June 30, 2023
Heavyweight Bout
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| Metric | Alexandr Romanov | Blagoy Ivanov |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 8 | 8 |
| Experience Gap | 0 | 0 |
| Experience ELO | 1 130 | 1 074 |
| ELO Change | +31 | -21 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (8 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Alexandr Romanov | Blagoy Ivanov |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 072 | 993 |
| ELO Change | +19 | -19 |
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 | Alexandr Romanov | Blagoy Ivanov |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 263 | 1 138 |
| ELO Change | +35 | -35 |
Alexandr Romanov 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 | Alexandr Romanov | Blagoy Ivanov |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 85 | 44 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 154 | 108 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 104 | 44 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 184 | 1 052 |
| ELO Change | +34 | -34 |
Alexandr Romanov dominated the striking exchanges with 104 vs 44 total strikes, 85 vs 44 significant strikes, 55.2% vs 40.7% accuracy. Alexandr Romanov capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Alexandr Romanov | Blagoy Ivanov |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 2 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 3 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 2:53 | 0:00 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 7 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 290 | 1 019 |
| ELO Change | +33 | -33 |
Alexandr Romanov controlled Blagoy Ivanov on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 2:53 of control time, 7 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Alexandr Romanov | Blagoy Ivanov |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 112 | 147 |
| Activity ELO | 1 214 | 1 065 |
| ELO Change | +38 | -15 |
Alexandr Romanov demonstrated solid activity levels with 112 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Alexandr Romanov capitalized on this activity level, while Blagoy Ivanov's 147-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Alexandr Romanov | Blagoy Ivanov |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 103 | 1 015 |
| ELO Change | +20 | -18 |
Alexandr Romanov started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Blagoy Ivanov is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Alexandr Romanov | Blagoy Ivanov |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Heavyweight | Heavyweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 070 | 991 |
| ELO Change | +18 | -18 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.

