Pavel Andrusca defeats Nathaniel Wood by unanimous decision
Wood vs Andrusca · Hooker vs. Parnasse
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What happened
The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.
A double-leg takedown, clinch work and right hands over the top took round one against a feinting Wood.
A Wood right hand briefly dropped Andrusca in round two; Andrusca recovered with a takedown and an arm-triangle frame to buy time, then closed the round with a jumping knee, an elbow and a late takedown.
In round three Andrusca stayed glued to Wood, opened a cut near his hairline, and finished with a single-leg and top control for the last ninety seconds.
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Who Called It?
How the analysts' picks held up once the cage door closed.
Analyst picks: Bedtime MMA Hit; AJ Miss; HopperoMMA Miss; JakeGerberMMA Miss; Mike Finch Miss.
All 5 analyst scorecardsWinner, method and round results5 scored · 1 hit · 4 misses
| Predicted by | Pick | Actual | Winner | Method | Round |
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| Andrusca · KO/TKO | Andrusca · Dec | Hit | Miss | Not called | |
| Expects Andrusca's accurate boxing to catch Wood on the way out of an exchange; states it as a gut read off the tape. “I'm thinking Andruschka flukes a KO here in the second or third.” Track record: winner called in 83 of 126 resolved picks. | |||||
| Wood · Dec | Andrusca · Dec | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| Trusts Wood's UFC track record and full camp against a talented opponent on a short turnaround. “I'm going to trust in Nathaniel Wood to give a veteran lesson to a really talented guy.” Track record: winner called in 75 of 109 resolved picks. | |||||
| Wood · Dec | Andrusca · Dec | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| Rates Wood's technical striking far above a short-notice regional debutant. “I'm going Nathaniel Wood to win this one by decision.” Track record: winner called in 58 of 92 resolved picks. | |||||
| Wood · Dec | Andrusca · Dec | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| Backs Wood's craft and experience edge to grind out the scorecards. “We're going Nathaniel Wood by a crafty veteran decision.” Track record: winner called in 60 of 90 resolved picks. | |||||
| Wood · to win | Andrusca · Dec | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| On a bout added hours before the show, leans on Wood's body of work and level of competition against an unfamiliar late replacement. “So, just uh on a one minute tape study, I'll go with Nathaniel Wood just for the hell of the show.” Track record: winner called in 30 of 49 resolved picks. | |||||
Only 1 of 5 called the upset.
The experts above are a lens, not credentials we conferred — analyst, fighter or betting desk.
Archive Pre-fight material — kept for transparency.
- 23-6-0
- Record
- 8-0-0
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- Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
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- StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
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- Finish rateFinish %Finish rateThe share of a fighter’s wins that ended inside the distance — by KO/TKO or submission — rather than going to the judges’ scorecards. Higher means more finishes.
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- 5.64
- Sig. strikes landed / minStrikes / minSignificant strikes landed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter lands for every minute of fight time — a read on striking output and pace. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
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- Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbsorbed / minSignificant strikes absorbed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter takes for every minute of fight time. Lower is better — it means they get hit less often. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
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- Striking defenseStrike def.Striking defenseThe percentage of opponents’ significant strikes that do not land — strikes slipped, blocked or evaded. Higher is better. Not the same as striking accuracy, which counts your own strikes that land. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- Takedown defenseTD def.Takedown defenseThe percentage of opponents’ takedown attempts that are stuffed. Higher means harder to put on the mat. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- Nationality
- Moldova
Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect records coming into fight night. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.
Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in
Case for Wood
Wood is 23-6-0 across 29 professional fights and has taken his last 10 to the scorecards, winning 8 of them. He lands 5.64 significant strikes a minute and holds 6 cm of reach on the night, 175 cm to 169. Three of the men he has shared a cage with are on this same card: he outpointed Losene Keita and Morgan Charrière, and lost a decision to Muhammad Naimov.
Case for Andrusca
Andrusca arrives 8-0-0 with 7 of those eight wins ending inside the distance and 5 of them inside a single round. His last four finishes came at 2:09, 3:53, 2:39 and 1:38, and at 24 he is 9 years the younger man. He has been past the second round exactly once in his career.
What We Were Watching For
- Neither man has been stopped recently for opposite reasons: 10 straight Wood fights have gone the full distance, and 5 of Andrusca's last eight never left the first round.
- Andrusca has never fought in the UFC, so there is no Octagon tape on him; his eight wins come from UAE Warriors, Vendetta Fight Nights, Khan Fight and Eagles FC.
- Reach favours Wood by 6 cm (175 to 169), height favours Andrusca by 2 cm.
- If it reaches round three it is Wood's fight to lose; every one of Andrusca's finishes has come before it.
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