August 29, 2014
Lightweight Bout
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| Metric | Damon Jackson | Yancy Medeiros |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 1 | 4 |
| Experience Gap | -3 | 3 |
| Experience ELO | 965 | 993 |
| ELO Change | -35 | +35 |
Yancy Medeiros's 3-fight experience advantage (4 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Yancy Medeiros for the expected result. Had Damon Jackson pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.
| Metric | Damon Jackson | Yancy Medeiros |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 977 | 991 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +23 |
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 | Damon Jackson | Yancy Medeiros |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Submission | Submission |
| Last Round | 2 | 2 |
| Time of Finish | 1:54 | 1:54 |
| Win Type ELO | 955 | 1 042 |
| ELO Change | -45 | +71 |
Yancy Medeiros earned a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 1:54, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Damon Jackson was submitted.
| Metric | Damon Jackson | Yancy Medeiros |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 20 | 29 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 49 | 55 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 22 | 36 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 965 | 1 015 |
| ELO Change | -35 | +35 |
Yancy Medeiros edged the striking exchanges with 29 vs 20 significant strikes, 52.7% vs 40.8% accuracy. Yancy Medeiros capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Damon Jackson | Yancy Medeiros |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 5 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 2:19 | 0:39 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 953 | 1 007 |
| ELO Change | -47 | +47 |
Yancy Medeiros edged out Damon Jackson on the ground with 0:39 of control time, earning solid ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.
| Metric | Damon Jackson | Yancy Medeiros |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | N/A | 126 |
| Activity ELO | 977 | 1 020 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +45 |
Yancy Medeiros demonstrated solid activity levels with 126 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Yancy Medeiros capitalized on this activity level, while Damon Jackson's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Damon Jackson | Yancy Medeiros |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 977 | 996 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +25 |
Yancy Medeiros started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Damon Jackson is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Damon Jackson | Yancy Medeiros |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Lightweight | Lightweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 977 | 991 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +23 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.

