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- Rory MacDonald vs Tarec Saffiedine
Welterweight · 5 rounds · Card
FinalUFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine
Saturday, October 4, 2014 · Halifax · Nova Scotia
Result
Rory MacDonald def. Tarec Saffiedine
KO/TKO (Punch to Head At Distance) · Round 3 · 1:28 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Referee · Herb DeanSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R3 · 1:28
Rory MacDonaldRound 3Tarec Saffiedine
11 / 18Sig. strikes9 / 25
61%Accuracy36%
11 / 18Total strikes9 / 25
1Knockdowns0
0 / 1Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub. attempts0
0:07Control0:00
7.5Pace / min6.1
100%Control share0%
Rory MacDonald
Targethead 91% · body 9% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 45% · clinch 0% · ground 55%
Tarec Saffiedine
Targethead 33% · body 0% · leg 67%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeRory MacDonald landed 11 significant strikes to 9.Striking edgeRory MacDonald struck at 61% accuracy to 36%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace upRory MacDonald's significant-strike pace moved +79% from R2 to R3, 7.5 against 4.2 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftRory MacDonald's significant-strike accuracy moved +16 pts, 61% against 45%.
- Target shiftRory MacDonald's head share of landed strikes moved +24 pts, to 91% head with 9% body and 0% leg.
- Phase shiftRory MacDonald's ground share of landed strikes moved +55 pts, to 55% on the ground against 45% at distance.
- Defensive driftRory MacDonald absorbed significant strikes +33% faster than in R2, 6.1 against 4.6 per minute.
- Pace upTarec Saffiedine's significant-strike pace moved +33% from R2 to R3, 6.1 against 4.6 per minute.
- Target shiftTarec Saffiedine's head share of landed strikes moved -23 pts, to 33% head with 0% body and 67% leg.
- Defensive driftTarec Saffiedine absorbed significant strikes +79% faster than in R2, 7.5 against 4.2 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.
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.
Tarec Saffiedine
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
47Rory MacDonald sig. strikes
42Tarec Saffiedine sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+130%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Tarec Saffiedine)
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 3 rounds · UFC Stats
47 / 111Sig. strikes42 / 136
42%Accuracy31%
48 / 113Total strikes42 / 136
1Knockdowns0
1 / 3Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub attempts0
0:20Control0:00
35Head18
5Body2
7Leg22
Rory MacDonaldTarec Saffiedine
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
19-4-0Record16-7-0
25Age28
6'0"Height5'10"
76"Reach70"
OrthodoxStanceSwitch
3.75Sig. str./min4.05
1.77TD / 15 min0.52
Rory MacDonald6-3 in archive
2KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
33%Finish rate
