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- Vernon White vs Ian Freeman
Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 43: Meltdown
Friday, June 6, 2003 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Result
Draw
Draw · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Larry LandlessCecil Peoples · 27-30Abe Belardo · 29-28Tony Weeks · 29-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Draw · R3 · 5:00
Vernon WhiteRound 3Ian Freeman
14 / 33Sig. strikes8 / 22
42%Accuracy36%
28 / 47Total strikes32 / 48
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns0 / 2
0Sub. attempts1
0:46Control2:35
2.8Pace / min1.6
23%Control share77%
Vernon White
Targethead 29% · body 36% · leg 36%
Phasedistance 0% · clinch 93% · ground 7%
Ian Freeman
Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 25% · clinch 75% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeVernon White landed 14 significant strikes to 8.Control edgeIan Freeman held 155s of control to 46s.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace downVernon White's significant-strike pace moved -30% from R2 to R3, 2.8 against 4.0 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftVernon White's significant-strike accuracy moved -20 pts, 42% against 63%.
- Target shiftVernon White's head share of landed strikes moved -36 pts, to 29% head with 36% body and 36% leg.
- Phase shiftVernon White's ground share of landed strikes moved -48 pts, to 7% on the ground against 0% at distance.
- Control swingVernon White's control time moved -102s, 46s against 148s.
- Defensive driftVernon White absorbed significant strikes +100% faster than in R2, 1.6 against 0.8 per minute.
- Pace upIan Freeman's significant-strike pace moved +100% from R2 to R3, 1.6 against 0.8 per minute.
- Target shiftIan Freeman's head share of landed strikes moved +25 pts, to 100% head with 0% body and 0% leg.
- Phase shiftIan Freeman's ground share of landed strikes moved -25 pts, to 0% on the ground against 25% at distance.
- Control swingIan Freeman's control time moved +64s, 155s against 91s.
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.
Vernon White
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.
Ian Freeman
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
45Vernon White sig. strikes
18Ian Freeman sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+100%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Ian Freeman)
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
45 / 82Sig. strikes18 / 54
55%Accuracy33%
107 / 148Total strikes75 / 116
0Knockdowns0
1 / 5Takedowns2 / 5
0Sub attempts1
4:58Control6:28
22Head16
11Body0
12Leg2
Vernon WhiteIan Freeman
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
26-33-2Record20-7-1
31Age36
6'0"Height5'11"
—Reach—
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
2.11Sig. str./min2.54
0.88TD / 15 min1.44
Vernon White0-1 in archive
0KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
—Finish rate
Ian Freeman3-2 in archive
2KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
67%Finish rate
