Efrain Escudero vs Phillipe Nover

December 12, 2008

Ultimate Fighter 8 Lightweight Tournament Title Bout

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1035
(+35)
Efrain Escudero
Winner: Efrain Escudero
Decision - Unanimous
Round 3 • 5:00

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C-ELO Evolution

Efrain Escudero+35
Phillipe Nover-35
965
(-35)
Phillipe Nover

C-ELO™ Evolution Comparison

Fight Stats & ELO Performance

Experience ELO
ELO Changes
Efrain Escudero: +21Phillipe Nover: -21

Performance Statistics

MetricEfrain EscuderoPhillipe Nover
Total UFC Fights11
Experience Gap00
Experience ELO1 021979
ELO Change+21-21
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What Happened

Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (1 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.

Title Fight ELO
ELO Changes
Efrain Escudero: +21Phillipe Nover: -21

Performance Statistics

MetricEfrain EscuderoPhillipe Nover
Title Fight ?NoNo
Title Fight ELO1 021979
ELO Change+21-21
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What Happened

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.

Win Type ELO
ELO Changes
Efrain Escudero: +42Phillipe Nover: -42

Performance Statistics

MetricEfrain EscuderoPhillipe Nover
Fight OutcomeDecision - UnanimousDecision - Unanimous
Last Round33
Time of Finish5:005:00
Win Type ELO1 042958
ELO Change+42-42
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What Happened

Efrain Escudero 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.

Striking ELO
ELO Changes
Efrain Escudero: +25Phillipe Nover: -25

Performance Statistics

MetricEfrain EscuderoPhillipe Nover
Significant Strikes Landed2720
Significant Strikes Attempted4555
Total Strikes Landed8195
Knockdowns Scored00
Striking ELO1 025975
ELO Change+25-25
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What Happened

Efrain Escudero slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 27 vs 20 significant strikes, 60.0% vs 36.4% accuracy. Efrain Escudero capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ground ELO
ELO Changes
Efrain Escudero: +109Phillipe Nover: -109

Performance Statistics

MetricEfrain EscuderoPhillipe Nover
Takedowns Landed70
Takedowns Attempted81
Ground Control Time9:201:16
Ground Strikes Landed172
Ground ELO1 109891
ELO Change+109-109
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What Happened

Efrain Escudero dominated Phillipe Nover on the ground with 7 vs 0 takedowns, 9:20 of control time, 17 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Activity ELO
ELO Changes
Efrain Escudero: +21Phillipe Nover: -21

Performance Statistics

MetricEfrain EscuderoPhillipe Nover
Days Since Last FightN/AN/A
Activity ELO1 021979
ELO Change+21-21
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What Happened

Efrain Escudero demonstrated incredible warrior mentality with a tournament-style turnaround with within null days since his last fight, earning one of the highest possible activity bonuses for the lightning-quick return. As the winner, Efrain Escudero capitalized on this activity level, while Phillipe Nover's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Win Streak ELO
ELO Changes
Efrain Escudero: +23Phillipe Nover: -21

Performance Statistics

MetricEfrain EscuderoPhillipe Nover
Win Streak10
Win Streak ELO1 023979
ELO Change+23-21
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What Happened

Efrain Escudero started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Phillipe Nover is back at 0 with this loss.

Basic/Category ELO
ELO Changes
Efrain Escudero: +21Phillipe Nover: -21

Performance Statistics

MetricEfrain EscuderoPhillipe Nover
Weight ClassLightweightLightweight
Double Championship FightNoNo
Basic/Category ELO1 021979
ELO Change+21-21
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What Happened

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