April 6, 2007
Heavyweight Bout
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| Metric | Brad Imes | Heath Herring |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 3 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | 1 | -1 |
| Experience ELO | 891 | 1 001 |
| ELO Change | -27 | +28 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (3 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Brad Imes | Heath Herring |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 939 | 1 001 |
| 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 | Brad Imes | Heath Herring |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 910 | 1 011 |
| ELO Change | -39 | +39 |
Heath Herring 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 | Brad Imes | Heath Herring |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 19 | 64 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 52 | 123 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 35 | 163 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 2 |
| Striking ELO | 802 | 1 075 |
| ELO Change | -91 | +91 |
Heath Herring dominated the striking exchanges with 163 vs 35 total strikes, 64 vs 19 significant strikes, 52.0% vs 36.5% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Heath Herring capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Brad Imes | Heath Herring |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 1 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 2 | 1 |
| Ground Control Time | 1:14 | 9:14 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 4 | 33 |
| Ground ELO | 864 | 1 022 |
| ELO Change | -68 | +68 |
Heath Herring controlled Brad Imes on the ground with 1 takedown, 9:14 of control time, 33 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Brad Imes | Heath Herring |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 366 | 72 |
| Activity ELO | 939 | 1 042 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +59 |
Heath Herring demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 72 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Heath Herring capitalized on this activity level, while Brad Imes's 366-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Brad Imes | Heath Herring |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 939 | 1 004 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +22 |
Heath Herring started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Brad Imes is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Brad Imes | Heath Herring |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Heavyweight | Heavyweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 939 | 1 001 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +20 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.