Omar Morales vs Gabriel Benitez — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Omar Morales vs Gabriel Benitez

Lightweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira

Wednesday, May 13, 2020 · Jacksonville · Florida

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Result

Omar Morales def. Gabriel Benitez

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

Referee · Dan MiragliottaHoward Reichbach · 27-30Sal D'amato · 28-29Derek Cleary · 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

Omar MoralesRound 3Gabriel Benitez

31 / 100Sig. strikes22 / 73

31%Accuracy30%

31 / 100Total strikes22 / 73

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control0:00

6.2Pace / min4.4

—Control share—

Omar Morales

Targethead 65% · body 32% · leg 3%

Phasedistance 94% · clinch 6% · ground 0%

Gabriel Benitez

Targethead 32% · body 50% · leg 18%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeOmar Morales landed 31 significant strikes to 22.

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

What changed from R2

Pace upOmar Morales's significant-strike pace moved +55% from R2 to R3, 6.2 against 4.0 per minute.
Target shiftOmar Morales's head share of landed strikes moved +20 pts, to 65% head with 32% body and 3% leg.
Defensive driftOmar Morales absorbed significant strikes +69% faster than in R2, 4.4 against 2.6 per minute.
Pace upGabriel Benitez's significant-strike pace moved +69% from R2 to R3, 4.4 against 2.6 per minute.
Defensive driftGabriel Benitez absorbed significant strikes +55% faster than in R2, 6.2 against 4.0 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.

Omar Morales

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.

Gabriel Benitez

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

63Omar Morales sig. strikes

50Gabriel Benitez sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+69%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Gabriel Benitez)