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- Tito Ortiz vs Forrest Griffin
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 59: Reality Check
Saturday, April 15, 2006 · Anaheim · California
Result
Tito Ortiz def. Forrest Griffin
Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · John McCarthyHector Hernandez · 29-28Cecil Peoples · 27-29Abe Belardo · 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
Tito OrtizRound 3Forrest Griffin
14 / 37Sig. strikes27 / 73
38%Accuracy37%
22 / 47Total strikes38 / 90
0Knockdowns0
1 / 5Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub. attempts0
1:08Control0:05
2.8Pace / min5.4
93%Control share7%
Tito Ortiz
Targethead 93% · body 0% · leg 7%
Phasedistance 93% · clinch 0% · ground 7%
Forrest Griffin
Targethead 85% · body 4% · leg 11%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeForrest Griffin landed 27 significant strikes to 14.Control edgeTito Ortiz held 68s of control to 5s.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace downTito Ortiz's significant-strike pace moved -18% from R2 to R3, 2.8 against 3.4 per minute.
- Control swingTito Ortiz's control time moved +68s, 68s against 0s.
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.
Tito Ortiz
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.
Forrest Griffin
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
61Tito Ortiz sig. strikes
58Forrest Griffin sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+1350%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Forrest Griffin)
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
61 / 125Sig. strikes58 / 170
49%Accuracy34%
94 / 163Total strikes81 / 200
0Knockdowns0
3 / 12Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub attempts0
5:02Control0:13
57Head52
2Body2
2Leg4
Tito OrtizForrest Griffin
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
19-12-1Record19-7-0
31Age27
6'3"Height6'3"
74"Reach77"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
2.59Sig. str./min4.38
2.47TD / 15 min1.05
Tito Ortiz14-11-1 in archive
8KO/TKO wins
2Sub wins
71%Finish rate
