Referee · Herb DeanNelson Hamilton · 29-28Jeff Blatnick · 28-29Sal D'amato · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00
Quinton JacksonRound 3Lyoto Machida
4 / 15Sig. strikes13 / 21
27%Accuracy62%
16 / 27Total strikes26 / 34
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns1 / 2
0Sub. attempts1
0:17Control2:55
0.8Pace / min2.6
9%Control share91%
Quinton Jackson
Targethead 50% · body 25% · leg 25%
Phasedistance 50% · clinch 50% · ground 0%
Lyoto Machida
Targethead 77% · body 8% · leg 15%
Phasedistance 77% · clinch 15% · ground 8%
Statistical signals
Output edgeLyoto Machida landed 13 significant strikes to 4.Control edgeLyoto Machida held 175s of control to 17s.Striking edgeLyoto Machida struck at 62% 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 R2
Pace downQuinton Jackson's significant-strike pace moved -43% from R2 to R3, 0.8 against 1.4 per minute.
Accuracy shiftQuinton Jackson's significant-strike accuracy moved -17 pts, 27% against 44%.
Defensive driftQuinton Jackson absorbed significant strikes +63% faster than in R2, 2.6 against 1.6 per minute.
Pace upLyoto Machida's significant-strike pace moved +63% from R2 to R3, 2.6 against 1.6 per minute.
Target shiftLyoto Machida's head share of landed strikes moved +52 pts, to 77% head with 8% body and 15% leg.
Control swingLyoto Machida's control time moved +92s, 175s against 83s.
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.
Quinton Jackson
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.
Lyoto Machida
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
16Quinton Jackson sig. strikes
33Lyoto Machida sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+63%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Lyoto Machida)
R1
R2
R3
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.
