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Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 80: Rapid Fire
Saturday, January 19, 2008 · Newcastle · England
Full card →Result
Paul Kelly def. Paul Taylor
Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Herb DeanJeff Mullen · 27-30Chris Watts · 27-30Tony Weeks · 27-30Source · 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
Paul KellyRound 3Paul Taylor
22 / 41Sig. strikes12 / 19
54%Accuracy63%
69 / 94Total strikes51 / 67
0Knockdowns0
2 / 2Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub. attempts0
4:15Control0:13
4.4Pace / min2.4
95%Control share5%
Paul Kelly
Targethead 73% · body 27% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 14% · clinch 14% · ground 73%
Paul Taylor
Targethead 67% · body 33% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 17% · clinch 58% · ground 25%
Statistical signals
Output edgePaul Kelly landed 22 significant strikes to 12.Control edgePaul Kelly held 255s of control to 13s.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace upPaul Kelly's significant-strike pace moved +29% from R2 to R3, 4.4 against 3.4 per minute.
- Target shiftPaul Kelly's head share of landed strikes moved -21 pts, to 73% head with 27% body and 0% leg.
- Phase shiftPaul Kelly's ground share of landed strikes moved -16 pts, to 73% on the ground against 14% at distance.
- Grappling pressurePaul Kelly attempted 2 more takedowns than in R2, 2 against 0.
- Defensive driftPaul Kelly absorbed significant strikes +71% faster than in R2, 2.4 against 1.4 per minute.
- Pace upPaul Taylor's significant-strike pace moved +71% from R2 to R3, 2.4 against 1.4 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftPaul Taylor's significant-strike accuracy moved +16 pts, 63% against 47%.
- Target shiftPaul Taylor's head share of landed strikes moved -19 pts, to 67% head with 33% body and 0% leg.
- Phase shiftPaul Taylor's ground share of landed strikes moved -61 pts, to 25% on the ground against 17% at distance.
- Defensive driftPaul Taylor absorbed significant strikes +29% faster than in R2, 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.
Paul Kelly
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.
Paul Taylor
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
70Paul Kelly sig. strikes
43Paul Taylor sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+71%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Paul Taylor)
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
70 / 139Sig. strikes43 / 81
50%Accuracy53%
154 / 234Total strikes149 / 202
0Knockdowns0
3 / 3Takedowns1 / 1
0Sub attempts3
12:07Control1:21
57Head29
13Body7
0Leg7
Paul KellyPaul Taylor
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
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Tale of the tape
14-5-0Record11-6-1 (1 NC)
23Age28
5'9"Height6'0"
70"Reach72"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
3.22Sig. str./min4.44
1.34TD / 15 min0.27
Paul Kelly4-4 in archive
1KO/TKO wins
1Sub wins
50%Finish rate
Paul Taylor4-4 in archive
2KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
50%Finish rate