October 23, 2015
Featherweight Bout
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| Metric | Darren Elkins | Robert Whiteford |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 13 | 4 |
| Experience Gap | 9 | -9 |
| Experience ELO | 1 116 | 1 017 |
| ELO Change | +27 | -27 |
Darren Elkins's 9-fight experience advantage (13 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Darren Elkins for the expected result. Had Robert Whiteford pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.
| Metric | Darren Elkins | Robert Whiteford |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 079 | 1 003 |
| ELO Change | +19 | -19 |
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 | Robert Whiteford |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 194 | 1 059 |
| ELO Change | +34 | -34 |
Darren Elkins 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 | Darren Elkins | Robert Whiteford |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 40 | 23 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 130 | 63 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 112 | 41 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 183 | 1 049 |
| ELO Change | +35 | -35 |
Darren Elkins dominated the striking exchanges with 112 vs 41 total strikes, 40 vs 23 significant strikes. Darren Elkins capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Darren Elkins | Robert Whiteford |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 7 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 11 | 1 |
| Ground Control Time | 8:31 | 0:51 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 28 | 2 |
| Ground ELO | 1 222 | 971 |
| ELO Change | +95 | -95 |
Darren Elkins dominated Robert Whiteford on the ground with 7 vs 1 takedowns, 8:31 of control time, 28 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Darren Elkins | Robert Whiteford |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 308 | 98 |
| Activity ELO | 1 159 | 1 035 |
| ELO Change | +15 | -15 |
Darren Elkins demonstrated standard activity with 308 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Darren Elkins capitalized on this activity level, while Robert Whiteford's 98-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Darren Elkins | Robert Whiteford |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 111 | 1 011 |
| ELO Change | +19 | -17 |
Darren Elkins started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Robert Whiteford is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Darren Elkins | Robert Whiteford |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Featherweight | Featherweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 079 | 1 003 |
| ELO Change | +19 | -19 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.