September 23, 2011
Light Heavyweight Bout
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| Metric | James Te Huna | Ricardo Romero |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 3 | 3 |
| Experience Gap | 0 | 0 |
| Experience ELO | 1 059 | 1 002 |
| ELO Change | +31 | -21 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (3 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | James Te Huna | Ricardo Romero |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 020 | 977 |
| 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 | James Te Huna | Ricardo Romero |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | KO/TKO | KO/TKO |
| Last Round | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Finish | 0:47 | 0:47 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 143 | 969 |
| ELO Change | +99 | -37 |
James Te Huna secured a devastating KO/TKO in 0:47 of round 1. This explosive first-minute finish earned substantial bonus rewards for the exceptional performance.
| Metric | James Te Huna | Ricardo Romero |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 5 | 0 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 7 | 3 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 6 | 0 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 1 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 120 | 788 |
| ELO Change | +84 | -84 |
James Te Huna controlled the striking exchanges with 5 vs 0 significant strikes, 71.4% vs 0.0% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. James Te Huna capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | James Te Huna | Ricardo Romero |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 3 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:10 | 0:00 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 4 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 068 | 940 |
| ELO Change | +48 | -48 |
Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.
| Metric | James Te Huna | Ricardo Romero |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 210 | 231 |
| Activity ELO | 1 025 | 977 |
| ELO Change | +26 | -21 |
James Te Huna demonstrated standard activity with 210 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, James Te Huna capitalized on this activity level, while Ricardo Romero's 231-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | James Te Huna | Ricardo Romero |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 024 | 978 |
| ELO Change | +23 | -21 |
James Te Huna started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Ricardo Romero is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | James Te Huna | Ricardo Romero |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Light Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 020 | 977 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.