October 2, 2005
Heavyweight Bout
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| Metric | Brandon Vera | Fabiano Scherner |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 1 | 1 |
| Experience Gap | 0 | 0 |
| Experience ELO | 1 021 | 979 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (1 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Brandon Vera | Fabiano Scherner |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 021 | 979 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
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 Vera | Fabiano Scherner |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | KO/TKO | KO/TKO |
| Last Round | 2 | 2 |
| Time of Finish | 3:22 | 3:22 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 086 | 958 |
| ELO Change | +86 | -42 |
Brandon Vera gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.
| Metric | Brandon Vera | Fabiano Scherner |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 28 | 10 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 41 | 32 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 39 | 28 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 2 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 134 | 866 |
| ELO Change | +134 | -134 |
Brandon Vera dominated the striking exchanges with 28 vs 10 significant strikes, 68.3% vs 31.3% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Brandon Vera capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Brandon Vera | Fabiano Scherner |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 1 | 2 |
| Ground Control Time | 3:23 | 1:17 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 1 | 4 |
| Ground ELO | 1 025 | 975 |
| ELO Change | +25 | -25 |
Brandon Vera landed 2 knockdowns followed by 1 ground strike. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.
| Metric | Brandon Vera | Fabiano Scherner |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | N/A | N/A |
| Activity ELO | 1 021 | 979 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
Brandon Vera demonstrated incredible warrior mentality with a tournament-style turnaround with within null days since his last fight, earning one of the highest possible activity bonuses for the lightning-quick return. As the winner, Brandon Vera capitalized on this activity level, while Fabiano Scherner's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Brandon Vera | Fabiano Scherner |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 023 | 979 |
| ELO Change | +23 | -21 |
Brandon Vera started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Fabiano Scherner is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Brandon Vera | Fabiano Scherner |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Heavyweight | Heavyweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 021 | 979 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.

