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- Yoel Romero vs Tim Kennedy
Middleweight · 3 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso
Saturday, September 27, 2014 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Result
Yoel Romero def. Tim Kennedy
KO/TKO (Punch to Head In Clinch) · Round 3 · 0:58 · 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.
KO/TKO · R3 · 0:58
Yoel RomeroRound 3Tim Kennedy
18 / 28Sig. strikes1 / 1
64%Accuracy100%
25 / 35Total strikes1 / 1
2Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns0 / 2
0Sub. attempts0
0:36Control0:00
18.6Pace / min1.0
100%Control share0%
Yoel Romero
Targethead 94% · body 0% · leg 6%
Phasedistance 33% · clinch 17% · ground 50%
Tim Kennedy
Targethead 0% · body 100% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeYoel Romero landed 18 significant strikes to 1.Striking edgeTim Kennedy struck at 100% accuracy to 64%.
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 +934% from R2 to R3, 18.6 against 1.8 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftYoel Romero's significant-strike accuracy moved +36 pts, 64% against 28%.
- Target shiftYoel Romero's head share of landed strikes moved +28 pts, to 94% head with 0% body and 6% leg.
- Phase shiftYoel Romero's ground share of landed strikes moved +50 pts, to 50% on the ground against 33% at distance.
- Pace downTim Kennedy's significant-strike pace moved -79% from R2 to R3, 1.0 against 5.0 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftTim Kennedy's significant-strike accuracy moved +56 pts, 100% against 44%.
- Target shiftTim Kennedy's head share of landed strikes moved -68 pts, to 0% head with 100% body and 0% leg.
- Defensive driftTim Kennedy absorbed significant strikes +934% faster than in R2, 18.6 against 1.8 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.
Tim Kennedy
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
39Yoel Romero sig. strikes
30Tim Kennedy sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+934%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
39 / 80Sig. strikes30 / 86
49%Accuracy35%
51 / 93Total strikes32 / 88
2Knockdowns0
3 / 4Takedowns0 / 6
0Sub attempts1
2:06Control0:01
28Head17
3Body9
8Leg4
Yoel RomeroTim Kennedy
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
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Tale of the tape
13-5-0Record18-6-0
37Age35
6'0"Height5'11"
73"Reach74"
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
3.44Sig. str./min2.78
1.57TD / 15 min2.58
Yoel Romero7-4 in archive
5KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
71%Finish rate
