April 17, 2015
Featherweight Bout
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| Metric | Diego Brandao | Jimy Hettes |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 8 | 6 |
| Experience Gap | 2 | -2 |
| Experience ELO | 1 065 | 1 029 |
| ELO Change | +34 | -34 |
Diego Brandao's 2-fight experience advantage (8 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Diego Brandao for the expected result. Had Jimy Hettes pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.
| Metric | Diego Brandao | Jimy Hettes |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 041 | 998 |
| 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 | Diego Brandao | Jimy Hettes |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | TKO - Doctor's Stoppage | TKO - Doctor's Stoppage |
| Last Round | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 127 | 1 043 |
| ELO Change | +22 | -22 |
Diego Brandao earned an early finish with a TKO - Doctor's Stoppage in round 1 at 5:00, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.
| Metric | Diego Brandao | Jimy Hettes |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 12 | 11 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 24 | 18 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 25 | 17 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 994 | 907 |
| ELO Change | +25 | -25 |
Diego Brandao slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 50.0% vs 61.1% accuracy. Diego Brandao capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Diego Brandao | Jimy Hettes |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 2 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 3 | 3 |
| Ground Control Time | 2:25 | 0:59 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 4 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 154 | 1 029 |
| ELO Change | +72 | -72 |
Diego Brandao controlled Jimy Hettes on the ground with 2 vs 1 takedowns, 2:25 of control time, 4 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Diego Brandao | Jimy Hettes |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 273 | 399 |
| Activity ELO | 1 099 | 1 026 |
| ELO Change | +19 | -19 |
Diego Brandao demonstrated standard activity with 273 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Diego Brandao capitalized on this activity level, while Jimy Hettes's 399-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Diego Brandao | Jimy Hettes |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 057 | 1 008 |
| ELO Change | +23 | -21 |
Diego Brandao started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Jimy Hettes is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Diego Brandao | Jimy Hettes |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Featherweight | Featherweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 041 | 998 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.

