June 22, 2018
Bantamweight Bout
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| Metric | Felipe Arantes | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 12 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | 10 | -10 |
| Experience ELO | 957 | 1 068 |
| ELO Change | -28 | +47 |
Song Yadong overcame a 10-fight experience disadvantage (2 vs 12 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Felipe Arantes.
| Metric | Felipe Arantes | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 980 | 1 041 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +20 |
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 | Felipe Arantes | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | KO/TKO | KO/TKO |
| Last Round | 2 | 2 |
| Time of Finish | 4:59 | 4:59 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 053 | 1 162 |
| ELO Change | -45 | +93 |
Song Yadong gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.
| Metric | Felipe Arantes | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 8 | 39 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 31 | 100 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 9 | 88 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 1 |
| Striking ELO | 817 | 1 148 |
| ELO Change | -67 | +67 |
Song Yadong dominated the striking exchanges with 88 vs 9 total strikes, 39 vs 8 significant strikes, 39.0% vs 25.8% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Song Yadong capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Felipe Arantes | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 2 | 1 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:16 | 6:14 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 21 |
| Ground ELO | 908 | 1 147 |
| ELO Change | -41 | +41 |
Song Yadong controlled Felipe Arantes on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 6:14 of control time, 21 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Felipe Arantes | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 245 | 210 |
| Activity ELO | 1 010 | 1 048 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +27 |
Song Yadong demonstrated standard activity with 210 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Song Yadong capitalized on this activity level, while Felipe Arantes's 245-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Felipe Arantes | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 2 |
| Win Streak ELO | 991 | 1 047 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +24 |
Song Yadong extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Felipe Arantes is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Felipe Arantes | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Bantamweight | Bantamweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 980 | 1 041 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +20 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.