May 22, 2009
Welterweight Bout
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| Metric | Brandon Wolff | Yoshiyuki Yoshida |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 2 | 3 |
| Experience Gap | -1 | 1 |
| Experience ELO | 948 | 1 070 |
| ELO Change | -25 | +25 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (2 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Brandon Wolff | Yoshiyuki Yoshida |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 962 | 1 025 |
| 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 | Brandon Wolff | Yoshiyuki Yoshida |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Submission | Submission |
| Last Round | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Finish | 2:24 | 2:24 |
| Win Type ELO | 942 | 1 141 |
| ELO Change | -28 | +49 |
Yoshiyuki Yoshida earned an early finish with a Submission in round 1 at 2:24, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round submission.
| Metric | Brandon Wolff | Yoshiyuki Yoshida |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 2 | 4 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 5 | 6 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 4 | 4 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 859 | 1 007 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
Yoshiyuki Yoshida slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 66.7% vs 40.0% accuracy. Yoshiyuki Yoshida capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Brandon Wolff | Yoshiyuki Yoshida |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 1 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:32 | 1:07 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 951 | 1 089 |
| ELO Change | -36 | +36 |
Yoshiyuki Yoshida edged out Brandon Wolff on the ground with 1:07 of control time, earning solid ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.
| Metric | Brandon Wolff | Yoshiyuki Yoshida |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 164 | 164 |
| Activity ELO | 963 | 1 047 |
| ELO Change | -19 | +33 |
Yoshiyuki Yoshida demonstrated solid activity levels with 164 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Yoshiyuki Yoshida capitalized on this activity level, while Brandon Wolff's 164-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Brandon Wolff | Yoshiyuki Yoshida |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 963 | 1 032 |
| ELO Change | -19 | +21 |
Yoshiyuki Yoshida started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Brandon Wolff is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Brandon Wolff | Yoshiyuki Yoshida |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Welterweight | Welterweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 962 | 1 025 |
| ELO Change | -19 | +19 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.