March 2, 2011
Light Heavyweight Bout
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| Metric | Cyrille Diabate | Steve Cantwell |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 3 | 4 |
| Experience Gap | -1 | 1 |
| Experience ELO | 1 060 | 934 |
| ELO Change | +27 | -25 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (3 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Cyrille Diabate | Steve Cantwell |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 020 | 958 |
| ELO Change | +20 | -20 |
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 | Cyrille Diabate | Steve Cantwell |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 115 | 960 |
| ELO Change | +31 | -31 |
Cyrille Diabate 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 | Cyrille Diabate | Steve Cantwell |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 146 | 28 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 198 | 105 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 170 | 33 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 1 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 108 | 897 |
| ELO Change | +88 | -88 |
Cyrille Diabate dominated the striking exchanges with 170 vs 33 total strikes, 146 vs 28 significant strikes, 73.7% vs 26.7% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Cyrille Diabate capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Cyrille Diabate | Steve Cantwell |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 1 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 1 | 7 |
| Ground Control Time | 1:37 | 1:25 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 9 | 1 |
| Ground ELO | 951 | 980 |
| ELO Change | +89 | -89 |
Cyrille Diabate landed 1 knockdown followed by 9 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.
| Metric | Cyrille Diabate | Steve Cantwell |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 139 | 534 |
| Activity ELO | 1 041 | 961 |
| ELO Change | +39 | -20 |
Cyrille Diabate demonstrated solid activity levels with 139 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Cyrille Diabate capitalized on this activity level, while Steve Cantwell's 534-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Cyrille Diabate | Steve Cantwell |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 025 | 960 |
| ELO Change | +22 | -20 |
Cyrille Diabate started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Steve Cantwell is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Cyrille Diabate | Steve Cantwell |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Light Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 020 | 958 |
| ELO Change | +20 | -20 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.