March 4, 2016
Light Heavyweight Bout
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| Metric | Gian Villante | Ilir Latifi |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 8 | 7 |
| Experience Gap | 1 | -1 |
| Experience ELO | 1 026 | 1 083 |
| ELO Change | -32 | +34 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (8 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Gian Villante | Ilir Latifi |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 003 | 1 062 |
| 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 | Gian Villante | Ilir Latifi |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 191 | 1 331 |
| ELO Change | -33 | +33 |
Ilir Latifi 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 | Gian Villante | Ilir Latifi |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 23 | 30 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 68 | 53 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 32 | 36 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 087 | 1 225 |
| ELO Change | -19 | +19 |
Ilir Latifi slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 30 vs 23 significant strikes, 56.6% vs 33.8% accuracy. Ilir Latifi capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Gian Villante | Ilir Latifi |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 3 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 1 | 12 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:09 | 4:37 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 3 |
| Ground ELO | 993 | 1 170 |
| ELO Change | -74 | +74 |
Ilir Latifi controlled Gian Villante on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 4:37 of control time, 3 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Gian Villante | Ilir Latifi |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 112 | 48 |
| Activity ELO | 1 071 | 1 181 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +112 |
Ilir Latifi demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 48 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Ilir Latifi capitalized on this activity level, while Gian Villante's 112-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Gian Villante | Ilir Latifi |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 3 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 017 | 1 080 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +26 |
Ilir Latifi extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Gian Villante is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Gian Villante | Ilir Latifi |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Light Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 003 | 1 062 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +20 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.