May 23, 2008
Light Heavyweight Bout
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| Metric | Keith Jardine | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 8 | 5 |
| Experience Gap | 3 | -3 |
| Experience ELO | 1 049 | 1 023 |
| ELO Change | -42 | +50 |
Wanderlei Silva overcame a 3-fight experience disadvantage (5 vs 8 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Keith Jardine.
| Metric | Keith Jardine | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 048 | 1 007 |
| ELO Change | -26 | +26 |
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 | Keith Jardine | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | KO/TKO | KO/TKO |
| Last Round | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Finish | 0:36 | 0:36 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 119 | 1 202 |
| ELO Change | -56 | +149 |
Wanderlei Silva secured a devastating KO/TKO in 0:36 of round 1. This explosive first-minute finish earned substantial bonus rewards for the exceptional performance.
| Metric | Keith Jardine | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 1 | 11 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 4 | 18 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 1 | 11 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 2 |
| Striking ELO | 907 | 1 271 |
| ELO Change | -220 | +220 |
Wanderlei Silva dominated the striking exchanges with 11 vs 1 significant strikes, 61.1% vs 25.0% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Wanderlei Silva capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Keith Jardine | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:00 | 0:09 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 6 |
| Ground ELO | 1 021 | 1 047 |
| ELO Change | -69 | +69 |
Wanderlei Silva landed 2 knockdowns followed by 6 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.
| Metric | Keith Jardine | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 245 | 147 |
| Activity ELO | 1 162 | 1 067 |
| ELO Change | -31 | +63 |
Wanderlei Silva demonstrated solid activity levels with 147 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Wanderlei Silva capitalized on this activity level, while Keith Jardine's 245-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Keith Jardine | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 060 | 1 012 |
| ELO Change | -27 | +30 |
Wanderlei Silva started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Keith Jardine is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Keith Jardine | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Light Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 041 | 1 001 |
| ELO Change | -26 | +26 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.