Michel Pereira vs Zelim Imadaev — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai
Michel Pereira vs Zelim Imadaev

Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai

Saturday, September 5, 2020 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Michel Pereira def. Zelim Imadaev

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · Round 3 · 4:39 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Chris TognoniSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Submission · R3 · 4:39

Michel PereiraRound 3Zelim Imadaev

39 / 61Sig. strikes7 / 31

64%Accuracy23%

39 / 62Total strikes8 / 32

0Knockdowns0

1 / 1Takedowns0 / 0

1Sub. attempts0

0:11Control0:01

8.4Pace / min1.5

92%Control share8%

Michel Pereira

Targethead 44% · body 44% · leg 13%

Phasedistance 92% · clinch 8% · ground 0%

Zelim Imadaev

Targethead 43% · body 14% · leg 43%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeMichel Pereira landed 39 significant strikes to 7.Striking edgeMichel Pereira struck at 64% accuracy to 23%.

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

What changed from R2

Pace upMichel Pereira's significant-strike pace moved +50% from R2 to R3, 8.4 against 5.6 per minute.
Accuracy shiftMichel Pereira's significant-strike accuracy moved +11 pts, 64% against 53%.
Pace downZelim Imadaev's significant-strike pace moved -25% from R2 to R3, 1.5 against 2.0 per minute.
Target shiftZelim Imadaev's head share of landed strikes moved -17 pts, to 43% head with 14% body and 43% leg.
Defensive driftZelim Imadaev absorbed significant strikes +50% faster than in R2, 8.4 against 5.6 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.

Michel Pereira

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.

Zelim Imadaev

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

88Michel Pereira sig. strikes

23Zelim Imadaev sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+67%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Zelim Imadaev)