July 20, 2012
Middleweight Bout
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| Metric | Court McGee | Nick Ring |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 5 | 4 |
| Experience Gap | 1 | -1 |
| Experience ELO | 1 025 | 1 059 |
| ELO Change | -35 | +37 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (5 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Court McGee | Nick Ring |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 013 | 1 041 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
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 | Nick Ring |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 063 | 1 107 |
| ELO Change | -48 | +48 |
Nick Ring 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 | Nick Ring |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 108 | 68 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 295 | 137 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 146 | 71 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 046 | 1 055 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +23 |
Court McGee controlled the striking through overwhelming volume (146 vs 71 total strikes), significant strike advantage (108 vs 68), superior accuracy (36.6% vs 49.6%). However, since Court McGee lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Nick Ring's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.
| Metric | Court McGee | Nick Ring |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 4 | 7 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:09 | 0:26 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 221 | 1 189 |
| ELO Change | -27 | +27 |
Nick Ring did not secure a significant ground advantage against Court McGee on the ground with 0:26 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.
| Metric | Court McGee | Nick Ring |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 141 | 301 |
| Activity ELO | 1 037 | 1 070 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
Nick Ring demonstrated standard activity with 301 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Nick Ring capitalized on this activity level, while Court McGee's 141-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Court McGee | Nick Ring |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 024 | 1 049 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +24 |
Nick Ring started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Court McGee is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Court McGee | Nick Ring |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Middleweight | Middleweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 013 | 1 041 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.