September 19, 1996
Open Weight Bout
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| Metric | David Abbott | Scott Ferrozzo |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 7 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | 5 | -5 |
| Experience ELO | 1 020 | 1 031 |
| ELO Change | -39 | +52 |
Scott Ferrozzo overcame a 5-fight experience disadvantage (2 vs 7 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran David Abbott.
| Metric | David Abbott | Scott Ferrozzo |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 022 | 1 004 |
| ELO Change | -25 | +25 |
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 | Scott Ferrozzo |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 2 | 2 |
| Time of Finish | 3:00 | 3:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 177 | 1 032 |
| ELO Change | -71 | +74 |
Scott Ferrozzo 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 | David Abbott | Scott Ferrozzo |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 21 | 60 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 50 | 94 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 27 | 180 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 082 | 1 066 |
| ELO Change | -93 | +93 |
Scott Ferrozzo dominated the striking exchanges with 180 vs 27 total strikes, 60 vs 21 significant strikes, 63.8% vs 42.0% accuracy. Scott Ferrozzo capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | David Abbott | Scott Ferrozzo |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 1 | 1 |
| Ground Control Time | -- | -- |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 132 | 990 |
| ELO Change | -32 | +32 |
The fight remained exclusively on the feet with zero ground action, resulting in neutral ground scoring for both fighters.
| Metric | David Abbott | Scott Ferrozzo |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 1 | 218 |
| Activity ELO | 1 198 | 1 022 |
| ELO Change | -34 | +43 |
Scott Ferrozzo demonstrated standard activity with 218 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Scott Ferrozzo capitalized on this activity level, while David Abbott's 1-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | David Abbott | Scott Ferrozzo |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 028 | 1 007 |
| ELO Change | -25 | +28 |
Scott Ferrozzo started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. David Abbott is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | David Abbott | Scott Ferrozzo |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | N/A | N/A |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 017 | 1 004 |
| ELO Change | -25 | +25 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.

