September 18, 2007
Lightweight Bout
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| Metric | Gray Maynard | Joe Veres |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 2 | 1 |
| Experience Gap | 1 | -1 |
| Experience ELO | 1 032 | 969 |
| ELO Change | +32 | -31 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (2 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Gray Maynard | Joe Veres |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Gray Maynard | Joe Veres |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | KO/TKO | KO/TKO |
| Last Round | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Finish | 0:09 | 0:09 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 153 | 958 |
| ELO Change | +153 | -42 |
Gray Maynard achieved an EXPLOSIVE KO/TKO finish in just 0:09 of round 1! This lightning-fast destruction earned massive bonus multipliers for the exceptional finish.
| Metric | Gray Maynard | Joe Veres |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 3 | 0 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 4 | 0 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 3 | 0 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 1 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 133 | 867 |
| ELO Change | +133 | -133 |
Virtually no striking took place with only 3 total significant strikes exchanged. Both fighters immediately engaged in grappling, making striking analysis irrelevant to this fight.
| Metric | Gray Maynard | Joe Veres |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:02 | 0:00 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 2 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 053 | 947 |
| ELO Change | +53 | -53 |
Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.
| Metric | Gray Maynard | Joe Veres |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 88 | N/A |
| Activity ELO | 1 063 | 979 |
| ELO Change | +63 | -21 |
Gray Maynard demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 88 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Gray Maynard capitalized on this activity level, while Joe Veres's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Gray Maynard | Joe Veres |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 023 | 979 |
| ELO Change | +23 | -21 |
Gray Maynard started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Joe Veres is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Gray Maynard | Joe Veres |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Lightweight | Lightweight |
| 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.

