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Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 105: Couture vs Vera
Saturday, November 14, 2009 · Manchester · England
Result
Matt Brown def. James Wilks
KO/TKO (Punches to Head From Back Control) · Round 3 · 2:27 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Leon RobertsSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R3 · 2:27
Matt BrownRound 3James Wilks
15 / 22Sig. strikes7 / 17
68%Accuracy41%
16 / 23Total strikes10 / 20
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns0 / 1
1Sub. attempts2
0:50Control0:42
6.1Pace / min2.9
54%Control share46%
Matt Brown
Targethead 93% · body 7% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 27% · clinch 0% · ground 73%
James Wilks
Targethead 86% · body 0% · leg 14%
Phasedistance 71% · clinch 29% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeMatt Brown landed 15 significant strikes to 7.Striking edgeMatt Brown struck at 68% accuracy to 41%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace upMatt Brown's significant-strike pace moved +39% from R2 to R3, 6.1 against 4.4 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftMatt Brown's significant-strike accuracy moved +12 pts, 68% against 56%.
- Target shiftMatt Brown's head share of landed strikes moved +21 pts, to 93% head with 7% body and 0% leg.
- Phase shiftMatt Brown's ground share of landed strikes moved +37 pts, to 73% on the ground against 27% at distance.
- Defensive driftMatt Brown absorbed significant strikes +186% faster than in R2, 2.9 against 1.0 per minute.
- Pace upJames Wilks's significant-strike pace moved +186% from R2 to R3, 2.9 against 1.0 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftJames Wilks's significant-strike accuracy moved +12 pts, 41% against 29%.
- Control swingJames Wilks's control time moved -90s, 42s against 132s.
- Defensive driftJames Wilks absorbed significant strikes +39% faster than in R2, 6.1 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.
Matt Brown
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.
James Wilks
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
45Matt Brown sig. strikes
19James Wilks sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+186%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (James Wilks)
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
45 / 75Sig. strikes19 / 53
60%Accuracy36%
67 / 97Total strikes58 / 97
1Knockdowns0
0 / 1Takedowns1 / 10
3Sub attempts3
2:43Control6:11
36Head13
8Body1
1Leg5
Matt BrownJames Wilks
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
26-19-0Record7-4-0
28Age31
6'0"Height6'1"
75"Reach75"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
3.76Sig. str./min1.82
1.68TD / 15 min1.27
Matt Brown16-13 in archive
12KO/TKO wins
2Sub wins
88%Finish rate
