Yves Edwards vs Eddie Ruiz — UFC 43: Meltdown Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 43: Meltdown
Yves Edwards vs Eddie Ruiz

Lightweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

UFC 43: Meltdown

Friday, June 6, 2003 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Yves Edwards def. Eddie Ruiz

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Nelson HamiltonCecil Peoples · 27-30Abe Belardo · 27-30Marcos Rosales · 27-30Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

Yves EdwardsRound 3Eddie Ruiz

12 / 17Sig. strikes2 / 6

71%Accuracy33%

28 / 33Total strikes15 / 19

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 6

2Sub. attempts0

2:14Control1:56

2.4Pace / min0.4

54%Control share46%

Yves Edwards

Targethead 50% · body 50% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 0% · clinch 75% · ground 25%

Eddie Ruiz

Targethead 0% · body 50% · leg 50%

Phasedistance 50% · clinch 50% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeYves Edwards landed 12 significant strikes to 2.Striking edgeYves Edwards struck at 71% accuracy to 33%.

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

What changed from R2

Pace upYves Edwards's significant-strike pace moved +50% from R2 to R3, 2.4 against 1.6 per minute.
Accuracy shiftYves Edwards's significant-strike accuracy moved +26 pts, 71% against 44%.
Phase shiftYves Edwards's ground share of landed strikes moved +13 pts, to 25% on the ground against 0% at distance.
Accuracy shiftEddie Ruiz's significant-strike accuracy moved +33 pts, 33% against 0%.
Defensive driftEddie Ruiz absorbed significant strikes +50% faster than in R2, 2.4 against 1.6 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.

Yves Edwards

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.

Eddie Ruiz

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

21Yves Edwards sig. strikes

3Eddie Ruiz sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+700%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Yves Edwards)