September 25, 2003
Middleweight Bout
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| Metric | David Loiseau | Jorge Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 2 | 1 |
| Experience Gap | 1 | -1 |
| Experience ELO | 997 | 1 079 |
| ELO Change | -79 | +79 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (2 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | David Loiseau | Jorge Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 999 | 1 022 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
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 Loiseau | Jorge Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 065 | 1 056 |
| ELO Change | -56 | +56 |
Jorge Rivera 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 Loiseau | Jorge Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 35 | 80 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 78 | 136 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 49 | 154 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 1 |
| Striking ELO | 1 015 | 1 106 |
| ELO Change | -106 | +106 |
Jorge Rivera dominated the striking exchanges with 154 vs 49 total strikes, 80 vs 35 significant strikes, 58.8% vs 44.9% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Jorge Rivera capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | David Loiseau | Jorge Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 3 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:29 | 5:28 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 3 |
| Ground ELO | 985 | 1 073 |
| ELO Change | -73 | +73 |
Jorge Rivera landed 1 knockdown followed by 3 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.
| Metric | David Loiseau | Jorge Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 154 | N/A |
| Activity ELO | 999 | 1 022 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
Jorge Rivera 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, Jorge Rivera capitalized on this activity level, while David Loiseau's 154-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | David Loiseau | Jorge Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 001 | 1 025 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +25 |
Jorge Rivera started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. David Loiseau is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | David Loiseau | Jorge Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Middleweight | Middleweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 999 | 1 022 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.