February 24, 2012
Welterweight Bout
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| Metric | Jake Shields | Yoshihiro Akiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 4 | 5 |
| Experience Gap | -1 | 1 |
| Experience ELO | 1 095 | 984 |
| ELO Change | +28 | -26 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (4 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Jake Shields | Yoshihiro Akiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 024 | 960 |
| 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 | Jake Shields | Yoshihiro Akiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 034 | 940 |
| ELO Change | +40 | -40 |
Jake Shields 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 | Jake Shields | Yoshihiro Akiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 91 | 33 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 201 | 97 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 119 | 52 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 009 | 894 |
| ELO Change | +42 | -42 |
Jake Shields dominated the striking exchanges with 119 vs 52 total strikes, 91 vs 33 significant strikes, 45.3% vs 34.0% accuracy. Jake Shields capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Jake Shields | Yoshihiro Akiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 2 | 2 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 14 | 4 |
| Ground Control Time | 3:43 | 1:08 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 1 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 117 | 923 |
| ELO Change | +53 | -53 |
Jake Shields controlled Yoshihiro Akiyama on the ground with 2 takedowns, 3:43 of control time, 1 ground strike, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Jake Shields | Yoshihiro Akiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 162 | 204 |
| Activity ELO | 1 052 | 986 |
| ELO Change | +36 | -20 |
Jake Shields demonstrated solid activity levels with 162 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Jake Shields capitalized on this activity level, while Yoshihiro Akiyama's 204-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Jake Shields | Yoshihiro Akiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 031 | 963 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -19 |
Jake Shields started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Yoshihiro Akiyama is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Jake Shields | Yoshihiro Akiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Welterweight | Welterweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 019 | 956 |
| ELO Change | +19 | -19 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.