Alessio Sakara vs Joe Vedepo

September 16, 2008

Middleweight Bout

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1040
(+42)
Alessio Sakara
Winner: Alessio Sakara
KO/TKO
Round 1 • 1:27

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C-ELO Evolution

Alessio Sakara+42
Joe Vedepo-36
964
(-36)
Joe Vedepo

C-ELO™ Evolution Comparison

Fight Stats & ELO Performance

Experience ELO
ELO Changes
Alessio Sakara: +37Joe Vedepo: -37

Performance Statistics

MetricAlessio SakaraJoe Vedepo
Total UFC Fights91
Experience Gap8-8
Experience ELO972963
ELO Change+37-37
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What Happened

Alessio Sakara's 8-fight experience advantage (9 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Alessio Sakara for the expected result. Had Joe Vedepo pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.

Title Fight ELO
ELO Changes
Alessio Sakara: +22Joe Vedepo: -22

Performance Statistics

MetricAlessio SakaraJoe Vedepo
Title Fight ?NoNo
Title Fight ELO1 003978
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
Alessio Sakara: +74Joe Vedepo: -31

Performance Statistics

MetricAlessio SakaraJoe Vedepo
Fight OutcomeKO/TKOKO/TKO
Last Round11
Time of Finish1:271:27
Win Type ELO1 170969
ELO Change+74-31
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What Happened

Alessio Sakara earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:27, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Striking ELO
ELO Changes
Alessio Sakara: +77Joe Vedepo: -77

Performance Statistics

MetricAlessio SakaraJoe Vedepo
Significant Strikes Landed77
Significant Strikes Attempted109
Total Strikes Landed78
Knockdowns Scored10
Striking ELO1 107923
ELO Change+77-77
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What Happened

Alessio Sakara controlled the striking exchanges, including 1 devastating knockdown. Alessio Sakara capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ground ELO
ELO Changes
Alessio Sakara: +62Joe Vedepo: -62

Performance Statistics

MetricAlessio SakaraJoe Vedepo
Takedowns Landed00
Takedowns Attempted03
Ground Control Time0:000:23
Ground Strikes Landed10
Ground ELO996938
ELO Change+62-62
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What Happened

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

Activity ELO
ELO Changes
Alessio Sakara: +23Joe Vedepo: -19

Performance Statistics

MetricAlessio SakaraJoe Vedepo
Days Since Last Fight200N/A
Activity ELO1 060981
ELO Change+23-19
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What Happened

Alessio Sakara demonstrated standard activity with 200 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Alessio Sakara capitalized on this activity level, while Joe Vedepo's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Win Streak ELO
ELO Changes
Alessio Sakara: +24Joe Vedepo: -22

Performance Statistics

MetricAlessio SakaraJoe Vedepo
Win Streak10
Win Streak ELO1 012978
ELO Change+24-22
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What Happened

Alessio Sakara started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Joe Vedepo is back at 0 with this loss.

Basic/Category ELO
ELO Changes
Alessio Sakara: +22Joe Vedepo: -22

Performance Statistics

MetricAlessio SakaraJoe Vedepo
Weight ClassMiddleweightMiddleweight
Double Championship FightNoNo
Basic/Category ELO1 003978
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.