Referee · Mark SmithDerek Cleary · 46-49Sal D'amato · 46-49Mike Bell · 47-48Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived
Market
Market data not configured
The market provider is not connected in this environment. No prices are estimated in its absence.
Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00
Magomed AnkalaevRound 5Thiago Santos
15 / 21Sig. strikes7 / 19
71%Accuracy37%
36 / 42Total strikes19 / 32
0Knockdowns0
0 / 1Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub. attempts0
2:39Control0:00
3.0Pace / min1.4
100%Control share0%
Magomed Ankalaev
Targethead 27% · body 67% · leg 7%
Phasedistance 40% · clinch 60% · ground 0%
Thiago Santos
Targethead 14% · body 29% · leg 57%
Phasedistance 86% · clinch 14% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeMagomed Ankalaev landed 15 significant strikes to 7.Control edgeMagomed Ankalaev held 159s of control to 0s.Striking edgeMagomed Ankalaev struck at 71% 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 R4
Pace downMagomed Ankalaev's significant-strike pace moved -29% from R4 to R5, 3.0 against 4.2 per minute.
Accuracy shiftMagomed Ankalaev's significant-strike accuracy moved +28 pts, 71% against 44%.
Target shiftMagomed Ankalaev's head share of landed strikes moved -35 pts, to 27% head with 67% body and 7% leg.
Control swingMagomed Ankalaev's control time moved +103s, 159s against 56s.
Pace downThiago Santos's significant-strike pace moved -30% from R4 to R5, 1.4 against 2.0 per minute.
Target shiftThiago Santos's head share of landed strikes moved -26 pts, to 14% head with 29% body and 57% 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.
Magomed Ankalaev
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.
Thiago Santos
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
78Magomed Ankalaev sig. strikes
60Thiago Santos sig. strikes
5rounds observed
+87%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Magomed Ankalaev)
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
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.
