March 17, 2017
Light Heavyweight Bout
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| Metric | Darren Stewart | Francimar Barroso |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 2 | 7 |
| Experience Gap | -5 | 5 |
| Experience ELO | 971 | 1 060 |
| ELO Change | -29 | +29 |
Francimar Barroso's 5-fight experience advantage (7 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Francimar Barroso for the expected result. Had Darren Stewart pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.
| Metric | Darren Stewart | Francimar Barroso |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 980 | 1 038 |
| 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 | Darren Stewart | Francimar Barroso |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 969 | 1 123 |
| ELO Change | -31 | +31 |
Francimar Barroso 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 Stewart | Francimar Barroso |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 31 | 28 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 73 | 62 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 55 | 46 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 982 | 1 060 |
| ELO Change | -18 | +18 |
The striking was extremely close with minimal separation between fighters. However, since Darren Stewart lost the overall fight, any slight striking edge couldn't be converted into ELO gains. Francimar Barroso's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.
| Metric | Darren Stewart | Francimar Barroso |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 1 | 7 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 5 | 12 |
| Ground Control Time | 3:58 | 2:39 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 1 | 1 |
| Ground ELO | 933 | 1 046 |
| ELO Change | -67 | +67 |
Francimar Barroso controlled Darren Stewart on the ground with 7 vs 1 takedowns, 2:39 of control time, 1 ground strike, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Darren Stewart | Francimar Barroso |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 119 | 119 |
| Activity ELO | 981 | 1 075 |
| ELO Change | -19 | +48 |
Francimar Barroso demonstrated solid activity levels with 119 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Francimar Barroso capitalized on this activity level, while Darren Stewart's 119-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Darren Stewart | Francimar Barroso |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 981 | 1 048 |
| ELO Change | -19 | +21 |
Francimar Barroso started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Darren Stewart is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Darren Stewart | Francimar Barroso |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Light Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 980 | 1 038 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +20 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.

