August 7, 2009
Middleweight Bout
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| Metric | Kendall Grove | Ricardo Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 8 | 7 |
| Experience Gap | 1 | -1 |
| Experience ELO | 1 057 | 1 030 |
| ELO Change | -41 | +44 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (8 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Kendall Grove | Ricardo Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 031 | 1 027 |
| ELO Change | -24 | +24 |
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 | Kendall Grove | Ricardo Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 133 | 1 168 |
| ELO Change | -50 | +50 |
Ricardo Almeida 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 | Kendall Grove | Ricardo Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 25 | 38 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 62 | 62 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 85 | 70 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 974 | 1 005 |
| ELO Change | -29 | +29 |
Ricardo Almeida edged the striking exchanges with 38 vs 25 significant strikes, 61.3% vs 40.3% accuracy. Ricardo Almeida capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Kendall Grove | Ricardo Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 6 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 14 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:57 | 11:13 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 7 | 22 |
| Ground ELO | 970 | 1 158 |
| ELO Change | -97 | +97 |
Ricardo Almeida dominated Kendall Grove on the ground with 6 vs 0 takedowns, 11:13 of control time, 22 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Kendall Grove | Ricardo Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 154 | 129 |
| Activity ELO | 1 095 | 1 078 |
| ELO Change | -27 | +54 |
Ricardo Almeida demonstrated solid activity levels with 129 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Ricardo Almeida capitalized on this activity level, while Kendall Grove's 154-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Kendall Grove | Ricardo Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 2 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 045 | 1 040 |
| ELO Change | -25 | +29 |
Ricardo Almeida extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Kendall Grove is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Kendall Grove | Ricardo Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Middleweight | Middleweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 029 | 1 027 |
| ELO Change | -24 | +24 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.