January 13, 2018
Women's Bantamweight Bout
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| Metric | Irene Aldana | Talita Bernardo |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 3 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | 1 | -1 |
| Experience ELO | 972 | 939 |
| ELO Change | +35 | -35 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (3 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Irene Aldana | Talita Bernardo |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 980 | 958 |
| ELO Change | +22 | -22 |
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 | Irene Aldana | Talita Bernardo |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 996 | 928 |
| ELO Change | +44 | -44 |
Irene Aldana 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 | Irene Aldana | Talita Bernardo |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 70 | 46 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 171 | 87 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 148 | 74 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 932 | 891 |
| ELO Change | +40 | -40 |
Irene Aldana dominated the striking exchanges with 148 vs 74 total strikes, 70 vs 46 significant strikes, 40.9% vs 52.9% accuracy. Irene Aldana capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Irene Aldana | Talita Bernardo |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 1 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 2 | 11 |
| Ground Control Time | 1:26 | 5:57 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 21 | 8 |
| Ground ELO | 968 | 929 |
| ELO Change | +47 | -47 |
Irene Aldana edged out Talita Bernardo on the ground with 1 takedown, 1:26 of control time, 21 ground strikes, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Irene Aldana | Talita Bernardo |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 282 | 135 |
| Activity ELO | 982 | 962 |
| ELO Change | +23 | -23 |
Irene Aldana demonstrated standard activity with 282 days since her last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Irene Aldana capitalized on this activity level, while Talita Bernardo's 135-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Irene Aldana | Talita Bernardo |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 983 | 959 |
| ELO Change | +25 | -22 |
Irene Aldana started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Talita Bernardo is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Irene Aldana | Talita Bernardo |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Women's Bantamweight | Women's Bantamweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 980 | 958 |
| ELO Change | +22 | -22 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.