December 11, 2015
Featherweight Bout
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| Metric | Jeremy Stephens | Max Holloway |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 22 | 14 |
| Experience Gap | 8 | -8 |
| Experience ELO | 1 079 | 1 266 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +30 |
Max Holloway overcame a 8-fight experience disadvantage (14 vs 22 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Jeremy Stephens.
| Metric | Jeremy Stephens | Max Holloway |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 031 | 1 155 |
| ELO Change | -15 | +15 |
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 | Jeremy Stephens | Max Holloway |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 301 | 1 503 |
| ELO Change | -25 | +25 |
Max Holloway 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 | Jeremy Stephens | Max Holloway |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 47 | 57 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 95 | 99 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 60 | 79 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 305 | 1 417 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
Max Holloway edged the striking exchanges with 57 vs 47 significant strikes, 57.6% vs 49.5% accuracy. Max Holloway capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Jeremy Stephens | Max Holloway |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 12 | 1 |
| Ground Control Time | 2:09 | 3:27 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 9 |
| Ground ELO | 1 168 | 1 351 |
| ELO Change | -45 | +45 |
Max Holloway controlled Jeremy Stephens on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 3:27 of control time, 9 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Jeremy Stephens | Max Holloway |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 155 | 112 |
| Activity ELO | 1 208 | 1 401 |
| ELO Change | -13 | +31 |
Max Holloway demonstrated solid activity levels with 112 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Max Holloway capitalized on this activity level, while Jeremy Stephens's 155-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Jeremy Stephens | Max Holloway |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 8 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 075 | 1 286 |
| ELO Change | -12 | +41 |
Max Holloway continued building serious momentum with a 8-fight win streak, earning a strong bonus as streak bonuses escalate. Jeremy Stephens's now at 0.
| Metric | Jeremy Stephens | Max Holloway |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Featherweight | Featherweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 030 | 1 155 |
| ELO Change | -16 | +16 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.