July 11, 2015
Flyweight Bout
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| Metric | Darrell Montague | Willie Gates |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 3 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | 1 | -1 |
| Experience ELO | 927 | 1 007 |
| ELO Change | -30 | +32 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (3 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Darrell Montague | Willie Gates |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 943 | 1 002 |
| 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 | Darrell Montague | Willie Gates |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | KO/TKO | KO/TKO |
| Last Round | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Finish | 1:36 | 1:36 |
| Win Type ELO | 905 | 1 068 |
| ELO Change | -38 | +91 |
Willie Gates earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:36, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.
| Metric | Darrell Montague | Willie Gates |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 4 | 19 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 13 | 33 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 4 | 21 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 1 |
| Striking ELO | 779 | 1 059 |
| ELO Change | -97 | +97 |
Willie Gates controlled the striking exchanges with 19 vs 4 significant strikes, 57.6% vs 30.8% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Willie Gates capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Darrell Montague | Willie Gates |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 1 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:00 | 0:13 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 10 |
| Ground ELO | 845 | 922 |
| ELO Change | -59 | +59 |
Willie Gates landed 1 knockdown followed by 10 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.
| Metric | Darrell Montague | Willie Gates |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 428 | 211 |
| Activity ELO | 944 | 1 011 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +25 |
Willie Gates demonstrated standard activity with 211 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Willie Gates capitalized on this activity level, while Darrell Montague's 428-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Darrell Montague | Willie Gates |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 943 | 1 004 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +22 |
Willie Gates started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Darrell Montague is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Darrell Montague | Willie Gates |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Flyweight | Flyweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 942 | 1 002 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +20 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.