Sean Strickland vs Alex Garcia — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Sean Strickland vs Alex Garcia

Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

Sean StricklandWinner

31-7-0

Alex Garcia

“The Dominican Nightmare”

15-6-0

Photo: MMAnytt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy

Sunday, February 21, 2016 · Pittsburgh · Pennsylvania

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Result

Sean Strickland def. Alex Garcia

KO/TKO (Punches to Head At Distance) · Round 3 · 4:25 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Bill BookwalterSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R3 · 4:25

Sean StricklandRound 3Alex Garcia

34 / 77Sig. strikes6 / 23

44%Accuracy26%

34 / 77Total strikes7 / 24

1Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns1 / 4

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control0:43

7.7Pace / min1.4

0%Control share100%

Sean Strickland

Targethead 91% · body 0% · leg 9%

Phasedistance 94% · clinch 6% · ground 0%

Alex Garcia

Targethead 67% · body 33% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 67% · clinch 33% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeSean Strickland landed 34 significant strikes to 6.Striking edgeSean Strickland struck at 44% 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 R2

Pace upSean Strickland's significant-strike pace moved +24% from R2 to R3, 7.7 against 6.2 per minute.
Target shiftSean Strickland's head share of landed strikes moved +30 pts, to 91% head with 0% body and 9% leg.
Pace downAlex Garcia's significant-strike pace moved -32% from R2 to R3, 1.4 against 2.0 per minute.
Target shiftAlex Garcia's head share of landed strikes moved -23 pts, to 67% head with 33% body and 0% leg.
Grappling pressureAlex Garcia attempted 3 more takedowns than in R2, 4 against 1.
Defensive driftAlex Garcia absorbed significant strikes +24% faster than in R2, 7.7 against 6.2 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.

Sean Strickland

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.

Alex Garcia

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

84Sean Strickland sig. strikes

23Alex Garcia sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+63%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Sean Strickland)