April 9, 2016
Light Heavyweight Bout
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| Metric | Igor Pokrajac | Jan Blachowicz |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 13 | 4 |
| Experience Gap | 9 | -9 |
| Experience ELO | 908 | 1 056 |
| ELO Change | -24 | +38 |
Jan Blachowicz overcame a 9-fight experience disadvantage (4 vs 13 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Igor Pokrajac.
| Metric | Igor Pokrajac | Jan Blachowicz |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 929 | 1 002 |
| ELO Change | -19 | +19 |
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 Pokrajac | Jan Blachowicz |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 006 | 1 096 |
| ELO Change | -41 | +41 |
Jan Blachowicz 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 Pokrajac | Jan Blachowicz |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 35 | 98 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 73 | 153 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 61 | 148 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 821 | 1 067 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
Jan Blachowicz dominated the striking exchanges with 148 vs 61 total strikes, 98 vs 35 significant strikes, 64.1% vs 47.9% accuracy. Jan Blachowicz capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Igor Pokrajac | Jan Blachowicz |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 4 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 1 | 4 |
| Ground Control Time | 3:17 | 8:24 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 9 | 46 |
| Ground ELO | 791 | 1 013 |
| ELO Change | -55 | +55 |
Jan Blachowicz controlled Igor Pokrajac on the ground with 4 vs 0 takedowns, 8:24 of control time, 46 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Igor Pokrajac | Jan Blachowicz |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 477 | 218 |
| Activity ELO | 988 | 1 016 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +28 |
Jan Blachowicz demonstrated standard activity with 218 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Jan Blachowicz capitalized on this activity level, while Igor Pokrajac's 477-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Igor Pokrajac | Jan Blachowicz |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 943 | 1 008 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +22 |
Jan Blachowicz started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Igor Pokrajac is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Igor Pokrajac | Jan Blachowicz |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Light Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 928 | 1 001 |
| ELO Change | -19 | +19 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.