July 22, 2022
Welterweight Bout
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| Metric | Claudio Silva | Nicolas Dalby |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 8 | 9 |
| Experience Gap | -1 | 1 |
| Experience ELO | 1 072 | 1 089 |
| ELO Change | -37 | +37 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (8 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Claudio Silva | Nicolas Dalby |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 028 | 1 034 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +23 |
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 | Claudio Silva | Nicolas Dalby |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 111 | 1 122 |
| ELO Change | -53 | +53 |
Nicolas Dalby 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 | Claudio Silva | Nicolas Dalby |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 11 | 45 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 21 | 94 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 46 | 61 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 076 | 1 051 |
| ELO Change | -62 | +62 |
Nicolas Dalby controlled the striking exchanges with 45 vs 11 significant strikes. Nicolas Dalby capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Claudio Silva | Nicolas Dalby |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 4 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 12 | 1 |
| Ground Control Time | 7:17 | 4:17 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 8 |
| Ground ELO | 1 129 | 1 032 |
| ELO Change | -51 | +51 |
Nicolas Dalby edged out Claudio Silva on the ground with 1 takedown, 4:17 of control time, 8 ground strikes, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Claudio Silva | Nicolas Dalby |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 427 | 392 |
| Activity ELO | 1 057 | 1 079 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +20 |
Nicolas Dalby demonstrated extended layoff with 392 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Nicolas Dalby capitalized on this activity level, while Claudio Silva's 427-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Claudio Silva | Nicolas Dalby |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 061 | 1 049 |
| ELO Change | -25 | +27 |
Nicolas Dalby started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Claudio Silva is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Claudio Silva | Nicolas Dalby |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Welterweight | Welterweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 028 | 1 034 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +23 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.