Sergio Pettis vs Joseph Benavidez — UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Sergio Pettis vs Joseph Benavidez

Flyweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2

Saturday, June 9, 2018 · Chicago · Illinois

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Result

Sergio Pettis def. Joseph Benavidez

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Robert MadrigalMike Bell · 28-29Brian Puccillo · 29-28Kelvin Caldwell · 27-30Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Split Decision · R3 · 5:00

Sergio PettisRound 3Joseph Benavidez

27 / 61Sig. strikes20 / 73

44%Accuracy27%

28 / 64Total strikes28 / 81

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns1 / 5

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control1:15

5.4Pace / min4.0

0%Control share100%

Sergio Pettis

Targethead 89% · body 11% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 93% · clinch 7% · ground 0%

Joseph Benavidez

Targethead 45% · body 30% · leg 25%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeSergio Pettis landed 27 significant strikes to 20.Control edgeJoseph Benavidez held 75s of control to 0s.Striking edgeSergio Pettis struck at 44% accuracy to 27%.

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

What changed from R2

Pace upSergio Pettis's significant-strike pace moved +23% from R2 to R3, 5.4 against 4.4 per minute.
Defensive driftSergio Pettis absorbed significant strikes +43% faster than in R2, 4.0 against 2.8 per minute.
Pace upJoseph Benavidez's significant-strike pace moved +43% from R2 to R3, 4.0 against 2.8 per minute.
Defensive driftJoseph Benavidez absorbed significant strikes +23% faster than in R2, 5.4 against 4.4 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.

Sergio Pettis

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.

Joseph Benavidez

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

74Sergio Pettis sig. strikes

59Joseph Benavidez sig. strikes

3rounds observed

-44%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Joseph Benavidez)