Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs Junior Tafa — UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs Junior Tafa

Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card

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Marcos Rogerio de LimaWinner

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UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria

Saturday, February 17, 2024 · Anaheim · California

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Result

Marcos Rogerio de Lima def. Junior Tafa

KO/TKO (Kick to Leg At Distance) · Round 2 · 1:14 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Frank TriggSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R2 · 1:14

Marcos Rogerio de LimaRound 2Junior Tafa

6 / 10Sig. strikes5 / 9

60%Accuracy56%

8 / 12Total strikes7 / 11

1Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:18Control0:00

4.9Pace / min4.1

100%Control share0%

Marcos Rogerio de Lima

Targethead 50% · body 0% · leg 50%

Phasedistance 67% · clinch 0% · ground 33%

Junior Tafa

Targethead 80% · body 0% · leg 20%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeMarcos Rogerio de Lima landed 6 significant strikes to 5.

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

What changed from R1

Accuracy shiftMarcos Rogerio de Lima's significant-strike accuracy moved -15 pts, 60% against 75%.
Control swingMarcos Rogerio de Lima's control time moved -170s, 18s against 188s.
Defensive driftMarcos Rogerio de Lima absorbed significant strikes +238% faster than in R1, 4.1 against 1.2 per minute.
Pace upJunior Tafa's significant-strike pace moved +238% from R1 to R2, 4.1 against 1.2 per minute.
Accuracy shiftJunior Tafa's significant-strike accuracy moved +22 pts, 56% against 33%.
Phase shiftJunior Tafa's ground share of landed strikes moved -17 pts, to 0% on the ground against 100% at distance.

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.

Marcos Rogerio de Lima

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.

Junior Tafa

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

33Marcos Rogerio de Lima sig. strikes

11Junior Tafa sig. strikes

2rounds observed

+238%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Junior Tafa)

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.