July 14, 2015
Welterweight Bout
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| Metric | Igor Araujo | Sean Strickland |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 4 | 4 |
| Experience Gap | 0 | 0 |
| Experience ELO | 1 048 | 1 106 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +31 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (4 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Igor Araujo | Sean Strickland |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 000 | 1 041 |
| 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 | Igor Araujo | Sean Strickland |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 999 | 1 086 |
| ELO Change | -42 | +42 |
Sean Strickland 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 | Igor Araujo | Sean Strickland |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 39 | 71 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 82 | 169 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 48 | 87 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 1 |
| Striking ELO | 901 | 1 118 |
| ELO Change | -45 | +45 |
Sean Strickland controlled the striking exchanges with 87 vs 48 total strikes, 71 vs 39 significant strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Sean Strickland capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Igor Araujo | Sean Strickland |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 3 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 3 | 3 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:18 | 5:29 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 22 |
| Ground ELO | 958 | 1 222 |
| ELO Change | -44 | +44 |
Sean Strickland controlled Igor Araujo on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 5:29 of control time, 22 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Igor Araujo | Sean Strickland |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 305 | 143 |
| Activity ELO | 1 017 | 1 103 |
| ELO Change | -19 | +39 |
Sean Strickland demonstrated solid activity levels with 143 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Sean Strickland capitalized on this activity level, while Igor Araujo's 305-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Igor Araujo | Sean Strickland |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 005 | 1 049 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +23 |
Sean Strickland started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Igor Araujo is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Igor Araujo | Sean Strickland |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Welterweight | Welterweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 000 | 1 041 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.