April 29, 2011
Bantamweight Bout
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| Metric | Charlie Valencia | Ivan Menjivar |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 1 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | -1 | 1 |
| Experience ELO | 966 | 1 003 |
| ELO Change | -34 | +34 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (1 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Charlie Valencia | Ivan Menjivar |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 978 | 1 001 |
| 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 | Charlie Valencia | Ivan Menjivar |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | KO/TKO | KO/TKO |
| Last Round | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Finish | 1:30 | 1:30 |
| Win Type ELO | 954 | 1 077 |
| ELO Change | -46 | +110 |
Ivan Menjivar earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:30, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.
| Metric | Charlie Valencia | Ivan Menjivar |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 5 | 8 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 10 | 24 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 5 | 12 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 1 |
| Striking ELO | 889 | 1 081 |
| ELO Change | -111 | +111 |
Ivan Menjivar controlled the striking exchanges with 33.3% vs 50.0% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Ivan Menjivar capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Charlie Valencia | Ivan Menjivar |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:00 | 0:13 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 4 |
| Ground ELO | 939 | 1 005 |
| ELO Change | -61 | +61 |
Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.
| Metric | Charlie Valencia | Ivan Menjivar |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | N/A | 2 506 |
| Activity ELO | 978 | 1 002 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +20 |
Ivan Menjivar demonstrated extended layoff with 2506 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Ivan Menjivar capitalized on this activity level, while Charlie Valencia's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Charlie Valencia | Ivan Menjivar |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 978 | 1 004 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +24 |
Ivan Menjivar started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Charlie Valencia is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Charlie Valencia | Ivan Menjivar |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Bantamweight | Bantamweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 978 | 1 001 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.

