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Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card
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UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
Saturday, March 30, 2019 · Philadelphia · Pennsylvania
Result
Paul Craig def. Kennedy Nzechukwu
Submission (Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard) · Round 3 · 4:20 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Keith PetersonSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Submission · R3 · 4:20
Paul CraigRound 3Kennedy Nzechukwu
9 / 30Sig. strikes8 / 19
30%Accuracy42%
15 / 36Total strikes13 / 24
0Knockdowns0
0 / 4Takedowns0 / 0
1Sub. attempts0
0:16Control1:41
2.1Pace / min1.8
14%Control share86%
Paul Craig
Targethead 22% · body 67% · leg 11%
Phasedistance 67% · clinch 33% · ground 0%
Kennedy Nzechukwu
Targethead 88% · body 13% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 25% · clinch 13% · ground 63%
Statistical signals
Control edgeKennedy Nzechukwu held 101s of control to 16s.Striking edgeKennedy Nzechukwu struck at 42% accuracy to 30%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace downKennedy Nzechukwu's significant-strike pace moved -54% from R2 to R3, 1.8 against 4.0 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftKennedy Nzechukwu's significant-strike accuracy moved -13 pts, 42% against 56%.
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.
Paul Craig
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.
Kennedy Nzechukwu
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
25Paul Craig sig. strikes
40Kennedy Nzechukwu sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+120%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Paul Craig)
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 3 rounds · UFC Stats
25 / 77Sig. strikes40 / 72
32%Accuracy56%
31 / 83Total strikes47 / 80
0Knockdowns0
1 / 16Takedowns0 / 0
2Sub attempts0
1:38Control4:24
6Head33
13Body7
6Leg0
Paul CraigKennedy Nzechukwu
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
17-10-1 (1 NC)Record14-7-1
31Age26
6'3"Height6'5"
76"Reach83"
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
2.50Sig. str./min4.94
1.43TD / 15 min0.49
Paul Craig8-10-1 in archive
3KO/TKO wins
5Sub wins
100%Finish rate
