August 5, 2011
Featherweight Bout
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| Metric | Chad Mendes | Rani Yahya |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 2 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | 0 | 0 |
| Experience ELO | 1 087 | 1 028 |
| ELO Change | +31 | -21 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (2 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Chad Mendes | Rani Yahya |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 040 | 998 |
| 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 | Chad Mendes | Rani Yahya |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 076 | 994 |
| ELO Change | +42 | -42 |
Chad Mendes 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 | Chad Mendes | Rani Yahya |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 35 | 15 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 72 | 87 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 46 | 43 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 067 | 1 004 |
| ELO Change | +34 | -34 |
Chad Mendes controlled the striking exchanges with 35 vs 15 significant strikes, 48.6% vs 17.2% accuracy. Chad Mendes capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Chad Mendes | Rani Yahya |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 5 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 5 | 5 |
| Ground Control Time | 4:44 | 0:00 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 10 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 152 | 960 |
| ELO Change | +92 | -92 |
Chad Mendes dominated Rani Yahya on the ground with 5 vs 0 takedowns, 4:44 of control time, 10 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Chad Mendes | Rani Yahya |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 182 | 196 |
| Activity ELO | 1 045 | 998 |
| ELO Change | +26 | -21 |
Chad Mendes demonstrated standard activity with 182 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Chad Mendes capitalized on this activity level, while Rani Yahya's 196-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Chad Mendes | Rani Yahya |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 2 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 046 | 999 |
| ELO Change | +25 | -21 |
Chad Mendes extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Rani Yahya is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Chad Mendes | Rani Yahya |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Featherweight | Featherweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 040 | 998 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.