Referee · Marc GoddardSal D'amato · 28-29Andy Roberts · 28-29Glenn Trowbridge · 28-29Source · 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
Randy CoutureRound 3Brandon Vera
22 / 44Sig. strikes11 / 17
50%Accuracy65%
32 / 57Total strikes12 / 18
0Knockdowns0
0 / 3Takedowns1 / 2
0Sub. attempts0
2:20Control1:18
4.4Pace / min2.2
64%Control share36%
Randy Couture
Targethead 64% · body 27% · leg 9%
Phasedistance 23% · clinch 77% · ground 0%
Brandon Vera
Targethead 55% · body 36% · leg 9%
Phasedistance 73% · clinch 27% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeRandy Couture landed 22 significant strikes to 11.Control edgeRandy Couture held 140s of control to 78s.Striking edgeBrandon Vera struck at 65% accuracy to 50%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
Pace upRandy Couture's significant-strike pace moved +214% from R2 to R3, 4.4 against 1.4 per minute.
Target shiftRandy Couture's head share of landed strikes moved +21 pts, to 64% head with 27% body and 9% leg.
Pace downBrandon Vera's significant-strike pace moved -15% from R2 to R3, 2.2 against 2.6 per minute.
Target shiftBrandon Vera's head share of landed strikes moved +31 pts, to 55% head with 36% body and 9% leg.
Phase shiftBrandon Vera's ground share of landed strikes moved -15 pts, to 0% on the ground against 73% at distance.
Grappling pressureBrandon Vera attempted 2 more takedowns than in R2, 2 against 0.
Defensive driftBrandon Vera absorbed significant strikes +214% faster than in R2, 4.4 against 1.4 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.
Randy Couture
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.
Brandon Vera
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
39Randy Couture sig. strikes
27Brandon Vera sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+333%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Brandon Vera)
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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.
