Alan Jouban vs Ben Saunders

February 23, 2018

Welterweight Bout

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1127
(+44)
Alan Jouban
Winner: Alan Jouban
KO/TKO
Round 2 • 2:38

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C-ELO Evolution

Alan Jouban+44
Ben Saunders-36
1039
(-36)
Ben Saunders

C-ELO™ Evolution Comparison

Fight Stats & ELO Performance

Experience ELO
ELO Changes
Alan Jouban: +37Ben Saunders: -31

Performance Statistics

MetricAlan JoubanBen Saunders
Total UFC Fights1114
Experience Gap-33
Experience ELO1 1291 053
ELO Change+37-31
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What Happened

Alan Jouban overcame a 3-fight experience disadvantage (11 vs 14 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Ben Saunders.

Title Fight ELO
ELO Changes
Alan Jouban: +22Ben Saunders: -22

Performance Statistics

MetricAlan JoubanBen Saunders
Title Fight ?NoNo
Title Fight ELO1 0571 031
ELO Change+22-22
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What Happened

This was not a title fight, so both fighters received standard ELO adjustments. However, since ELO is a relative system, victories over former champions can have an indirect impact, and Title Fight ELO can differ from Basic ELO.

Win Type ELO
ELO Changes
Alan Jouban: +94Ben Saunders: -46

Performance Statistics

MetricAlan JoubanBen Saunders
Fight OutcomeKO/TKOKO/TKO
Last Round22
Time of Finish2:382:38
Win Type ELO1 2631 156
ELO Change+94-46
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What Happened

Alan Jouban gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Striking ELO
ELO Changes
Alan Jouban: +60Ben Saunders: -60

Performance Statistics

MetricAlan JoubanBen Saunders
Significant Strikes Landed7833
Significant Strikes Attempted14179
Total Strikes Landed7834
Knockdowns Scored20
Striking ELO1 181837
ELO Change+60-60
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What Happened

Alan Jouban dominated the striking exchanges with 78 vs 34 total strikes, 78 vs 33 significant strikes, 55.3% vs 41.8% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Alan Jouban capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ground ELO
ELO Changes
Alan Jouban: +61Ben Saunders: -61

Performance Statistics

MetricAlan JoubanBen Saunders
Takedowns Landed00
Takedowns Attempted00
Ground Control Time0:180:03
Ground Strikes Landed20
Ground ELO1 0951 024
ELO Change+61-61
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What Happened

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Activity ELO
ELO Changes
Alan Jouban: +27Ben Saunders: -22

Performance Statistics

MetricAlan JoubanBen Saunders
Days Since Last Fight204273
Activity ELO1 1551 118
ELO Change+27-22
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What Happened

Alan Jouban demonstrated standard activity with 204 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Alan Jouban capitalized on this activity level, while Ben Saunders's 273-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Win Streak ELO
ELO Changes
Alan Jouban: +25Ben Saunders: -23

Performance Statistics

MetricAlan JoubanBen Saunders
Win Streak10
Win Streak ELO1 0781 060
ELO Change+25-23
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What Happened

Alan Jouban started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Ben Saunders is back at 0 with this loss.

Basic/Category ELO
ELO Changes
Alan Jouban: +22Ben Saunders: -22

Performance Statistics

MetricAlan JoubanBen Saunders
Weight ClassWelterweightWelterweight
Double Championship FightNoNo
Basic/Category ELO1 0571 030
ELO Change+22-22
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What Happened

This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.