October 6, 2005
Middleweight Bout
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| Metric | Dennis Hallman | Jorge Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 4 | 4 |
| Experience Gap | 0 | 0 |
| Experience ELO | 993 | 1 019 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +34 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (4 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Dennis Hallman | Jorge Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 964 | 1 003 |
| 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 | Dennis Hallman | Jorge Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 991 | 1 035 |
| ELO Change | -48 | +48 |
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 | Dennis Hallman | Jorge Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 12 | 51 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 29 | 92 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 15 | 94 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 858 | 1 082 |
| ELO Change | -40 | +40 |
Jorge Rivera dominated the striking exchanges with 94 vs 15 total strikes, 51 vs 12 significant strikes, 55.4% vs 41.4% accuracy. Jorge Rivera capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Dennis Hallman | Jorge Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 1 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 6 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 2:49 | 7:21 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 19 |
| Ground ELO | 868 | 948 |
| ELO Change | -74 | +74 |
Jorge Rivera controlled Dennis Hallman on the ground with 0 takedowns, 7:21 of control time, 19 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Dennis Hallman | Jorge Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 475 | 350 |
| Activity ELO | 967 | 1 004 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
Jorge Rivera demonstrated standard activity with 350 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Jorge Rivera capitalized on this activity level, while Dennis Hallman's 475-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Dennis Hallman | Jorge Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 966 | 1 007 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +23 |
Jorge Rivera started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Dennis Hallman is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Dennis Hallman | Jorge Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Middleweight | Middleweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 962 | 1 003 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.