40TD / 15 min1.34
Kazula Vargas0-3 in archive
0KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
—Finish rate
