July 13, 1995
Open Weight Bout
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| Metric | David Abbott | Paul Varelans |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 2 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | 0 | 0 |
| Experience ELO | 1 053 | 1 000 |
| ELO Change | +32 | -21 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (2 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | David Abbott | Paul Varelans |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 042 | 1 000 |
| 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 | David Abbott | Paul Varelans |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | KO/TKO | KO/TKO |
| Last Round | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Finish | 1:53 | 1:53 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 217 | 1 062 |
| ELO Change | +95 | -39 |
David Abbott earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:53, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.
| Metric | David Abbott | Paul Varelans |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 14 | 1 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 21 | 2 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 18 | 12 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 255 | 1 018 |
| ELO Change | +67 | -67 |
David Abbott edged the striking exchanges with 14 vs 1 significant strikes, 66.7% vs 50.0% accuracy. David Abbott capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | David Abbott | Paul Varelans |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 1 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 1 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | -- | -- |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 13 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 106 | 968 |
| ELO Change | +53 | -53 |
David Abbott controlled Paul Varelans on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 13 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | David Abbott | Paul Varelans |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 1 | 1 |
| Activity ELO | 1 231 | 1 000 |
| ELO Change | +210 | -21 |
David Abbott demonstrated incredible warrior mentality with a tournament-style turnaround with within 1 day since his last fight, earning one of the highest possible activity bonuses for the lightning-quick return. As the winner, David Abbott capitalized on this activity level, while Paul Varelans's 1-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | David Abbott | Paul Varelans |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 2 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 048 | 1 002 |
| ELO Change | +25 | -21 |
David Abbott extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Paul Varelans is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | David Abbott | Paul Varelans |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | N/A | N/A |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 042 | 1 000 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.