May 14, 2012
Middleweight Bout
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| Metric | Brad Tavares | Dongi Yang |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 4 | 4 |
| Experience Gap | 0 | 0 |
| Experience ELO | 1 048 | 975 |
| ELO Change | +29 | -19 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (4 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Brad Tavares | Dongi Yang |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 036 | 964 |
| ELO Change | +19 | -19 |
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 Tavares | Dongi Yang |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 121 | 1 012 |
| ELO Change | +38 | -38 |
Brad Tavares 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 Tavares | Dongi Yang |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 39 | 32 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 159 | 83 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 47 | 44 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 093 | 1 063 |
| ELO Change | +26 | -26 |
Brad Tavares slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 39 vs 32 significant strikes, 24.5% vs 38.6% accuracy. Brad Tavares capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Brad Tavares | Dongi Yang |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 2 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 3 | 3 |
| Ground Control Time | 2:18 | 0:34 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 1 |
| Ground ELO | 1 060 | 971 |
| ELO Change | +35 | -35 |
Brad Tavares edged out Dongi Yang on the ground with 2 vs 1 takedowns, 2:18 of control time, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Brad Tavares | Dongi Yang |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 318 | 241 |
| Activity ELO | 1 047 | 985 |
| ELO Change | +20 | -20 |
Brad Tavares demonstrated standard activity with 318 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Brad Tavares capitalized on this activity level, while Dongi Yang's 241-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Brad Tavares | Dongi Yang |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 044 | 966 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -19 |
Brad Tavares started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Dongi Yang is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Brad Tavares | Dongi Yang |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Middleweight | Middleweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 036 | 964 |
| ELO Change | +19 | -19 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.