January 10, 2010
Middleweight Bout
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| Metric | Gerald Harris | John Salter |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 1 | 1 |
| Experience Gap | 0 | 0 |
| Experience ELO | 1 021 | 979 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (1 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Gerald Harris | John Salter |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 021 | 979 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
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 | Gerald Harris | John Salter |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | KO/TKO | KO/TKO |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 3:24 | 3:24 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 084 | 958 |
| ELO Change | +84 | -42 |
Gerald Harris gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 3, earning finishing bonuses.
| Metric | Gerald Harris | John Salter |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 21 | 7 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 81 | 72 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 34 | 29 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 070 | 930 |
| ELO Change | +70 | -70 |
Gerald Harris edged the striking exchanges with 21 vs 7 significant strikes, 25.9% vs 9.7% accuracy. Gerald Harris capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Gerald Harris | John Salter |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 1 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 2 | 4 |
| Ground Control Time | 2:12 | 1:28 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 7 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 060 | 940 |
| ELO Change | +60 | -60 |
Gerald Harris controlled John Salter on the ground with 1 takedown, 2:12 of control time, 7 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Gerald Harris | John Salter |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | N/A | N/A |
| Activity ELO | 1 021 | 979 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
Gerald Harris 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, Gerald Harris capitalized on this activity level, while John Salter's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Gerald Harris | John Salter |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 023 | 979 |
| ELO Change | +23 | -21 |
Gerald Harris started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. John Salter is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Gerald Harris | John Salter |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Middleweight | Middleweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 021 | 979 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.