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- Yoel Romero vs Lyoto Machida
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Card
FinalUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero
Saturday, June 27, 2015 · Hollywood · Florida
Result
Yoel Romero def. Lyoto Machida
KO/TKO (Elbows to Head From Half Guard) · Round 3 · 1:38 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Referee · John McCarthySource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R3 · 1:38
Yoel RomeroRound 3Lyoto Machida
10 / 13Sig. strikes3 / 10
77%Accuracy30%
12 / 15Total strikes3 / 10
0Knockdowns0
1 / 1Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub. attempts0
0:05Control0:00
6.1Pace / min1.8
100%Control share0%
Yoel Romero
Targethead 70% · body 10% · leg 20%
Phasedistance 40% · clinch 0% · ground 60%
Lyoto Machida
Targethead 0% · body 33% · leg 67%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeYoel Romero landed 10 significant strikes to 3.Striking edgeYoel Romero struck at 77% accuracy to 30%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace upYoel Romero's significant-strike pace moved +80% from R2 to R3, 6.1 against 3.4 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftYoel Romero's significant-strike accuracy moved +14 pts, 77% against 63%.
- Target shiftYoel Romero's head share of landed strikes moved +23 pts, to 70% head with 10% body and 20% leg.
- Phase shiftYoel Romero's ground share of landed strikes moved +60 pts, to 60% on the ground against 40% at distance.
- Pace downLyoto Machida's significant-strike pace moved -43% from R2 to R3, 1.8 against 3.2 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftLyoto Machida's significant-strike accuracy moved -32 pts, 30% against 62%.
- Target shiftLyoto Machida's head share of landed strikes moved -25 pts, to 0% head with 33% body and 67% leg.
- Defensive driftLyoto Machida absorbed significant strikes +80% faster than in R2, 6.1 against 3.4 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.
Yoel Romero
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.
Lyoto Machida
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
42Yoel Romero sig. strikes
31Lyoto Machida sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+80%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Yoel Romero)
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
42 / 70Sig. strikes31 / 64
60%Accuracy48%
44 / 72Total strikes31 / 64
0Knockdowns0
1 / 2Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub attempts0
0:05Control0:00
16Head6
9Body11
17Leg14
Yoel RomeroLyoto Machida
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
13-5-0Record24-8-0
38Age37
6'0"Height6'1"
73"Reach74"
SouthpawStanceSouthpaw
3.44Sig. str./min2.59
1.57TD / 15 min1.21
Yoel Romero7-4 in archive
5KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
71%Finish rate
