Rory MacDonald vs BJ Penn — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz
Rory MacDonald vs BJ Penn

Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz

Saturday, December 8, 2012 · Seattle · Washington

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Result

Rory MacDonald def. BJ Penn

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

Referee · Herb DeanSal D'amato · 26-30Lester Griffin · 26-30Marcos Rosales · 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

Rory MacDonaldRound 3BJ Penn

26 / 50Sig. strikes8 / 33

52%Accuracy24%

32 / 56Total strikes12 / 37

0Knockdowns0

0 / 1Takedowns0 / 1

0Sub. attempts0

1:08Control0:22

5.2Pace / min1.6

76%Control share24%

Rory MacDonald

Targethead 73% · body 23% · leg 4%

Phasedistance 92% · clinch 8% · ground 0%

BJ Penn

Targethead 75% · body 25% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 88% · clinch 13% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeRory MacDonald landed 26 significant strikes to 8.Striking edgeRory MacDonald struck at 52% accuracy to 24%.

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

What changed from R2

Pace downRory MacDonald's significant-strike pace moved -54% from R2 to R3, 5.2 against 11.4 per minute.
Defensive driftRory MacDonald absorbed significant strikes +33% faster than in R2, 1.6 against 1.2 per minute.
Pace upBJ Penn's significant-strike pace moved +33% from R2 to R3, 1.6 against 1.2 per minute.
Target shiftBJ Penn's head share of landed strikes moved -25 pts, to 75% head with 25% body and 0% leg.

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.

Rory MacDonald

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.

BJ Penn

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

116Rory MacDonald sig. strikes

24BJ Penn sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+73%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Rory MacDonald)