Matthew Semelsberger vs AJ Fletcher — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
Matthew Semelsberger vs AJ Fletcher

Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card

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Matthew SemelsbergerWinner

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UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev

Saturday, March 12, 2022 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Matthew Semelsberger def. AJ Fletcher

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

Referee · Herb DeanMike Bell · 28-29Sal D'amato · 28-29Dave Hagen · 28-29Source · 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

Matthew SemelsbergerRound 3AJ Fletcher

14 / 32Sig. strikes12 / 24

44%Accuracy50%

23 / 42Total strikes30 / 45

0Knockdowns0

1 / 1Takedowns1 / 1

0Sub. attempts0

2:43Control0:37

2.8Pace / min2.4

82%Control share19%

Matthew Semelsberger

Targethead 86% · body 14% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 50% · clinch 14% · ground 36%

AJ Fletcher

Targethead 67% · body 8% · leg 25%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Control edgeMatthew Semelsberger held 163s of control to 37s.

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

What changed from R2

Pace downMatthew Semelsberger's significant-strike pace moved -42% from R2 to R3, 2.8 against 4.8 per minute.
Accuracy shiftMatthew Semelsberger's significant-strike accuracy moved -11 pts, 44% against 55%.
Phase shiftMatthew Semelsberger's ground share of landed strikes moved -14 pts, to 36% on the ground against 50% at distance.
Pace downAJ Fletcher's significant-strike pace moved -25% from R2 to R3, 2.4 against 3.2 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.

Matthew Semelsberger

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.

AJ Fletcher

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

40Matthew Semelsberger sig. strikes

34AJ Fletcher sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+1100%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Matthew Semelsberger)