September 8, 1994
Open Weight Bout
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| Metric | Christophe Leninger | Ken Shamrock |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 1 | 3 |
| Experience Gap | -2 | 2 |
| Experience ELO | 969 | 1 032 |
| ELO Change | -31 | +32 |
Ken Shamrock's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Ken Shamrock for the expected result. Had Christophe Leninger pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.
| Metric | Christophe Leninger | Ken Shamrock |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 979 | 1 021 |
| 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 | Christophe Leninger | Ken Shamrock |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | KO/TKO | KO/TKO |
| Last Round | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Finish | 4:49 | 4:49 |
| Win Type ELO | 962 | 1 118 |
| ELO Change | -38 | +81 |
Ken Shamrock earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 4:49, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.
| Metric | Christophe Leninger | Ken Shamrock |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 1 | 8 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 2 | 9 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 21 | 16 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 910 | 1 052 |
| ELO Change | -90 | +90 |
Ken Shamrock slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 8 vs 1 significant strikes, 88.9% vs 50.0% accuracy. Ken Shamrock capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Christophe Leninger | Ken Shamrock |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 1 |
| Ground Control Time | -- | -- |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 8 |
| Ground ELO | 943 | 1 070 |
| ELO Change | -57 | +57 |
Ken Shamrock controlled Christophe Leninger on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 8 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Christophe Leninger | Ken Shamrock |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | N/A | 300 |
| Activity ELO | 979 | 1 021 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
Ken Shamrock demonstrated standard activity with 300 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Ken Shamrock capitalized on this activity level, while Christophe Leninger's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Christophe Leninger | Ken Shamrock |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 979 | 1 025 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +23 |
Ken Shamrock started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Christophe Leninger is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Christophe Leninger | Ken Shamrock |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | N/A | N/A |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 979 | 1 021 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.

