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- Pat Miletich vs Townsend Saunders
Lightweight · 1 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 16: Battle in the Bayou
Friday, March 13, 1998 · New Orleans · Louisiana
Full card →Result
Pat Miletich def. Townsend Saunders
Split Decision · Round 2 · 3:00 · 1 Rnd + OT (12-3)
Referee · Joe HamiltonSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Split Decision · R2 · 3:00
Pat MiletichRound 2Townsend Saunders
12 / 12Sig. strikes6 / 13
100%Accuracy46%
20 / 20Total strikes14 / 21
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns1 / 2
0Sub. attempts0
—Control—
4.0Pace / min2.0
—Control share—
Pat Miletich
Targethead 17% · body 67% · leg 17%
Phasedistance 17% · clinch 83% · ground 0%
Townsend Saunders
Targethead 33% · body 50% · leg 17%
Phasedistance 0% · clinch 67% · ground 33%
Statistical signals
Output edgePat Miletich landed 12 significant strikes to 6.Striking edgePat Miletich struck at 100% accuracy to 46%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R1
- Pace upPat Miletich's significant-strike pace moved +233% from R1 to R2, 4.0 against 1.2 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftPat Miletich's significant-strike accuracy moved +60 pts, 100% against 40%.
- Target shiftPat Miletich's head share of landed strikes moved -33 pts, to 17% head with 67% body and 17% leg.
- Phase shiftPat Miletich's ground share of landed strikes moved -33 pts, to 0% on the ground against 17% at distance.
- Defensive driftPat Miletich absorbed significant strikes +43% faster than in R1, 2.0 against 1.4 per minute.
- Pace upTownsend Saunders's significant-strike pace moved +43% from R1 to R2, 2.0 against 1.4 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftTownsend Saunders's significant-strike accuracy moved +13 pts, 46% against 33%.
- Target shiftTownsend Saunders's head share of landed strikes moved -38 pts, to 33% head with 50% body and 17% leg.
- Phase shiftTownsend Saunders's ground share of landed strikes moved -38 pts, to 33% on the ground against 0% at distance.
- Defensive driftTownsend Saunders absorbed significant strikes +233% faster than in R1, 4.0 against 1.2 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.
Pat Miletich
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.
Townsend Saunders
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
18Pat Miletich sig. strikes
13Townsend Saunders sig. strikes
2rounds observed
+233%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Pat Miletich)
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 2 rounds · UFC Stats
18 / 27Sig. strikes13 / 34
67%Accuracy38%
64 / 74Total strikes46 / 71
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns2 / 3
1Sub attempts0
0:00Control0:00
5Head7
11Body5
2Leg1
Pat MiletichTownsend Saunders
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 | Pat Miletich |
Tale of the tape
29-7-2Record0-2-0
30Age—
5'10"Height5'5"
—Reach—
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
1.79Sig. str./min0.00
1.96TD / 15 min0.00
Pat Miletich7-2 in archive
2KO/TKO wins
3Sub wins
71%Finish rate
Townsend Saunders0-1 in archive
0KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
—Finish rate