Tony Ferguson vs Edson Barboza — The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Tony Ferguson vs Edson Barboza

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The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale

Friday, December 11, 2015 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Tony Ferguson def. Edson Barboza

Submission (D'Arce Choke On Ground) · Round 2 · 2:54 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · John McCarthySource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Submission · R2 · 2:54

Tony FergusonRound 2Edson Barboza

25 / 41Sig. strikes11 / 27

61%Accuracy41%

26 / 42Total strikes12 / 29

0Knockdowns0

0 / 1Takedowns1 / 2

1Sub. attempts0

0:16Control0:36

8.6Pace / min3.8

31%Control share69%

Tony Ferguson

Targethead 68% · body 16% · leg 16%

Phasedistance 72% · clinch 0% · ground 28%

Edson Barboza

Targethead 64% · body 27% · leg 9%

Phasedistance 91% · clinch 0% · ground 9%

Statistical signals

Output edgeTony Ferguson landed 25 significant strikes to 11.Striking edgeTony Ferguson struck at 61% accuracy to 41%.

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

What changed from R1

Pace upTony Ferguson's significant-strike pace moved +20% from R1 to R2, 8.6 against 7.2 per minute.
Accuracy shiftTony Ferguson's significant-strike accuracy moved +13 pts, 61% against 48%.
Pace downEdson Barboza's significant-strike pace moved -37% from R1 to R2, 3.8 against 6.0 per minute.
Accuracy shiftEdson Barboza's significant-strike accuracy moved -11 pts, 41% against 52%.
Target shiftEdson Barboza's head share of landed strikes moved +20 pts, to 64% head with 27% body and 9% 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.

Tony Ferguson

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.

Edson Barboza

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

61Tony Ferguson sig. strikes

41Edson Barboza sig. strikes

2rounds observed

-37%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Edson Barboza)

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.