Shamil Gaziev vs Martin Buday — UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
Shamil Gaziev vs Martin Buday

Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington

Saturday, December 16, 2023 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Shamil Gaziev def. Martin Buday

KO/TKO (Punches to Head At Distance) · Round 2 · 0:56 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Mark SmithSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R2 · 0:56

Shamil GazievRound 2Martin Buday

13 / 25Sig. strikes1 / 3

52%Accuracy33%

15 / 27Total strikes1 / 3

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:10Control0:00

13.9Pace / min1.1

100%Control share0%

Shamil Gaziev

Targethead 62% · body 38% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 92% · clinch 8% · ground 0%

Martin Buday

Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeShamil Gaziev landed 13 significant strikes to 1.Striking edgeShamil Gaziev struck at 52% accuracy to 33%.

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

What changed from R1

Pace upShamil Gaziev's significant-strike pace moved +93% from R1 to R2, 13.9 against 7.2 per minute.
Target shiftShamil Gaziev's head share of landed strikes moved -13 pts, to 62% head with 38% body and 0% leg.
Phase shiftShamil Gaziev's ground share of landed strikes moved -25 pts, to 0% on the ground against 92% at distance.
Control swingShamil Gaziev's control time moved -118s, 10s against 128s.
Pace downMartin Buday's significant-strike pace moved -23% from R1 to R2, 1.1 against 1.4 per minute.
Defensive driftMartin Buday absorbed significant strikes +93% faster than in R1, 13.9 against 7.2 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.

Shamil Gaziev

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.

Martin Buday

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

49Shamil Gaziev sig. strikes

8Martin Buday sig. strikes

2rounds observed

+93%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Shamil Gaziev)

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.