April 18, 2014
Middleweight Bout
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| Metric | Brad Tavares | Yoel Romero |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 9 | 4 |
| Experience Gap | 5 | -5 |
| Experience ELO | 1 116 | 1 186 |
| ELO Change | -32 | +42 |
Yoel Romero overcame a 5-fight experience disadvantage (4 vs 9 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Brad Tavares.
| Metric | Brad Tavares | Yoel Romero |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 084 | 1 089 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +23 |
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 | Yoel Romero |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 176 | 1 301 |
| ELO Change | -36 | +36 |
Yoel Romero 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 | Yoel Romero |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 21 | 31 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 70 | 48 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 35 | 63 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 156 | 1 302 |
| ELO Change | -25 | +25 |
Yoel Romero edged the striking exchanges with 63 vs 35 total strikes, 31 vs 21 significant strikes, 64.6% vs 30.0% accuracy. Yoel Romero capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Brad Tavares | Yoel Romero |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 7 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 3 | 12 |
| Ground Control Time | 1:08 | 6:45 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 1 |
| Ground ELO | 1 057 | 1 251 |
| ELO Change | -121 | +121 |
Yoel Romero dominated Brad Tavares on the ground with 7 vs 0 takedowns, 6:45 of control time, 1 ground strike, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Brad Tavares | Yoel Romero |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 94 | 94 |
| Activity ELO | 1 145 | 1 176 |
| ELO Change | -24 | +61 |
Yoel Romero demonstrated solid activity levels with 94 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Yoel Romero capitalized on this activity level, while Brad Tavares's 94-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Brad Tavares | Yoel Romero |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 4 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 117 | 1 114 |
| ELO Change | -25 | +35 |
Yoel Romero extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Brad Tavares is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Brad Tavares | Yoel Romero |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Middleweight | Middleweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 084 | 1 089 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +23 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.