March 3, 2017
Heavyweight Bout
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| Metric | Daniel Spitz | Mark Godbeer |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 1 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | -1 | 1 |
| Experience ELO | 966 | 1 004 |
| ELO Change | -34 | +34 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (1 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Daniel Spitz | Mark Godbeer |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 978 | 1 002 |
| 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 | Daniel Spitz | Mark Godbeer |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 954 | 1 009 |
| ELO Change | -46 | +46 |
Mark Godbeer 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 | Daniel Spitz | Mark Godbeer |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 51 | 92 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 136 | 167 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 74 | 100 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 965 | 1 015 |
| ELO Change | -35 | +35 |
Mark Godbeer controlled the striking exchanges with 100 vs 74 total strikes, 92 vs 51 significant strikes, 55.1% vs 37.5% accuracy. Mark Godbeer capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Daniel Spitz | Mark Godbeer |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 1 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 2 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 1:04 | 1:13 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 972 | 913 |
| ELO Change | -28 | +28 |
Mark Godbeer did not secure a significant ground advantage against Daniel Spitz on the ground with 0 takedowns, 1:13 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.
| Metric | Daniel Spitz | Mark Godbeer |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | N/A | 105 |
| Activity ELO | 978 | 1 036 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +56 |
Mark Godbeer demonstrated solid activity levels with 105 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Mark Godbeer capitalized on this activity level, while Daniel Spitz's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Daniel Spitz | Mark Godbeer |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 978 | 1 004 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +24 |
Mark Godbeer started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Daniel Spitz is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Daniel Spitz | Mark Godbeer |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Heavyweight | Heavyweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 978 | 1 002 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.

