September 27, 2025
Bantamweight Bout
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| Metric | Colby Thicknesse | Josias Musasa |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 2 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | 0 | 0 |
| Experience ELO | 1 009 | 946 |
| ELO Change | +30 | -20 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (2 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Colby Thicknesse | Josias Musasa |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 000 | 957 |
| 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 | Colby Thicknesse | Josias Musasa |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 000 | 913 |
| ELO Change | +42 | -42 |
Colby Thicknesse 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 | Colby Thicknesse | Josias Musasa |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 62 | 43 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 111 | 89 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 126 | 62 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 003 | 904 |
| ELO Change | +32 | -32 |
Colby Thicknesse dominated the striking exchanges with 126 vs 62 total strikes, 62 vs 43 significant strikes. Colby Thicknesse capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Colby Thicknesse | Josias Musasa |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 2 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 14 | 2 |
| Ground Control Time | 7:45 | 0:52 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 43 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 015 | 866 |
| ELO Change | +84 | -84 |
Colby Thicknesse controlled Josias Musasa on the ground with 2 vs 1 takedowns, 7:45 of control time, 43 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Colby Thicknesse | Josias Musasa |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 231 | 196 |
| Activity ELO | 1 005 | 957 |
| ELO Change | +26 | -21 |
Colby Thicknesse demonstrated standard activity with 231 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Colby Thicknesse capitalized on this activity level, while Josias Musasa's 196-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Colby Thicknesse | Josias Musasa |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 002 | 957 |
| ELO Change | +23 | -21 |
Colby Thicknesse started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Josias Musasa is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Colby Thicknesse | Josias Musasa |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Bantamweight | Bantamweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 000 | 957 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.