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- Tafon Nchukwi vs Mike Rodriguez
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card
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UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
Saturday, September 18, 2021 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Result
Tafon Nchukwi def. Mike Rodriguez
Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Herb DeanChris Flores · 27-30Derek Cleary · 27-30Eric Colon · 27-30Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
Tafon NchukwiRound 3Mike Rodriguez
42 / 72Sig. strikes17 / 60
58%Accuracy28%
52 / 90Total strikes22 / 66
0Knockdowns0
1 / 1Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub. attempts0
1:00Control0:02
8.4Pace / min3.4
97%Control share3%
Tafon Nchukwi
Targethead 71% · body 21% · leg 7%
Phasedistance 79% · clinch 14% · ground 7%
Mike Rodriguez
Targethead 47% · body 41% · leg 12%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeTafon Nchukwi landed 42 significant strikes to 17.Striking edgeTafon Nchukwi struck at 58% accuracy to 28%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace upTafon Nchukwi's significant-strike pace moved +17% from R2 to R3, 8.4 against 7.2 per minute.
- Target shiftMike Rodriguez's head share of landed strikes moved +14 pts, to 47% head with 41% body and 12% leg.
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.
Tafon Nchukwi
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.
Mike Rodriguez
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
116Tafon Nchukwi sig. strikes
49Mike Rodriguez sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+17%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Tafon Nchukwi)
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.
Fight stats 3 rounds · UFC Stats
116 / 199Sig. strikes49 / 144
58%Accuracy34%
145 / 240Total strikes59 / 156
0Knockdowns0
3 / 3Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub attempts0
4:45Control0:02
81Head19
25Body17
10Leg13
Tafon NchukwiMike Rodriguez
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
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Tale of the tape
6-4-0Record11-7-0 (1 NC)
26Age32
6'0"Height6'4"
77"Reach82"
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
5.57Sig. str./min4.35
0.76TD / 15 min0.00
Tafon Nchukwi2-4 in archive
1KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
50%Finish rate
