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Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card
FinalUFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz
Sunday, January 17, 2016 · Boston · Massachusetts
Result
Patrick Cote def. Ben Saunders
KO/TKO (Punches to Head In Clinch) · Round 2 · 1:14 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Steve RitaSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R2 · 1:14
Patrick CoteRound 2Ben Saunders
22 / 30Sig. strikes6 / 12
73%Accuracy50%
23 / 31Total strikes6 / 12
1Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub. attempts0
0:08Control0:00
17.8Pace / min4.9
100%Control share0%
Patrick Cote
Targethead 86% · body 9% · leg 5%
Phasedistance 32% · clinch 41% · ground 27%
Ben Saunders
Targethead 33% · body 67% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 67% · clinch 33% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgePatrick Cote landed 22 significant strikes to 6.Striking edgePatrick Cote struck at 73% accuracy to 50%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R1
- Pace upPatrick Cote's significant-strike pace moved +346% from R1 to R2, 17.8 against 4.0 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftPatrick Cote's significant-strike accuracy moved +13 pts, 73% against 61%.
- Target shiftPatrick Cote's head share of landed strikes moved +26 pts, to 86% head with 9% body and 5% leg.
- Phase shiftPatrick Cote's ground share of landed strikes moved -43 pts, to 27% on the ground against 32% at distance.
- Control swingPatrick Cote's control time moved -74s, 8s against 82s.
- Defensive driftPatrick Cote absorbed significant strikes +386% faster than in R1, 4.9 against 1.0 per minute.
- Pace upBen Saunders's significant-strike pace moved +386% from R1 to R2, 4.9 against 1.0 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftBen Saunders's significant-strike accuracy moved +17 pts, 50% against 33%.
- Phase shiftBen Saunders's ground share of landed strikes moved -20 pts, to 0% on the ground against 67% at distance.
- Control swingBen Saunders's control time moved -94s, 0s against 94s.
- Defensive driftBen Saunders absorbed significant strikes +346% faster than in R1, 17.8 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.
Patrick Cote
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.
Ben 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
42Patrick Cote sig. strikes
11Ben Saunders sig. strikes
2rounds observed
+386%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Ben Saunders)
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
42 / 63Sig. strikes11 / 27
67%Accuracy41%
55 / 76Total strikes44 / 60
1Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns1 / 1
1Sub attempts0
1:30Control1:34
31Head4
4Body7
7Leg0
Patrick CoteBen Saunders
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
23-11-0Record22-13-2
35Age32
5'11"Height6'2"
75"Reach77"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
2.81Sig. str./min3.23
0.68TD / 15 min0.20
Patrick Cote3-3 in archive
1KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
33%Finish rate
