Ross Pearson vs Aaron Riley — UFC 105: Couture vs Vera Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 105: Couture vs Vera
Ross Pearson vs Aaron Riley

Lightweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

UFC 105: Couture vs Vera

Saturday, November 14, 2009 · Manchester · England

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Result

Ross Pearson def. Aaron Riley

KO/TKO (Facial Cut) · Round 2 · 4:38 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Marc GoddardSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R2 · 4:38

Ross PearsonRound 2Aaron Riley

28 / 60Sig. strikes10 / 38

47%Accuracy26%

33 / 65Total strikes11 / 39

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 1

0Sub. attempts0

0:18Control0:19

6.0Pace / min2.2

49%Control share51%

Ross Pearson

Targethead 71% · body 21% · leg 7%

Phasedistance 61% · clinch 39% · ground 0%

Aaron Riley

Targethead 40% · body 50% · leg 10%

Phasedistance 40% · clinch 60% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeRoss Pearson landed 28 significant strikes to 10.Striking edgeRoss Pearson struck at 47% accuracy to 26%.

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

What changed from R1

Target shiftRoss Pearson's head share of landed strikes moved +13 pts, to 71% head with 21% body and 7% leg.
Defensive driftRoss Pearson absorbed significant strikes +116% faster than in R1, 2.2 against 1.0 per minute.
Pace upAaron Riley's significant-strike pace moved +116% from R1 to R2, 2.2 against 1.0 per minute.
Accuracy shiftAaron Riley's significant-strike accuracy moved +12 pts, 26% against 14%.

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.

Ross Pearson

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.

Aaron Riley

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

59Ross Pearson sig. strikes

15Aaron Riley sig. strikes

2rounds observed

+116%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Aaron Riley)

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.