September 21, 2012
Featherweight Bout
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| Metric | Jimy Hettes | Marcus Brimage |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 3 | 3 |
| Experience Gap | 0 | 0 |
| Experience ELO | 1 064 | 1 086 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +35 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (3 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Jimy Hettes | Marcus Brimage |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 017 | 1 062 |
| 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 | Jimy Hettes | Marcus Brimage |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 044 | 1 098 |
| ELO Change | -47 | +47 |
Marcus Brimage 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 | Jimy Hettes | Marcus Brimage |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 87 | 111 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 175 | 282 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 113 | 120 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 1 |
| Striking ELO | 1 021 | 1 115 |
| ELO Change | -61 | +61 |
Marcus Brimage controlled the striking exchanges with 111 vs 87 significant strikes, 39.4% vs 49.7% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Marcus Brimage capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Jimy Hettes | Marcus Brimage |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 2 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 9 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 2:35 | 0:15 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 5 | 1 |
| Ground ELO | 1 112 | 1 073 |
| ELO Change | -26 | +26 |
Marcus Brimage landed 1 knockdown followed by 1 ground strike. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.
| Metric | Jimy Hettes | Marcus Brimage |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 267 | 154 |
| Activity ELO | 1 042 | 1 097 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +37 |
Marcus Brimage demonstrated solid activity levels with 154 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Marcus Brimage capitalized on this activity level, while Jimy Hettes's 267-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Jimy Hettes | Marcus Brimage |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 3 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 023 | 1 074 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +27 |
Marcus Brimage extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Jimy Hettes is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Jimy Hettes | Marcus Brimage |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Featherweight | Featherweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 017 | 1 062 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.