August 5, 2016
Welterweight Bout
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| Metric | Court McGee | Dominique Steele |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 11 | 4 |
| Experience Gap | 7 | -7 |
| Experience ELO | 1 079 | 954 |
| ELO Change | +25 | -25 |
Court McGee's 7-fight experience advantage (11 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Court McGee for the expected result. Had Dominique Steele pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.
| Metric | Court McGee | Dominique Steele |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 044 | 964 |
| ELO Change | +18 | -18 |
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 | Court McGee | Dominique Steele |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 098 | 982 |
| ELO Change | +37 | -37 |
Court McGee 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 | Court McGee | Dominique Steele |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 15 | 23 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 39 | 65 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 55 | 45 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 051 | 959 |
| ELO Change | +20 | -20 |
Dominique Steele controlled the striking through solid significant strike edge (23 vs 15). However, since Dominique Steele lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Court McGee's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.
| Metric | Court McGee | Dominique Steele |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 4 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 15 | 1 |
| Ground Control Time | 7:06 | 1:32 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 184 | 1 005 |
| ELO Change | +42 | -42 |
Court McGee controlled Dominique Steele on the ground with 4 vs 0 takedowns, 7:06 of control time, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Court McGee | Dominique Steele |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 112 | 105 |
| Activity ELO | 1 103 | 986 |
| ELO Change | +44 | -18 |
Court McGee demonstrated solid activity levels with 112 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Court McGee capitalized on this activity level, while Dominique Steele's 105-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Court McGee | Dominique Steele |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 061 | 967 |
| ELO Change | +19 | -18 |
Court McGee started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Dominique Steele is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Court McGee | Dominique Steele |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Welterweight | Welterweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 044 | 964 |
| ELO Change | +18 | -18 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.