December 4, 2009
Heavyweight Bout
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| Metric | Darrill Schoonover | James McSweeney |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 1 | 1 |
| Experience Gap | 0 | 0 |
| Experience ELO | 979 | 1 021 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (1 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Darrill Schoonover | James McSweeney |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 979 | 1 021 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
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 | Darrill Schoonover | James McSweeney |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | KO/TKO | KO/TKO |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 3:20 | 3:20 |
| Win Type ELO | 958 | 1 084 |
| ELO Change | -42 | +84 |
James McSweeney gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 3, earning finishing bonuses.
| Metric | Darrill Schoonover | James McSweeney |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 16 | 58 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 48 | 95 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 27 | 103 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 912 | 1 088 |
| ELO Change | -88 | +88 |
James McSweeney dominated the striking exchanges with 103 vs 27 total strikes, 58 vs 16 significant strikes, 61.1% vs 33.3% accuracy. James McSweeney capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Darrill Schoonover | James McSweeney |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 3 | 2 |
| Ground Control Time | 2:06 | 7:18 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 3 | 31 |
| Ground ELO | 930 | 1 070 |
| ELO Change | -70 | +70 |
James McSweeney controlled Darrill Schoonover on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 7:18 of control time, 31 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Darrill Schoonover | James McSweeney |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | N/A | N/A |
| Activity ELO | 979 | 1 021 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
James McSweeney 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, James McSweeney capitalized on this activity level, while Darrill Schoonover's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Darrill Schoonover | James McSweeney |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 979 | 1 023 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +23 |
James McSweeney started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Darrill Schoonover is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Darrill Schoonover | James McSweeney |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Heavyweight | Heavyweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 979 | 1 021 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.