Tai Tuivasa vs Andrei Arlovski — UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Tai Tuivasa vs Andrei Arlovski

Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2

Saturday, June 9, 2018 · Chicago · Illinois

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Result

Tai Tuivasa def. Andrei Arlovski

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

Referee · Robert MadrigalBrian Puccillo · 28-29Chris Lee · 28-29Brandon Mason · 28-29Source · 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

Tai TuivasaRound 3Andrei Arlovski

22 / 46Sig. strikes19 / 52

48%Accuracy37%

22 / 46Total strikes19 / 52

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control0:00

4.4Pace / min3.8

—Control share—

Tai Tuivasa

Targethead 64% · body 23% · leg 14%

Phasedistance 91% · clinch 9% · ground 0%

Andrei Arlovski

Targethead 68% · body 21% · leg 11%

Phasedistance 89% · clinch 11% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Striking edgeTai Tuivasa struck at 48% accuracy to 37%.

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

What changed from R2

Pace upTai Tuivasa's significant-strike pace moved +47% from R2 to R3, 4.4 against 3.0 per minute.
Accuracy shiftTai Tuivasa's significant-strike accuracy moved +12 pts, 48% against 36%.
Defensive driftAndrei Arlovski absorbed significant strikes +47% faster than in R2, 4.4 against 3.0 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.

Tai Tuivasa

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.

Andrei Arlovski

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

54Tai Tuivasa sig. strikes

51Andrei Arlovski sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+47%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Tai Tuivasa)