Home Events UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy Matt Sayles vs Kyle Nelson Matt Sayles vs Kyle Nelson · UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy Featherweight · 3 rounds · Card
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UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
Saturday, May 4, 2019 · Ottawa · Ontario
Full card → Result Matt Sayles def. Kyle Nelson Method Submission (Arm Triangle From Mount) Round · time Round 3 · 3:16 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee Todd Ronald Anderson Sig. strikes Matt Sayles 75/147 · Kyle Nelson 26/93 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Matt Sayles 106/181 · Kyle Nelson 32/103 Scorecards None — the fight ended by Submission Analysis Round-by-round (3 rounds) Result Matt Sayles def. Kyle Nelson
Submission (Arm Triangle From Mount) · Round 3 · 3:16 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Submission · R3 · 3:16
R1 R2 R3
Matt Sayles Round 3 Kyle Nelson
15 / 34 Sig. strikes 7 / 28
44% Accuracy 25%
20 / 39 Total strikes 7 / 28
0 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 6
1 Sub. attempts 0
0:26 Control 0:21
4.6 Pace / min 2.1
55% Control share 45%
Matt Sayles
Target head 47% · body 40% · leg 13%
Phase distance 80% · clinch 20% · ground 0%
Kyle Nelson
Target head 29% · body 71% · leg 0%
Phase distance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
75 Matt Sayles sig. strikes
26 Kyle Nelson sig. strikes
3 rounds observed
+283% largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Matt Sayles)
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 · PropSports round stats 75 / 147 Sig. strikes 26 / 93
51% Accuracy 28%
106 / 181 Total strikes 32 / 103
0 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 2 / 10
1 Sub attempts 4
2:47 Control 3:47
45 Head 18
15 Body 8
15 Leg 0
Matt Sayles Kyle Nelson
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg
Tale of the tape 8-4-0 Record 17-8-1
25 Age 28
5'7" Height 5'11"
68" Reach 71"
Orthodox Stance Switch
4.83 Sig. str./min 3.60
0.36 TD / 15 min 1.18
Matt Sayles 1-3 in archive
1 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
100% Finish rate
