March 25, 2022
Featherweight Bout
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| Metric | Bruno Souza | Luis Saldana |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 2 | 3 |
| Experience Gap | -1 | 1 |
| Experience ELO | 944 | 1 052 |
| ELO Change | -26 | +26 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (2 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Bruno Souza | Luis Saldana |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 960 | 1 017 |
| 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 | Bruno Souza | Luis Saldana |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 929 | 1 032 |
| ELO Change | -39 | +39 |
Luis Saldana 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 | Bruno Souza | Luis Saldana |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 66 | 84 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 178 | 168 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 68 | 88 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 946 | 993 |
| ELO Change | -29 | +29 |
Luis Saldana controlled the striking exchanges with 88 vs 68 total strikes, 84 vs 66 significant strikes, 50.0% vs 37.1% accuracy. Luis Saldana capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Bruno Souza | Luis Saldana |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 1 | 2 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 2 | 5 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:12 | 1:36 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 3 |
| Ground ELO | 915 | 1 056 |
| ELO Change | -67 | +67 |
Luis Saldana controlled Bruno Souza on the ground with 2 vs 1 takedowns, 1:36 of control time, 3 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Bruno Souza | Luis Saldana |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 140 | 218 |
| Activity ELO | 960 | 1 023 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +25 |
Luis Saldana demonstrated standard activity with 218 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Luis Saldana capitalized on this activity level, while Bruno Souza's 140-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Bruno Souza | Luis Saldana |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 960 | 1 021 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +22 |
Luis Saldana started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Bruno Souza is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Bruno Souza | Luis Saldana |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Featherweight | Featherweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 960 | 1 017 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +20 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.