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Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card
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Saturday, March 11, 2017 · Fortaleza · Ceara
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Mauricio Rua def. Gian Villante
KO/TKO (Punch to Head In Clinch) · Round 3 · 0:59 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Mario YamasakiSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R3 · 0:59
Mauricio RuaRound 3Gian Villante
17 / 28Sig. strikes3 / 14
61%Accuracy21%
17 / 28Total strikes3 / 14
1Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub. attempts0
0:00Control0:00
17.3Pace / min3.1
—Control share—
Mauricio Rua
Targethead 82% · body 18% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Gian Villante
Targethead 67% · body 0% · leg 33%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeMauricio Rua landed 17 significant strikes to 3.Striking edgeMauricio Rua struck at 61% accuracy to 21%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace upMauricio Rua's significant-strike pace moved +127% from R2 to R3, 17.3 against 7.6 per minute.
- Target shiftMauricio Rua's head share of landed strikes moved +14 pts, to 82% head with 18% body and 0% leg.
- Pace downGian Villante's significant-strike pace moved -44% from R2 to R3, 3.1 against 5.4 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftGian Villante's significant-strike accuracy moved -18 pts, 21% against 40%.
- Target shiftGian Villante's head share of landed strikes moved -26 pts, to 67% head with 0% body and 33% leg.
- Defensive driftGian Villante absorbed significant strikes +127% faster than in R2, 17.3 against 7.6 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.
Gian Villante
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
94Mauricio Rua sig. strikes
55Gian Villante sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+127%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Mauricio Rua)
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
94 / 173Sig. strikes55 / 151
54%Accuracy36%
94 / 174Total strikes55 / 151
2Knockdowns0
2 / 3Takedowns0 / 1
0Sub attempts0
0:04Control0:09
68Head48
16Body3
10Leg4
Mauricio RuaGian Villante
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
27-14-1Record17-14-0
35Age31
6'1"Height6'3"
76"Reach76"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
3.57Sig. str./min4.38
2.01TD / 15 min0.45
Mauricio Rua4-4-1 in archive
1KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
25%Finish rate