July 31, 2010
Lightweight Bout
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| Metric | Charles Oliveira | Darren Elkins |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 1 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | -1 | 1 |
| Experience ELO | 1 080 | 1 003 |
| ELO Change | +80 | -80 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (1 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Charles Oliveira | Darren Elkins |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 022 | 1 000 |
| ELO Change | +22 | -22 |
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 | Charles Oliveira | Darren Elkins |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Submission | Submission |
| Last Round | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Finish | 0:41 | 0:41 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 128 | 1 096 |
| ELO Change | +128 | -60 |
Charles Oliveira locked in a lightning-fast Submission in 0:41 of round 1. This explosive first-minute submission earned substantial bonus rewards.
| Metric | Charles Oliveira | Darren Elkins |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 3 | 0 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 4 | 4 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 3 | 0 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 082 | 980 |
| ELO Change | +82 | -82 |
Virtually no striking took place with only 3 total significant strikes exchanged. Both fighters immediately engaged in grappling, making striking analysis irrelevant to this fight.
| Metric | Charles Oliveira | Darren Elkins |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 1 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:00 | 0:27 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 2 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 059 | 969 |
| ELO Change | +59 | -59 |
Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.
| Metric | Charles Oliveira | Darren Elkins |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | N/A | 133 |
| Activity ELO | 1 022 | 1 001 |
| ELO Change | +22 | -22 |
Charles Oliveira 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, Charles Oliveira capitalized on this activity level, while Darren Elkins's 133-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Charles Oliveira | Darren Elkins |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 025 | 1 002 |
| ELO Change | +25 | -23 |
Charles Oliveira started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Darren Elkins is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Charles Oliveira | Darren Elkins |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Lightweight | Lightweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 022 | 1 000 |
| ELO Change | +22 | -22 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.