Nick Catone vs Tom Watson — UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2
Nick Catone vs Tom Watson

Middleweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2

Saturday, February 1, 2014 · Newark · New Jersey

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Result

Nick Catone def. Tom Watson

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

Referee · Herb DeanCardo Urso · 29-28Tony Tamburrino · 28-29Michelle Agustin · 27-30Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Split Decision · R3 · 5:00

Nick CatoneRound 3Tom Watson

8 / 19Sig. strikes22 / 64

42%Accuracy34%

11 / 22Total strikes23 / 65

0Knockdowns0

2 / 4Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

1:24Control0:04

1.6Pace / min4.4

95%Control share5%

Nick Catone

Targethead 88% · body 0% · leg 13%

Phasedistance 88% · clinch 13% · ground 0%

Tom Watson

Targethead 50% · body 0% · leg 50%

Phasedistance 82% · clinch 14% · ground 5%

Statistical signals

Output edgeTom Watson landed 22 significant strikes to 8.Control edgeNick Catone held 84s of control to 4s.

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

What changed from R2

Accuracy shiftNick Catone's significant-strike accuracy moved +15 pts, 42% against 27%.
Target shiftNick Catone's head share of landed strikes moved +30 pts, to 88% head with 0% body and 13% leg.
Defensive driftNick Catone absorbed significant strikes +29% faster than in R2, 4.4 against 3.4 per minute.
Pace upTom Watson's significant-strike pace moved +29% from R2 to R3, 4.4 against 3.4 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.

Nick Catone

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.

Tom Watson

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

31Nick Catone sig. strikes

50Tom Watson sig. strikes

3rounds observed

-56%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Nick Catone)