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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
Themba GorimboRound 3Takashi Sato
8 / 10Sig. strikes13 / 22
80%Accuracy59%
31 / 44Total strikes20 / 30
0Knockdowns0
1 / 3Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub. attempts0
3:57Control0:35
1.6Pace / min2.6
87%Control share13%
Themba Gorimbo
Targethead 63% · body 38% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 75% · clinch 13% · ground 13%
Takashi Sato
Targethead 77% · body 23% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 31% · clinch 8% · ground 62%
Statistical signals
Output edgeTakashi Sato landed 13 significant strikes to 8.Control edgeThemba Gorimbo held 237s of control to 35s.Striking edgeThemba Gorimbo struck at 80% accuracy to 59%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
Pace downThemba Gorimbo's significant-strike pace moved -56% from R2 to R3, 1.6 against 3.6 per minute.
Accuracy shiftThemba Gorimbo's significant-strike accuracy moved +20 pts, 80% against 60%.
Target shiftThemba Gorimbo's head share of landed strikes moved -21 pts, to 63% head with 38% body and 0% leg.
Phase shiftThemba Gorimbo's ground share of landed strikes moved -49 pts, to 13% on the ground against 75% at distance.
Accuracy shiftTakashi Sato's significant-strike accuracy moved -23 pts, 59% against 82%.
Target shiftTakashi Sato's head share of landed strikes moved +13 pts, to 77% head with 23% body and 0% leg.
Phase shiftTakashi Sato's ground share of landed strikes moved +47 pts, to 62% on the ground against 31% at distance.
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.
Themba Gorimbo
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.
Takashi Sato
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
33Themba Gorimbo sig. strikes
30Takashi Sato sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+367%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Takashi Sato)
R1
R2
R3
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.
