Fabricio Werdum vs Junior Dos Santos

October 24, 2008

Heavyweight Bout

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1048
(-57)
Fabricio Werdum
Winner: Junior Dos Santos
KO/TKO
Round 1 • 1:21

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C-ELO Evolution

Fabricio Werdum-57
Junior Dos Santos+69
1069
(+69)
Junior Dos Santos

C-ELO™ Evolution Comparison

Fight Stats & ELO Performance

Experience ELO
ELO Changes
Fabricio Werdum: -85Junior Dos Santos: +85

Performance Statistics

MetricFabricio WerdumJunior Dos Santos
Total UFC Fights41
Experience Gap3-3
Experience ELO9931 085
ELO Change-85+85
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What Happened

Junior Dos Santos overcame a 3-fight experience disadvantage (1 vs 4 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Fabricio Werdum.

Title Fight ELO
ELO Changes
Fabricio Werdum: -23Junior Dos Santos: +23

Performance Statistics

MetricFabricio WerdumJunior Dos Santos
Title Fight ?NoNo
Title Fight ELO1 0141 023
ELO Change-23+23
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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
Fabricio Werdum: -69Junior Dos Santos: +165

Performance Statistics

MetricFabricio WerdumJunior Dos Santos
Fight OutcomeKO/TKOKO/TKO
Last Round11
Time of Finish1:211:21
Win Type ELO1 1951 165
ELO Change-69+165
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What Happened

Junior Dos Santos earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:21, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Striking ELO
ELO Changes
Fabricio Werdum: -132Junior Dos Santos: +132

Performance Statistics

MetricFabricio WerdumJunior Dos Santos
Significant Strikes Landed67
Significant Strikes Attempted611
Total Strikes Landed67
Knockdowns Scored01
Striking ELO1 0571 132
ELO Change-132+132
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What Happened

Junior Dos Santos controlled the striking exchanges with 63.6% vs 100.0% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Junior Dos Santos capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ground ELO
ELO Changes
Fabricio Werdum: -70Junior Dos Santos: +70

Performance Statistics

MetricFabricio WerdumJunior Dos Santos
Takedowns Landed00
Takedowns Attempted00
Ground Control Time0:000:03
Ground Strikes Landed04
Ground ELO1 0471 070
ELO Change-70+70
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What Happened

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Activity ELO
ELO Changes
Fabricio Werdum: -25Junior Dos Santos: +25

Performance Statistics

MetricFabricio WerdumJunior Dos Santos
Days Since Last Fight140N/A
Activity ELO1 0461 025
ELO Change-25+25
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What Happened

Junior Dos Santos 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, Junior Dos Santos capitalized on this activity level, while Fabricio Werdum's 140-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Win Streak ELO
ELO Changes
Fabricio Werdum: -24Junior Dos Santos: +26

Performance Statistics

MetricFabricio WerdumJunior Dos Santos
Win Streak01
Win Streak ELO1 0221 026
ELO Change-24+26
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What Happened

Junior Dos Santos started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Fabricio Werdum is back at 0 with this loss.

Basic/Category ELO
ELO Changes
Fabricio Werdum: -23Junior Dos Santos: +23

Performance Statistics

MetricFabricio WerdumJunior Dos Santos
Weight ClassHeavyweightHeavyweight
Double Championship FightNoNo
Basic/Category ELO1 0111 023
ELO Change-23+23
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What Happened

This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.