June 26, 2015
Bantamweight Bout
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| Metric | Danny Martinez | Sirwan Kakai |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 3 | 1 |
| Experience Gap | 2 | -2 |
| Experience ELO | 881 | 1 055 |
| ELO Change | -55 | +55 |
Sirwan Kakai overcame a 2-fight experience disadvantage (1 vs 3 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Danny Martinez.
| Metric | Danny Martinez | Sirwan Kakai |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 940 | 1 018 |
| ELO Change | -18 | +18 |
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 | Danny Martinez | Sirwan Kakai |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 891 | 1 033 |
| ELO Change | -33 | +33 |
Sirwan Kakai 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 | Danny Martinez | Sirwan Kakai |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 59 | 52 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 184 | 146 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 62 | 85 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 1 |
| Striking ELO | 886 | 1 046 |
| ELO Change | -46 | +46 |
Sirwan Kakai controlled the striking exchanges with 85 vs 62 total strikes, 52 vs 59 significant strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Sirwan Kakai capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Danny Martinez | Sirwan Kakai |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 5 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 10 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:07 | 5:18 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 3 |
| Ground ELO | 789 | 1 055 |
| ELO Change | -55 | +55 |
Sirwan Kakai landed 1 knockdown followed by 3 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.
| Metric | Danny Martinez | Sirwan Kakai |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 385 | N/A |
| Activity ELO | 944 | 1 019 |
| ELO Change | -19 | +19 |
Sirwan Kakai demonstrated incredible warrior mentality with a tournament-style turnaround with within null days since his last fight, earning one of the highest possible activity bonuses for the lightning-quick return. As the winner, Sirwan Kakai capitalized on this activity level, while Danny Martinez's 385-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Danny Martinez | Sirwan Kakai |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 940 | 1 020 |
| ELO Change | -19 | +20 |
Sirwan Kakai started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Danny Martinez is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Danny Martinez | Sirwan Kakai |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Bantamweight | Bantamweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 940 | 1 018 |
| ELO Change | -18 | +18 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.