April 12, 2019
Bantamweight Bout
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| Metric | Boston Salmon | Khalid Taha |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 1 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | -1 | 1 |
| Experience ELO | 967 | 1 012 |
| ELO Change | -33 | +33 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (1 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Boston Salmon | Khalid Taha |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 978 | 1 001 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
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 | Boston Salmon | Khalid Taha |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | KO/TKO | KO/TKO |
| Last Round | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Finish | 0:25 | 0:25 |
| Win Type ELO | 953 | 1 094 |
| ELO Change | -47 | +136 |
Khalid Taha secured a devastating KO/TKO in 0:25 of round 1. This explosive first-minute finish earned substantial bonus rewards for the exceptional performance.
| Metric | Boston Salmon | Khalid Taha |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 0 | 5 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 0 | 5 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 0 | 5 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 1 |
| Striking ELO | 842 | 1 131 |
| ELO Change | -158 | +158 |
Khalid Taha controlled the striking exchanges with 5 vs 0 significant strikes, 100.0% vs 0.0% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Khalid Taha capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Boston Salmon | Khalid Taha |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:00 | 0:02 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 3 |
| Ground ELO | 932 | 964 |
| ELO Change | -68 | +68 |
Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.
| Metric | Boston Salmon | Khalid Taha |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | N/A | 265 |
| Activity ELO | 978 | 1 007 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +28 |
Khalid Taha demonstrated standard activity with 265 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Khalid Taha capitalized on this activity level, while Boston Salmon's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Boston Salmon | Khalid Taha |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 978 | 1 003 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +24 |
Khalid Taha started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Boston Salmon is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Boston Salmon | Khalid Taha |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Bantamweight | Bantamweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 978 | 1 001 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.