October 24, 2014
Light Heavyweight Bout
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| Metric | Glover Teixeira | Phil Davis |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 7 | 12 |
| Experience Gap | -5 | 5 |
| Experience ELO | 1 199 | 1 240 |
| ELO Change | -34 | +34 |
Phil Davis's 5-fight experience advantage (12 vs 7 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Phil Davis for the expected result. Had Glover Teixeira pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.
| Metric | Glover Teixeira | Phil Davis |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 086 | 1 137 |
| 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 | Glover Teixeira | Phil Davis |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 336 | 1 353 |
| ELO Change | -53 | +53 |
Phil Davis 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 | Phil Davis |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 9 | 49 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 46 | 145 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 14 | 109 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 302 | 1 421 |
| ELO Change | -82 | +82 |
Phil Davis dominated the striking exchanges with 109 vs 14 total strikes, 49 vs 9 significant strikes, 33.8% vs 19.6% accuracy. Phil Davis capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Glover Teixeira | Phil Davis |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 9 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 18 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:16 | 8:04 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 31 |
| Ground ELO | 1 261 | 1 496 |
| ELO Change | -100 | +100 |
Phil Davis dominated Glover Teixeira on the ground with 9 vs 0 takedowns, 8:04 of control time, 31 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Glover Teixeira | Phil Davis |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 182 | 182 |
| Activity ELO | 1 224 | 1 292 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +25 |
Phil Davis demonstrated standard activity with 182 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Phil Davis capitalized on this activity level, while Glover Teixeira's 182-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Glover Teixeira | Phil Davis |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 128 | 1 179 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +23 |
Phil Davis started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Glover Teixeira is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Glover Teixeira | Phil Davis |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Light Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 074 | 1 131 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +20 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.