Sean Strickland vs Nordine Taleb — UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Sean Strickland vs Nordine Taleb

Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

Sean StricklandWinner

31-7-0

Nordine Taleb

15-7-0

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UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith

Saturday, October 27, 2018 · Moncton · New Brunswick

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Result

Sean Strickland def. Nordine Taleb

KO/TKO (Punch to Head On Ground) · Round 2 · 3:10 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Eric NevittSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R2 · 3:10

Sean StricklandRound 2Nordine Taleb

42 / 84Sig. strikes13 / 33

50%Accuracy39%

45 / 87Total strikes14 / 34

1Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:37Control0:00

13.3Pace / min4.1

100%Control share0%

Sean Strickland

Targethead 93% · body 5% · leg 2%

Phasedistance 67% · clinch 7% · ground 26%

Nordine Taleb

Targethead 15% · body 23% · leg 62%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeSean Strickland landed 42 significant strikes to 13.Striking edgeSean Strickland struck at 50% 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 R1

Pace upSean Strickland's significant-strike pace moved +188% from R1 to R2, 13.3 against 4.6 per minute.
Accuracy shiftSean Strickland's significant-strike accuracy moved +25 pts, 50% against 25%.
Phase shiftSean Strickland's ground share of landed strikes moved +26 pts, to 26% on the ground against 67% at distance.
Pace downNordine Taleb's significant-strike pace moved -41% from R1 to R2, 4.1 against 7.0 per minute.
Accuracy shiftNordine Taleb's significant-strike accuracy moved -17 pts, 39% against 56%.
Defensive driftNordine Taleb absorbed significant strikes +188% faster than in R1, 13.3 against 4.6 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.

Nordine Taleb

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

65Sean Strickland sig. strikes

48Nordine Taleb sig. strikes

2rounds observed

+188%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Sean Strickland)

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.