February 12, 2021
Featherweight Bout
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| Metric | Brian Kelleher | Ricky Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 11 | 8 |
| Experience Gap | 3 | -3 |
| Experience ELO | 1 102 | 1 188 |
| ELO Change | -30 | +36 |
Ricky Simon overcame a 3-fight experience disadvantage (8 vs 11 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Brian Kelleher.
| Metric | Brian Kelleher | Ricky Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 032 | 1 089 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +20 |
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 | Brian Kelleher | Ricky Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 174 | 1 209 |
| ELO Change | -50 | +50 |
Ricky Simon 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 | Brian Kelleher | Ricky Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 19 | 45 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 73 | 98 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 25 | 72 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 070 | 1 175 |
| ELO Change | -45 | +45 |
Ricky Simon controlled the striking exchanges with 72 vs 25 total strikes, 45 vs 19 significant strikes, 45.9% vs 26.0% accuracy. Ricky Simon capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Brian Kelleher | Ricky Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 6 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 9 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:12 | 8:14 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 10 |
| Ground ELO | 1 040 | 1 423 |
| ELO Change | -28 | +28 |
Ricky Simon dominated Brian Kelleher on the ground with 6 vs 0 takedowns, 8:14 of control time, 10 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Brian Kelleher | Ricky Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 162 | 24 |
| Activity ELO | 1 130 | 1 291 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +153 |
Ricky Simon demonstrated exceptional activity with 24 days since his last fight, earning a high activity bonus for the rapid turnaround. As the winner, Ricky Simon capitalized on this activity level, while Brian Kelleher's 162-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Brian Kelleher | Ricky Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 3 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 052 | 1 116 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +26 |
Ricky Simon extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Brian Kelleher is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Brian Kelleher | Ricky Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Featherweight | Featherweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 030 | 1 088 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +20 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.