June 12, 2015
Featherweight Bout
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| Metric | Clay Collard | Gabriel Benitez |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 3 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | 1 | -1 |
| Experience ELO | 982 | 1 054 |
| ELO Change | -31 | +33 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (3 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Clay Collard | Gabriel Benitez |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 984 | 1 041 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +20 |
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 | Clay Collard | Gabriel Benitez |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 991 | 1 101 |
| ELO Change | -38 | +38 |
Gabriel Benitez 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 | Clay Collard | Gabriel Benitez |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 34 | 60 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 158 | 106 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 54 | 97 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 988 | 1 061 |
| ELO Change | -37 | +37 |
Gabriel Benitez controlled the striking exchanges with 97 vs 54 total strikes, 60 vs 34 significant strikes, 56.6% vs 21.5% accuracy. Gabriel Benitez capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Clay Collard | Gabriel Benitez |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 6 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 11 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 4:47 | 0:57 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 1 | 4 |
| Ground ELO | 999 | 1 065 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +23 |
Gabriel Benitez did not secure a significant ground advantage against Clay Collard on the ground with 0 takedowns, 0:57 of control time, 4 ground strikes, with almost no grappling bonus.
| Metric | Clay Collard | Gabriel Benitez |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 189 | 210 |
| Activity ELO | 1 020 | 1 049 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +28 |
Gabriel Benitez demonstrated standard activity with 210 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Gabriel Benitez capitalized on this activity level, while Clay Collard's 189-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Clay Collard | Gabriel Benitez |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 2 |
| Win Streak ELO | 986 | 1 047 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +24 |
Gabriel Benitez extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Clay Collard is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Clay Collard | Gabriel Benitez |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Featherweight | Featherweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 984 | 1 041 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +20 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.