September 25, 2020
Welterweight Bout
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| Metric | Diego Sanchez | Jake Matthews |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 32 | 14 |
| Experience Gap | 18 | -18 |
| Experience ELO | 1 094 | 1 215 |
| ELO Change | -29 | +64 |
Jake Matthews overcame a 18-fight experience disadvantage (14 vs 32 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Diego Sanchez.
| Metric | Diego Sanchez | Jake Matthews |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 064 | 1 111 |
| 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 Sanchez | Jake Matthews |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 202 | 1 273 |
| ELO Change | -44 | +44 |
Jake Matthews 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 | Diego Sanchez | Jake Matthews |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 25 | 72 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 81 | 148 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 38 | 93 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 1 |
| Striking ELO | 989 | 1 245 |
| ELO Change | -43 | +43 |
Jake Matthews dominated the striking exchanges with 93 vs 38 total strikes, 72 vs 25 significant strikes, 48.6% vs 30.9% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Jake Matthews capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Diego Sanchez | Jake Matthews |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 1 | 2 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:00 | 4:52 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 2 | 29 |
| Ground ELO | 1 099 | 1 279 |
| ELO Change | -62 | +62 |
Jake Matthews controlled Diego Sanchez on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 4:52 of control time, 29 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Diego Sanchez | Jake Matthews |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 224 | 217 |
| Activity ELO | 1 247 | 1 225 |
| ELO Change | -26 | +32 |
Jake Matthews demonstrated standard activity with 217 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Jake Matthews capitalized on this activity level, while Diego Sanchez's 224-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Diego Sanchez | Jake Matthews |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 3 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 110 | 1 145 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +29 |
Jake Matthews extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Diego Sanchez is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Diego Sanchez | Jake Matthews |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Welterweight | Welterweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 065 | 1 111 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.