February 22, 2013
Bantamweight Bout
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| Metric | Ivan Menjivar | Urijah Faber |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 7 | 5 |
| Experience Gap | 2 | -2 |
| Experience ELO | 1 023 | 1 020 |
| ELO Change | -39 | +44 |
Urijah Faber overcame a 2-fight experience disadvantage (5 vs 7 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Ivan Menjivar.
| Metric | Ivan Menjivar | Urijah Faber |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 020 | 1 027 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +23 |
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 | Ivan Menjivar | Urijah Faber |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Submission | Submission |
| Last Round | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Finish | 4:34 | 4:34 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 121 | 1 140 |
| ELO Change | -57 | +94 |
Urijah Faber earned an early finish with a Submission in round 1 at 4:34, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round submission.
| Metric | Ivan Menjivar | Urijah Faber |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 3 | 17 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 7 | 24 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 19 | 29 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 076 | 1 138 |
| ELO Change | -58 | +58 |
Urijah Faber edged the striking exchanges with 17 vs 3 significant strikes, 70.8% vs 42.9% accuracy. Urijah Faber capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Ivan Menjivar | Urijah Faber |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 1 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 1 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:04 | 4:02 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 15 |
| Ground ELO | 1 029 | 1 282 |
| ELO Change | -109 | +109 |
Urijah Faber dominated Ivan Menjivar on the ground with 0 takedowns, 4:02 of control time, 15 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.
| Metric | Ivan Menjivar | Urijah Faber |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 98 | 218 |
| Activity ELO | 1 069 | 1 063 |
| ELO Change | -25 | +31 |
Urijah Faber demonstrated standard activity with 218 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Urijah Faber capitalized on this activity level, while Ivan Menjivar's 98-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Ivan Menjivar | Urijah Faber |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 033 | 1 035 |
| ELO Change | -24 | +26 |
Urijah Faber started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Ivan Menjivar is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Ivan Menjivar | Urijah Faber |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Bantamweight | Bantamweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 020 | 1 027 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +23 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.