Luis Pena vs Alexander Munoz — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum Result, Stats & Scorecards

Lightweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

Luis PenaWinner

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UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum

Saturday, April 17, 2021 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Luis Pena def. Alexander Munoz

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

Referee · Herb DeanSal D'amato · 28-29Mike Bell · 29-28Rick Winter · 28-29Source · 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

Luis PenaRound 3Alexander Munoz

47 / 93Sig. strikes33 / 76

51%Accuracy43%

47 / 93Total strikes33 / 76

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns1 / 3

0Sub. attempts0

0:03Control0:19

9.4Pace / min6.6

14%Control share86%

Luis Pena

Targethead 81% · body 15% · leg 4%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Alexander Munoz

Targethead 45% · body 33% · leg 21%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeLuis Pena landed 47 significant strikes to 33.

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

What changed from R2

Pace upLuis Pena's significant-strike pace moved +114% from R2 to R3, 9.4 against 4.4 per minute.
Accuracy shiftLuis Pena's significant-strike accuracy moved +13 pts, 51% against 37%.
Accuracy shiftAlexander Munoz's significant-strike accuracy moved -17 pts, 43% against 60%.
Defensive driftAlexander Munoz absorbed significant strikes +114% faster than in R2, 9.4 against 4.4 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.

Luis Pena

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.

Alexander Munoz

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

90Luis Pena sig. strikes

80Alexander Munoz sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+114%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Luis Pena)