Sean O'Connell vs Matt Van Buren — UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver
Sean O'Connell vs Matt Van Buren

Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver

Sunday, January 18, 2015 · Boston · Massachusetts

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Result

Sean O'Connell def. Matt Van Buren

KO/TKO (Punches to Head In Clinch) · Round 3 · 2:11 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Gary FormanSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R3 · 2:11

Sean O'ConnellRound 3Matt Van Buren

29 / 46Sig. strikes20 / 51

63%Accuracy39%

31 / 48Total strikes21 / 52

1Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:11Control0:00

13.3Pace / min9.2

100%Control share0%

Sean O'Connell

Targethead 86% · body 10% · leg 3%

Phasedistance 59% · clinch 38% · ground 3%

Matt Van Buren

Targethead 70% · body 25% · leg 5%

Phasedistance 95% · clinch 5% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeSean O'Connell landed 29 significant strikes to 20.Striking edgeSean O'Connell struck at 63% accuracy to 39%.

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

What changed from R2

Pace upSean O'Connell's significant-strike pace moved +250% from R2 to R3, 13.3 against 3.8 per minute.
Accuracy shiftSean O'Connell's significant-strike accuracy moved +29 pts, 63% against 34%.
Target shiftSean O'Connell's head share of landed strikes moved +39 pts, to 86% head with 10% body and 3% leg.
Defensive driftMatt Van Buren absorbed significant strikes +250% faster than in R2, 13.3 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.

Sean O'Connell

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.

Matt Van Buren

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

66Sean O'Connell sig. strikes

100Matt Van Buren sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+250%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Sean O'Connell)