February 18, 2017
Featherweight Bout
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| Metric | Gavin Tucker | Sam Sicilia |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 1 | 12 |
| Experience Gap | -11 | 11 |
| Experience ELO | 1 082 | 902 |
| ELO Change | +82 | -82 |
Gavin Tucker overcame a 11-fight experience disadvantage (1 vs 12 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Sam Sicilia.
| Metric | Gavin Tucker | Sam Sicilia |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 020 | 965 |
| 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 | Gavin Tucker | Sam Sicilia |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 049 | 1 012 |
| ELO Change | +49 | -49 |
Gavin Tucker 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 | Gavin Tucker | Sam Sicilia |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 55 | 10 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 163 | 87 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 60 | 10 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 050 | 853 |
| ELO Change | +50 | -50 |
Gavin Tucker dominated the striking exchanges with 60 vs 10 total strikes, 55 vs 10 significant strikes, 33.7% vs 11.5% accuracy. Gavin Tucker capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Gavin Tucker | Sam Sicilia |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 1 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 1 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:15 | 0:26 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 022 | 916 |
| ELO Change | +22 | -22 |
Gavin Tucker did not secure a significant ground advantage against Sam Sicilia on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 0:15 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.
| Metric | Gavin Tucker | Sam Sicilia |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | N/A | 156 |
| Activity ELO | 1 023 | 1 018 |
| ELO Change | +23 | -23 |
Gavin Tucker 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, Gavin Tucker capitalized on this activity level, while Sam Sicilia's 156-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Gavin Tucker | Sam Sicilia |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 023 | 975 |
| ELO Change | +23 | -21 |
Gavin Tucker started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Sam Sicilia is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Gavin Tucker | Sam Sicilia |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Featherweight | Featherweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 020 | 965 |
| ELO Change | +20 | -20 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.