Referee · Terry HillEvan Field · 28-29Barry Foley · 29-28Christopher Shen · 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
Yao ZhikuiRound 3Nolan Ticman
1 / 22Sig. strikes35 / 49
5%Accuracy71%
4 / 26Total strikes35 / 49
0Knockdowns0
1 / 2Takedowns0 / 3
0Sub. attempts0
0:03Control1:38
0.2Pace / min7.0
3%Control share97%
Yao Zhikui
Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Nolan Ticman
Targethead 34% · body 6% · leg 60%
Phasedistance 14% · clinch 66% · ground 20%
Statistical signals
Output edgeNolan Ticman landed 35 significant strikes to 1.Control edgeNolan Ticman held 98s of control to 3s.Striking edgeNolan Ticman struck at 71% accuracy to 5%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
Pace downYao Zhikui's significant-strike pace moved -80% from R2 to R3, 0.2 against 1.0 per minute.
Target shiftYao Zhikui's head share of landed strikes moved +40 pts, to 100% head with 0% body and 0% leg.
Defensive driftYao Zhikui absorbed significant strikes +338% faster than in R2, 7.0 against 1.6 per minute.
Pace upNolan Ticman's significant-strike pace moved +338% from R2 to R3, 7.0 against 1.6 per minute.
Accuracy shiftNolan Ticman's significant-strike accuracy moved +42 pts, 71% against 30%.
Target shiftNolan Ticman's head share of landed strikes moved -41 pts, to 34% head with 6% body and 60% leg.
Phase shiftNolan Ticman's ground share of landed strikes moved +20 pts, to 20% on the ground against 14% at distance.
Grappling pressureNolan Ticman attempted 2 more takedowns than in R2, 3 against 1.
Control swingNolan Ticman's control time moved +98s, 98s 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.
Yao Zhikui
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.
Nolan Ticman
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
9Yao Zhikui sig. strikes
52Nolan Ticman sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+338%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Nolan Ticman)
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.