September 1, 2017
Welterweight Bout
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| Metric | Bojan Velickovic | Darren Till |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 5 | 4 |
| Experience Gap | 1 | -1 |
| Experience ELO | 1 004 | 1 113 |
| ELO Change | -27 | +29 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (5 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Bojan Velickovic | Darren Till |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 000 | 1 061 |
| 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 | Bojan Velickovic | Darren Till |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 084 | 1 152 |
| ELO Change | -45 | +45 |
Darren Till 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 | Bojan Velickovic | Darren Till |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 34 | 49 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 144 | 87 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 69 | 50 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 075 | 1 116 |
| ELO Change | -27 | +27 |
Darren Till controlled the striking exchanges with 49 vs 34 significant strikes, 56.3% vs 23.6% accuracy. Darren Till capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Bojan Velickovic | Darren Till |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 3 | 1 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:02 | 2:51 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 2 | 16 |
| Ground ELO | 937 | 1 135 |
| ELO Change | -42 | +42 |
Darren Till controlled Bojan Velickovic on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 2:51 of control time, 16 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Bojan Velickovic | Darren Till |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 97 | 97 |
| Activity ELO | 1 023 | 1 092 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +53 |
Darren Till demonstrated solid activity levels with 97 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Darren Till capitalized on this activity level, while Bojan Velickovic's 97-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Bojan Velickovic | Darren Till |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 2 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 006 | 1 069 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +24 |
Darren Till extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Bojan Velickovic is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Bojan Velickovic | Darren Till |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Welterweight | Welterweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 000 | 1 061 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +20 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.