January 14, 2017
Welterweight Bout
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| Metric | Ben Saunders | Court McGee |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 12 | 12 |
| Experience Gap | 0 | 0 |
| Experience ELO | 1 127 | 1 059 |
| ELO Change | +30 | -20 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (12 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Ben Saunders | Court McGee |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 079 | 1 024 |
| ELO Change | +20 | -20 |
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 | Ben Saunders | Court McGee |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 267 | 1 072 |
| ELO Change | +26 | -26 |
Ben Saunders 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 | Ben Saunders | Court McGee |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 49 | 54 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 139 | 172 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 67 | 77 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 123 | 1 033 |
| ELO Change | +18 | -18 |
Court McGee controlled the striking through solid significant strike edge (54 vs 49). However, since Court McGee lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Ben Saunders's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.
| Metric | Ben Saunders | Court McGee |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 3 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:00 | 3:49 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 5 |
| Ground ELO | 1 118 | 1 158 |
| ELO Change | +26 | -26 |
Ben Saunders did not secure a significant ground advantage against Court McGee on the ground with 0 takedowns, with almost no grappling bonus.
| Metric | Ben Saunders | Court McGee |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 364 | 163 |
| Activity ELO | 1 171 | 1 085 |
| ELO Change | +18 | -18 |
Ben Saunders demonstrated standard activity with 364 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Ben Saunders capitalized on this activity level, while Court McGee's 163-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Ben Saunders | Court McGee |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 110 | 1 042 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -19 |
Ben Saunders started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Court McGee is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Ben Saunders | Court McGee |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Welterweight | Welterweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 078 | 1 024 |
| ELO Change | +20 | -20 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.