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Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 97: Redemption
Saturday, April 18, 2009 · Montreal · Quebec
Full card →Result
TJ Grant def. Ryo Chonan
Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Philippe ChartierNelson Hamilton · 27-30Cecil Peoples · 29-28Claude Paquette · 28-29Source · 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
TJ GrantRound 3Ryo Chonan
9 / 21Sig. strikes12 / 25
43%Accuracy48%
37 / 53Total strikes19 / 33
0Knockdowns0
1 / 1Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub. attempts0
1:27Control2:32
1.8Pace / min2.4
36%Control share64%
TJ Grant
Targethead 56% · body 22% · leg 22%
Phasedistance 33% · clinch 44% · ground 22%
Ryo Chonan
Targethead 83% · body 8% · leg 8%
Phasedistance 58% · clinch 0% · ground 42%
Statistical signals
Output edgeRyo Chonan landed 12 significant strikes to 9.Control edgeRyo Chonan held 152s of control to 87s.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace upTJ Grant's significant-strike pace moved +50% from R2 to R3, 1.8 against 1.2 per minute.
- Target shiftTJ Grant's head share of landed strikes moved -28 pts, to 56% head with 22% body and 22% leg.
- Defensive driftTJ Grant absorbed significant strikes +100% faster than in R2, 2.4 against 1.2 per minute.
- Pace upRyo Chonan's significant-strike pace moved +100% from R2 to R3, 2.4 against 1.2 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftRyo Chonan's significant-strike accuracy moved +13 pts, 48% against 35%.
- Target shiftRyo Chonan's head share of landed strikes moved +17 pts, to 83% head with 8% body and 8% leg.
- Phase shiftRyo Chonan's ground share of landed strikes moved -42 pts, to 42% on the ground against 58% at distance.
- Defensive driftRyo Chonan absorbed significant strikes +50% faster than in R2, 1.8 against 1.2 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.
TJ Grant
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.
Ryo Chonan
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
34TJ Grant sig. strikes
31Ryo Chonan sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+100%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Ryo Chonan)
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
34 / 76Sig. strikes31 / 75
45%Accuracy41%
98 / 149Total strikes53 / 101
0Knockdowns0
3 / 4Takedowns2 / 2
0Sub attempts0
3:23Control9:08
24Head27
5Body1
5Leg3
TJ GrantRyo Chonan
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
21-5-0Record22-13-0
25Age32
5'10"Height5'9"
72"Reach70"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
3.95Sig. str./min2.57
1.63TD / 15 min0.61
TJ Grant7-3 in archive
3KO/TKO wins
1Sub wins
57%Finish rate
Ryo Chonan1-2 in archive
0KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate