August 6, 2010
Welterweight Bout
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| Metric | Ben Saunders | Dennis Hallman |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 7 | 6 |
| Experience Gap | 1 | -1 |
| Experience ELO | 1 053 | 1 017 |
| ELO Change | -42 | +45 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (7 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Ben Saunders | Dennis Hallman |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 025 | 975 |
| ELO Change | -27 | +27 |
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 | Dennis Hallman |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 177 | 1 024 |
| ELO Change | -71 | +71 |
Dennis Hallman 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 | Dennis Hallman |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 30 | 28 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 45 | 55 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 54 | 96 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 156 | 866 |
| ELO Change | -52 | +52 |
Dennis Hallman controlled the striking exchanges with 96 vs 54 total strikes, 50.9% vs 66.7% accuracy. Dennis Hallman capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Ben Saunders | Dennis Hallman |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 3 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 6 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:00 | 11:49 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 21 |
| Ground ELO | 1 002 | 1 013 |
| ELO Change | -157 | +157 |
Dennis Hallman dominated Ben Saunders on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 11:49 of control time, 21 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Ben Saunders | Dennis Hallman |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 133 | 245 |
| Activity ELO | 1 082 | 989 |
| ELO Change | -30 | +38 |
Dennis Hallman demonstrated standard activity with 245 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Dennis Hallman capitalized on this activity level, while Ben Saunders's 133-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Ben Saunders | Dennis Hallman |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 045 | 981 |
| ELO Change | -28 | +31 |
Dennis Hallman started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Ben Saunders is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Ben Saunders | Dennis Hallman |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Welterweight | Welterweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 025 | 973 |
| ELO Change | -27 | +27 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.