May 27, 2011
Bantamweight Bout
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| Metric | Cole Escovedo | Renan Barao |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 1 | 1 |
| Experience Gap | 0 | 0 |
| Experience ELO | 979 | 1 021 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (1 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Cole Escovedo | Renan Barao |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 979 | 1 021 |
| 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 | Cole Escovedo | Renan Barao |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 958 | 1 042 |
| ELO Change | -42 | +42 |
Renan Barao 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 | Cole Escovedo | Renan Barao |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 29 | 46 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 65 | 88 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 48 | 96 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 963 | 1 037 |
| ELO Change | -37 | +37 |
Renan Barao controlled the striking exchanges with 96 vs 48 total strikes, 46 vs 29 significant strikes. Renan Barao capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Cole Escovedo | Renan Barao |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 6 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 1 | 7 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:12 | 8:33 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 1 | 3 |
| Ground ELO | 909 | 1 091 |
| ELO Change | -91 | +91 |
Renan Barao dominated Cole Escovedo on the ground with 6 vs 0 takedowns, 8:33 of control time, 3 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Cole Escovedo | Renan Barao |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | N/A | N/A |
| Activity ELO | 979 | 1 021 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
Renan Barao demonstrated incredible warrior mentality with a tournament-style turnaround with within null days since his last fight, earning one of the highest possible activity bonuses for the lightning-quick return. As the winner, Renan Barao capitalized on this activity level, while Cole Escovedo's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Cole Escovedo | Renan Barao |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 979 | 1 023 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +23 |
Renan Barao started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Cole Escovedo is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Cole Escovedo | Renan Barao |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Bantamweight | Bantamweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 979 | 1 021 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.