Matt Serra vs Ivan Menjivar — UFC 48: Payback Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Matt Serra vs Ivan Menjivar

Lightweight · 3 rounds · Card

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“The Pride of El Salvador”

25-12-0

Photo: Tom Nguyen · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

UFC 48: Payback

Saturday, June 19, 2004 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Matt Serra def. Ivan Menjivar

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

Referee · Mario YamasakiNelson Hamilton · 27-30Abe Belardo · 27-30Glenn Trowbridge · 27-30Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

Matt SerraRound 3Ivan Menjivar

9 / 19Sig. strikes3 / 7

47%Accuracy43%

29 / 46Total strikes26 / 30

0Knockdowns0

1 / 1Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts1

4:18Control0:00

1.8Pace / min0.6

100%Control share0%

Matt Serra

Targethead 67% · body 33% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 11% · clinch 11% · ground 78%

Ivan Menjivar

Targethead 67% · body 33% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 33% · clinch 33% · ground 33%

Statistical signals

Output edgeMatt Serra landed 9 significant strikes to 3.Control edgeMatt Serra held 258s of control to 0s.

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 Serra's significant-strike pace moved +350% from R2 to R3, 1.8 against 0.4 per minute.
Accuracy shiftMatt Serra's significant-strike accuracy moved +27 pts, 47% against 20%.
Target shiftMatt Serra's head share of landed strikes moved +17 pts, to 67% head with 33% body and 0% leg.
Phase shiftMatt Serra's ground share of landed strikes moved +28 pts, to 78% on the ground against 11% at distance.
Accuracy shiftIvan Menjivar's significant-strike accuracy moved +43 pts, 43% against 0%.
Defensive driftIvan Menjivar absorbed significant strikes +350% faster than in R2, 1.8 against 0.4 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 Serra

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.

Ivan Menjivar

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

14Matt Serra sig. strikes

8Ivan Menjivar sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+350%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Matt Serra)