Johnny Walker vs Paul Craig

January 20, 2023

Light Heavyweight Bout

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1193
(+63)
Johnny Walker
Winner: Johnny Walker
KO/TKO
Round 1 • 2:16

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C-ELO Evolution

Johnny Walker+63
Paul Craig-51
1122
(-51)
Paul Craig

C-ELO™ Evolution Comparison

Fight Stats & ELO Performance

Experience ELO
ELO Changes
Johnny Walker: +47Paul Craig: -35

Performance Statistics

MetricJohnny WalkerPaul Craig
Total UFC Fights1015
Experience Gap-55
Experience ELO1 1651 121
ELO Change+47-35
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What Happened

Johnny Walker overcame a 5-fight experience disadvantage (10 vs 15 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Paul Craig.

Title Fight ELO
ELO Changes
Johnny Walker: +23Paul Craig: -23

Performance Statistics

MetricJohnny WalkerPaul Craig
Title Fight ?NoNo
Title Fight ELO1 0561 046
ELO Change+23-23
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What Happened

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.

Win Type ELO
ELO Changes
Johnny Walker: +103Paul Craig: -46

Performance Statistics

MetricJohnny WalkerPaul Craig
Fight OutcomeKO/TKOKO/TKO
Last Round11
Time of Finish2:162:16
Win Type ELO1 4541 336
ELO Change+103-46
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What Happened

Johnny Walker earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 2:16, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Striking ELO
ELO Changes
Johnny Walker: +176Paul Craig: -176

Performance Statistics

MetricJohnny WalkerPaul Craig
Significant Strikes Landed163
Significant Strikes Attempted208
Total Strikes Landed173
Knockdowns Scored10
Striking ELO1 2971 072
ELO Change+176-176
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What Happened

Johnny Walker controlled the striking exchanges with 16 vs 3 significant strikes, 80.0% vs 37.5% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Johnny Walker capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ground ELO
ELO Changes
Johnny Walker: +61Paul Craig: -61

Performance Statistics

MetricJohnny WalkerPaul Craig
Takedowns Landed00
Takedowns Attempted00
Ground Control Time0:040:00
Ground Strikes Landed50
Ground ELO1 1841 121
ELO Change+61-61
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What Happened

Johnny Walker landed 1 knockdown followed by 5 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Activity ELO
ELO Changes
Johnny Walker: +39Paul Craig: -19

Performance Statistics

MetricJohnny WalkerPaul Craig
Days Since Last Fight134183
Activity ELO1 2451 158
ELO Change+39-19
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What Happened

Johnny Walker demonstrated solid activity levels with 134 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Johnny Walker capitalized on this activity level, while Paul Craig's 183-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Win Streak ELO
ELO Changes
Johnny Walker: +28Paul Craig: -24

Performance Statistics

MetricJohnny WalkerPaul Craig
Win Streak20
Win Streak ELO1 0841 076
ELO Change+28-24
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What Happened

Johnny Walker extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Paul Craig is back at 0 with this loss.

Basic/Category ELO
ELO Changes
Johnny Walker: +23Paul Craig: -23

Performance Statistics

MetricJohnny WalkerPaul Craig
Weight ClassLight HeavyweightLight Heavyweight
Double Championship FightNoNo
Basic/Category ELO1 0551 044
ELO Change+23-23
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What Happened

This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.