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Heavyweight · 1 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title
Friday, January 8, 1999 · New Orleans · Louisiana
Result
Pedro Rizzo def. Mark Coleman
Split Decision · Round 2 · 3:00 · 1 Rnd + OT (12-3)
Referee · John McCarthySource · 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
Pedro RizzoRound 2Mark Coleman
8 / 16Sig. strikes3 / 11
50%Accuracy27%
8 / 16Total strikes3 / 11
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns0 / 2
0Sub. attempts0
—Control—
2.7Pace / min1.0
—Control share—
Pedro Rizzo
Targethead 75% · body 0% · leg 25%
Phasedistance 88% · clinch 13% · ground 0%
Mark Coleman
Targethead 33% · body 0% · leg 67%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgePedro Rizzo landed 8 significant strikes to 3.Striking edgePedro Rizzo struck at 50% accuracy to 27%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R1
- Pace upPedro Rizzo's significant-strike pace moved +67% from R1 to R2, 2.7 against 1.6 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftPedro Rizzo's significant-strike accuracy moved -12 pts, 50% against 62%.
- Target shiftPedro Rizzo's head share of landed strikes moved +38 pts, to 75% head with 0% body and 25% leg.
- Pace downMark Coleman's significant-strike pace moved -77% from R1 to R2, 1.0 against 4.4 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftMark Coleman's significant-strike accuracy moved -25 pts, 27% against 52%.
- Target shiftMark Coleman's head share of landed strikes moved -67 pts, to 33% head with 0% body and 67% leg.
- Phase shiftMark Coleman's ground share of landed strikes moved -82 pts, to 0% on the ground against 100% at distance.
- Defensive driftMark Coleman absorbed significant strikes +67% faster than in R1, 2.7 against 1.6 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.
Pedro Rizzo
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.
Mark Coleman
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
16Pedro Rizzo sig. strikes
25Mark Coleman sig. strikes
2rounds observed
-77%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Mark Coleman)
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
16 / 29Sig. strikes25 / 53
55%Accuracy47%
29 / 43Total strikes58 / 86
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns2 / 6
0Sub attempts0
0:00Control0:00
9Head23
0Body0
7Leg2
Pedro RizzoMark Coleman
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 | Pedro Rizzo | 0 |
Tale of the tape
20-11-0Record16-10-0
24Age34
6'1"Height6'1"
—Reach75"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
1.93Sig. str./min1.88
0.26TD / 15 min3.89
Pedro Rizzo8-5 in archive
7KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
88%Finish rate
Mark Coleman2-4 in archive
0KO/TKO wins
1Sub wins
50%Finish rate
