Rafael Natal vs Tom Watson — UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Rafael Natal vs Tom Watson

Middleweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz

Saturday, January 31, 2015 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Rafael Natal def. Tom Watson

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Mark SmithAdalaide Byrd · 27-30Sal D'amato · 27-30Lester Griffin · 26-30Source · 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

Rafael NatalRound 3Tom Watson

25 / 57Sig. strikes11 / 58

44%Accuracy19%

27 / 59Total strikes12 / 60

0Knockdowns0

3 / 4Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:46Control0:00

5.0Pace / min2.2

100%Control share0%

Rafael Natal

Targethead 84% · body 8% · leg 8%

Phasedistance 96% · clinch 0% · ground 4%

Tom Watson

Targethead 45% · body 9% · leg 45%

Phasedistance 91% · clinch 9% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeRafael Natal landed 25 significant strikes to 11.Striking edgeRafael Natal struck at 44% accuracy to 19%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Pace upRafael Natal's significant-strike pace moved +32% from R2 to R3, 5.0 against 3.8 per minute.
Target shiftRafael Natal's head share of landed strikes moved +21 pts, to 84% head with 8% body and 8% leg.
Defensive driftRafael Natal absorbed significant strikes +22% faster than in R2, 2.2 against 1.8 per minute.
Pace upTom Watson's significant-strike pace moved +22% from R2 to R3, 2.2 against 1.8 per minute.
Defensive driftTom Watson absorbed significant strikes +32% faster than in R2, 5.0 against 3.8 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.

Rafael Natal

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.

Tom Watson

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

67Rafael Natal sig. strikes

29Tom Watson sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+32%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Rafael Natal)