April 21, 2017
Bantamweight Bout
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| Metric | Eddie Wineland | John Dodson |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 11 | 11 |
| Experience Gap | 0 | 0 |
| Experience ELO | 1 055 | 1 147 |
| ELO Change | -18 | +27 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (11 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Eddie Wineland | John Dodson |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 009 | 1 103 |
| ELO Change | -17 | +17 |
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 | Eddie Wineland | John Dodson |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 180 | 1 324 |
| ELO Change | -33 | +33 |
John Dodson 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 | Eddie Wineland | John Dodson |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 21 | 48 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 138 | 103 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 21 | 48 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 149 | 1 345 |
| ELO Change | -27 | +27 |
John Dodson controlled the striking exchanges with 48 vs 21 total strikes, 48 vs 21 significant strikes, 46.6% vs 15.2% accuracy. John Dodson capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Eddie Wineland | John Dodson |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 1 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:00 | 0:00 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 088 | 1 208 |
| ELO Change | -16 | +16 |
The fight remained exclusively on the feet with zero ground action, resulting in neutral ground scoring for both fighters.
| Metric | Eddie Wineland | John Dodson |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 126 | 203 |
| Activity ELO | 1 081 | 1 156 |
| ELO Change | -19 | +24 |
John Dodson demonstrated standard activity with 203 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, John Dodson capitalized on this activity level, while Eddie Wineland's 126-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Eddie Wineland | John Dodson |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 028 | 1 125 |
| ELO Change | -17 | +19 |
John Dodson started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Eddie Wineland is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Eddie Wineland | John Dodson |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Bantamweight | Bantamweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 008 | 1 096 |
| ELO Change | -18 | +18 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.

