Mauricio Rua vs Brandon Vera — UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera Result, Stats & Scorecards

Home
Events
UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera
Mauricio Rua vs Brandon Vera

Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Card

Final

Photo: [1] · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera

Saturday, August 4, 2012 · Los Angeles · California

Full card →

Result

Mauricio Rua def. Brandon Vera

KO/TKO (Punches to Head At Distance) · Round 4 · 4:09 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Herb DeanSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

Market

Market data not configured

The market provider is not connected in this environment. No prices are estimated in its absence.

Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R4 · 4:09

Mauricio RuaRound 4Brandon Vera

16 / 21Sig. strikes20 / 28

76%Accuracy71%

28 / 35Total strikes25 / 34

1Knockdowns0

0 / 1Takedowns0 / 1

0Sub. attempts0

2:35Control0:00

3.9Pace / min4.8

100%Control share0%

Mauricio Rua

Targethead 75% · body 13% · leg 13%

Phasedistance 69% · clinch 31% · ground 0%

Brandon Vera

Targethead 35% · body 45% · leg 20%

Phasedistance 70% · clinch 30% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeBrandon Vera landed 20 significant strikes to 16.Control edgeMauricio Rua held 155s 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 R3

Pace upMauricio Rua's significant-strike pace moved +48% from R3 to R4, 3.9 against 2.6 per minute.
Accuracy shiftMauricio Rua's significant-strike accuracy moved +14 pts, 76% against 62%.
Phase shiftMauricio Rua's ground share of landed strikes moved -38 pts, to 0% on the ground against 69% at distance.
Defensive driftMauricio Rua absorbed significant strikes +20% faster than in R3, 4.8 against 4.0 per minute.
Pace upBrandon Vera's significant-strike pace moved +20% from R3 to R4, 4.8 against 4.0 per minute.
Defensive driftBrandon Vera absorbed significant strikes +48% faster than in R3, 3.9 against 2.6 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.

Mauricio Rua

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.

Brandon Vera

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

68Mauricio Rua sig. strikes

67Brandon Vera sig. strikes

4rounds observed

+287%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Mauricio Rua)