May 18, 2018
Featherweight Bout
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| Metric | Brandon Davis | Enrique Barzola |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 3 | 6 |
| Experience Gap | -3 | 3 |
| Experience ELO | 977 | 1 113 |
| ELO Change | -24 | +24 |
Enrique Barzola's 3-fight experience advantage (6 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Enrique Barzola for the expected result. Had Brandon Davis pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.
| Metric | Brandon Davis | Enrique Barzola |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 982 | 1 076 |
| ELO Change | -18 | +18 |
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 | Brandon Davis | Enrique Barzola |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 974 | 1 166 |
| ELO Change | -26 | +26 |
Enrique Barzola 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 | Brandon Davis | Enrique Barzola |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 29 | 51 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 87 | 94 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 39 | 89 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 984 | 1 151 |
| ELO Change | -27 | +27 |
Enrique Barzola dominated the striking exchanges with 89 vs 39 total strikes, 51 vs 29 significant strikes, 54.3% vs 33.3% accuracy. Enrique Barzola capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Brandon Davis | Enrique Barzola |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 10 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 1 | 15 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:53 | 7:13 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 19 |
| Ground ELO | 936 | 1 305 |
| ELO Change | -32 | +32 |
Enrique Barzola dominated Brandon Davis on the ground with 10 vs 0 takedowns, 7:13 of control time, 19 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Brandon Davis | Enrique Barzola |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 90 | 119 |
| Activity ELO | 1 111 | 1 160 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +57 |
Enrique Barzola demonstrated solid activity levels with 119 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Enrique Barzola capitalized on this activity level, while Brandon Davis's 90-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Brandon Davis | Enrique Barzola |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 4 |
| Win Streak ELO | 986 | 1 096 |
| ELO Change | -17 | +24 |
Enrique Barzola extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Brandon Davis is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Brandon Davis | Enrique Barzola |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Featherweight | Featherweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 982 | 1 076 |
| ELO Change | -18 | +18 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.

