September 2, 2022
Middleweight Bout
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| Metric | Joaquin Buckley | Nassourdine Imavov |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 8 | 5 |
| Experience Gap | 3 | -3 |
| Experience ELO | 1 067 | 1 140 |
| ELO Change | -31 | +37 |
Nassourdine Imavov overcame a 3-fight experience disadvantage (5 vs 8 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Joaquin Buckley.
| Metric | Joaquin Buckley | Nassourdine Imavov |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 039 | 1 066 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
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 | Joaquin Buckley | Nassourdine Imavov |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 137 | 1 299 |
| ELO Change | -30 | +30 |
Nassourdine Imavov 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 | Joaquin Buckley | Nassourdine Imavov |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 46 | 51 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 174 | 109 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 55 | 68 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 172 | 1 237 |
| ELO Change | -24 | +24 |
Nassourdine Imavov slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 51 vs 46 significant strikes, 46.8% vs 26.4% accuracy. Nassourdine Imavov capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Joaquin Buckley | Nassourdine Imavov |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 2 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 3 | 7 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:29 | 3:56 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 7 |
| Ground ELO | 1 047 | 1 210 |
| ELO Change | -66 | +66 |
Nassourdine Imavov controlled Joaquin Buckley on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 3:56 of control time, 7 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Joaquin Buckley | Nassourdine Imavov |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 77 | 301 |
| Activity ELO | 1 173 | 1 138 |
| ELO Change | -26 | +26 |
Nassourdine Imavov demonstrated standard activity with 301 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Nassourdine Imavov capitalized on this activity level, while Joaquin Buckley's 77-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Joaquin Buckley | Nassourdine Imavov |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 3 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 058 | 1 085 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +29 |
Nassourdine Imavov extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Joaquin Buckley is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Joaquin Buckley | Nassourdine Imavov |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Middleweight | Middleweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 039 | 1 066 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.