November 16, 2018
Featherweight Bout
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| Metric | Darren Elkins | Ricardo Lamas |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 20 | 15 |
| Experience Gap | 5 | -5 |
| Experience ELO | 1 165 | 1 212 |
| ELO Change | -34 | +46 |
Ricardo Lamas overcame a 5-fight experience disadvantage (15 vs 20 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Darren Elkins.
| Metric | Darren Elkins | Ricardo Lamas |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 117 | 1 107 |
| ELO Change | -24 | +24 |
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 | Darren Elkins | Ricardo Lamas |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | KO/TKO | KO/TKO |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 4:09 | 4:09 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 297 | 1 420 |
| ELO Change | -42 | +85 |
Ricardo Lamas gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 3, earning finishing bonuses.
| Metric | Darren Elkins | Ricardo Lamas |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 62 | 70 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 174 | 123 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 81 | 80 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 188 | 1 227 |
| ELO Change | -69 | +69 |
Ricardo Lamas edged the striking exchanges with 70 vs 62 significant strikes, 56.9% vs 35.6% accuracy. Ricardo Lamas capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Darren Elkins | Ricardo Lamas |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 3 | 3 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 6 | 5 |
| Ground Control Time | 2:39 | 2:32 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 1 | 17 |
| Ground ELO | 1 256 | 1 357 |
| ELO Change | -101 | +101 |
Ricardo Lamas controlled Darren Elkins on the ground with 3 takedowns, 2:32 of control time, 17 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Darren Elkins | Ricardo Lamas |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 127 | 162 |
| Activity ELO | 1 254 | 1 241 |
| ELO Change | -26 | +46 |
Ricardo Lamas demonstrated solid activity levels with 162 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Ricardo Lamas capitalized on this activity level, while Darren Elkins's 127-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Darren Elkins | Ricardo Lamas |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 191 | 1 147 |
| ELO Change | -27 | +30 |
Ricardo Lamas started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Darren Elkins is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Darren Elkins | Ricardo Lamas |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Featherweight | Featherweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 116 | 1 101 |
| ELO Change | -25 | +25 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.