Francis Ngannou vs Luis Henrique

December 18, 2015

Heavyweight Bout

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1041
(+41)
Francis Ngannou
Winner: Francis Ngannou
KO/TKO
Round 2 • 2:53

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C-ELO Evolution

Francis Ngannou+41
Luis Henrique-35
965
(-35)
Luis Henrique

C-ELO™ Evolution Comparison

Fight Stats & ELO Performance

Experience ELO
ELO Changes
Francis Ngannou: +21Luis Henrique: -21

Performance Statistics

MetricFrancis NgannouLuis Henrique
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
Francis Ngannou: +21Luis Henrique: -21

Performance Statistics

MetricFrancis NgannouLuis Henrique
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
Francis Ngannou: +86Luis Henrique: -42

Performance Statistics

MetricFrancis NgannouLuis Henrique
Fight OutcomeKO/TKOKO/TKO
Last Round22
Time of Finish2:532:53
Win Type ELO1 086958
ELO Change+86-42
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What Happened

Francis Ngannou gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Striking ELO
ELO Changes
Francis Ngannou: +109Luis Henrique: -109

Performance Statistics

MetricFrancis NgannouLuis Henrique
Significant Strikes Landed255
Significant Strikes Attempted4510
Total Strikes Landed4033
Knockdowns Scored10
Striking ELO1 109891
ELO Change+109-109
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What Happened

Francis Ngannou controlled the striking exchanges with 25 vs 5 significant strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Francis Ngannou capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ground ELO
ELO Changes
Francis Ngannou: +27Luis Henrique: -27

Performance Statistics

MetricFrancis NgannouLuis Henrique
Takedowns Landed01
Takedowns Attempted06
Ground Control Time0:014:49
Ground Strikes Landed50
Ground ELO1 027973
ELO Change+27-27
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What Happened

Francis Ngannou landed 1 knockdown followed by 5 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Activity ELO
ELO Changes
Francis Ngannou: +21Luis Henrique: -21

Performance Statistics

MetricFrancis NgannouLuis Henrique
Days Since Last FightN/AN/A
Activity ELO1 021979
ELO Change+21-21
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What Happened

Francis Ngannou 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, Francis Ngannou capitalized on this activity level, while Luis Henrique's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Win Streak ELO
ELO Changes
Francis Ngannou: +23Luis Henrique: -21

Performance Statistics

MetricFrancis NgannouLuis Henrique
Win Streak10
Win Streak ELO1 023979
ELO Change+23-21
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What Happened

Francis Ngannou started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Luis Henrique is back at 0 with this loss.

Basic/Category ELO
ELO Changes
Francis Ngannou: +21Luis Henrique: -21

Performance Statistics

MetricFrancis NgannouLuis Henrique
Weight ClassHeavyweightHeavyweight
Double Championship FightNoNo
Basic/Category ELO1 021979
ELO Change+21-21
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What Happened

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