August 28, 2020
Light Heavyweight Bout
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| Metric | Aleksandar Rakic | Anthony Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 6 | 14 |
| Experience Gap | -8 | 8 |
| Experience ELO | 1 219 | 1 196 |
| ELO Change | +58 | -38 |
Aleksandar Rakic overcame a 8-fight experience disadvantage (6 vs 14 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Anthony Smith.
| Metric | Aleksandar Rakic | Anthony Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 084 | 1 076 |
| ELO Change | +23 | -23 |
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.
| Metric | Aleksandar Rakic | Anthony Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 374 | 1 462 |
| ELO Change | +66 | -66 |
Aleksandar Rakic earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.
| Metric | Aleksandar Rakic | Anthony Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 44 | 9 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 57 | 21 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 141 | 40 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 1 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 364 | 1 210 |
| ELO Change | +108 | -108 |
Aleksandar Rakic dominated the striking exchanges with 141 vs 40 total strikes, 44 vs 9 significant strikes, 77.2% vs 42.9% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Aleksandar Rakic capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Aleksandar Rakic | Anthony Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 2 |
| Ground Control Time | 12:14 | 0:36 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 17 | 2 |
| Ground ELO | 1 238 | 1 128 |
| ELO Change | +82 | -82 |
Aleksandar Rakic controlled Anthony Smith on the ground with 12:14 of control time, 17 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Aleksandar Rakic | Anthony Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 252 | 108 |
| Activity ELO | 1 156 | 1 297 |
| ELO Change | +41 | -33 |
Aleksandar Rakic demonstrated standard activity with 252 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Aleksandar Rakic capitalized on this activity level, while Anthony Smith's 108-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Aleksandar Rakic | Anthony Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 110 | 1 111 |
| ELO Change | +27 | -24 |
Aleksandar Rakic started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Anthony Smith is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Aleksandar Rakic | Anthony Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Light Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 084 | 1 065 |
| ELO Change | +23 | -23 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.