September 23, 1999
Middleweight Bout
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| Metric | Chuck Liddell | Paul Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 3 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | 1 | -1 |
| Experience ELO | 1 015 | 986 |
| ELO Change | +35 | -35 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (3 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Chuck Liddell | Paul Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 019 | 999 |
| 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 | Chuck Liddell | Paul Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | TKO - Doctor's Stoppage | TKO - Doctor's Stoppage |
| Last Round | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Finish | 3:53 | 3:53 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 025 | 1 038 |
| ELO Change | +31 | -31 |
Chuck Liddell earned an early finish with a TKO - Doctor's Stoppage in round 1 at 3:53, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.
| Metric | Chuck Liddell | Paul Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 13 | 5 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 28 | 7 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 19 | 6 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 094 | 1 026 |
| ELO Change | +56 | -56 |
Chuck Liddell edged the striking exchanges with 13 vs 5 significant strikes, 46.4% vs 71.4% accuracy. Chuck Liddell capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Chuck Liddell | Paul Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 5 |
| Ground Control Time | 2:04 | 0:40 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 4 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 018 | 1 039 |
| ELO Change | +82 | -82 |
Chuck Liddell controlled Paul Jones on the ground with 2:04 of control time, 4 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Chuck Liddell | Paul Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 203 | 70 |
| Activity ELO | 1 025 | 999 |
| ELO Change | +28 | -22 |
Chuck Liddell demonstrated standard activity with 203 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Chuck Liddell capitalized on this activity level, while Paul Jones's 70-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Chuck Liddell | Paul Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 023 | 1 000 |
| ELO Change | +25 | -23 |
Chuck Liddell started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Paul Jones is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Chuck Liddell | Paul Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Middleweight | Middleweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 019 | 998 |
| ELO Change | +23 | -23 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.