January 3, 2014
Welterweight Bout
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| Metric | Hyun Gyu Lim | Tarec Saffiedine |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 3 | 1 |
| Experience Gap | 2 | -2 |
| Experience ELO | 1 020 | 1 087 |
| ELO Change | -87 | +87 |
Tarec Saffiedine overcame a 2-fight experience disadvantage (1 vs 3 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Hyun Gyu Lim.
| Metric | Hyun Gyu Lim | Tarec Saffiedine |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 019 | 1 024 |
| ELO Change | -24 | +24 |
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 | Hyun Gyu Lim | Tarec Saffiedine |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 5 | 5 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 107 | 1 061 |
| ELO Change | -61 | +61 |
Tarec Saffiedine 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 | Hyun Gyu Lim | Tarec Saffiedine |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 122 | 120 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 277 | 202 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 126 | 166 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 3 |
| Striking ELO | 1 020 | 1 181 |
| ELO Change | -181 | +181 |
Tarec Saffiedine dominated the striking exchanges with 166 vs 126 total strikes, 59.4% vs 44.0% accuracy, including 3 devastating knockdowns. Tarec Saffiedine capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Hyun Gyu Lim | Tarec Saffiedine |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 3 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:19 | 6:19 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 2 | 6 |
| Ground ELO | 1 025 | 1 069 |
| ELO Change | -69 | +69 |
Tarec Saffiedine landed 3 knockdowns followed by 6 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.
| Metric | Hyun Gyu Lim | Tarec Saffiedine |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 127 | N/A |
| Activity ELO | 1 025 | 1 024 |
| ELO Change | -24 | +24 |
Tarec Saffiedine 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, Tarec Saffiedine capitalized on this activity level, while Hyun Gyu Lim's 127-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Hyun Gyu Lim | Tarec Saffiedine |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 026 | 1 026 |
| ELO Change | -24 | +26 |
Tarec Saffiedine started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Hyun Gyu Lim is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Hyun Gyu Lim | Tarec Saffiedine |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Welterweight | Welterweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 019 | 1 024 |
| ELO Change | -24 | +24 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.

