June 11, 2010
Welterweight Bout
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| Metric | James Wilks | Peter Sobotta |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 3 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | 1 | -1 |
| Experience ELO | 1 025 | 935 |
| ELO Change | +28 | -28 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (3 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | James Wilks | Peter Sobotta |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 021 | 958 |
| ELO Change | +20 | -20 |
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 Wilks | Peter Sobotta |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 074 | 925 |
| ELO Change | +32 | -32 |
James Wilks 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 | James Wilks | Peter Sobotta |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 38 | 15 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 80 | 57 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 83 | 46 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 005 | 919 |
| ELO Change | +41 | -41 |
James Wilks controlled the striking exchanges with 83 vs 46 total strikes, 38 vs 15 significant strikes, 47.5% vs 26.3% accuracy. James Wilks capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | James Wilks | Peter Sobotta |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 1 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 5 | 6 |
| Ground Control Time | 3:18 | 8:07 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 8 | 1 |
| Ground ELO | 1 082 | 889 |
| ELO Change | +38 | -38 |
James Wilks controlled Peter Sobotta on the ground with 1 takedown, 3:18 of control time, 8 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | James Wilks | Peter Sobotta |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 210 | 364 |
| Activity ELO | 1 029 | 961 |
| ELO Change | +24 | -19 |
James Wilks demonstrated standard activity with 210 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, James Wilks capitalized on this activity level, while Peter Sobotta's 364-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | James Wilks | Peter Sobotta |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 025 | 959 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -19 |
James Wilks started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Peter Sobotta is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | James Wilks | Peter Sobotta |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Welterweight | Welterweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 021 | 958 |
| ELO Change | +20 | -20 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.