February 10, 2017
Light Heavyweight Bout
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| Metric | Glover Teixeira | Jared Cannonier |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 12 | 4 |
| Experience Gap | 8 | -8 |
| Experience ELO | 1 283 | 1 026 |
| ELO Change | +13 | -13 |
Glover Teixeira's 8-fight experience advantage (12 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Glover Teixeira for the expected result. Had Jared Cannonier pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.
| Metric | Glover Teixeira | Jared Cannonier |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 145 | 1 009 |
| ELO Change | +15 | -15 |
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 | Glover Teixeira | Jared Cannonier |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 530 | 1 110 |
| ELO Change | +7 | -7 |
Glover Teixeira 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 | Glover Teixeira | Jared Cannonier |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 24 | 21 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 53 | 46 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 113 | 40 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 433 | 1 070 |
| ELO Change | +9 | -9 |
Glover Teixeira dominated the striking exchanges with 113 vs 40 total strikes. Glover Teixeira capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Glover Teixeira | Jared Cannonier |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 3 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 3 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 10:38 | 0:10 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 9 | 1 |
| Ground ELO | 1 450 | 1 026 |
| ELO Change | +18 | -18 |
Glover Teixeira dominated Jared Cannonier on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 10:38 of control time, 9 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Glover Teixeira | Jared Cannonier |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 176 | 70 |
| Activity ELO | 1 326 | 1 026 |
| ELO Change | +12 | -7 |
Glover Teixeira demonstrated solid activity levels with 176 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Glover Teixeira capitalized on this activity level, while Jared Cannonier's 70-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Glover Teixeira | Jared Cannonier |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 195 | 1 018 |
| ELO Change | +14 | -12 |
Glover Teixeira started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Jared Cannonier is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Glover Teixeira | Jared Cannonier |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Light Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 133 | 1 009 |
| ELO Change | +15 | -15 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.