July 12, 2002
Light Heavyweight Bout
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| Metric | Chris Haseman | Evan Tanner |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 1 | 7 |
| Experience Gap | -6 | 6 |
| Experience ELO | 978 | 1 131 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
Evan Tanner's 6-fight experience advantage (7 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Evan Tanner for the expected result. Had Chris Haseman pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.
| Metric | Chris Haseman | Evan Tanner |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 984 | 1 097 |
| ELO Change | -16 | +16 |
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 | Chris Haseman | Evan Tanner |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 983 | 1 255 |
| ELO Change | -17 | +17 |
Evan Tanner 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 | Chris Haseman | Evan Tanner |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 14 | 70 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 20 | 98 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 49 | 131 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 968 | 1 196 |
| ELO Change | -32 | +32 |
Evan Tanner dominated the striking exchanges with 131 vs 49 total strikes, 70 vs 14 significant strikes. Evan Tanner capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Chris Haseman | Evan Tanner |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 3 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 5 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:14 | 13:49 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 4 | 53 |
| Ground ELO | 954 | 1 248 |
| ELO Change | -46 | +46 |
Evan Tanner dominated Chris Haseman on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 13:49 of control time, 53 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Chris Haseman | Evan Tanner |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | N/A | 113 |
| Activity ELO | 988 | 1 193 |
| ELO Change | -12 | +30 |
Evan Tanner demonstrated solid activity levels with 113 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Evan Tanner capitalized on this activity level, while Chris Haseman's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Chris Haseman | Evan Tanner |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 3 |
| Win Streak ELO | 984 | 1 113 |
| ELO Change | -16 | +20 |
Evan Tanner extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Chris Haseman is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Chris Haseman | Evan Tanner |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Light Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 984 | 1 094 |
| ELO Change | -16 | +16 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.

