October 2, 2015
Featherweight Bout
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| Metric | Dan Hooker | Yair Rodriguez |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 4 | 3 |
| Experience Gap | 1 | -1 |
| Experience ELO | 1 003 | 1 086 |
| ELO Change | -30 | +32 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (4 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Dan Hooker | Yair Rodriguez |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 998 | 1 061 |
| 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 | Dan Hooker | Yair Rodriguez |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 072 | 1 102 |
| ELO Change | -50 | +50 |
Yair Rodriguez 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 | Dan Hooker | Yair Rodriguez |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 19 | 52 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 79 | 104 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 85 | 67 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 119 | 1 096 |
| ELO Change | -46 | +46 |
Yair Rodriguez controlled the striking exchanges with 52 vs 19 significant strikes, 50.0% vs 24.1% accuracy. Yair Rodriguez capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Dan Hooker | Yair Rodriguez |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 1 | 2 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 3 | 9 |
| Ground Control Time | 6:01 | 0:30 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 4 | 8 |
| Ground ELO | 966 | 1 099 |
| ELO Change | -36 | +36 |
Yair Rodriguez edged out Dan Hooker on the ground with 2 vs 1 takedowns, 0:30 of control time, 8 ground strikes, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Dan Hooker | Yair Rodriguez |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 147 | 112 |
| Activity ELO | 1 009 | 1 098 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +49 |
Yair Rodriguez demonstrated solid activity levels with 112 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Yair Rodriguez capitalized on this activity level, while Dan Hooker's 147-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Dan Hooker | Yair Rodriguez |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 3 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 003 | 1 072 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +25 |
Yair Rodriguez extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Dan Hooker is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Dan Hooker | Yair Rodriguez |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Featherweight | Featherweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 998 | 1 061 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +20 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.

