November 10, 2017
Welterweight Bout
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| Metric | Court McGee | Sean Strickland |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 13 | 8 |
| Experience Gap | 5 | -5 |
| Experience ELO | 1 034 | 1 165 |
| ELO Change | -25 | +33 |
Sean Strickland overcame a 5-fight experience disadvantage (8 vs 13 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Court McGee.
| Metric | Court McGee | Sean Strickland |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 005 | 1 081 |
| ELO Change | -19 | +19 |
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 | Sean Strickland |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 040 | 1 186 |
| ELO Change | -32 | +32 |
Sean Strickland 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 | Sean Strickland |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 62 | 78 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 260 | 254 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 104 | 109 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 018 | 1 186 |
| ELO Change | -15 | +15 |
Sean Strickland controlled the striking exchanges with 78 vs 62 significant strikes. Sean Strickland capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Court McGee | Sean Strickland |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 3 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 11 | 3 |
| Ground Control Time | 1:41 | 2:43 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 12 |
| Ground ELO | 1 098 | 1 285 |
| ELO Change | -60 | +60 |
Sean Strickland controlled Court McGee on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 2:43 of control time, 12 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Court McGee | Sean Strickland |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 300 | 218 |
| Activity ELO | 1 068 | 1 175 |
| ELO Change | -17 | +21 |
Sean Strickland demonstrated standard activity with 218 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Sean Strickland capitalized on this activity level, while Court McGee's 300-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Court McGee | Sean Strickland |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 023 | 1 102 |
| ELO Change | -19 | +21 |
Sean Strickland started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Court McGee is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Court McGee | Sean Strickland |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Welterweight | Welterweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 005 | 1 081 |
| ELO Change | -19 | +19 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.