November 18, 2016
Women's Strawweight Bout
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| Metric | Claudia Gadelha | Cortney Casey |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 5 | 5 |
| Experience Gap | 0 | 0 |
| Experience ELO | 1 042 | 991 |
| ELO Change | +32 | -21 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (5 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Claudia Gadelha | Cortney Casey |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 031 | 981 |
| 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 | Claudia Gadelha | Cortney Casey |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 094 | 1 045 |
| ELO Change | +48 | -48 |
Claudia Gadelha 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 | Claudia Gadelha | Cortney Casey |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 34 | 22 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 80 | 68 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 43 | 46 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 037 | 1 035 |
| ELO Change | +32 | -32 |
Claudia Gadelha edged the striking exchanges with 34 vs 22 significant strikes, 42.5% vs 32.4% accuracy. Claudia Gadelha capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Claudia Gadelha | Cortney Casey |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 6 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 6 | 1 |
| Ground Control Time | 6:25 | 0:19 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 3 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 197 | 964 |
| ELO Change | +85 | -85 |
Claudia Gadelha dominated Cortney Casey on the ground with 6 vs 0 takedowns, 6:25 of control time, 3 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Claudia Gadelha | Cortney Casey |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 135 | 92 |
| Activity ELO | 1 067 | 1 078 |
| ELO Change | +53 | -26 |
Claudia Gadelha demonstrated solid activity levels with 135 days since her last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Claudia Gadelha capitalized on this activity level, while Cortney Casey's 92-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Claudia Gadelha | Cortney Casey |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 033 | 988 |
| ELO Change | +23 | -21 |
Claudia Gadelha started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Cortney Casey is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Claudia Gadelha | Cortney Casey |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Women's Strawweight | Women's Strawweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 026 | 981 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.