December 12, 2014
Lightweight Bout
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| Metric | David Michaud | Garett Whiteley |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 2 | 3 |
| Experience Gap | -1 | 1 |
| Experience ELO | 1 011 | 928 |
| ELO Change | +32 | -30 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (2 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | David Michaud | Garett Whiteley |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 999 | 938 |
| 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 | David Michaud | Garett Whiteley |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 023 | 883 |
| ELO Change | +33 | -33 |
David Michaud 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 Michaud | Garett Whiteley |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 77 | 75 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 140 | 161 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 123 | 112 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 987 | 856 |
| ELO Change | +16 | -16 |
David Michaud slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 55.0% vs 46.6% accuracy. David Michaud capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | David Michaud | Garett Whiteley |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 4 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 4 | 1 |
| Ground Control Time | 7:32 | 0:00 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 19 | 12 |
| Ground ELO | 1 001 | 798 |
| ELO Change | +48 | -48 |
David Michaud controlled Garett Whiteley on the ground with 4 vs 0 takedowns, 7:32 of control time, 19 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | David Michaud | Garett Whiteley |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 204 | 332 |
| Activity ELO | 1 004 | 938 |
| ELO Change | +25 | -20 |
David Michaud demonstrated standard activity with 204 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, David Michaud capitalized on this activity level, while Garett Whiteley's 332-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | David Michaud | Garett Whiteley |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 001 | 938 |
| ELO Change | +22 | -20 |
David Michaud started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Garett Whiteley is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | David Michaud | Garett Whiteley |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Lightweight | Lightweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 999 | 938 |
| ELO Change | +20 | -20 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.